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:

Please contact McAra Kirby at for any

queries you may have.

The deadline for application is Sunday 28th January

2024

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