Charity People are delighted to be working with this amazing organisation that works to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for someone who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems. With their Network Partners, they aim to ensure that quality assured information, advice and practical support are available to all carers across the UK.
People are important! With their support unpaid carers get the recognition, help and support that they need.
The Head of Finance and Business Support at this organisation is an exciting new role which will act as a key business partner to the organisation and be a key member of their leadership team.
You MUST have the following:
* Look after all aspects of financial and resource planning and reporting
* providing effective, business partnering, analysis and decision support, and
* ensuring that the finance team works as a valued business partner across the organisation in support of their work for unpaid carers.
* Strategic understanding, and operational delivery, of best in class practices in financial management
* Strong leadership and management experience, of a finance team, with a collaborative and flexible approach
* Strong experience of financial reporting and preparation of year end accounts
* Experience in developing and overseeing the operation of finance systems
* Experience of working in a complex environment and sector
* Excellent ability to plan, monitor and implement projects to agreed deadlines often with conflicting priorities

Essential:
* ACCA, ACA or CIMA Qualified with significant post-qualification experience
Excellent technical and analysis skills, including advanced Excel modelling and analysis.
* A practical and innovative thinker who is able to translate strategy into operational and project plans and business and commercial goals into robust financial objectives and plans
* Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills; able to tailor information to different audiences, including the ability to interpret and present complex topics in a way that is accessible.
* Strong ability to establish business partnership relations and lead a team of people towards common purpose
* A role model and ambassador of collaborative working, valuing and developing employees to reach their potential.
* Proven ability to constructively challenge, influence and do things differently with positive organisational benefits
* Ability and willingness to work flexibly in terms of hours and travel

The Head of Finance and Business Support will provide leadership to the Finance team working as an enabler to the business, through ensuring effective practice and excellence in all areas based on company values.

My client is a Charity that excels in its goals and provision of services and has a very high profile across the country.

They are currently looking to recruit a new Finance Manager to the organisation to help with the delivery of all the financial objectives of the charity, bridging the gap between the finance team and Board of Directors

The primary purpose of the role is to manage the charity’s finances ensuring good financial controls are in place and that sound and appropriate practices are maintained.

The postholder will advise the charity on all matters relating to the financial performance of the organisation and provide management information for the Executive Team, and Board of trustees. The Finance Manager will work with the Head of Finance in setting budgets and monitoring the financial performance of the Charity, helping to ensure that the charity’s finances operate in line with SORP regulations

You will also be expected to manage a small team and contribute to future strategy, business planning, yearend accounts, monitoring of budgets and performance, and policies and procedures.

Good communication skills, commercial awareness and the ability to multitask and prioritize deadlines and changing schedules is important.
Prior experience of working in a charity is advantageous as is a good knowledge of Sage and SORP accounting
 

I’m working with an established not-for-profit organisation based in Leicester who are looking for their new Director of Finance & Governance. The role joins a high performing team and continues an ongoing change programme, after a reshuffle in the responsibilities of the SLT. With a strong leadership team and a new 5 year strategy soon to be rolled out, it’s an exciting time to join a growing organisation which still has a family feel. As with many charities, it is a challenging time as the pandemic has dented their income streams but has increased demand on services.

Reporting into an experienced COO, who places a high priority on personal development in the team, the main responsibilities of the role are:

• Lead and develop a broad team of 23 across Finance, Governance, GDPR and a newly formed Contracts Management division.
• Ensure continuous development of the organisational governance structure, becoming a champion of this area both internally and externally.
• Nurture and build on the current team culture, expanding this to the newly created teams which has been given increased prominence with the change to home working.
• Ensure board confidence in the execution of the business plans by providing analysis and modelling during the decision-making process
• Manage relationships with external stakeholders, such as banks and investment partners to ensure continued growth and return on investments.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a fully qualified accountant who has an excellent understanding of the governance requirements at a senior level.
• Have experience managing and developing a multi-functional team in a director level position.
• Enjoy working in an environment where continuous improvement is ingrained and enjoy making improvements to processes and policies.
• Have a commercial mindset and have demonstrable experience of developing strategic objectives alongside the business aims.
• Thrive when working in a high performing team where the culture is valued as much as output.

The organisation has an excellent flexible working policy with an option to work at least 50% at home. The closing date for applications is the 27th January, although applications will be reviewed on a continuous basis, so please don’t delay in applying.

For more information, please contact Jamie Elliott at MLC Partners.

We are recruiting a Finance Manager/ Head of Finance post for a fast-growing climate change organisation.

