Senior Finance Analyst

Role responsibilities

• Ensure there is a sound understanding of business areas in terms of both present as well as forecasted performance.
• Assist the FP&A team with their lead on the preparation of the quarterly forecasts.
• Support the Financial Reporting Manager with undertaking budgetary versus actual expenditure analysis, providing reports and meaningful information for Senior Finance Members.
• Support in developing project budgets on a full cost recovery basis, and in the preparation of donor reports.
• Support undertaking grant and fund reconciliations periodically, assisting with scenario planning as required.
• Work with both the FP&A Manager and Team Leader to develop financial models for various scenarios, including costing and pricing.
• Support the Bids and Grants team in carrying out due diligence, reporting on grant commitments and supporting impact reporting as required.
• Work effectively and collaboratively with the Financial Operations Manager and Financial Reporting Manager to ensure all work is accurate and timely, including that the coding structure appropriately reflects funding streams.
• Ability to model around different scenarios to support strategic decision making.

The experience and skills you need

• Demonstrable experience with data software.
• Evidence of problem-solving capabilities and a logical approach.
• Exceptional analysis skills, able to see the big picture through analysis and complex quantitative and qualitative data.
• Strong system skills with proven competence in reporting tools as well as Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Excel), an ambition and potential to develop this area.

About Migrant Help

Migrant Help is a leading charity that has been established for over 60 years and delivers a range of support and advice services to migrants across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable migrants, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential. At Migrant Help, we foster a culture in which equality, diversity and inclusion are recognised, valued and encouraged.

We welcome applications from candidates regardless of their age, religion or belief, race, gender reassignment, disability, sexual orientation, sex, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

These are some of the benefits we offer:

• Our working week is 35 hours per week offering flexibility and work-life balance.
• Enhanced family friendly provisions.
• Employees will gain an extra day annual leave per year to a maximum of 39 days, including bank holidays (pro-rata).
• Option to buy or sell up to 5 days of annual leave.
• Access to Perkbox, an employee rewards and benefits platform with over 9,000 deals and discounts, a range of free perks, employee wellbeing support and other additional employee benefits and recognitions.
• Migrant Help offers employees a non-contributory pension scheme, paying 8% worth of employee salary into the pension scheme.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please click on the 'use this link to apply' button and complete the online application form attaching a copy of your CV and cover letter.

Selection Criteria

Your application will be assessed against the job description and person specification, which can be found via the above link, we therefore recommend you review both before you apply. We encourage applications from disabled people by offering them an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Please note this vacancy may close early depending on applications received. As part of your role, it is important you operate within Migrant Help’s values: Protection, Diversity, Equality, Partnership, Innovation and Excellence. Migrant Help is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.