Financial Planning and Analysis Lead

Employment Type Full time

Location Hybrid · London, City of, UK 2 days a week in our London Office

Salary £57,023 - £62,446 (GBP)

Team Finance

Seniority Senior

• Closing: 11:55pm, 2nd Dec 2025 GMT

Flexible working hours

Work from home option

Life Insurance

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Additional parental leave

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Paid emergency leave

Sabbatical Opportunities

Professional development

Paid volunteer days

Salary sacrifice

Team social events

Extracurricular clubs

Cycle to work scheme

Free fruit

Free soft drinks

Please note this is a hybrid role based on the successful candidate working at least two days a week in our London office. Remote contracts would not be considered for this role.

Comic Relief reserves the right to close the role early if a large number of applications are received.

Purpose of job:

The FP&A Lead is responsible for financial planning & reporting within Comic Relief including delivery of budgets, forecasts, management information and longer-term financial modelling, alongside ownership and maximization of financial planning tools. The FP&A Lead will support on larger departments and cross organisational activity.

Interviews are expected to take place via zoom between the 9th - 11th of December 2025. There will be a second stage interview. More instructions will be shared with shortlisted candidates.

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for the organisational budget, forecasting, management reporting and financial KPI's including the budget process timetable, modelling & scenario planning, and reporting.
• Responsible for the financial planning tool and ensuring tools and systems are being maximised to aid organisational decision making
• Responsible for improving the quality and effectiveness of reporting to ensure business managers have appropriate and timely information for decision making.Oversee donor reporting & restricted fund budgets
• Support Finance Business Partners on large teams and cross organisation issues such as assumptions & cost allocations.
• Manage budget and forecast version control and accuracy of reporting to stakeholders
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders across the business including with members of the directors leadership team.
• Supervise the month end process carried out by FP&A, with responsibility for preparation of consolidated management accounts and the monthly finance pack.
• Support the Head of Finance in preparation of committee and board papers

• Responsible for month end and year end FP&A processes

• Responsible for the development & delivery of processes, tools, training & insight to build financial capability, ownership, accountability and understanding across the organisation by ensuring budget owners have the knowledge, skills and tools to manage their budgets effectively.

• Provide support and cover to other finance leads.

People management

• Proactively undertake business planning, prioritise activities and set clear and realistic objectives based on capacity, expertise and aspirations.
• Provide balanced, constructive feedback, undertake effective performance management to embed accountability and proactively support the professional development and growth of staff.
• Maintain regular two way communication and dialogue with staff, ensuring information is cascaded and escalated as needed.
• Model an enabling, inclusive and empowering leadership style that builds a values-based culture throughout the charity

Essential criteria

• Fully qualified accountant with relevant post qualification experience in a financial planning role
• Extensive experience of using finance systems and financial planning tools
• Knowledge of Charities SORP and statutory accounting regulations
• Experience of managing staff
• Experience of training non-finance staff to understand financial information
• Experience of building relationships at a senior level
• Excellent communication skills
• Proactive approach to problem solving and finding solutions

Desirable criteria

• Experience of using Adaptive Insights (financial planning toolExperience leading a financial planning & analysis team
• Experience of using Xledger (finance system)
• Advanced excel skills

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Comic Relief we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Why work at Comic Relief

There are lots of good reasons to join us at Comic Relief. You can read more about our employee benefits, such as our commitment to flexible and hybrid working. We ask staff to come to the office twice a week, normally on agreed team days, so that we can do all those things that are difficult to do online. Our office is based in Whitechapel, London, There are lots of opportunities to develop your skills and experience at Comic Relief, including opportunities to become a Mental Health First Aider or to participate in our Employee Network Groups that focus on making Comic Relief a more inclusive place to work

Disability Confident employer

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we take positive action by providing first-round interviews to candidates who have a registered disability, provided they meet the minimum criteria for the role, as demonstrated on their CV or application scores. We ask that candidates that wish to be considered for this scheme email to discuss further. Please do not email CV's/cover letters.