Financial Analyst
Post Introduction
We are looking for a Financial Analyst to join us at the National Church Institutions (NCIs).
About the Department/Role
The Finance department is a shared services function working across the NCIs to provide a comprehensive, cost-effective finance service to each organisation, and helping to co-ordinate joint projects where appropriate. We are seeking an ambitious finalist level or newly qualified finance professional, with excellent analytical skills, strong Excel data manipulation skills and clear communication skills.
What you'll be doing
You will work within the Financial Planning and Analysis team as part of a pool resource of 3 Financial Analysts and will provide regular and ad hoc financial analysis and internal reporting to support the organisation.
This will include:
- Supporting the Finance Business Partnering team to provide accurate and timely management information, budget and forecast development and monitoring, analysis and advice to budget holders and key stakeholders, supporting the production of standardised management accounts, and undertaking initial analysis as part of the monthly reporting processes.
- Supporting budgeting and forecasting for NCI capital projects, ensuring the provision of regular financial information to project managers, and enhancing the quality of business case information.
- Financial planning and reporting for NCI departments and subsidiary bodies for which you will have lead responsibility across the planning and reporting cycle working directly with the key stakeholders to provide business partnering support and to lead on the development of budgets, forecasts and regular management reporting.
- Financial monitoring and analysis of diocesan and wider Church finances.
- Grant accounting and reporting for major NCI programmes and grant streams to ensure that grants are properly accounted for and that grant processes are adhered to.
To be successful in this role, you will:
- Experience of working in a management accounting / internal reporting / financial analysis role for a large organisation.
- Experience of assisting in developing budgets and forecasts.
- Excellent IT skills including advanced Excel and data manipulation skills.
- Able to analyse information and extract pertinent information for management.
- Excellent attention to detail with a strong focus on quality presentation.
Key role requirements:
- In this role you are required to come into our office in Westminster, London 2 days a week.
- You will need to be part-qualified (finalist level- actively working towards completion) or newly qualified CCAB or equivalent professional accounting body qualification.
About You
The Church of England is for everyone and we want to reflect the diversity of the community the Church serves across the whole country. Therefore, while of course we welcome all applications from interested and suitably experienced people, we would particularly welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under-represented groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to recruiting disabled people. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
Please refer to the Job Description for more information about the role and person specification.
What we offer
Your Salary
- A salary of £46,577 per annum plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.
Your Benefits
- 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days (pro-rated if working part-time).
- We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario and if this fits within the department’s needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
- We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships.
- Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK’s leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
- Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abbey with a plus-one guest.
- Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
- Opportunity to join the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.
We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
ABOUT NATIONAL CHURCH INSTITUTIONS
The National Church Institutions comprises a wide variety of teams, professions and functions that support the mission and ministries of the Church of England in its vision to be a church, centred on Jesus Christ, for the whole nation - a church that is simpler, humbler, bolder.
We Include. You Belong.
Our Belonging and Inclusion Strategy aims for everyone in the National Church Institutions (NCIs) to feel that they belong, and are valued for who they are and what they contribute. Together, our people contribute in different ways towards our common purpose, whichever NCI they work in and whatever their background.
Living out our values in all that we do, we:
- Strive for Excellence
- Show Compassion
- Respect others
- Collaborate
- Act with Integrity
We believe our commitment to belonging and inclusion fuels our progress and drives us forward. The NCIs are a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds and walks of life. We welcome applications from people of all faiths and of no faith. We want to encourage applications from a diverse group of people who share our values. Even if you have never thought about working for us before, if you have the skills and experience we’re looking for then we would like to hear from you.
Please note: You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for the role.