The Finance Manager will be responsible for supporting the Director of Finance in the production of the management accounts and delivery of the annual budgeting and planning cycle. The Finance Manager will be the primary business partner for Directors of all operational and programme areas of the business and their teams and will help to develop robust and meaningful management information reports to aid in decision making.

Responsibilities of the Finance Manager:

• Supporting the Director of Finance in setting the organisation's long term strategic financial planning and annual budgeting processes. Accountable for ensuring processes are in place for resource allocation and performance monitoring of the organisation.
• Ensuring that the appropriate processes and procedures are in place to monitor the long-term financial viability of the organisation, advising directors on the financial consequences of proposed
• Lead on the development of financial reports to management and donors, ensuring that accountability to key stakeholders is maintained for all activities.
• Work closely with the Grants Manager to provide timely and accurate donor reports and work-in-progress updates for all concerned parties.
• Produce timely and accurate monthly management accounts with commentary and analysis
• Deliver financial strategic advice, insight and challenge into the efficacy of spend decisions, utilising commercial acumen in addition to technical and financial analytical ability, to support Directors of departments and their team's decision making on current and future plans.
• Support business partnered teams in their planning and budgeting cycle.
• Provide insight and scrutiny on proposed plans, ensuring the relevant financials are a reasonable expectation and present an efficient use of the charity's funds.
• Develop forecasting templates and embrace new technologies that improve the efficiency and insight of business partnered budget holders' forecasting.
• Identify and realise potential efficiencies in workload to release capacity for further value-add activities.
• To support the preparation of business cases and board papers.
• Work closely with the Financial Controller to provide information required for the production of the statutory accounts and annual audit process
• Manage two remote finance staff in the Belgium and Brussels offices ans take responsibility for their personal and professional development

Person Specification:

• We are looking for a proactive individual who enjoys building relationships with non-finance stakeholders and supporting others to make the best use of funds available to them
• Highly developed cultural awareness, and used to dealing with colleagues at all levels of the business.
• A strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-set
• Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in.

Experience and Knowledge:

• A fully-qualified accountant (CCAB or equivalent)
• Experience of working in a business partnering role in an analytical capacity supporting non-technical decision makers
• Confident in preparing management accounts, budgets, forecasts and financial plans
• Experience in leading or supporting the annual budget setting process
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
• Highly developed cultural awareness, and used to dealing with colleagues at all levels of the business
• Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
• Good systems acumen with the ability to identify weaknesses and suggest improvements

Applications will be considered over the holiday period, and candidates with relevant profiles will be contacted in the New Year.

The Limehouse Project (LHP) is a thriving grassroots and award-winning organisation with a history of servicing the Limehouse area of Tower Hamlets and East London since 1984. Our menu of services continues to flourish thanks to investments and trust placed in us by clients, funders, and partners. While providing free legal, welfare, and family advice, accredited learning, capacity-building and employment support programmes, health and wellbeing activities for all age group, we work independently and in partnership with key Third Sector, business, and statutory organisations to ensure each client is given timely and active support they need to positively move forward in life. 48 children are also in our care at our pre-school nursery opened in 2017.

We are seeking an experienced Finance Officer who has knowledge and understanding of how charity finance works. You will have a genuine understanding of, and commitment to, the aims and values of the LHP and work effectively alongside the Director to implement the financial policies whilst working to support our dynamic teams.

The Finance Officer will be responsible for preparing financial statements, monthly management accounts, maintaining cash controls, preparing the payroll, purchasing, maintaining accounts payable & receivables, budget preparation, and managing office operations.
To input all financial data on QuickBooks Online software, ensuring that authorization and documentation are received from the appropriate members of staff, and filed accessibly.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced, committed individual to work alongside inspirational and passionate colleagues at a very exciting stage of development at the LHP.

Main Purpose of role;

• Maintaining financial and accounting services in order to meet legislative requirements and support Limehouse Project operations.
• Preparing financial statements, maintaining cash controls, preparing the payroll and personnel administration, purchasing, maintaining accounts payable & receivables, and managing office operations.
• Maintaining financial and accounting services in order to meet legislative requirements and support Limehouse Project operations.

Please see our recruitment pack and application on our website for more information

Role Purpose

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the design, development, execution and evaluation of projects within the financial health strand of the Multiple Long Term Conditions MLTC Programme at Guy's and St Thomas' Charity, with a focus on private sector engagement. Your work will be varied and rewarding, involving interaction with many different stakeholders. You will be encouraged to pitch and progress ideas through each stage of our investment process and make them a reality in line with our strategy. This financial health strand of work adopts a dual focus on systemic change and people in Lambeth and Southwark who are most at risk.

