Temporary Grants Finance Analyst

Are you an experienced Grants Finance professional with a strong understanding of restricted funding? Do you enjoy analysing financial data and ensuring grant income is accurately monitored and reported? Are you looking for a fully remote interim opportunity with a charity?

A well-established charity is seeking an Interim Grants Finance Analyst to join its finance team on an initial 2-month contract, with a strong likelihood of extension. This is a fully remote opportunity offering the chance to support a busy finance function during a critical reporting period.

Please note: Previous charity sector experience is essential for this role.

The key responsibilities of the Interim Grants Finance Analyst are:

• Taking ownership of the reconciliation and monitoring of restricted funds, ensuring income and expenditure are accurately recorded.
• Monitoring grant balances, identifying funds that are at risk of underspend and highlighting potential issues to key stakeholders.
• Supporting the preparation of financial reports for grant funders, ensuring reporting requirements and deadlines are met.
• Working closely with budget holders and fundraising teams to investigate coding issues and ensure expenditure is allocated correctly.
• Providing month-end support through detailed reconciliations, analysis and validation of financial information.
• Reviewing management information, identifying anomalies and ensuring financial reports are accurate and reliable.
• Supporting the integrity of financial data by validating reporting outputs and investigating discrepancies.
• Providing financial insight to help improve grant reporting processes and strengthen financial controls.

The successful candidate will have

• Previous charity sector experience, which is essential.
• A strong understanding of restricted fund accounting and grant finance.
• Excellent reconciliation and analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience preparing or supporting grant and funder financial reporting.
• The confidence to communicate effectively with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• A proactive, self-motivated approach with the ability to work independently in a fully remote environment.
• A professional accounting qualification would be advantageous, although strong qualified by experience candidates will also be considered.
• Experience using Xledger would be beneficial but is not essential.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a respected charity on an initial 2-month contract, with a strong possibility of extension, where you will play a key role in ensuring the effective management and reporting of grant funding while working on a fully remote basis.