The Findhorn Foundation is a 58 year old spiritual community based in the NE of Scotland where it runs courses based on the three foundational principles of Inner Listening, Co-creation with the intelligence of nature and Work as love in action. Despite its small size and remote location it has had a global impact, creating a space where tens of thousands of people have had their lives transformed and gone on to be influencers for good across the world.

At this time of planetary transformation, the Foundation is going through its own process of radical transformation in response to the challenges brought about by the COVID pandemic and, more recently, a catastrophic fire that destroyed two of the most cherished buildings on one of our Campuses. The Accounts function has commenced its own transformation as we have moved from Sage to Xero and our Finance Manager of 20 years has retired.

We are therefore looking for someone to join us on the next part of this adventure. This role is responsible for the development of Xero as a tool to enable financial transparency, understanding and accountability across the co-worker body, as well as creating an integrated system of checks, balances and reports for management and trustees. Liaison with auditors, banks, and other departmental heads is also central to this role.

It will not be possible for this role to be performed remotely, at least initially. 

Requirements for this role:

• Either at least 5 years PQE with a formal qualification or at least 10 years of qualification by experience at senior management level in a finance function

• Experience of supporting Board members/Trustees with financial information

• Extensive experience with Xero and Excel

• Experience at setting up systems of checks, balances and reporting

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Good IT skills and an ability to assess IT solutions for integration with Xero as required

• Understanding of charity accounts an advantage

Person specification:

• Aligned with the spiritual principles of the Foundation

• Ability to  inspire and lead a team

• Ability to think creatively and communicate concepts clearly

• A willingness to engage with the wider community on financial matters

• A willingness to ‘roll up your sleeves’ when necessary 

UKGBC is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to perform a crucial role within a growing and impactful organisation, reporting directly to the Director of Membership & Operations and with a close working relationships across the Senior Management Team. The Finance Manager is responsible for UKGBC’s financial planning, monthly and annual budget cycles, and delivering all aspects of financial reporting and compliance. This role is critical to ensure that UKGBC retains strong financial controls and procedures and is able to adapt these to the changing needs of the organisation. This role is ideal for an individual seeking full flexibility with an option to work remotely with occasional travel.

Company Overview

UKGBC is an industry-led network with a mission to radically improve the sustainability of the built environment.  A charity with over 500 member organisations spanning the entire value chain, we represent the voice of the industry’s current and future leaders who are striving for transformational change.

We inspire, challenge and empower our members, helping them to identify and adopt the most sustainable, viable solutions. We also engage our members in advocating a progressive message to government, informing and influencing policy. Our vision is a built environment that enables people and planet to thrive by:

• Mitigating and adapting to climate change
• Eliminating waste and maximising resource efficiency
• Embracing and restoring nature and promoting biodiversity
• Optimizing the health and wellbeing of people
• Creating long-term value for society and improving quality of life

Purpose of job

Scope of job (dimensions)

The purpose of this role, is to provide operational leadership for the finance function at UKGBC, ensuring that all finance activities are effectively managed, that activities are financially viable and to provide support on wider aspects of operational management

People  (eg. headcount)

1 direct report

Financial (eg. budget)

Oversight of the organisation £2.5m budget and associated reporting and governance

Other

Full time, minimum 12 month fixed term contract, working flexibly (maternity cover)

Principal Accountabilities (e.g. key responsibilities and projects)

Financial Strategy & Management

• Oversee UKGBC’s financial strategy, ensuring cautious and appropriate financial planning and both short and long-term viability
• Support the Director of Marketing & Operations to prepare an annual budget and monthly forecasts
• Produce timely monthly reports on the financial performance of the organisation, including monthly management accounts with current and forecasted P&L, cash flow and debtor lists
• Provide financial trend reporting/analysis to the Senior Management Team to support their regular strategic planning, programme management, and KPI reporting processes
• Support wider team members by ensuring they have accurate financial information to facilitate decision making
• Design and deliver financial procedures that are maintained and complied with, and where necessary altered and adapted to changing needs
• Contribute to risk management processes and planning with the Senior Management Team
• Support the Director of Membership & Operations in preparing for the Risk & Audit Committee (which reports to the Board of Trustees) and the implementation of associated procedures

