Purpose of the role
You will ensure excellent professional standards and productivity; enabling the CEO to lead the organisation through its next phase of development and growth.
Working closely with the CEO, you will contribute financial information and ideas to business plans, funding applications and proposals including capital developments, regeneration projects, creative programmes and other commercial opportunities.
As a key member of a small but growing leadership team you will be responsible for the delivery of important objectives focused on the profitability and capacity building critical to achieving our business aims.

The opportunity
ACAVA is undertaking a wide-ranging organisational change process as we reimagine our purpose to meet evolving cultural, economic and social contexts and pursue several emerging business opportunities.
The Director of Finance and Operations role creates a unique opportunity to influence the evolution of a leading cultural organisation with enormous potential at a moment of urgent social and cultural need.
If you have the drive to lead, confidence to influence and you are passionate about our purpose, this could be the role for you.

Finance
Confidently lead on all aspects of financial planning, management, reporting and compliance.
Ensure effective systems and controls are in place that safeguard the management of company finances.
Lead the development of robust financial processes and procedures that prioritise efficiency, profitability and financial stability.
Lead the relationship with our external management accountants and ensure the timely preparation of reports for the CEO, trustees and auditors.
Lead relationship management and negotiations with our bank to renew and/or extend banking facilities.
Analyse and improve financial performance through robust cost control, pricing policies and income generation to consolidate financial stability.
Contribute financial information and ideas to business plans, business pitches, fundraising applications and other projects as required.
Ensure grant income is disbursed according to award requirements, oversee accurate records and reporting to funders.
Develop and regularly review company and departmental budgets.
Produce accurate quarterly management accounts including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow forecasts for the CEO, subcommittees and board.
Prepare regular comprehensive financial analyses highlighting risks and identifying opportunities for improving financial performance.
Oversee the smooth completion of the annual audit liaising closely with our auditors and accountants.
Assess the financial capabilities of relevant staff and identify training needs where necessary.
Support the CEO with financial forecasts and business modelling.
Communicate and negotiate with senior stakeholders on finance, property and business development matters.

Property
Lead the management and operation of the property portfolio to ensure compliance with legal, health and safety and other requirements.
Develop a strategic plan for the estate, projecting future costs and benefits and provide analyses to inform business decisions.
With the CEO, assess the financial viability of individual buildings and develop a strategy to address underperforming sites.
Lead the oversight, negotiation and renewal of leases.
Develop a building-by-building strategy for business rates.
Produce detailed income and expenditure budgets for individual buildings that aim to generate a financial surplus.
Assess the untapped income generating potential of buildings; maximise efficient use of all spaces and identify opportunities for additional income.
Establish sound processes/policies that produce consistent income from studio licence fees and introduce a fair transparent system of utilities recharging.
Oversee excellent health and safety standards at all buildings.
Oversee cost effective planned programmes of property maintenance that sustain high quality workspaces and facilities.

Administration and HR
Lead and inspire your teams setting challenging and enriching objectives.
Oversee the efficient professional administration of the company.
Provide thought leadership to ensure best practice including a commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion in all of our work.
Direct HR processes including recruitment, contracts, staff development and disciplinary.
Oversee efficient studio allocation processes that minimise voids and maintain high occupancy.
Secure value for money in all aspects of ACAVA’s work and ensure that contracted services are fit for purpose.
Act as data controller ensuring compliance with GDPR regulations and undertake regular compliance reviews.
Maintain oversight of essential policies and ensure they are kept up to date.

Oasis Charitable Trust is a ground-breaking group of charities that have been pioneering models of sustainable and holistic education and community development over the last 35 years.  We are now seeking a dynamic and transformational leader as the Director of Learning and Enrichment for Oasis Restore – the UK’s first secure school. This is a career-defining opportunity to lead the development and delivery of our bespoke integrated care and education for young people in custody.

Oasis Restore will offer a reparative opportunity to children and young people, who have become criminally involved, often as a result of high levels of trauma, vulnerability and threat. Our vision for Oasis Restore is focused on restoration, rather than retribution, on creating a safe environment with a holistic approach to life where every child is given opportunities equal to those offered their peers; ones that enable young people to make different choices and lead positive, productive lives.

We are looking for an organisational leader with the ability to lead and develop an education offer that is highly differentiated and innovative to achieve our shared vision. You will be values-led and have sustained, relevant leadership experience of working with children who are neurodiverse and those with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties, challenging behaviour and experience barriers to learning.

