Vacancy:  Director of Finance

• Director of Finance
• £70 - 80,000
• Full time 
• Permanent 
• Wakefield, West Yorkshire, with flexible working policy in place
• Directorate: Finance

About us  

Penny Appeal was set up in 2009 to provide poverty relief across Asia, the Middle East and Africa by offering water solutions, organising mass feedings, supporting orphan care, and providing emergency aid. We’ve come a long way since then and have grown tremendously in the past 11 years!

We’ve transformed lives and empowered communities, helping to break the poverty cycle and build brighter futures. Over the past few years, our work has expanded and our teams have grown considerably, allowing us to launch new campaigns and work in even more crisis-hit countries. As well as strengthening communities in over 30 countries around the world, we also make it a point to support vulnerable people here in the UK, too.

Each of our projects are carefully designed to be accessible and effective. They are a wonderful blend of emergency support, short-term relief, and longer-term sustainable solutions. Our way of approaching relief means that we can save lives immediately, improve situations in the coming days and transform communities for years to come.

At Penny Appeal, people are at the heart of everything we do. Every one of our projects are tailor-made to meet the needs of those we support and benefit as many people in need as possible, in ways that cost our generous donors just a little bit of loose change each day.

Vision: 

Transform small change into a big difference for those who need us most 

Mission: 

Inspired by the universal values of the Islamic faith, Penny Appeal’s mission is to serve all those in need at home and abroad 

Strategic aims: 

Within 5 years - 

1. Best in class Muslim charity 

1. Sunday Times top 100 businesses to work for 

1. Most recognizable Muslim charity in the world 

1. Raise over £100 million per annum for good 

Key facts:  

• We are a British Muslim led charity 
• Our HQ is in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.  We have approximately 160 staff based in the UK, with many more across the world
• UK staff have been working from home for the last 18 months, but we are instigating a move back into a brand new office in early 2022, coupled with a new flexible working policy
• Please read our latest Annual Report here

About the role 

Are you looking for a new opportunity where you can use your talent to really make a difference in one of the UK’s fastest growing charities? This is a highly specialist role that has responsibility for the financial strategy, financial governance, financial operations and financial controls of the charity.  We are seeking someone who is solutions orientated, can take the initiative, and displays effective decision making. Someone who has significant experience of initiating, delivering, leading and embedding change initiatives.

Responsibilities:

Finance

• Develop strategic financial plans working with the CEO and the Board of Trustees.
• Providing strong and effective strategic leadership for all financial functions of the charity. This is inclusive of robust strategic financial direction across the Global Penny Appeal Family embedding a strong culture of value for money, accountability and strong financial control.
• Providing the charity with robust and thorough analysis of P&L’s, data and business insight to ensure informed decision making, including detailed payback analysis of marketing and fundraising spend to inform future direction and decisions.
• Overseeing the preparation of relevant financial data to be presented to different levels of stakeholders, including detailed monthly management accounts, cost centre reports and budget variance analysis.
• Prepare and present relevant and impactful financial information to the Board of Trustees and make effective recommendations based on this.
• Developing and monitoring financial processes and controls within the Finance department and throughout the organisation.
• Ensure Finance is acting as an effective business partner to all other areas of the organisation.
• Managing the end to end process of external statutory audits and ensure statutory reporting and financial compliance across the business.
• Company-wide financial planning and budget preparation and management.
• Overall responsibility for working capital management (cash flow forecasting, debtor management, strong income and expenditure controls etc).
• Identifying and managing commercial opportunities and helping to drive revenue increases and increased efficiencies across the organisation.
• Implementing and maintaining a strong cost control environment throughout the organisation.
• To ensure sector standards are applied in all programme expenditure and particularly ensure end use of funds in branches of affiliated offices and high-risk countries.
• To develop robust controls for all areas of finance inclusive of procurement and tendering, expenses, cash management, payments processing, etc.
• Ensure the effective, controlled and timely completion of all finance operations and the maintenance of all required accounting records.
• Developing an investment strategy and effective financial management of any trading subsidiaries.
• Completing detailed financial analysis of any specific projects or proposals as required.

