Job Aim

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Reporting to the Director of Finance and Information Systems, the Grants Finance Partner will, while operating within a business partnering framework, manage the financial aspects of the Foundation’s grants and programmes portfolio, with a particular focus on high value (£250k+) applications

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Responsibilities, including but not limited to:

 

• Working closely with the Grants and Programmes Directors and Programme Heads (PHs),lead the financial review of high value (£250k+) grant applications

• Manage the legal and contractual framework of Foundation’s high value grants and contracts, including liaising with grantee contract teams where appropriate

• Design, implement and operate financial processes relating to the full grants management cycle 

• Develop financial analysis to facilitate assessment of impact and value for money by working closely with the Directors and PHs

• Establish and manage an effective cash-flow forecasting mechanism for live grants

• Develop, implement and manage a grants financial closure process

• Lead the financial process review for the grant management system and its interface to financial systems

• Provide proactive business partnering support to budget holders who are responsible for ‘internal grants’ (eg Nuffield Council on Bioethics, Student Programmes, Ada Lovelace Institute, Nuffield Family Justice Observatory)

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Person specification

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Essential (E), Highly Desirable (HD)

 

Experience

• Extensive experience in a similar role within a business partnering environment (E)

• Solid experience of developing financial project delivery with a range of internal and external stakeholders from finance and non-finance backgrounds (E)

• Experience of managing multiple projects (E)

• Experience in a grant-making organisation (HD)

• Experience of Key Performance Indicators, monitoring, evaluation and learning in a grant management environment (HD)

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Knowledge and Skills 

• Able to manage multiple competing deadlines and objectives calmly and confidently (E)

• Ability to accommodate various demands and point of views (E)

• Very high level Excel skills (E)

• Critical thinking and good problem solving skills (E)

• Strong influencing and networking skills (E)

• Able to work independently (E)

 

Personal Qualities

• Energetic (E)

• Good negotiation skills (E)

• Collaborative (E)

• Inquisitive (E)

• Innovative approach (E)

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Qualifications

• Recognised Accountancy Qualification (E)

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Special Job Requirements

• Discrete.  Ability to deal with matters in a confidential manner (E)

• Needs to be particularly interested in the work we fund and its impact (HD)

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