Head, Finance Business Partnering

Head, Finance Business
Partnering 

The deadline for applications is Sunday 18th January
2024.

Location:  Remote, with a preference for
US and European time zones

Location type: Remote

Reporting to: Chief Operations Officer

Manages: One
person       

Annual salary: $110-130K USD

Contract type: Permanent

Working hours: Full time

Candidate level: Senior Management

Background

Global Fishing Watch is an international, non-profit
organisation committed to advancing ocean governance through
increased transparency. We create and publicly share knowledge
about human activity at sea to enable fair and sustainable use of
our ocean. Our major focus is on commercial fishing because it is
the most widespread human activity at sea, the most impactful on
ocean health, and the most crucial for global livelihoods and food
security. We believe human activity at sea should be common
knowledge in order to safeguard the global ocean commons for the
common good of all.

As the lead of a small and newly established team, the Head,
Finance Business Partnering role is a hands-on position with an
additional focus on devising and implementing a finance business
partnering function that supports Global Fishing Watch’s long-term
growth and success.

Purpose of role

Reporting to the Chief Operations Officer, the purpose of the
role will be to establish and lead a growing team responsible for
the beginning-to-end financial oversight of our grant
portfolio.

As part of the operations department, the newly created Finance
Business Partnering Team provides strategic, finance-based insight
to internal stakeholders, including the program, fundraising and
operational teams.

The Head, Finance Business Partnering will be responsible for
proposal budgeting, financial monitoring and delivery of data-led
analysis to drive effective decision-making and compliance. Working
closely with internal stakeholders, the role maintains and supports
Global Fishing Watch’s financial policies, systems, controls and
procedures, ensuring they meet current needs and support long-term
organisational resilience, and foster best practices throughout the
organisation.

The Qualified candidate will have a proven track record of
financial grant management, analysis and reporting in a global
organisation, as well as a demonstrated ability to build and
support high functioning teams and develop effective relationships
with non-financial stakeholders.

Primary responsibilities

Financial grants and projects management

• Working with program leads, fundraising, and finance team
  members, develop budgets to support fundraising and grant proposals
  and renewals, ensuring a smooth transition upon grant inception,
  and supporting financial life-of-grant management.
• Oversee all financial aspects of grant inception,
  implementation and closure, including due diligence, contracts,
  sub-granting, reporting procedures, variance analysis, expenditure,
  grant payments, formal budget modifications, extension requests and
  grant audits.
• Maintain grant database, reporting schedule and live financial
  forecast.
• Support Grant Managers throughout the grant lifecycle, ensuring
  controls and expenditures are compliant with internal and external
  policies, providing analysis and advice on potential budget changes
  and ensuring these are documented.
• Work with the central finance team to ensure up-to-date grant
  information is reflected in organisational budgets, forecasts,
  treasury planning and financial reporting, and support ongoing risk
  management.
• Support the successful delivery of grants by leading regular
  calls with Grant Managers and other appropriate stakeholders to
  review grant spending/forecast against budget and milestone
  delivery and elevate any issues in a timely manner.
• Lead the financial reporting to funders’ requirements,
  collaborating with project leads, subgrantees and Finance Team as
  needed.
• Support the Operations Team as needed, including sub-granting,
  contracts, payments, invoices and audits.

Internal expert – financial management best
practices

• Review and improve existing finance processes, seeking new and
  better ways of supporting a changing and growing organisation.
• Serve as point person for project and department leads in
  helping manage their project budgets.
• Provide financial training and capacity building to internal
  stakeholders as appropriate.

Leadership and management

• Working closely with the Chief Operations Manager, establish
  roles, responsibilities and best practices for the new finance
  business partnering function within Global Fishing Watch.
• Supervise Business Partnering staff, providing leadership,
  guidance and feedback and supporting teams to resolve complex
  problems.
• Establish strategic goals and objectives and key results (OKRs)
  with team members, manage performance and track delivery.
• Devise and implement appropriate allocation of grant portfolio
  within the team to ensure internal consistency and development of
  in-house expertise.
• Maintain the department’s budget.
• Develop, coordinate, and enforce systems, policies and
  procedures.
• Ensure a safe, secure, welcoming, and legal work
  environment.

Qualifications and experience

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics or related field with
  7-10 years of relevant finance and business partnering experience
  in a nonprofit environment, including 2+ years of team
  management.
• Demonstrated analytical and business partnering skills. Ability
  to be proactive and logical in problem-solving scenarios.
• Demonstrated high competency in Excel and/or Google
  Sheets.
• Verbal and written fluency in English.
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently to a very high level of
  detail.
• Able to work independently as well as part of a
  high-functioning, collaborative team.
• Ability to take ownership of projects and communicate project
  updates to stakeholders in a transparent and proactive manner.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines
  while performing in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong working
  relationships with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
  Experience in explaining financial information clearly and
  concisely.
• An understanding of the complexities and internal
  communications surrounding collaboration in a global matrix and
  remote organization, including the ability to liaise remotely with
  a wide range of people at all levels and across different
  cultures.

Preferred

• Demonstrated experience of devising and disseminating new
  processes in a growing organisation.
• Experience working remotely and asynchronously with a global
  team across time zones.
• Prior experience working with institutional donor
  awards.

Terms and conditions

Global Fishing Watch supports flexible working, so the pattern
of hours may vary according to operational and personal needs. The
position will be part of a global team spanning many different time
zones and so the candidate must be able to accommodate regular
early/late meetings to be able to work effectively. Weekend work
may be required on occasion. The post holder may be required to
undertake regional and international travel. No overtime is
payable.

A compensation range for this position is $110-130K USD for
US-based and €50-70K EUR for EU-based employees. Compensation is
commensurate with experience and will vary depending on the hired
candidate’s country of residence, in accordance with local laws and
regulations. Global Fishing Watch offers pension/retirement, health
and other benefits commensurate with similar level Global Fishing
Watch employees in the country of employment. The position may be a
Global Fishing Watch employee or consultant, depending on the
country of residence.

Global Fishing Watch is an equal opportunities employer. We
believe that our mission is best advanced when welcoming the
contributions of people of diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and
cultures and are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming
environment for all employees of Global Fishing Watch and our
partners, vendors, suppliers, and contractors. We welcome the
application of all qualified professionals and especially encourage
those that have been historically marginalised or underrepresented
because of their actual or perceived race, colour, religion, sex,
sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, disability, or
any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To apply for the post

To apply for this role, please submit a copy of your CV/resume
and a cover letter outlining your interest in the role and how you
fulfil the requirements set out in the job announcement by clicking
on the following link: https://recruitcrm.io/apply/17030007119380039627ZMk

Please contact McAra Kirby at [email protected] for any
queries you may have.

The deadline for application is Sunday 28th January
2024

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