Governance and Leadership

• As a member of the senior management team, assist in the development, implementation, review and maintenance of organisational policies including Health and Safety, Staff Welfare, Conflicts of Interest and all those required by regulatory bodies and sector standards for INGO’s applying best practices.
• Ensure Finance operations adhere to all regulatory and legal requirements.
• Develop and maintain a full and robust Finance operational risk assessment and ensure adequate controls are in place.
• Sit on the Executive Committee along with the senior staff members (led by the CEO) and play an active role in shaping both the long and short term planning for the organisation.
• Implement effective succession planning, people management, development, recruitment, and retention strategies.
• Help advise and manage essential matters arising that require senior input as per the direction of the CEO.
• Develop and mentor members of the Finance team, ensuring that appropriate technical skills are in place.
• Executive oversight of Internal Audit and Compliance functions, as required.
• When appropriate represent the charity publicly through effective ambassadorship.

About you 

For us, it’s not just what we do, it’s how we do it.  Our values are important to us and we’re looking for people who will live and breathe them.

Required:

• Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)

• Proven track record of effective senior leadership experience
• Management of a Finance Department in a fast-paced growth organisation
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• A track record of promoting learning and capacity building.
• Strategic thinking, highly organised, outcome focused and target driven 
• Strong people skills, including managing people working remotely, and networking externally
• Sound project management skills including project proposal development, monitoring and evaluation.
• Ability to develop systems and processes to manage and deliver required objectives
• Commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity.

Desirable  

• Contemporary understanding of issues and challenges facing humanitarian organisations.
• Previous experience of managing large diverse multi-disciplinary teams including distance management.

Additional information  

Safeguarding: We are an organisation that takes safeguarding very seriously.  All staff will be expected to adhere to our policies, processes, and approach.

Applying: Please send a statement (of no more than 2 sides of A4, font size 11) clearly outlining how you match our requirements, as well as a two-page CV outlining your professional, volunteering experience, education/qualifications and any other relevant information.  Please state the job title in the email title.

Deadline: We are running a rolling a recruitment, so reserve the right to close the post at any point.  Please don’t delay in getting your application in to us!

The CAS/SISS Operations Manager helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by leading and managing a cross functional operations team of staff and volunteers working with adults, children and young people and their families to provide the consistent delivery of person-centred services in accordance with their needs. 

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. 

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there may be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people. 

Diversity 
Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding 
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Certified Management qualification such as ILM or equivalent relevant work experience in a management, supervisory or volunteer management role. 

• Experience of developing, supervising and / or managing performance in others (e.g. staff/volunteers), coaching and leading a team. 

• Experience of handling safeguarding concerns within a service delivery setting.

• Knowledge and understanding of effective management protocol   Knowledge of models of person-centred service delivery to adults, children, young people and their families.

• Knowledge and experience of ensuring safeguarding compliance within a team. 

• Knowledge of current legislation, policy and research relating to people with sight loss and/or disability. Up to date with current policies, practice and thinking in the Education and/or Health and Social Care sector.   

Desirable 

• Project Management qualification (Prince-2 or equivalent)

• Professional qualification in a related field (e.g. CQSW/DipSW, post graduate, Dip/Cert, BEd/PGCE/QTS, Habilitation/Rehab/GDT/GDMS.)

• Project Management experience

• Experience of Rehabilitation practice / Habilitation Quality Standards / working dog practice as applicable (SISS role)

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

How to apply 
 

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above. 

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description. 

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised. If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

The Single Gifts Campaign Manager helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by managing the Single Gifts Campaigns team to deliver campaigns that maximise income for the organisation and also maximise the number of new recruits through various media channels, whilst monitoring quality and cost of acquisition. The role will develop the supporter journey for all supporters to reduce attrition, maximise lifetime value and create a world leading supporter experience.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. 

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people. 

Diversity 
Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding 
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Proven experience of budget setting, monitoring and re-forecasting, including making recommendations on areas for investment. 

