Senior Finance Business Partner

Job Description

Do you want to make a difference and be part of a vibrant and inclusive organisation that has been helping save lives for more than a century As one of the countrys best-loved charities, St John Ambulance played a pivotal role in responding to the pandemicas well as everyday health emergencies, training, supporting communities, and improving young peoples lives.This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading charity within our Finance Team, supporting our Community Operations Team where our first responders, night-time economy operations, services for the homeless and other key projects help communities mostimpacted by this generations health challenges.The Senior Finance Business Partner is a key leadership role within finance and is responsible for driving financial operational analysis and insights across St John Ambulance and providing best-in-class financial business partnering to the Community Operationsnetwork (COPS) with high quality analysis and business insight to both support and influence strategic decision making. The Senior Finance Business Partner must be self-motivated and impactful with first class financial planning and operational finance experience.This role requires gravitas and presence, with excellent communication skills and the confidence to present a logical argument and challenge.We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. The role benefits from a competitivesalary, generous pension, hybrid, flexible working, 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years, options to buy and sell holiday, free first/mental aid first aider courses, Blue Light and NHS online shopping discounts,cycle to work scheme, life assurance, flu jab, eye care, mental health and wellbeing tools and volunteering days.Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)About You:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent with a professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Significant PQE experience in managing the day-to-day, monthly reporting and forecasting accounting processes
• Significant experience in managing the end-to-end process of an annual three year budget as well as providing high quality business and financial analysis
• Track record of delivering high quality business and financial analysis, that provides insight into; business outcome drivers, the future business state, alternative scenarios and options.
• Experience of successfully leading a team to deliver exceptional business partnering across an organisation
• Excellent influencing and the confidence to present a logical argument and challenge.

About The Role:

• Provide an exceptional business partnering service to teams across St John including Senior Management, Executive Teams and Trustees
• Ensure the continued high quality delivery of services as well as identifying areas for improvement through business and financial analysis and coherent rationale for change
• Lead on the analysis and review of information and processes (including cost base and pricing) to ensure operations achieve value for money, sustainability and maximise their commercial output and resource efficiencies.
• Provide detailed and robust financial and data analysis for projects, business cases, bids, and tenders.
• Continuously seek improvement to ensure value for money and resource efficiency as well as internal and external customer satisfaction
• Effectively lead and manage a team to ensure a performance management culture in line with SJA policies

About Us:This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,700 employees and over 30,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning. As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of servinghumanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response,Falls response, Night Time Economy and Homelessness outreach) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, NHS Cadets and Young Responders programmes).St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disabilityand Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Womens groups. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authenticallyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only.

Keyskills :
ACCACharitiesFinanceFinance TeamManagement Accounts