Finance, Planning & Analysis Manager

We are seeking an experienced Finance Planning and Analysis Manager to play a crucial role in supporting the financial planning and decision-making processes within our organisation.

You will be responsible for analysing financial data, preparing reports, and providing key insights to aid in strategic business planning and performance evaluation.

You will have strong analytical skills, a solid understanding of financial principles, and the ability to communicate complex financial information effectively.

This post will report to the Associate Director, Finance and Operations.

This role is maternity cover for approximately 10 months.

Main responsibilities

The work will comprise the following key activities

• Conduct financial analysis and provide insights on business performance, including variance analysis, trend analysis and financial forecasting.
• Responsible for grants management and reporting in collaboration with the Development team; this ranges from supporting with budget proposal development, grants expenditure analysis, and reporting.
• Complete monthly grant expenditure allocations, using organisational knowledge to recommend allocations which optimise grant spending and highlight major variances against budget.

If appropriate, identify possible remedial action(s).

• Prepare and present financial reports, dashboards to senior management and stakeholders.
• Assist in the development of annual budgets, financial plans and long-term strategic plans.
• Build strong and positive relationships with Programme Directors and other budget holders, helping them to understand and ‘own’ their numbers.
• Maintain and develop IIGCC’s rolling financial forecasting model, highlighting critical trends and supporting or challenging assumptions as necessary.
• Provide strategic and medium/long-term financial planning scenario analysis.
• Support the Associate Director, Finance and Operations to develop and implement financial strategies that support achievement of organisation-wide objectives.
• Qualified accountant, with solid experience in developing and improving accounting & financial management processes and systems, management accounting & reporting and donor financial reporting.
• Strong finance system skills, including intermediate/advanced user knowledge of Excel and modelling skills.
• Strong financial analysis skills with demonstrable experience in working both collaboratively and independently to formulate insights and produce credible, clear and compelling recommendations.
• Strong communication skills – the ability to succinctly distil and understandably convey complex information to senior stakeholders.
• Skilled at working under pressure with proven ability to prioritise.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• An understanding of the not-for-profit sector
• Fluency in English language
• Competency in routine IT tools including Microsoft Office
• Experience working in finance within the not-for-profit sector

Skills and capabilities

• Qualified accountant, with solid experience in developing and improving accounting & financial management processes and systems, management accounting & reporting and donor financial reporting.
• Strong finance system skills, including intermediate/advanced user knowledge of Excel and modelling skills.
• Strong financial analysis skills with demonstrable experience in working both collaboratively and independently to formulate insights and produce credible, clear and compelling recommendations.
• Strong communication skills – the ability to succinctly distil and understandably convey complex information to senior stakeholders.
• Skilled at working under pressure with proven ability to prioritise.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• An understanding of the not-for-profit sector
• Fluency in English language
• Competency in routine IT tools including Microsoft Office
• Experience working in finance within the not-for-profit sector
• Experience working with Xero
• Experience working in finance within the not-for-profit sector
• Experience working with Xero
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Finance, Planning and Analysis Manager job description can be found here .

Why work at IIGCC?

People join IIGCC because they care deeply about making a difference by bringing the investment community together to navigate the risks and opportunities of the transition and support progress towards a net zero and climate resilient future .

In return, IIGCC offers its employees a competitive salary with a wide range of benefits and supportive ways of working.

You can find the full list of our benefits here .

Recruitment timeline

The deadline for applications is midnight 23 August 2026.

We reserve the right to extend the deadline or close this vacancy early depending on the applications we receive.

We recommend that you submit your application as early as possible.

First‑round interviews (via MS Teams) are expected to take place in the week of 31 August 2026.

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