Guy's & St Thomas’ Charity is an independent urban health foundation, working with Guys & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and others to tackle the major health challenges affecting people living in urban areas, specifically in the London boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. 

Our multiple long term conditions (MLTC) programme is a ten year, multi-million-pound programme exploring how people in urban areas develop multiple long term conditions such as chronic pain, depression and diabetes. Our strategy involves addressing social risks to health, such as people’s work, personal finances and housing. The financial health strand of this programme aims to address the dual challenge of health and financial health, by seeking ways to prevent financial difficulty and improve people’s options to better manage their health and slow their progression to multiple conditions.

You will have the freedom to connect leading companies in the finance and digital industries with everyone from grassroots community groups and social enterprises through to digital health ventures and public sector leaders. Your portfolio will stretch from work in local neighbourhoods and the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark, to pan-London, national and international initiatives.

You may be scoping partnerships between national banks and community organisations to support people vulnerable to financial difficulty; project managing a money and health consortium to trial new Open Banking apps; commissioning experts to better connect financial and health data owners to improve outcomes for people with long-term conditions; or helping financial firms, health evaluators and others to join regional public policy initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Guide existing investments in financial health.

Be the go-to person for 3 to 4 partners who are delivering live projects. Problem-solve, advise and manage a £1m-£2m portfolio of active funding contracts, enabling the charity to deliver frontline impact on time and to budget, and gain insight to inform the future strategy of the programme.

• Build a pipeline of investment opportunities.

Originate and co-design a portfolio of a further 3 to 4 projects valued at up to £1.5m that support future influencing, and engage with banks, insurers and other financial services, with digital platforms and services, or with national and local data owners and processors. You will identify appropriate partners and hone ideas by advising them on a project’s strategy fit, risk, budget, complexity, impact potential and ability to be evaluated.

• Lay groundwork for systemic influences.

Develop the building blocks for the Financial Health strand’s influencing strategy. You will identify actions to influence and help us influence, prioritise across different opportunity areas and issues that are relevant, garner interest and have high potential for impact. You will also cultivate relationships in line with our reputation and areas of expertise.

• Support the internal investment process

Work with the wider MLTC team to make quality, high impact investment decisions by developing and presenting investment cases (including aim and strategic fit, due diligence, project plan, evaluation and governance) to our internal Executive Investment Committee for funding.

• Co-own successful delivery of the programme.

Collaborate with colleagues who support programme success by delivering high quality research and evaluation, communication of insights, policy engagement, tailored investment mechanisms and grant management.

• Be our ambassador

Represent the Charity with partners, manage and nurture external relationships, contribute to refining and evolving the strategy of our programmes, and deliver thought leadership and influencing work aligned to our goals.

Skills and Experience

Experience (essential)

•  Independently managing a portfolio of inter-related projects.
• Taking projects from design to delivery to completion on time and on budget.
• Working in business, especially the finance or digital industries.
• Building partnerships that involve a variety of people and organisations from across different sectors.

Experience (desirable)

• Programme / strategy development – particularly around solving complex social problems.
• Supporting products or services to go to market.
• Developing project budget forecasts, cash flow projections and interrogating management accounts for different types of organisations.
• Financial literacy, experience in assessing organisation’s strengths and weaknesses, and aptitude for making investment cases in line with commercial realities.
• Understanding of the different services and support available to help people prevent or manage health conditions.

Skills, abilities, and attributes

• Self-reliant and resilient – enjoys freedom to create, manages uncertainty and navigates changing environments.
• Clear strategic thinker – can critically appraise projects’ merit and link into wider programme and organisational strategy with ease.
• People person and relationship manager – who enjoys building and nurturing networks and uses strong interpersonal skills to motivate others.
• Excellent communicator – ability to cut through complexity and communicate concisely and in plain English to a broad range of audiences in written and verbal form.
• Ambitious and determined individual – setting high standards and working hard to achieve them.
• Efficient multi-tasker – able to manage a complex range of projects and competing priorities.
• Influencer – persuasive in situations without direct levers to pull.

If you are interested in this excellent opportunity, please send your CV and Cover Letter to Sheena Pentin at Careers4Change. 

