About this role
Role Overview
- Assist Finance Business Partner and Financial Planning Manager with variance analysis, regular forecasting and the annual financial planning process
- Design and run regular training for budget holders to ensure they understand their responsibilities in finance processes
- Support for budget holders within the network to ensure they are well equipped to make financial decisions and achieve impact in their areas of work
- Assist with reviews of the grant budgets and financial reports from our grantees
- Support the finance team in the month end closure process, particularly with funding source allocations
- Work with other members of the team to undertake financial due diligence for new and existing grantees, consultants and service providers
- Other related tasks and responsibilities as agreed with the line manager
Requirements
- Experience working as part of a finance team, ideally in a non-profit sector, with FP&A responsibilities.
- Experience in drafting and/or reviewing management reports.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft and Google suites. Especially Excel & google sheets
- Experience with NetSuite, Pigment and/or SmartSimple is an advantage.
- Experience with financial planning software
- Logical and structural approach to problems.
- Ability to identify issues and investigate/escalate in a professional and timely manner
- The disposition to work generously with colleagues in a high-trust global community of peers.
- The versatile and adaptable skills necessary to flourish in a fast-paced and wide-ranging work environment and work across phone/video conferencing, time zones, Slack, email, Trello, etc.
- A commitment to an inclusive and empowering approach to facing climate change.
Benefits
- Be part of a remote-first, international network of professionals working on climate, energy and nature and work with a bunch of dynamic, culturally diverse individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work.
- 6 offline days (with no calls or meetings) per year to focus on your work
- Reduced working time on Fridays during the Dry Season (summer)
- Access to our employee assistance program to support your mental health and personal development
- Supplementary paid business closure for end-of-year holidays
- Maternity leave matched to 20 weeks for countries where regulation allows less than that
- Enjoy regular opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues around the world
- A full-time position with an employment or consultant contract, subject to location, with possible renewal after one year.