FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS MANAGER

Are you an experienced finance professional looking to manage a team to support Amnesty International to achieve our human rights strategic goals?

JOB PURPOSE

As our Financial Planning and Analysis Manager, you will support effective financial decision-making across the Amnesty International Secretariat (the Movement’s head office) by delivering excellent business partnering, insightful financial reporting, analysis and annual budgeting forecast processes.

You will lead a high performing team of 3 to drive forward new initiatives and maximise value for money, whilst delivering support and advice to stakeholders in London and internationally.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for a candidate, who has strong analytical skills and experience of reporting financial insights to senior stakeholders. You will become the driving force and lead staff through succession planning, delegation, team building and coaching.

The successful candidate will have advanced Excel skills and experience of building complex financial models.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the management and development of the Financial Planning & Analysis Team including talent management, performance appraisal and succession planning. Manage, coach, and develop the team including delivery of annual appraisals and development plans and supporting professional growth.
• Establish and develop excellent working relationships with various stakeholders across the International Secretariat including the Coalition Leadership Team (CLT) and budget holders, understanding risks, opportunities and providing sound financial and commercial advice to enable value or money and strategic decision making. Ensuring open communication on operational performance and financial impact.
• Project manage various month-end reporting processes including preparation of budget holder reports and management accounts, partner closely with Finance Operations and Movement Finance teams to understand and explain cashflow and foreign exchange risks, and movements in income, expenditure, balance sheet and reserves.
• Lead, direct and project manage the financial planning for the IS to support the delivery of the International Secretariat mission. This includes leading the high-level budget for long term planning, the detailed budget which is submitted to the International Board and regular Forecast updates to the Finance and Audit Committee.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience of influencing senior non-finance staff, including relationship building, explaining financial information clearly and concisely, empathizing with and dealing with others’ requirements and influencing senior management decisions based on an understanding the wider business.
• Experience in design and delivery of decision-led financial and performance reporting and dashboards, including business intelligence (BI).
• Systems experience:
• Advanced Excel (essential)
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (preferred)
• VBA (preferred)
• International financial experience particularly including foreign exchange and risk management.

Please see the attached job description on our website for more information on responsibilities, skills and experience required.

What We Offer:

At Amnesty International, we are passionate about what we do and we are proud of our achievements as a movement. To compensate our employees for the critical work they do, we reward them through a combination of an attractive and sector competitive salary and benefits package, high levels of engagement and involvement, and a commitment to employee development.

• 37 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays and grace days)
• Hybrid working environment – The standard working week at Amnesty International is 35 hours
• Pension Contribution Scheme – with an employer contribution of 8% of your gross annual salary, in addition Amnesty International will match individual contributions of up to 3%. Making a total employer contribution of 11%
• Life Assurance
• Annual salary review
• Opportunity to join our cycle-to-work scheme
• Interest-free season ticket loans for travel to work
• Contribution towards the cost of eye tests and glasses
• Access to Linkedin Learning
• Employee Assistance Programme

WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT

If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click ‘Apply for this Role’ below.

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N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy BEFORE the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities, therefore we recommend you apply now if you are interested.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

Amnesty International believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable. Together, we’re committed to being an anti-racist organisation with a diverse workforce that can better tackle the global human rights challenges that face our world today. We know that different voices, ideas, perspectives, experiences and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of people around the world.

We are committed to building and sustaining an anti-racist, culturally diverse and inclusive organisation, where all employees feel valued, have a sense of belonging and an equal opportunity to fulfil their potential. We therefore strongly welcome applications from suitably qualified people regardless of their background; including underrepresented groups, LGBTQI+ individuals and those who may have or are living with a disability.

To see our full statement please visit this link: Racial equality, equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion policy – Amnesty International

Amnesty International is committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, please get in touch with the team by [email protected]