For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit the Oasis UK charity website or download the documents from this page. We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.

Applications should be received by noon on Friday 30th April 2021.

Leadership interviews will take place on the 6th and 7th May via Teams.

Assessment and final panel interviews will take place on the 12th and 14th May and are being held at South Quay College, East London.

Job title: Director of Learning and Enrichment

Job reference: OR-DLE

Closing date: Friday 30th April 2021

Contract:  Full-time, Permanent

Salary:  £67,364 - £74,295 (L20 - L24)

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate employment checks, including enhanced DBS checks. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and should have the ability to speak fluent English for this role.

Job Summary

Gaddum is seeking a dedicated and engaging leader to oversee elements of client services for those aged over 18. The post holder will ensure people who need support can access it, when they need it and hold all of us to account against our Clinical Governance requirements. Qualified in Social Work, or other relevant community, health and social care qualification, the post holder will have a demonstrable history of delivering or overseeing community programmes in diverse populations.

Assistant Director of Finance: £70,000 - £77,500 + benefits: SE London (6 Month Contract)

For a University in South East London, we are recruiting an Assistant Director of Finance for a 6-month contract. Reporting to the CFO, this pivotal role will lead the development of a best-in-class management accounting and reporting function whilst supporting new members of Finance moving across from the organisation during a high-profile change. The Assistant Director of Finance will on-board new team members and integrate them with existing management accountants, supporting a service driven Business Partnering function. This role will suit a natural leader with a strong track-record in leading management accounting and business partnering teams.

Main Duties:

• Lead, develop and inspire new Finance Business Partnering Team to deliver best-in-class support to internal stakeholders
• Manage a team including the Head of Management Accounts, FP&A Accountant and Faculty Business Partners
• Lead on annual budget setting, re-forecasting, and month-end
• Support the Leadership Team with financial information and reporting
• Lead the preparation of the annual budget and medium-term financial forecasts for the University and subsidiaries including CAPEX, cash forecasting, narrative and reports
• Support Faculties and Directorate in the preparation of 3-5-year plans
• Implement business partnering to enhance service delivery, optimise finance work processes to create value, improve productivity and underpin the Finance operating model

Person Specification:

• Proven experience of leading management accounting and business partnering teams across multiple locations
• Track record of providing financial leadership to Executives
• Experience of working within the University or Higher Education sector would be desirable
• Experience of leading and influencing through transformation and change is essential
• Experience of setting up and embedding new departments / functions
• Gravitas and leadership qualities

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

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21 hours per week, with flexible working possible.  £35,000 pro rata, plus 5% pension.  Burpham, Guildford.

Surrey Community Action are looking for a skilled and experienced finance manager to help us thrive and grow for the benefit of Surrey’s voluntary sector.

You will be responsible, along with a Finance Assistant, for managing all aspects of the charity’s finances, developing financial services for other voluntary sector organisations, and contributing to the strategic management of the charity.

If you feel you have the special blend of finance management skills, an entrepreneurial mindset and management skills, and are passionate about working with Surrey’s voluntary sector, then we want to hear from you.

To apply for this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter.  Cover letters must include why you want the role and  examples illustrating skills and experience against the person specification. 

Applications will not be accepted without a cover letter.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and will offer interviews to all applicants with disabilities who meet the criteria for the roles.

We are committed to flexible working and will consider job shares.

Closing date for applications is 5:00pm on Monday 19 April 2021.

Interviews provisionally scheduled for Week Commencing 26th April 2021.

Registered Charity,1056527 and a Company Limited by Guarantee, number 03203003.

Job Summary

Gaddum is seeking a passionate and committed leader with a thorough awareness and background in children and/or youth services in voluntary settings. The postholder will ensure people who need support can access it, when they need it. Qualified in Social Work, Youth Work or other relevant community, health and social care, the postholder will have a demonstrable history of delivering or overseeing community programmes to children and/or young people in diverse populations.

Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Finance Manager - Systems to join our team in London, UK.

To provide an efficient, relevant and timely financial and management accounting service to all countries where Malaria Consortium operate, with a strong focus on providing budgeting, forecasting and analytical reporting support to HQ and in country management, both finance and project staff.

The successful candidate will have:

• Qualified Accountant
• Significant experience of Year-end accounting and knowledge of UK statutory reporting.
• Experience of payroll accounting and dealing with pension providers.
• Experience of producing management accounts, DFID donor reporting, admin support to accounting software.
• Solid experience in co-ordinating and consolidating budgets and forecasts across regions.