Financial Governance, Treasury and Operational responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with legal, statutory and Charity Commission, HMRC and Companies House requirements as they relate to the organisation and its ancillaries
• Lead the production of statutory contents for the Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts
• Review and manage the outsourced payroll function, ensuring PAYE, NI, Pension and all other regulatory requirements are met.
• Manage the organisation’s investments to maximise security, cash flow, financial return and where possible to ensure ethical investment – in line with the Treasury Policy
• Support the project teams by preparing financial reports for grant providers
• Provide support to DMO across various operational management matters including supply chain management, tender and contract preparations
• Manage the organisation’s investments to maximise security, cash flow, financial return and where possible to ensure ethical investment – in line with the Treasury Policy

Audit Process

• Manage the selection and relationship with UKGBC’s external auditors to maximise value
• Lead the annual audit process to ensure it is carried out effectively, completed in a reasonable timeframe
• Ensure the organisation meets recommendations resulting from the audit findings

Information and Communications Technology (ICT)

• Review the existing outsourced ICT service and identify and deliver optimum hybrid flexible working ICT solutions for UKGBC colleagues – prioritising high quality technical support and collaborative culture to maximise productivity
• Lead the relationship with external ICT solution providers to provide specialist expertise & maximise value

Line management

• Efficient line management of Finance & Operations officer
• Work closely with the Operations & People Manager

Decision making authority (eg strategy – impact on business; customers/stakeholders; people – leadership and teamwork; process – operational effectiveness and controls

Without reference:

• Management accounting and reporting
• Audit process and timetable
• Statutory and compliance requirements and updates
• Monthly reporting, cashflow and forecasting
• Staff management, objective setting and appraisals

With reference:

• Finance strategy and budget
• Board papers
• Invoice payments
• Budget approval
• Trustees annual report approval
• Supplier contracts

Key competencies

Essential

• Honesty, integrity and the highest standards of probity
• Strategic thinking, proactively taking the long-term view
• Good interpersonal communication and relationsip-building skills
• A collaborative and supportive team player
• Strong management and organisational skills, as well as interpersonal and communication skills
• Takes responsibility, builds contingency into plans, overcomes obstacles
• Enthusiasm, self-motivation, self-discipline and initiative
• Confident, mature and professional approach
• Pragmatic business attitude
• Confidential approach

Desirable

• Interest in the built environment and sustainability

Knowledge, experience and qualifications (minimum requirements for the job)

Essential

• CCAB qualified, with excellent accountancy, cash and budgetary management skills, and good knowledge of pension, treasury and investment management
• Minimum of 5 years experience of the financial management of a small organisation, preferably a charity
• A self-starter with independent judgement and work planning, also able to work well as part of a team

Desirable

• Experience of reviewing contracts
• Experience of using QuickBooks
• Experience of working with charity trustees
• Experience of CRM Database

Terms & Conditions

Place of Work: Anywhere in UK, option for remote working with occasional travel for key meetings in UKGBC office in London. (Currently fully remote working due to Covid-19.)

Hours of work: Full-time with flexible working

Holidays: 28 days per annum pro rata, plus 3 days between Christmas & New Year plus public holidays

Salary & benefits: £48 - £52k based on experience, enhanced pension contribution, Bupa cashback scheme

Start date: From May 2021

UKGBC is committed to providing equal opportunities to all existing and prospective employees. We aim to be inclusive to everyone regardless of ethnicity, religious beliefs, gender, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation or political beliefs.

Sounds great?

Apply now with a copy of your CV and a covering email explaining in no more than 250 words why you would be amazing in this role and the earliest date you can start. Applications will be assessed until the candidate has been appointed

We're looking for a New Business Manager to help our charity expand upon our consultancy and training offer. A newly funded post, the role holder will help us to embed an entrepreneurial approach into our charity, ensuring that we have a brilliant offer that meets the needs of our clients whilst also fulfill in our mission of ensuring that  decision makers listen to and act upon the views of young people.

In this role you will be mapping our audiences and creating a new and improved offer. Through developing this programme of work you will help to bring in much needed funds to the charity, supporting our continuing work to bring young people together to find their voice and use it for social and political change.