Reporting to: Programme Director for MLTC

Contract: 12 month FTC, part time 3 days/week

Salary: £60,000 FTE pro rata

Closing date: Monday, 25th January, 2021 at 9.00am

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The Head of ICoN is a new and exciting role which will deliver a business analysis specialism and will play a key role in effective management, leadership and coordination of the Innovatiion and Consumer Needs team within WSUP.This role was created as part of WSUP’s long term change programme to build our capacity to meet our ambitious goals from the 2020 – 2025 Business Plan. 

About WSUP                                                                           

WSUP is a not-for-profit company that helps transform cities to benefit the millions who lack access to water and sanitation. We were created in 2005 as a response to the urban explosion that has left many cities unable to provide basic services, such as access to a toilet or drinking water, to low-income communities. We work alongside local providers, enabling them to develop services, build infrastructure and attract funding so that they can reach low-income communities.

To ensure that services can reach as many people as possible, and will exist over the long-term, we have a strong focus on financial viability. This means working with utilities and businesses to build services which generate revenue whilst reaching the most vulnerable urban residents, and advising regulators and governments on how to create an environment which enables businesses to succeed.

We work in seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, supported by an office in the UK. As the urban specialist in water and sanitation, we are committed to sharing evidence and approaches so that our innovations can enable change around the world. Since inception we have helped over 20 million people access improved water, sanitation and hygiene services.

About the ICoN Team

The 2020-2025 Business Plan describes WSUP as an unusual and exhilarating institution, never short on ambition or a willingness to try the innovative, alternative or stretching. Whilst every team has a role to play in living up to this reputation, ICoN leads the way. This means questioning the way we seek to solve the world’s WASH problems. ICoN looks for innovative opportunities. This might include exploring a new business model, alternative partnerships, different technology or a refined method for analysis. Innovation might be huge leap, or series of incremental adjustments, but will always be underpinned by customer focus and a growth mindset.

Being part of the ICoN team means providing support as a group of different specialisms, being prepared to embrace problems, maximise impact on existing projects, manage ambiguity, seek out your own initiatives, challenge constructively and stay resilient to the inherent challenges of encouraging change.

About the role

This is a new role, part of WSUP’s long term change programme to build our capacity to meet our ambitious goals from the 2020 – 2025 Business Plan. The Head of ICoN will deliver a business analysis specialism and will play a key role in effective management, leadership and coordination of the ICoN team within WSUP.

You will coordinate the ICoN team’s work with the Global Programmes Team and seek integration with country teams to refine solutions and apply innovative approaches. You will manage the ICoN team’s work with the Evaluation Research and Learning team to reflect, share and learn from projects and areas of work which have generated new findings or unlocked improved WASH service provision. You will assist the Partnerships and Communications team to articulate how ICoN can add value to project proposals and help build partnerships with new types of funders.

The Head of ICoN will support WSUP’s work on enterprise development: supporting the private sector in playing its role in bringing innovation and developing services which are both financially viable and affordable for the poorest residents.

Across all areas of expertise, you will be expected to individually and as a team deliver capacity building and knowledge sharing across the organisation.

Please note: This job is based in the UK. Applicants must have the right to work in in the UK at the time of application. Please do not apply if this is not the case.

Job Description

Overall purpose

As Head of ICoN you will manage the ICoN team members and will work closely with the other functional teams to manage the budget and resourcing of specialist and cross-cutting activity. You will support the ICoN team members in prioritising their workload to ensure the team as a whole can achieve the WSUP Strategic goals and you will represent ICoN in WSUP decision making structures. You will be responsible for ensuring that all work in ICoN takes into account financial budgetary constraints, and environmental, institutional and organizational aspects.

In your business analysis capacity you will develop innovative designs for appropriate, sustainable, financially viable WASH business solutions, challenging the status quo and building partnerships. Your role will help to increase the credibility of WSUP through high quality evidence-based financial and business scrutiny, working closely with colleagues and water and sanitation enterprises in WSUP core countries.

Main responsibilities & tasks:

1. Managing the ICoN Team

• Represent, supervise and guide the ICoN function to effectively implement the cross-cutting activities which achieve the ICoN mandate, dedicating time to ensure that the team members achieve their full potential.
• Take financial control of the ICoN budget supported by the WSUP Finance function.  Use the fund reports for financial tracking, project planning and forecasting. Provide fund report feedback to the Finance function keeping a tight control on expenditure and contractual commitments.  
• Stretch the ICoN team members to expand the range of support they can provide and the interventions with which they will engage.
• Ensure that work is appropriately delegated amongst the ICoN staff members and that the team members are empowered to carry out tasks independently where appropriate to their skills and capacity.
• Generate effective communications, ensuring that the perspectives from country teams are represented and articulated within the ICoN function and that key messages from the ICoN function are accurately communicated to the in-country teams.
• Secure collaboration within the ICoN team and assist in appropriate organisational decision making teams, speaking on the team’s behalf.
• Assist in the recruitment of ICoN staff members and other staff members as required.
• Coordinate country visits by the ICoN team members to ensure that country teams are not overburdened, that appropriate support is provided for the projects and that optimum impact is achieved for the budget available. 
• Prioritise the personal and professional development of the ICoN team members through objective setting, regular one-to-ones, feedback and reflection. Manage performance in a coaching & mentoring manner.
• Ensure line managed staff are aware of their duty of care responsibilities relating to children, young people and vulnerable adults; support partners and line managed staff to safeguard children, young people and vulnerable adults to protect them from abuse and themselves from false allegations 

2. Leading ICoN for WSUP

• Secure collaboration across the ICON team members and be a visible presence in WSUP, championing ICoN’s values: exploring the need for new ways of working, seeking innovative approaches and ensuring the potential for inclusion of the private sector in the WASH environment.
• Establish ICoN direction and governance which is capable of absorbing significant growth over the medium to longer term, whilst maintaining the essential ingredient of entrepreneurship in the way that WSUP works
• Represent ICoN and WSUP, and facilitate the team to represent WSUP at relevant sector workshops, seminars and conferences to share ICoN initiatives, programme activities and organisational messaging.
• Develop purposeful relationships with different development agencies to share learning and experiences of ICoN and to secure support from them to strengthen WSUP.
• Support and build the capacity of the Business Development Leads through a mentoring and coaching approach, sharing particular insights linked to the various specialisms in the ICoN team

• Contribute to fundraising communications, strong and positive WSUP brand visibility and recognition, working closely with the country teams and the Head of P&C

3. Design and analysis of new and existing business models

• Interpret financial data to ensure that business decisions are made using sound and understandable data
• Carry out deep dive assessments of variances between budgets, forecasts and actuals for businesses which WSUP support
• Share key insights in an impactful and easy-to-understand way through data visualisation and accessible narrative
• Provide analytical services such as stakeholder identification, market segmentation, scope definition, benefit measures and operational impact assessments, and analyse barriers to service provision in low income communities.

4. Engagement with Financial Services Sector

• Engage the social financing sector to build external awareness of WSUP programmes the enable the prospect of their investment and the opportunities for them to collaborate.
• Follow and track sector debates to leverage best practice and cutting-edge business research to improve the quality and impact of interventions and to encourage innovative and alternative business solutions.

5. Capacity building within WSUP

• Secure collaboration and agreement from colleagues and businesses reflecting understanding of the business development process, customer focus and business value.
• Support the Partnerships and Communications team to strengthen WSUP’s positioning of market-based solutions with funders and other key stakeholders
• Adapt and develop processes and tools for gathering and validating business requirements that can be used by WSUP teams, developing ways of documenting ‘as is’ and ‘to be’ processes in accessible and transferable format

6. Undertake any other duties as commensurate with the role and agreed with the Director of Programmes.

Person specification

Evidence that applicants meet the essential criteria will be assessed by the following methods: Application (A) Interview (I), Test (T) as indicated below.

Qualifications and experience

• Track record of delivering tasks within deadlines and budgets and helping others to do so. (A, I)
• Experience of private sector engagement and developing market-based solutions  (A, I)
• Experience and understanding of the practical realities and cultural dimensions of working in a non-UK context, for example with multinational firms or international consultancies or not for profit agencies (A, I).
• Experience in managing projects funded by agencies or governments and experience of managing external stakeholders (A, I)
• Appreciation and experience of managing external stakeholders (I)
• Experienced in managing a team (A, I)

Knowledge

• Sound understanding of key financial, institutional and social issues in the provision of services to low income consumers in urban areas of the developing world (A, I)
• Knowledge of business and commercial issues (A, I)
• Understanding of safeguarding considerations in the context of business serving low income consumers and of data protection and security in relation to the flow of business data between different parties (I)