About Impetus

Impetus transforms the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds by ensuring they get the right support to succeed in school, in work and in life.

We find, fund and build the most promising charities working with these young people, providing core funding and working shoulder-to-shoulder with their leaders to help them become stronger organisations.

In partnership with other funders we help our charities expand and we influence policy and decision makers so that all young people get the support they need.

We work with over 20 charity partners and employ approximately 40 people..

About this role

This is an important role based in a busy Operations team which covers office management, information technology, finance and human resources. The team play a key role in supporting the organisation to achieve its mission of supporting young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to succeed.

The primary focus of the role will be finance. This is an interesting and broad role and will include a full range of work on our accounting system. Your key objective is to ensure the accounting system is up-to-date and accurate and that transactions are recorded correctly on it. You will play an important part in maintaining strong financial controls and helping staff across the organisation with finance.

The finance team comprises the Director of Finance and Operations and the Finance and IT Manager. Payroll is supervised by the HR and Learning Manager and outsourced to a third-party organisation. Our most recent accounts are found here: Impetus accounts

In addition to your finance responsibilities you’ll be working with other members of the Operations team supporting them in their roles with a range of HR and office duties.

The role is full time (37.5 hours a week). You will be required to be in the office at least three days a week but we are otherwise open to a discussion about how the hours are spread over the week. We can discuss this at the interview or in advance if you wish to discuss working arrangements further.

Key responsibilities

• Managing the supplier and customer ledgers
• Processing invoices from suppliers and invoices to customers
• Processing expense claims
• Preparing and entering journals including for payroll journals
• Recording bank transactions on the accounting system
• Setting up payments on online banking
• Performing monthly bank reconciliations
• Performing monthly control account reconciliations
• Processing credit card statements and supporting documents
• Assisting with the preparation of management accounts including the month-end process
• Advising staff on financial procedures
• Helping the auditors and contributing to the preparation of the annual accounts
• Supporting the HR team with a range of administrative duties, including supporting with recruitment (managing applications, co-ordinating interviews etc.)
• Supporting the upload of payroll data to our pension provider
• General administrative duties to support the Operations team and wider organisation.
• Anticipated split of duties will be 70% in finance and 30% supporting HR and other operational duties.

Person specification

Essential

• Proven experience working in a finance orientated role with an accounting package is essential
• An eye for detail and an interest in first-time accuracy in recording transactions
• An ability to explain finance procedures to non-finance people
• A good level of initiative, willing to get on with sorting out problems unprompted
• A good communicator and ability to manage various stakeholders
• A confident and assertive personality, combined with the ability to carry out duties with good humour, tact and diplomacy
• Understanding of the reasons and need to maintain confidentiality at all time
• Excellent IT skills, including experience of using Microsoft Office; in particular Outlook, Word, Excel and of using systems to monitor and maintain records
• A commitment to Impetus’ work
• A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Desirable

• Strong purchase ledger experience
• Obtained or working towards achieving an accounting qualification is desirable
• Experience of working with Sage is desirable

How to apply

Please send a comprehensive CV and supporting statement to us by 9am Monday 19th April 2021.The supporting statement should be no more than two sides of A4 and should address the criteria in the person specification.

In order to complete your application please also complete the following equal opportunities monitoring form on our website.

You should include the contact details of two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be approached with your permission. You will also be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK.

Interviews will take place w/c 26th April 2021.

Due to the large number of applications we receive, it is not possible to write to you should you not be shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area.

Impetus is an equal opportunity employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, or marital status. We value diversity and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

This is a great opportunity for a Director of Finance to work for a growing membership body. The organisation is undergoing a significant strategic review and the Director of Finance will be working closely with the CEO in delivering changes across the organisation.

Client Details

The Membership Body has over 10,000 members worldwide and is a global leader in training, education and world class qualifications. The organisation has gone through significant growth in the last five years and is seeking to expand its operations overseas, this will require an experienced Director of Finance to support this change.

Description

As the Director of Finance your responsibilities include:

• Taking the lead all aspects of Finance: Statutory Accounts; Monthly Management Accounts; Cash Flow; Controls, Policies, and Procedures; Financial Compliance and Appraisal; Finance Training; Business Partnering and working with the Senior Management Team.
• Manage the Budgeting process in an efficient and consultative manner and deliver the operational budgets on time, presenting this to managers or committees as required.
• Working with Heads of Services to ensure effective Budgetary Management.
• Leading the organisation on all financial matters.
• Responsible for long term financial plan of the organisation.
• Work with the CEO on commercial and operational long term strategies.