If you have experience of sales and marketing, developing a business proposition or a passion for helping charities to develop their entrepreneurial approach then we are want to hear from you.

GLF Schools are looking to appoint a finance professional to support our Teaching Hub.

Your opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and qualified finance manager to join our highly successful finance team overseeing the GLF Teaching Hub.

The Finance Manager will work as part of the trust finance team, led by the Trust Finance Partner, to deliver an expert service to the Teaching Hub, including:

• Preparation of monthly financial reporting to inform Functional Leads, Executive team and Trust Board
• Management of day to day finance operations for the Teaching Hub/SCITT
• Development of improved and consistent financial processing to inform decision making and enable success of the teaching hub
• To work as part of the regional finance team delivering an expert service to Teaching Hub Team

The successful candidate will  be based at the GLF Trust Office at The Beacon School in Banstead. 

About GLF

GLF Schools currently has 41 schools located in Surrey, Wokingham, Croydon, Oxfordshire and West Sussex. Our vision is to raise the aspirations and achievement of all children within the GLF family of schools. We believe that every child in our schools can achieve the highest academic standards whilst enjoying a vibrant, challenging and rich curriculum. Whilst operating as a part of a family, each school exists in its own right maintaining its own unique characteristics and individual identity.

About The Teaching Hub

The GLF Teaching Hub is the professional development centre, providing high quality initial teacher training, school to school support and professional development opportunities to all GLF Schools and our Partnership Schools. 

What we are looking for

• A Qualified Accountant
• Experience of producing financial accounts using financial systems
• Experience of working within the education or charity sector
• Experience of working within a Finance Department
• Experience of using PSF Financials
• Positive and solution focused with a flexible approach to work 
• Self-motivated and proactive
• Good communicator both orally and in writing

Thrive in a career at GLF Schools

GLF Schools is a dynamic, forward thinking and rapidly expanding Academy Trust with many career opportunities for new and existing staff. Each school in our Trust has its own individual identity, while benefiting from the expertise that comes from dedicated and experienced regional and Trust teams. Our schools serve to meet the needs of its own local community, yet all are united in their core purpose of providing an outstanding educational experience. GLF Schools has a generous employment offer which allows our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish. Our offer includes:

• Continuous Professional Development
• Work life and family friendly policies
• Flexible Working
• Staff Wellbeing
• Career Pathways and Talent Management
• Staff Benefits
• Community and Collaboration
• Valued Worker Scheme

The Details

Hours: 36 hours a week, 52 weeks of the year (please note we may also consider part time applications, of at least 30 hours a week)

Salary: Senior Specialist £30,000 - £41,370 FTE per annum 

Contract type: Permanent 

Start date: ASAP

Closing Date: 2nd May 2021

Interview Date: TBC (Interviews will take place via video link)

The job of a Save the Children's UK Business Development Pricing Lead is interesting and fulfilling.

• Are you commercially minded with a passion for data and numbers?
• Do you enjoy analysing and interrogating data?
• Are you passionate about using data to influence business decisions?
• Do you have exceptional interpersonal, influencing and relationship-building skills?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose

Reporting directly to the Business Development Team Lead, the Business Development Pricing Lead is an active member of the Business Development Team that is responsible for demonstrating to our donors the benefits for them of working with Save the Children through the delivery compelling and mutually beneficial proposals which deliver real change for children.

As Business Development Pricing Lead, you will enable Save the Children to secure large-scale, multi-million-pound contract and grant funding from FCDO, The World Bank and other Institutional donors, working closely with Senior/Business Development Managers, Technical Leads, Finance Managers, and consortium partners in the UK and Country Offices, throughout the design process. You will also lead the pricing of proposals and support the development of winning commercial strategies using effective analysis to assess competitiveness of programme design and pricing.