Skills and abilities

• Capability in leading, managing and participating in a small dynamic team where flexibility and adaptability are required. (I)
• Ability to build and monitor budgets, manage resources and confidently negotiate financial decisions for the team. (I)
• Demonstrated ability to articulate sound reasoning for strategic recommendations (A).
• Ability to combine long-term strategic thinking with practical day-to-day implementation (I)
• Able to identify, prioritise and manage areas of risk (A, I)
• Manage performance and undertake appraisals of direct reports (A, I)
• Ability to understand and interpret business requirements and to analyse complex data from multiple sources (A, T)
• Ability to articulate a business approach or business model with clarity to non-financial or business stakeholders (I)
• Advanced Excel skills to illustrate and demonstrate models (T)
• Project management skills including planning, implementation, monitoring and financial management (A, I)
• Excellent relationship building approach, experienced in stakeholder management and collaborative working with cross disciplined teams (I)

Other

• Passionate about WSUP’s aims and ethos (I)
• Absolute adherence to WSUP’s policies on Safeguarding, Child Protection, Health & Safety and Business Ethics and lead on these by example (I)

Internews are exclusively partnering with Robertson Bell to recruit their Finance Coordinator role on a permanent basis.

Following a recent period of rapid growth and expansion, Internews are now looking to recruit this key role.

The Finance Coordinator will be responsible for a variety of tasks across team including ensuring smooth operations between Internews Europe and its Related parties. The role will support both Corporate and Project finance tasks, as well as assume responsibility for key areas of Corporate reporting.

About Internews

Internews is an international non-profit organisation whose mission is to empower local information providers worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect and the means to make their voices heard.

Internews provides communities the resources to produce local news and information with integrity and independence. With global expertise and reach, Internews trains both media professionals and citizen journalists, supports business development strategies for the sector and helps establish policies needed for open access to information. Internews programmes create platforms for dialogue and enable informed debate, which bring about social and economic progress.

Internews’ commitment to research and evaluation creates effective and sustainable programs, even in the most challenging environments. Internews operates internationally, with administrative centres in Arcata, California; Washington DC; and London, UK; as well as regional hubs in Bangkok and Nairobi.

Formed in 1982, Internews has worked in more than 90 countries, and currently has offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.

Our commitment to a culture of belonging

Internews is passionate about our core values and about supporting positive change in the world. We pride ourselves on our commitment to innovation and flexibility. We believe that diverse teams are strong teams, and work to support an ethic of belonging, dignity, and justice for all people. Our current team includes a mix of genders, parents and non-parents, the self-taught, and people of multiple races, nationalities, ages, sexual orientations, and socio-economic backgrounds. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage candidates of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply, and actively welcome those with alternative backgrounds and experiences.

The key responsibilities are as follows:

• Monthly review of financial records, ensuring the completeness of records and reconciled balances:
  • Balance Sheet reconciliations
  • Partner/Sub-grantee reconciliations
  • Regular Balance sheet reconciliations
• Supervision and management of organisational timesheets.
• Oversight for Internews Europe’s key financial relationships with its sister companies, including preparing monthly reconciliations and allocations, providing financial accounting support and regularly liaising with key stakeholders to manage relationships.
• Work closely with the Audit Manager to provide support in funder audits as required.
• Provide efficient delivery and support of periodical assignments such as annual budgeting, cashflow reporting and year-end statutory tasks.
• Provide invaluable support in the creation of new policies.
• Play a significant role in supporting the migration from Quick Books to Unit 4 ERP. 

The successful candidate will have:

• Made significant progress on working towards a professional accountancy qualification (ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA).
• A minimum of five years’ experience of working in a fast-paced finance department.
• Strong experience preparing balance sheet reconciliations.
• Ideally, previous experience working within an NGO. However, candidates without this are still strongly encouraged to apply.
• Previous experience assisting on management and/or financial accounts.
• Good Excel skills, including vlookups, SUMIFS and Pivot Tables.
• Proven experience in working across diverse teams and multi-cultural environments.
• Good understanding of other Microsoft Windows applications.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven multi-tasking skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

CVs are being reviewed on a daily basis with first stage screening interviews commencing as early as 14th January. Please submit your application ASAP with our exclusive agent Robertson Bell to avoid disappointment.

About Options 

Options Consultancy Services Limited is a leading global health consultancy established in 1992 as a wholly owned subsidiary of MSI Reproductive Choices. We manage health programmes that ensure vulnerable women and children can access the high-quality health services they need. We work with partners to co-create and implement locally informed solutions to complex health problems. This includes governments, development partners, NGOs, civil society and health workers. Our programming is flexible, evidence-based and politically informed. This means we adapt to changing contexts, use data to inform our decisions and ensure our approach is appropriate. Our focus is always on building local skills and systems that last.