Profile

The organisation, based in London, are looking for an aspirational individual who firmly believes in the values and aims of the organisation. The Finance team need a qualified accountant with strong management experience to help lead the organisation through challenges and opportunities.

You will need to have good all-round accounting skills, with the ability to produce Year-End and Management Accounts. Excellent communication skills are a must, and you should be able to effectively partner with a wide-range of senior financial and non-financial stakeholders.

You will have experience of managing a finance team (a minimum of two people), preferably in a Not for Profit setting. It is essential that you can demonstrate strong management skills and evidence managing a team through a cultural change whilst sustaining engagement levels. A manager with great interpersonal skills who is adept at developing and coaching a team would do well here.

Job Offer

£65,000-£75,000 + Excellent benefits

My client is a large NHS Trust based in the South West who is looking for some interim support for the next 6-12 months

Working directly with the Finance Director and Deputy Finance Director you will be supporting them during a busy period of time focusing on a lot of ad hoc finance work and recovery projects

Key areas of work will include:

• Review of financial controls and governance
• Input into business cases and financial appraisals
• Review of a new system and recommending any changes to its day to day running
• Picking up any finance matters which the Finance Director needs support with
• Recovery planning

This is very much a project role and will not get involved in any of the day to day running of the finance team

Prior experience of working in the NHS would be extremely useful and the ability to juggle a number of tasks and change priorities to suit business needs

Part time hours are an option

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an outstanding, experienced finance professional who is values-driven and an inspirational leader to contribute at a senior level in the life of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth.

We are looking for someone who can bring intellect and emotional intelligence to leading in a complex environment. You will have a successful track record in financial leadership at a senior board level and have the personal touch to innovate, drive sustainable change. You will be an exceptional communicator who can quickly develop strong relationships internally and externally with a wide range of external stakeholders. Fundamentally, too, you will be passionate about realising our vision of Bringing people closer to Jesus Christ through his Church.

This wide-ranging role will support the Bishop, the Chief Operating officer, Clergy and Trustees of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth in all aspects of the Charity including investment management, capital expenditure, financial aspects of property management, the identification of opportunities for income generation and fundraising and making best use of the assets of the Charitable trust you will ensure compliance with regulatory and accounting practices. You will also lead on the development and implementation of Information technology solutions to achieve effective and responsive service to our parishes and the delivery of our charitable trust business.

CCAB qualified, you will have considerable experience of operating at board level in a complex organisation with a significant interest in property, ideally also with experience of working in the charitable sector. Your ability to actively contribute to the development of a small leadership team will be critical, as will your own leadership and team-building skills. You need to demonstrate that, working with clergy and others, you can influence and shape our strategies and plans. You must be able to balance the provision of strategic financial advice to the trust board with a willingness to be hands on and directly lead on operational matters and you will be expected to role model the Diocesan Trust values and behaviours.

Please apply by sending in the following:

Covering letter:  Please tell us how your motivation, values, skills, experience, and personal qualities demonstrate your suitability for the role (around 500 words).  Please make it clear why you are excited about this role, and why you specifically want to work for the Diocese of Portsmouth.

Current CV and the details of two referees: This should include full education and employment history (including dates, with no gaps left unexplained). Please include your current or most recent employer as one of your referees.

Closing date for applications: 16th April 2021 at 1700 hours 

Notes to candidates

1. Interviews: all shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a face-to-face interview.

2. Unsuccessful applications: if you have not been contacted within 3 weeks of your application, we regret that you will not have been offered an interview on this occasion.

3. General: this post will be subject to review under the relevant Diocesan Terms and Conditions of Service.

4. New employees to the Diocese will be subject to a probationary period of six months.

Cornerstone are a pioneering charity who are passionate about the care and support they provide in local communities throughout Scotland. They are also one of Scotland’s biggest charities and run multiple services which are leading the way in transforming the future of health and social care in Scotland. These include services for people with a variety of needs including learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism and dementia.

They thrive on teamwork and their dedicated staff are at the heart and soul of the charity. Through teamwork, trust and empowerment, everyone plays a vital part in helping to achieve their purpose - to deliver high-quality care and support that enables everyone to live a valued life – the life they choose.
Reporting to the CEO and as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Director of Finance will have the primary responsibility for leading and managing the Finance function to ensure strategic and operational financial planning, monitoring, and reporting to enhance the decision-making process for Cornerstone. You’ll ensure that the charity complies with all statutory and external requirements and regulations, establishing long-term financial stability. This will include business planning, budgeting, forecasting and negotiations and oversight of financial IT systems. As a complex organisation, Cornerstone need structured reporting and planning to enable them to address the needs of the people who use their services. The Director of Finance will actively participate in the Resources Committee and the Board in terms of providing insight into the finances of the charity, providing not only descriptive but predictive data to inform decision making.