Key duties will include leading the pricing and budgeting process for bids and ensuring proposal budgets and pricing are in line with technical design, operational planning and the commercial strategy. You will also play a lead role on undertaking analyses to support the development of pricing strategies, cashflow forecasts, financial risk assessments and payment-by-results contracting modalities.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The Business Development Pricing Lead will also support our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Main Accountabilities

• Play a lead role in the programme design process advising on the development of winning cost/price strategies, underpinned by robust assessment of funder ToRs and scoring criteria, market competition and programme need.
• Lead production of high quality, well-written narrative for commercial and financial proposals.
• Support Business Development Managers to agree and negotiate commercial arrangements with partners organisations. Serve as lead liaison point with consortium partners in relation to budgeting and pricing.
• Support Business Development Managers to undertake pricing and commercial negotiations with funders.

Tools, Templates and Capacity Building

• Create and maintain ready-to-use Excel-based pricing templates and tools for services/PBR contracts for key Institutional funders. Adapt templates as required for specific requirements of each opportunity.
• Troubleshoot and support end-users with application and use of templates and tools.
• Support COs and Regional Portfolio Teams to mobilise projects, post-win, for specific conditions of contracts and grants.
• Lead on commercial aspects of kick-off/mobilisation activities, supporting Country Teams to meet requirements of service contracts and other PBR funding modalities.
• Benchmark Save the Children UK’s costs and pricing in bids.
• Undertake on-the-job training and capacity building activities on commercial proposal development with country office operational and finance staff and HQ based staff, as appropriate. 

Person Profile

Technical Skills:

• Competent in the development of large budgets (£1m+) for institutional donors and presenting budget information to donors.
• Preference for experience of pricing contracts and/or grants involving payment-by-results.
• Preference for experience in consortium/partnership development or management, with a focus on commercial arrangements.
• Solid understanding of value for money (VfM) principles.
• Solid understanding of financial principles and systems. Experience of using financial systems.
• Confident in mathematics, an advanced user of Excel (advanced formulas and functions for example), with ability to translate qualitative information into logical budgeting/pricing.

Personal Skills:

• Excellent inter-personal skills and clear ability to build and maintain both internal and external relationships at a variety of levels.
• Excellent organisational skills with ability to provide support to multiple bids.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills in relation to complex stakeholder networks/matrix relationships.
• Fluency in English with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Rigorous and methodical, with excellent attention to detail.
• Willingness and ability to travel overseas several times a year.

Education/Professional Skills:

• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience in programmatic/financial/commercial discipline.

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

Please note applications will be considered on a rolling basis

HR Business Partner

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: 35 per week 

Location: London (currently working remotely)

Salary: £41,774 per annum + good benefits

Closing date: 3 May 2021 

Expected date of interviews: TBC

We have an exciting opportunity for an HR Business Partner, to join our small but busy team of 4, to provide centralised HR support to approximately, 300 staff and volunteers across 5 centres, situated in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle and Glasgow. This is a newly created role reporting to the Head of HR and working alongside another HRBP.

You will take lead responsibility on Diversity and Inclusion, and so it’s essential that you have significant knowledge and expertise in this area. You will also be expected to lead on the effective use of the HRIS and HR team’s processes, Contracts with third party suppliers and employee benefits, as well as acting as a Business Partner to Management.

You must have experience in managing a caseload, and be confident in providing, accurate timely advice and support, with up to date knowledge of HR best practice, UK employment law and GDPR. 

You will need to have a keen eye for detail, excellent planning and organisational skills and the ability to influence, persuade and negotiate at all levels within the organisation. It is also essential for you to be experienced in making effective use of HRIS and HR processes. 

Experience of working in a professional clinical setting and/or Charity sector would be highly desirable. 

In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30 day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution).

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click the link provided.

Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.

Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.

Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer. People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

No agencies thank you.

The Commercial team at Help for Heroes are responsible for raising charitable donations to support the charity’s objectives. The team works across a number of different revenue streams:

• Partnerships; Corporate, Commercial, Philanthropy, T&F
• Regional Partnerships
• Individual Giving & Legacies
• Supporter Relations & Community Fundraising
• Events & Challenges
• Trading

Accountabilities

To develop a pipeline of corporate partners as directed by line manager

To generate long-term, mutually beneficial income in line with organisational priorities

Securing income to new business targets focusing on strategic partners in line with our brand values

Identifying and securing sponsorship opportunities

To secure gift in kind from partner companies, enabling more money to be spent directly on supporting our beneficiaries

