Program Finance Business Partner

Job Description

About Internews:Internews works to ensure access to trusted, quality news and information that empowers people to have a voice in their future and to live healthy, secure, and rewarding lives. We envision a world where everyone can communicate freely with anyone, anywhere,and exchange the news and information they need to shape their communities and the world.For 35 years and in more than 100 countries, we have worked with our local partners to build hundreds of sustainable organizations, strengthened the capacity of thousands of media professionals, human rights activists, and information entrepreneurs, andreached millions of people with quality, local information, improving lives and building lasting change. On issues ranging from health and the environment to conflict and governance, Internews has developed approaches that harness the power of media and informationto create positive change.About the candidate:The successful candidate will be a part/fully qualified accountant. They will have comprehensive experience/technical skills in the areas of financial accounting, management accounting and balance sheet analysis in a multi-currency environment. Experiencein the Non-Profit Sector will be an advantage.About the Role:One of two roles to be recruited, the successful candidate will be working in a small team, based in London, and will be expected to assist with all aspects of Accounting and Reporting. Whilst the role will have specific duties, a wide variety of other dutiescan be required depending on deadlines and staffing. The role will require both independent and collaborative working within a diverse working environment.Key Responsibilities:

• Project reporting (Internal/External)
• Managing Project Audits
• Reviewing Project expenditure
• Multicurrency analysis
• Project staff financial management
• Direct financial programme support to countries
• Project budgeting
• Monthly management reports
• Supporting the annual statutory auditing process
• Supporting the annual organisational budget process
• Any other tasks as required by senior management.

Expectations:Timely production of project financial reports for donors and other internal/external stakeholders.

• Ensuring professional and compliant delivery of all Internews Europe financial processes, drive improvements in processes and ensure all staff members understand and adopt such processes.
• Proactive provision of internal finance training and policy guidance as needed

Provide back-up cover, as required for:

• Weekly purchase ledger process
• Banking processes (GBP and currency, income and payments)
• Cash flow reporting to management
• Day to day financial accounting (prepayments, accruals, depreciation)
• Other corporate finance duties

Person Specification:Experience

• Experience of financial and management accounts systems/processes, including annual accounts, budgeting, cost allocations, audits and external reporting (E)
• Experience of liaising with and advising non-financial managers and staff (E)
• Experience of managing external professional and service provider relationships (D)
• Experience of external (donor project) reporting (E)
• Experience of working in, or dealing with, developing countries and fragile states (D)
• Experience of providing finance support to international programs funded by European donors (D)

Knowledge

• Understanding of charity finance regulations and systems (D)
• Accounting qualification (D)
• Knowledge of SORP accounting requirements (D)
• Intermediate Excel skills (E)
• High degree of proficiency in use of Accounting Software (E) (Agresso / Unit4 Business World will be an additional advantage)

Person skills / aptitudes

• A willingness and ability to adopt a hands-on approach to your work (E)
• Be comfortable working in a collaborative & diverse environment (E)
• Strong communication, liaison and interpersonal skills to work effectively with people at all levels (E)
• Strong analytical, problem solving and creative thinking skills (E)
• Willingness to travel (D)

Candidates must submit a succinct covering letter of no more than 2-pages explaining how they satisfy the requirements of the person specification in addition to a CV highlighting relevant experience.Closing date: 22 April 2024Applications will be reviewed as and when received, and interviews may be scheduled ahead of the vacancy closing date.Candidates must submit a succinct covering letter of no more than 2-pages explaining how they satisfy the requirements of the person speciation in addition to a CV highlighting relevant experience. The successful candidate will also be asked to provide threeprofessional referees, one of whom must be from their most recent employer.The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, all the tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the job holder a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands changeso, too, may the essential functions of this position.This position will be located in the United Kingdom; therefore, a successful applicant must be present in the UK for the duration of the assignment and obtain the Right to Work in the UK in order to commence their employment.Required skills

• Charity
• Financial Accounting
• Financial Management
• Management Accounting
• Management Accounts