Position

The position will work within the New Business and Partnerships team to play a key part in coordinating and managing the business development process. This includes analysing new opportunities, developing and maintaining relationships with partner organisations, and pursuing and managing technical and commercial proposals to secure new business for Options. The BDM also contributes to the implementation of Options’ new business strategy, supporting our approach to new clients, design and innovation, and expansion in new countries. The post holder will act as Options’ Framework Manager on the UK aid-funded International Multi-Disciplinary Programme Framework Contract helping to ensure the smooth running of the framework including reviewing all call-downs and facilitating go / no go decision-making.

Responsibilities:

• Identification and tracking of new business, including understanding the market and landscape.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of Options’ strategy for expanding work with institutional donors, new clients, foundations and in new markets, including developing engagement strategies and supporting aspects of our geographical strategy development and implementation.
• Develop and maintain relationships with existing and new clients, consultants, and potential partners.
• Analysis of opportunities, tender documents, potential partners in collaboration with senior Options staff.
• Lead and managed the development of proposals providing support to forming consortia.
• Act as Options’ Framework Manager on the UK aid-funded International Multi-Disciplinary Programme Framework Contract helping to ensure the smooth running of the framework including reviewing all call-downs and facilitating go / no go decision-making, on-going learning and process refinement.
• Along with the rest of the team, seeking ways to improve BD systems and processes to enhance the team’s efficiency and knowledge management.

Requirements:

• Professional qualification or degree in a relevant subject (relevant post graduate qualification in international development or health desirable).
• Extensive experience in business development, resource mobilisation or programme management in international development.
• Work in/with developing countries.
• Identification and tracking business opportunities.
• Supporting the development and contributing to successful proposals for government, foundations and other donors.
• Budgeting (using Excel);
• Time management and organisational skills, and an ability to multi-task.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build internal and external relationships.
• Excellent attention to detail, particularly good editorial and proof-reading skills.
• Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Ability to work as part of a team and use own initiative.
• Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Right to live and work in the UK.
• Commitment to equal opportunities.
• Commitment to Options’ mission.

Benefits

Options offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous annual leave allowance, season ticket loan,  cycle to work scheme and a performance related bonus scheme.

Other information

• Options is an equal opportunities employer.
• Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.
• We seek people who are pro-choice, energetic and enthusiastic about Options’ vision.
• Overseas candidates require a valid UK work permit.

Are you a professional Accountant passionate about ending poverty? The International Finance Team at Tearfund are a key part of that vision - we provide high quality support to the International Group and HQ senior management including:

• financial planning and reporting
• financial control and audit management; and
• business process improvement.

We are looking to recruit a proactive and dedicated Senior International Accountant to support our institutional donor programme. You will be part of a dynamic and supportive team and will have the opportunity to develop in your career and add value to Tearfund's work and mission.

The successful candidate will have a strong academic background, a professional Accountancy Qualification and proven skills in managing large institutionally-funded programmes. They will be adaptable, solution-focused and enjoy working across multi-disciplinary teams. Experience of the NGO sector and especially of commercial contracts with donors would be a distinct advantage.

We are looking for a self-starter with great communication and analytical skills.

If you think your skills match the above we'd love to hear from you!

All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.

Do you have an interest in mental health? Do you have specialist skills gained from your professional career and looking to share your knowledge and experience with a charity? Are you interested in working with a forward thinking and ambitious organisation? If yes, we would love to hear from you.

Mental Health Matters (MHM) is a national charity with over 35 years’ experience in delivering high-quality mental health and social care services. MHM has a hugely positive impact on the lives of people living with mental health needs in our local communities. We provide services across England, from Northumberland to Cornwall, led by a highly motivated and enthusiastic workforce (circa 400 employees) who are committed to delivering the best quality services to those in need of support.

We believe that, with the right personalised support, anyone with a mental health need can live the life they want to live. It is our vision that everyone gets the personalised services and support they need. To make this vision a reality, our mission is to help people achieve good physical and mental wellbeing and live life to the full.

We support more than 15,500 people every month to access treatment and achieve their recovery goals, and we are always seeking to develop and expand our services to reach more people in need.  Our support services range from helplines and IAPT talking therapies, to supported housing, employment support and safe-havens, and all based on the principle of enabling every person, as an individual, to achieve their own goals and aspirations.

We are now looking for new Trustees, who can bring a comprehensive range of skills and further develop a diverse way of thinking to our Board.

We are open to and would welcome candidates with a broad range of expertise and backgrounds. However, we have a particular interest in:

• someone with a background in psychological therapies, wider mental health provision and policy.
• someone with a digital or IT background as we are seeking to drive an IT and digital modernisation project, continuing our record for innovation in service delivery.
• someone with strong commercial knowledge and business development expertise.