Main Responsibilities

• To deliver agreed financial targets as specified on an annual basis
• To work across the Partnerships team to ensure the team achieves its financial targets from corporate and commercial strategic partners
• To seek sponsorship for special events, fundraising campaigns and challenges in line with the charity’s strategic fundraising plans
• To seek new corporate and commercial prospects and ensure all prospects receive the highest quality cultivation experience
• Develop funding opportunities for recovery services programmes and ensure that such opportunities and propositions are packaged attractively for donors
• Ensure all donor data is added to Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Essential Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Previous experience of working in the commercial sector and/or previous experience of working in the charity sector
• Experience of working in a busy, fast-paced environment
• Proven record of developing effective partnerships in a b2b context
• Strong understanding of the Corporate Social Responsibility agenda
• Strong understanding of donor cultivation

We are a predominately remote company so to us remote and flexible working are a standard. How, when and where you work is entirely up to you and your team to agree. There is an element of travel involved in this role, to meet with the team and also with corporate partners, primarily these partners are based in London, but travel could be anywhere throughout the U.K.

In addition to good flexible and remote working practices, we also offer 29 days paid holiday each year and as if that wasn't enough, you'll also get your birthday off, because although we are a great team, we understand no-one wants to be at work on their birthday. 

Your health is important to us and to ensure you need not worry about your finances and can focus on your health in times of need we provide Company Sick Pay for all our employees. PLUS: We have partnered with Simply Health to give you a range of healthcare related advice, guidance and cashback options to support all your healthcare needs.

We foster a growth culture so it comes as no surprise learning is our default state and we offer a wide variety of courses you can take part in. 

Sounds like the role for you? Please head to our website to apply

Finance Manager

Salary £35-38,000

Duration: Full time, 35 hours per week

Our 5 year vision:
‘Everyone has a safe home and a community in which to belong’

We shall build an inviting and welcoming community in which people experience acceptance and a sense of belonging. No one will be turned away. Ensuring this warm welcome will be core to all the services we offer. People will be supported to move on from our services when they are ready and will always be welcomed back and offered ongoing support.

Our community of support will help people to address the isolation and loneliness that can prevent their sustained recovery. We shall support them to participate in their current communities, to connect with new communities and to build confidence in their own talents and skills.

 

THE ROLE
We are seeking a dynamic and pro-active Finance Manager to join our finance team of 3.
The Financial Manager will be a talented, professional and experienced individual, capable of managing a diverse list of tasks as well as assuming a hands-on role. This will include managing the finance systems, processes and controls, month end tasks, as well as creditors, debtors and cash positions. This role will include the preparation of our monthly reconciliations and journals and timely supporting financial information. The role is also responsible for providing advice and guidance to the finance team and the wider business, and maintaining and developing robust finance processes. There will be plenty opportunities to influence and shape continual enhancement of Providence Row finance systems and processes.

You will have years of experience using Sage Line 50 and proficient working knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, etc. Micros desirable).

This is a great prospect for someone looking to develop their career within charitable sector, with the opportunity to contribute to the financial success of the charity, through day to day operations, as well as taking part in creating the system to deliver quick financial information to managers and budget holders.
Application deadline: 2nd May midnight

To apply, please visit our website

Interviews: week commencing 3rd May (via Zoom or Teams

Expected start date: 31st May 2021. Earlier or later start will be considered.

Providence Row is an equal opportunity employer.

Please note that due to an expected high volume of applicants we will not be able to respond to all applications.

Purpose of the role:

The Workers` Educational Association is a unique charity and the UK`s largest voluntary sector provider of adult education. With a clear vision and a strong social purpose, we bring great teaching to local communities, with life-changing courses held in clubs, pubs, workplaces, schools and almost anywhere else you can think of. Since 1903, we have been giving disadvantaged people the opportunity to return to learning - inspiring them to realise their full potential and become active, engaged citizens. We see education as a tool for social justice, not just self-improvement, and we pride ourselves on making learning egalitarian and accessible. Volunteers play a central role in everything we do, from governance through to classroom support, helping us deliver courses to 50,000 people in 2,300 locations - and enabling us to reach 80% of the population.

