Head of Finance Partnering

We are seeking an experienced and collaborative Head of Finance Partnering to join us on a maternity-cover basis, leading a team of three and overseeing Swim England's core finance-partnering activity.

You will lead budgeting, forecasting, management accounts and financial reporting, working closely with budget holders and senior stakeholders to improve financial understanding, accountability and decision-making.

A key priority will be helping to embed Oracle NetSuite, improving reporting and identifying opportunities to streamline our month-end processes.

Key Responsibilities

In this role you will:

- Lead, manage and develop a team of three Finance Partners.

- Oversee budgeting, forecasting, management accounts and month-end.

- Provide financial insight, guidance and constructive challenge to budget holders.

- Support the Finance Director with financial modelling, analysis and reporting.

- Oversee financial reporting for externally funded programmes.

- Help embed Oracle NetSuite and support the adoption of new processes.

- Improve financial reporting, controls and ways of working.

Essential

- Significant management accounting, budgeting and forecasting experience.

- Proven experience partnering with non-finance stakeholders and senior managers.

- Confidence managing, supervising or developing finance colleagues.

- Advanced Excel and financial-modelling skills.

- Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder-management abilities.

- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification, or substantial equivalent experience.

Desirable

- Experience using Oracle NetSuite or a comparable ERP system.

- Experience within a grant-funded, charitable, public-sector or sporting organisation.

- Experience supporting externally funded programmes and improving finance processes.