Other areas include social media, brand development and marketing or public sector commissioning.

We are encouraging applications from people with a diverse range of experiences and backgrounds to ensure our Board truly represents the people we serve.

To reflect our broad geographical spread of services, we welcome interest from candidates, regardless of current location.  During the past year all of our meetings have been held virtually.

The standard role of Trustee will require a time commitment of approximately five to six days per annum minimum, which is inclusive of four quarterly Board meetings and one to two strategy days. However, there are opportunities to be involved in specific strategic projects if you have the capacity to offer additional time.

We welcome both experienced Board leaders and those looking to take on their first Trusteeship. Ultimately, you will be dynamic in your thinking and approach, with a real drive and passion to make a substantial impact to our work!

For more information and to apply, please visit the job page on Peridot Partners' website via the application method on this site.

Closing date: 9am, Monday 15th February 2021

Spurgeons is one of the UK's leading children's charities, firmly supported by Christian beliefs and values, helping to support disadvantaged children and their families through delivering projects to support children, young people, their families and communities to find long-lasting solutions to the challenges they face.

We are passionate about the work we do and need equally committed members on our team to help us achieve those goals.

The successful candidate will have overall responsibility for providing excellent, timely, accurate and value added financial management and reporting across both accounting and operational finance at Spurgeons with direct financial responsibility for a portfolio of projects.

They will own the budgeting process, overseeing and producing annual budgets working with children’s services managers, operational finance, heads of departments, applying healthy challenge to provide robust budgets for consolidation and submission to the HoF&CS & the Executive Team.

They will also line manage the finance team (2 direct members) and to take overall responsibility for the quality of service delivered by these individuals. To be an effective business partner within the organisation.

Full information about this role can be viewed in the job description.

Interviews will take place w/c 25th January 2021.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people we serve. This post is subject to necessary safeguarding checks including an appropriate level DBS Disclosure.

Spurgeons is a Living Wage Employer

Head of Financial Accounting & Operations required to join a large not for profit organisation. 1 year fixed term contract.

Your new company
This is a multi million pound income organisation with a complex structure encompassing a variety of areas. The finance team operate in a shared service system and are currently in the midst of some exciting changes including around systems and processes. The finance team operate with a collaborative and friendly culture.

Your new role
Reporting to the FD and responsible for Financial Accounting & Control team, Financial Processing team, Tax & Compliance team, Operations and Change Manager, and Payroll. The post has 5 direct reports and 30 indirect reports. You will have oversight of the statutory reporting for four multi-million pound charities, their trading subsidiaries, three multi-employer pension schemes, a common investment fund and a number of other smaller entities. You will lead the delivery of customer-focussed, efficient transaction processing and cash management services within a robust control environment. The Finance team is undergoing significant change, in-step with the changing needs and ambitions of the organisation. This is a 1 year maternity cover opportunity for someone to support the team to embed new roles and responsibilities following a recent restructure, and to adopt two new key business systems due to go live in the year.

What you'll need to succeed
This is a leadership role and requires someone who can take on the operation responsibilities as well as the staff management. The ideal candidate will have experience of both implementing and embedding change. You will have experience of working with larger, complex organisations (open on sector background - happy to consider someone moving into the sector from the commercial world). You will be a qualified accountant with significant post qualification experience.

What you'll get in return
This is a well known, impactful organisation and the contract offers the opportunity to oversee a time of significant change. The organisation will offer work-life balance with some element of working from home available for the long term. The organisation also offers a competitive package of benefits including 28 annual leave days, flexible working opportunities and a pension scheme of 8-15% employer contribution.

What you need to do now
Please apply ASAP to be considered. We will be considering applications before the closing date.

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We are looking for an ambitious manager to take charge of our major growth plans to provide accommodation and employment for the homeless. Emmaus Bradford is a homelessness charity with a difference - we don’t just give people a bed for the night; we offer a home, meaningful work and a sense of belonging. The key requirements of the job are:

• To develop and implement a capital fundraising strategy 
• To apply to suitable trusts and foundations for start-up funding
• To enhance and expand the retail offer and other income-generating activities
• To identify and acquire a suitable residential building 
• To launch the Emmaus Companion offer - providing home, work and support. 

We are looking for someone with experience in a senior managerment role with proven expertise in project management, fundraising and business development. Third sector experience and some knowledge of retail management are desirable.

Please refer to the application pack and job description for more details.