All posts at the WEA will support the vision for "A better world - equal, democratic and just; through adult education the WEA challenges and inspires individuals, communities and society."

 

Key areas of responsibility:

To assist Line Managers with the accounting functions and financial monitoring, management and record keeping tasks of Association`s business units and ensure that these are undertaken to a high standard. To work with areas of the Association as deemed by Line Manager.

You will also be responsible for reconciliation, maintenance and submission of grant claims.

About you:

Do you have significant experience of working in a similar role?

Are you able to work accurately and keep to deadlines?

Do you have good quality IT skills particularly Excel (computer database packages, Microsoft packages Outlook, Word & Excel)?

Are you educated to NVQ level 3 qualifications or can demonstrate equivalent experience?

Do you have excellent customer service skills?

Our partner is a faith-based organisation operating globally. They are seeking an experienced finance leader to support regional finance heads in strengthening the finance function of the overseas offices, building their capacity, and ensuring that they meet their donor compliance and reporting requirements

Responsibilities

• Lead the team of regional finance heads, whilst taking responsibility for a number of overseas offices. This will include supporting them in managing the day to day aspects of their accounting, banking and credit, and in applying for grants and meeting the compliance and reporting requirements.
• Lead in the continual improvement of policies and processes, and foster an environment of understanding and compliance to these.
• Part of the senior management team, reporting to the senior leadership on the financial health and performance of the overseas offices.

Requirements

• Qualified or QBE accountant, with experience in developing and strengthening internal controls and processes, evaluating and strengthening operational models, financial management, and reporting.
• Strong business partner, with experience in capacity building staff.
• International experience and ability to successfully work across different cultures
• Experience of leading a team
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Comfortable working in a faith-based organisation

This role offers flexibility in terms of the location of the candidate, and the salary will reflect the base of the candidate. For those candidates in the UK, the salary is c. £45,000 - £50,000, depending on experience.

Finance Business Partner

Permanent Position

£40,000 - £43,000

Flexible Working ( 2-3 days working from home)

The organisation has grown rapidly from 2013 to 2020 with an increase in turnover from £7m to £23m. We now work with over 400 schools across the UK. There are further exciting opportunities for continued growth and innovation as the profile of mental health awareness in the UK grows.

The Finance Business Partner is an exciting new post established in March 2021 and its success will support an overhaul of the charities finance function, revitalising the culture, operations and team.

The Finance Business Partner will support a revised business structure working on a customer facing partnering model. They will support a focus on quality outputs from the finance function and will help to embed financial autonomy across the business.

• This role is key to ensuring efficient and effective financial management for their designated areas of the organisation (Business Units (BU)) by providing finance partnering to key managerial and senior internal stakeholders, ensuring that all financial planning, implementation and monitoring is robust and effective.
• The Finance Business Partner holds a key position for the day-to-day provision of financial information for planning and control purposes. The role will provide ownership of the end-to-end processes necessary to take financial data and to report in a meaningful way back to the relevant audiences in the organisation.
• To develop and support the financial management of the organisation by overseeing the processes and procedures for recognising income and expenditure in the organisation.
• This is in tandem with overseeing the full budgeting and management accounts process related to the relevant Business Units.

You must be ACA, ACCA, CIMA Qualified.

Experience of a finance position within the Charity Sector is not essential, however useful.

Donor Finance Business Partner. Permanent - up to £45,000 + Bonus + Benefits

On behalf of a large NGO, we are recruiting for a Donor Finance Business Partner (DFID / FCDO). Reporting to the FCDO (DFID) UK and European Donor Finance Manager, the Donor Finance Business Partner is responsible for financial management through the life cycle of donor funded projects from start to audit. The Business Partner will be a key contact for the Donor Teams within the International Operations Functions globally, ensuring all project accounting complies with regulations and FCDO / DFID, UK, and EU Donor requirements.

