Assistant Finance Business Partner
| Posting date: | 18 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £39,932 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 January 2026 |
| Location: | N1 9LG |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Sense |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 298806JCP |
Summary
We’re looking for a highly organised and detail-focused Assistant Finance Business Partner to join our friendly team at our offices in King's Cross, London. This is a full time permanent role, working on a hybrid basis 2-3 days in the office.
The successful candidate will play a key role in the delivery of monthly management accounts and supporting the development and tracking of budgets at the UK and country office levels. As the Assistant Finance Business Partner you will also act as the main point of contact for donor and grant funded in UK and country offices with a strong emphasis on business partnering, including financial business planning, reviewing project performance to ensure donor compliance and financial controls.
Key Responsibilities
Production of monthly management accounts with commentaries for the UK business unit to the required timetable, including the preparation of adjustment journals as appropriate and providing forecasts of income and expenditure.
Review monthly management accounts produced by the Finance teams in country offices.
Complete monthly cycle by posting UK journals, intercompany accounts and the transaction listings from overseas teams that do not maintain their own accounts on SUN. Manage monthly foreign exchange and share with country offices to run management accounts in local currency.
Assist in the reconciliation of bank and other balance sheet accounts in all the Sense International UK and its business units.
Review cash transfer requests from overseas teams, making comments to the Programme Managers, once approved and effected, post journals to reflect the transfers.
Work alongside the Fundraising and Programmes team based in the UK and globally and assist on funding applications and checking budgets before donor submission.
Work with Programmes team in producing donor reporting and donor budgets are managed, income and expenditure, debtors/creditors, activity risk and reporting and financial compliance processes relating to the projects are delivered effectively.
About You
Relevant financial qualification such as AAT and working towards a professional qualification CCAB/CIMA is desirable.
Proven experience in a Finance environment.
Experience of assisting with developing and monitoring an annual budget within a multi-cost centre environment.
Experience of using computerised finance systems such as Infor SunSystems.
Good communication and interpersonal skills to develop relationships with key stakeholders, so that objectives are met consistently.
Ability to work effectively with colleagues across the finance department.
Good knowledge of management accounting, with an understanding of charity accounting requirements.
About Sense International
Sense International is the only international non-governmental organisation dedicated to supporting people with deafblindness and their families around the world. Sense International supports programmes in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Romania, Peru, India, Bangladesh, and Nepal.
The Sense International team provides strategic leadership to the Sense International global family and supports global programmes and fundraising in addition to day-to-day support on operations including finance and human resources. Additionally, the Director of Sense International is line manager to the Regional Director of East Africa, who overseas programmes and operations in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania and she also line manages the Director of Sense International Romania and the Director of Sense International Peru. The Director of Sense International also sits on the boards of Sense International Kenya, Sense International Uganda, Sense International Tanzania, Sense International Romania and Sense International Peru.
To apply:
Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.
Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.
If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 393 4529 or recruitment@sense.org.uk
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependant on the nature of the role.
For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit: https://www.sense.org.uk/about-us/equality-and-diversity/
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.
The successful candidate will play a key role in the delivery of monthly management accounts and supporting the development and tracking of budgets at the UK and country office levels. As the Assistant Finance Business Partner you will also act as the main point of contact for donor and grant funded in UK and country offices with a strong emphasis on business partnering, including financial business planning, reviewing project performance to ensure donor compliance and financial controls.
Key Responsibilities
Production of monthly management accounts with commentaries for the UK business unit to the required timetable, including the preparation of adjustment journals as appropriate and providing forecasts of income and expenditure.
Review monthly management accounts produced by the Finance teams in country offices.
Complete monthly cycle by posting UK journals, intercompany accounts and the transaction listings from overseas teams that do not maintain their own accounts on SUN. Manage monthly foreign exchange and share with country offices to run management accounts in local currency.
Assist in the reconciliation of bank and other balance sheet accounts in all the Sense International UK and its business units.
Review cash transfer requests from overseas teams, making comments to the Programme Managers, once approved and effected, post journals to reflect the transfers.
Work alongside the Fundraising and Programmes team based in the UK and globally and assist on funding applications and checking budgets before donor submission.
Work with Programmes team in producing donor reporting and donor budgets are managed, income and expenditure, debtors/creditors, activity risk and reporting and financial compliance processes relating to the projects are delivered effectively.
About You
Relevant financial qualification such as AAT and working towards a professional qualification CCAB/CIMA is desirable.
Proven experience in a Finance environment.
Experience of assisting with developing and monitoring an annual budget within a multi-cost centre environment.
Experience of using computerised finance systems such as Infor SunSystems.
Good communication and interpersonal skills to develop relationships with key stakeholders, so that objectives are met consistently.
Ability to work effectively with colleagues across the finance department.
Good knowledge of management accounting, with an understanding of charity accounting requirements.
About Sense International
Sense International is the only international non-governmental organisation dedicated to supporting people with deafblindness and their families around the world. Sense International supports programmes in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Romania, Peru, India, Bangladesh, and Nepal.
The Sense International team provides strategic leadership to the Sense International global family and supports global programmes and fundraising in addition to day-to-day support on operations including finance and human resources. Additionally, the Director of Sense International is line manager to the Regional Director of East Africa, who overseas programmes and operations in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania and she also line manages the Director of Sense International Romania and the Director of Sense International Peru. The Director of Sense International also sits on the boards of Sense International Kenya, Sense International Uganda, Sense International Tanzania, Sense International Romania and Sense International Peru.
To apply:
Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.
Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.
If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 393 4529 or recruitment@sense.org.uk
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependant on the nature of the role.
For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit: https://www.sense.org.uk/about-us/equality-and-diversity/
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.
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