• Good understanding of direct marketing principles and techniques. 

• Experience of briefing and interpreting analysis. 

• Very competent in Excel. Competent in Word and PowerPoint.

• Good understanding of the charity sector. 

• Up to date knowledge of Gambling Commission legislation.

• Good understanding of Gift Aid. 

• Experience of effective new product development. 

• Experience of online marketing

For the complete list of essential criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply 

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above. 

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description. 

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised. If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

The Head of Commercial Management leads all strategic and commercial activities. Initially this is a one-year fixed term contract to drive implementation of the strategic plan and deliver pre-identified opportunities to grow revenue, brand awareness and the membership base. The charity’s mission is to take in as many animals as we can properly care for, to restore them to health and happiness and where possible find them good new homes or provide sanctuary for life. This role is critical to achieving the mission and ensuring the longevity of the charity.

About Us

Kick It Out are advocates on behalf of under-represented and minority communities in football, working to increase their representation in every area of the game – from grassroots to the Premier League, from the pitch to the side-lines and from the stands to the boardroom. We do everything in our power to report incidents of discrimination, educate communities, and mentor a new generation of people in the sport.

Football should be a game for everyone, whether they play it, work it in it or support it. But not everyone is welcome. Kick It Out’s mission is to campaign for change to end discrimination and build belonging, so that everyone feels they can be a part of a sport that should be for all.

Job Purpose

We are seeking a part-time Finance Manager to oversee the organisation’s finance function and processes to monitor the present and future financial condition of the organisation.

With an ambitious growth plan in the coming years, we need to build a successful financial infrastructure to enable that development.

Developing financial management strategies will provide overall control of the monitoring and reporting of accurate financial records.

Main responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing the entire finance function, including ongoing management and reporting to the leadership team and Board of Trustees.
• Ensuring financial reports are shared with relevant funding organisations; tracking project spend and financial resources for each programme aligned to the strategic budget.
• Developing the strategic budgets together with the CEO and leadership team.
• Management of the cashflow forecasting and control.
• Developing and maintaining sound financial systems and controls appropriate to a small charity.
• Preparing year-end financial accounts and supporting the financial audit process.
• Financial analysis and scenario modelling required by the leadership team, Board of Trustees or prospective funders. 
• Management of an outsourced bookkeeper, maintaining robust financial records.
• Leading on the banking systems and efficient payroll processes.
• Present financial updates to Board of Trustees and attend quarterly Board meetings and Finance and Risk sub-committee meetings.
• Assist the CEO in developing and implementing Kick It Out’s business plans.
• Proactively assist the CEO in developing existing and new income streams for Kick It Out; these may include grants, funding from government agencies, donations, and commercial sponsorship deals.
• Maintain good relationships with all stakeholders – in particular, ensuring that Kick It Out complies with the conditions of grants provided by the charity’s core funders (and any other donors or agencies), as well as with the terms of any commercial contracts or sponsorship agreements.
• Ensure that Kick It Out fulfils its legal and charitable responsibilities, including all filing obligations.
• Working with the Head of Operations, ensure that Kick It Out has all the necessary and appropriate insurances in place.
• Efficiently manage the purchasing of charity resources (Kick It Out mainly uses prepaid Soldo cards issued to all staff).

Kick It Out is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.  Kick It Out selects all candidates for interview based on skills, qualifications and experience. Candidates with a disability who meet the criteria will be offered a guaranteed interview.

It is an exciting time to be joining Cruse, as we are in the process of improving our processes and services to strengthen the support we can offer to our volunteers and to bereaved people, and so that we work better together to truly become ‘One Cruse’.

The role is responsible for ensuring data integrity, implementation of a strong control environment and preparation and analysis of financial performance as the organisation centralises its Finance function. This includes being involved in the year-end external audit, month-end and year-end accounting processes, responsible for the control of the balance sheet reconciliations, developing and managing the financial reporting processes, and involved in planning, budgeting and forecasting, implementing robust policies and processes.