Main Duties:

• Business Partner to Global Programmes and FCDO Team
• Advise on donor reporting and compliance
• Accountable for financial aspects of project life-cycle support to country programmes and regional teams on budget and proposal development, project initiation, project management and project close
• Donor Finance and Accounting - reviewing country, programmes and partner budgets for donor proposals
• Setting up new projects in SUN accounts and ensuring accurate donor reports are submitted on a timely basis to donors. Review and analyse PFRs (Project Finance Reports)
• Ensure compliance of transactions, cash flow forecasting and controls for each project as well as providing analysis of project life cycle and performance
• Reconcile deferred income for projects as well as performance margins
• Support year-end audit processes as well as statutory financial statements, assisting Audit.

Person Specification:

• Experience in project accounting and large NGO projects and country programmes
• Financial reporting experience to governmental, private and institutional donors
• SUN and Q&A experience
• UN, USAID or DFID experience
• Qualified ACCA, ACA or CIMA

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Central London Healthcare CIC is the GP Federation covering the Central London CCG area. The organisation supports 34 General Practices and 4 Primary Care Networks (PCNs). We operate a number of NHS contracts including a Care Navigation Service, a Clinical Pharmacy Service, a Community Dermatology Service, and Partnership in Practice (PiP) - an out-of-hospitals provision which is sub-contracted to its 34 General Practice members. Our vision is to be recognised as a leading GP provider network, run by clinicians for the benefit of our local population. We will achieve this by working with patients and partners to ensure that general practice remains sustainable and independent. Our approach is to deliver exceptional assistance to our 34 General Practice members and to operate our NHS contracts in a manner that supports our Practices and their patients by providing services economically, locally, promptly, and in a familiar environment.

A primary responsibility of this role will be to provide effective oversight, management, and coordination of the integration of the Network Contract DES Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) within PCNs as well as enabling the timely and efficient recruitment and allocation of new roles within this scheme, ensuring roles are successfully embedded into PCNs.

This combined PCN and CLH post is a vital role within a complex environment of primary care management. The role will deliver on a wide range of business, data submission, transformation, and improvement initiatives across the four PCNs in Central London, providing strategic transformation support and leadership.

This post holder will be instrumental in advancing our PCN development plans and promoting sustainable services for delivery via CLH. The post holder will also work with member practices to break down challenges to implementation across our population.

The post holder will need to be extremely well organised and possess excellent time management skills. A highly motivated individual with initiative is key to take ownership of the role. You will be a team player, professional at all times and able to develop strong relationships and engage with a wide range of stakeholders across the PCNs to ensure collaborative approaches to service development and delivery. In doing so the post holder will improve integration with the broader community services as our networks mature. The post holder will be responsible for managing agreed projects with a focus upon developing the partnerships across primary care, community services, social care, mental health, the voluntary sector and secondary care that are enabling on-going MDT development.The post holder will actively support integrated ways of working whilst promoting standardisation and efficiencies for each network.

Donor Finance Business Partner | Temporary £200 - £250 per day

On behalf of a large NGO, we are recruiting a temporary Donor Finance Business Partner (DFID / FCDO). Reporting to the FCDO (DFID) UK and European Donor Finance Manager, the Donor Finance Business Partner will be responsible for financial management through the life cycle of donor funded projects from start to audit. The Business Partner will be a key contact for the Donor Teams within the International Operations Functions globally, ensuring all project accounting complies with regulations and FCDO / DFID, UK, and EU Donor requirements.

Main Duties:

• Business Partner to Global Programmes and FCDO Team
• Advise on donor reporting and compliance
• Accountable for financial aspects of project life-cycle support to country programmes and regional teams on budget and proposal development, project initiation, project management and project close
• Donor Finance and Accounting - reviewing country, programmes and partner budgets for donor proposals
• Setting up new projects in SUN accounts and ensuring accurate donor reports are submitted on a timely basis to donors. Review and analyse PFRs (Project Finance Reports)
• Ensure compliance of transactions, cash flow forecasting and controls for each project as well as providing analysis of project life cycle and performance
• Reconcile deferred income for projects as well as performance margins
• Support year-end audit processes as well as statutory financial statements, assisting Audit.

Person Specification:

• Experience in project accounting and large NGO projects and country programmes
• Financial reporting experience to governmental, private and institutional donors
• SUN and Q&A experience
• UN, USAID or DFID experience
• Qualified ACCA, ACA or CIMA

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