Finance Business Partner – Grants

FILE

Finance Business Partner – Grants supporting effective financial management of grants portfolio at FILE. Building relationships with stakeholders and translating financial data into actionable insights.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeDen Haag • 🇳🇱 NetherlandsMid-LevelSenior💰 €65,000 - €70,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide strategic financial partnership to Grants Managers, Portfolio teams and other stakeholders, ensuring cohesive communication of financial data across Finance, Grants, and Philanthropic Partnerships.
Support teams with best-practice granting approaches (from Finance point of view), including foreign exchange considerations, inflation adjustments, and cost benchmarking.
Offer ongoing guidance on grant due diligence, budget setup, financial reporting reviews and other ad-hoc requirements.
Enable effective decision making up to executive level by analysing granting and fundraising data and presenting it in a clear and compelling way.
Support quarterly grants forecasting in collaboration with Grants and Finance colleagues, contributing financial input to forward-looking projections.
Assist in monitoring grant budget envelopes and commitments, highlighting key variances or emerging issues to relevant stakeholders.
Manage grant fund allocations and budget envelopes to donor requirements and restrictions, to leverage the greatest impact from available resources.
Contribute to annual budgeting and business planning processes for grants by providing financial data, analysis and support to FP&A and Grants teams.
Prepare and support grants-related financial reporting, ensuring information is accurate, timely and relevant for Grants stakeholders.
Support monitoring of grant budgets and commitments, helping identify variances and trends in collaboration with Finance colleagues.
Present financial information in a clear and user-friendly way, supporting Grants teams to interpret and use financial data effectively.
Support the effective use of the Grant Management System (GMS) in collaboration with Finance and Grants teams, including understanding financial data flows and reporting outputs.
Lead on the financial administration of the Grant Management System, such as budgeting, budgeting codes, payments, and any required finance functionality.
Contribute to improvements in grants-related financial processes, tools and templates in partnership with relevant stakeholders.
Act as a liaison between Finance and Grants teams to support alignment of financial and operational workflows.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Relevant accounting qualification, or equivalent demonstrated through experience.
Significant experience in grant finance management, including fund allocation, donor restrictions, foreign exchange considerations, and cost benchmarking.
Strong financial modelling, forecasting, and scenario analysis skills, with the ability to manage complexity and identify variances early.
Skilled in management reporting and data analysis, with the ability to present financial information in a clear and accessible way for non-finance audiences.
Highly proficient in Excel and financial systems, with experience supporting or improving finance processes and tools.
Experienced business partner who can translate financial data into clear, actionable insight for non-finance stakeholders up to executive level.
Communicates clearly and confidently, in writing and verbally, across teams and cultures.
Builds effective relationships with diverse stakeholders, influencing decisions and maintaining strong financial controls without creating barriers.
Organised and able to manage competing priorities, working proactively with a continuous improvement mindset.
Adapts well under pressure, shifting between workstreams and adjusting to changing priorities across a busy finance function.
Applies sound judgement and critical thinking to identify problems early and drive practical solutions.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Private healthcare
Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
Enhanced sick leave
Flexibility working remotely and also abroad
Matching contribution to a pension scheme
Generous annual leave policy and additional time-off work to support wellbeing

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial modellingforecastingscenario analysisgrant finance managementcost benchmarkingbudgetingdata analysisfinancial reportingExcelfinancial systems

Soft Skills

communicationrelationship buildinginfluencingorganisational skillsproactive mindsetadaptabilitycritical thinkingproblem solvingpresentation skillscollaboration

Certifications

accounting qualification