Finance Analyst

Finance Analyst
£37,264 pa plus excellent benefits
London WC1 and home-based
35 hours per week, full-time
Permanent contract

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) is seeking a skilled and motivated Finance Analyst to join our Finance team and play a vital role in supporting the College s mission to improve child health.

As Finance Analyst, you will provide robust financial planning, analysis and reporting to ensure the sustainability and transparency of the College s finances. Working closely with budget holders and the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager, you will support on producing accurate, timely reports, developing forecasts, and supporting decision-making across the organisation.

You will also play a critical role in contributing to strengthening internal financial controls, supporting compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, and delivering insightful analysis to senior leaders, the Board of Trustees, and other stakeholders. This is an exciting opportunity to influence financial strategy in a high-impact organisation that champions better health outcomes for children.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the annual budgeting and reforecasting processes, working with budget holders and producing financial templates and reports
• Producing accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual management accounts, balance sheets, and capital project reports
• Providing financial modelling, analysis and insights to support strategic decision-making, working with the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager.
• Undertaking business partnering with budget holders, providing training and guidance as needed
• Supporting compliance with Charity Commission and Companies House requirements, and preparing working papers for audit
• Preparing payroll allocation adjustments and supporting cash flow management and reporting
• Supporting the administration of finance systems and ongoing improvements to processes and controls

Essential skills and experience:

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; or studying towards ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualification
• Experience in financial planning and analysis, ideally in a not-for-profit or public sector organisation
• Demonstrated experience in budgeting, forecasting, and business partnering
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate complex financial data into clear insights
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with financial management systems
• Proficiency with business intelligence tools such as Power BI
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships

Desirable:

• Knowledge of charity accounting and SORP requirements
• Experience of using Business Central or equivalent ERP systems
• Familiarity with healthcare or public health organisations

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your finance career in a supportive and high-performing team.

The RCPCH has more than 25,000 members and fellows and employs around 200 staff, most of whom work in our London office in Holborn. We have a Devolved Nations team operating from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Our College values: Include, Influence, Innovate and Inspire, are important to us. These values ensure we bring out the best in each other, strive forward together to make the College a positive and dynamic place to work.

The RCPCH champions Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Our workplace is inclusive, offering a supportive environment where staff can thrive. The College is keen to accept applications from people with protected characteristics. We believe that our staff should represent all of the diverse communities we serve. Join us to help realise our vision of a world where every child is healthy and well.

The College operates a flexible and modern working policy, whereby our colleagues work in the office for a minimum of 40% over a 4 week cycle and the remainder from home.

The RCPCH is committed to safeguarding the children, young people and adults it has contact with in the exercise of its functions and responsibilities. The RCPCH expects all staff to share this commitment we place a high priority on ensuring only those who do so are recruited to work for us.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records.

Closing date: 20 October 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.