The role provides strategic financial insight to support decision-making, improve organisational performance and ensure sustainable delivery of strategic objectives.

Specifically, you will:

• Support the Head of FP&A with the annual planning and budgeting cycle for the charity.
• Support the production of the annual budget and longer-term plans, making sure that numbers align with business plans and agreed strategy and that underlying assumptions are tested and evaluated properly.
• Ensure annual plans are in line with Long Term Plan and provide analysis where needed.
• Assist budget holders with developing and evaluating operational and business plans in line with strategic priorities ensuring collaboration across the charity.
• Challenge planning and budget assumptions to ensure that numbers generated are robust.
• Design and improve KPI dashboards and reporting packs.
• Provide financial analysis of activities included in the budget and assist with appropriate budget phasing.
• Maintain excellent engagement with and provide support to, budget holders, so that there is appropriate awareness of their budget management responsibilities.
• Deal effectively with queries from budget holders and senior management.
• Train budget holders in the use of financial processes when required.
• Monitor compliance with approved financial management and procurement procedures.
• Be a key member of critical transformation projects when required, working with internal stakeholders across the charity and external service providers and suppliers to deliver successful outcomes.

About You

To be considered for this role, you will need:

• To be a Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA) – desirable but not essential, will consider QBE.
• To have knowledge of business operations processes, preferably in a charity environment.
• Significant demonstrated experience of management accounts, business analysis and commercial management information.
• To have proven experience, understanding and analysis of P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Analysis and reporting and trend analysis and forecasting.
• To have experience in driving growth, and productivity through commercial analysis and support for non-Finance senior management.
• To have strong networking and interpersonal skills.
• To be able to exercise diplomacy and build partnerships and consensus, within teams and among other stakeholders.
• To be commercially astute and able to effectively communicate complex financial data and information to managers with non-financial expertise.
• To be able to report and present complex financial information in an accessible and people friendly way to board members and others who do not have expertise in strategic management and accounts.
• To be convincing and persuasive written, oral and presentation skills with the ability to present ideas and issues, clearly, and coherently.
• To have robust analytical skills.
• To have attention to detail, able to carry out tasks accurately, including correct data entry and reporting.
• To be highly organised with good time management skills and the ability to prioritise a workload to meet deadlines.
• To have excellent IT skills and confident using Microsoft Office including Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook plus finance systems such as Microsoft Dynamics Business Central.
• To have proven experience in influencing a diverse range of stakeholders and building and maintaining close collaborative working relationships.

Application

Before applying, please read the full role profile linked above.

Yorkshire Cancer Research is a responsible and flexible employer. We welcome any discussion for flexible working at the interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity.

We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application please contact us.