You’ll have a strong Finance Team around you and will be part of a business partnering methodology that fosters positive and proactive relationships with colleagues and other key stakeholders. You’ll coach, support, value and empower your team members and help them to embrace change and strive for continuous improvement.

BTA are leading the search to find Cornerstone a good leader with ambition and conviction and the ability and desire to inspire colleagues at all levels. Self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative, you’ll have the ability to lead a highly performing team with a commitment to coaching and mentoring to empower others.

Experience of working within the charity sector or social care is not essential, but you need to have working knowledge of charity account regulations. With a professional qualification on a related discipline (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, CIPFA) you’ll also have experience of working within a dispersed organisation of similar size.

Please contact BTA to request an information pack, full job description and person specification.

You are advised to get in touch well in advance of the closing date to give us time to consider your application and pre-interview the strongest applicants.

Closing Date: Noon, Wednesday 28th April

Interview Date: Tuesday 4th May

This search is being conducted exclusively for Cornerstone by BTA (Bruce Tait Associates). Our leadership team have all worked in the voluntary sector and we use this experience to match organisations and individuals to create great appointments.

Could you provide PA support to our Medical Director, helping them to achieve our aims and goals?
 
About the role

As Personal Assistant to the Medical Director you’ll be providing PA and administrative support to the director enabling them to carry out their role as effectively as possible, independently prioritising, planning, coordinating and overseeing logistics for meetings and conferences with individuals and entities internal and external to the British Heart Foundation (BHF), including professors, donors, and other key stakeholders.

You’ll serve as the Medical Director's liaison to varied internal and external contacts and will facilitate his participation in his other senior external roles, including the Research Excellence Framework.

About you

With a good understanding of the context and operations of research funding and relationship with Universities, NHS structure, and large medical charities, you’ll have knowledge of how a large research charity works, and the roles and structure within it.

You’ll have previous experience in supporting executive level staff, as well as significant experience of handling sensitive and confidential information with integrity and discretion. With experience of providing bespoke support to senior stakeholders with complex needs and priorities you'll have exceptional organisational and engagement skills. 

With a flexible approach, you'll be able to plan ahead and balance conflicting priorities whilst managing your own workload with minimal supervision. 
 
A motivated, self-starter with a positive ‘can-do’ attitude you'll be comfortable with taking changes in scope and direction in your stride and be able to rework plans as needed whilst maintaining enthusiasm, quality and momentum.

We're looking for someone with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Someone who can show professionalism, honesty and integrity.

Interview process

The interview process will be held over MS Teams and first round interviews will be held 27th and 28th April 2021.

How to apply 

To apply for this role please use the apply button to be redirected to our career site. Our process involves submitting your CV and a supporting statement, which should outline your interest and explain how you meet the role’s criteria. 

We celebrate diversity and make inclusion part of what we do every day. Diversity and Inclusion forms a main pillar in our People Experience Strategy. Our aim is for all of our colleagues and volunteers to bring their true self to work, so we can beat heartbreak for everyone.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact the BHF Recrutiment team.

My client is an NHS Trust just outside Bristol who is looking for a Divisional Finance Manager for a 12 month FTC initially; with a view to a more permanent position in the future.

Reporting into a Head of Finance your role will have specific responsibility for performance management, information and accountability for discrete projects/tasks within the Division and will be involved in many Cost Improvement Programmes and clinical discussions.

Key duties may involve:

• To be a member of the Divisional Management Team, working closely with all matrons and managers in the Division.
• To deputise for the Head of Finance, as and when required, including attending Divisional Board meetings, ad hoc work on divisional issues, ad hoc requests for financial information.
• To train Divisional budget managers by running introduction financial performance training courses and other higher level training for senior managers and senior medical staff.
• To take specific responsibility for ensuring financial information is available to support regular meetings/reviews and to report information back to NHSE/I

This is an important role for the Trust and would ideally suit someone with NHS experience (although not essential) and someone who is proactive, able to juggle an ever changing work load and most importantly has excellent written and verbal communication skills and is able to work with all levels of stakeholders, senior management and clinical staff