The ideal candidate must be part qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIPFA) and have at least 5 years accounting experience. Line management experience is essential.

In line with our recent successes in adapting our business model, we have identified the potential for further expansion. In this newly developed role, the successful candidate will be collaborating across the Ri to maximise our income-generating potential, working in partnership in:

• Identifying the most appropriate prospects to target and the most suitable way of positioning Ri programmes to deliver long term and sustainable growth
• Developing international partnerships and sales
• Reviewing our approach to licencing and publishing
• Developing new revenue-generating customer propositions, including merchandise

To fully explore the income potential from commercial activity, the successful applicant will need to develop relationships across the Ri teams, including fundraising, digital, marketing, finance and programmes. They will be working as a business development partner with our small but committed team to realise our ambitions and deliver sustainable business growth.

About you

As the successful candidate you will have experience of working at a similar level, with a track record of success, ideally with a combination of not-for-profit and commercial expertise, and you will be:

• Confident across the range of development activities from the identification of growth areas, business planning through to implementation
• Experienced in asset licensing, ideally in a charity or not for profit
• Able to lead pitches, securing business from a variety of potential customers on a national and global scale
• A natural collaborator with strong interpersonal skills who can work at all levels
• Proactive, adaptable, and resourceful with a pragmatic, solution focussed approach

Harris Hill is recruiting for Programme Finance Manager on a 9-month fixed term basis for this international charity based in London

* Reporting to: Head of Finance,
* Management: Team of 3 Finance Officers
* Based: South London
* Flexible Working: 2 days a week is required in their offices in London
* Employment: 9 months fixed term Contract
* Start Date: Immediate
* Salary: to £45,000pa

The post holder will provide strategic input to the management of Programmes and will be responsible for ensuring the robustness of Alert Grant/Project management systems.

The post holder is responsible for overseeing the whole process of grant financial reporting through to auditing of grants and claiming funds from donors.

The post holder provides advice and support to budget-holders in the area of financial Grant/Project management - including support with financial monitoring, reporting, auditing and compliance with donor regulations.

The post holder will also lead on the grant Audit function and set up systems to manage and monitor all grant audits.

The post holder will contribute to the strategic evolution of the Finance and operation functions alongside other members of the Finance and operations management team, specifically leading on aspects of Grant/Project management and Country office support.

The post holder will contribute to organisational priorities - including establishment of virtual hubs, development of management capacity in country offices, partner management and progress on Commercial Contracting

Procurement Manager: £65,000 - £75,000 + benefits | 6-month FTC

For a global education company, we're recruiting a Procurement Manager to lead the development, implementation of, and roll-out of new procurement procedures focusing on a professional and consistent commercial approach for the management of 3^rd party suppliers. Reporting to the Director of Finance, The Procurement Manager will play a key role in delivering service excellence and commercial value, particularly around IT contracts and ensuring a new and robust global procurement framework is adhered to internally. Initially for 6 months, this role could be extended.

Main Duties:

• Support the development of a Group strategic sourcing process whilst developing the overarching procurement strategy
• Drive positive change through the implementation of procurement best-practice processes and governance to UK and Regional offices
• Drive commercial value from business cases, and sourcing exercises to reduce costs, increase revenue generation and operational efficiency
• Negotiate and sign-off supplier contracts, partnering with Legal and SMT
• Define and implement sourcing strategies for IT (Capex and Opex) related projects
• Develop RFx and technical specifications with stakeholders in the UK and regionally.

Person Specification:

• MCIPS (preferred) with proven experience of end-to-end procurement lifecycles
• Proven experience of procurement framework development
• Proven experience of procurement policy and procedures implementation
• Strong experience of supporting cross functional project teams and excellent relationship building skills
• Strong knowledge of contract law
• Strong procurement / savings / financial reporting development experience

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

If you know anyone looking for a new role, your referral could earn you £250

The consists of five distinct brands: , , , and . If you or anyone you know is looking to join our growing recruitment team, speak to us today. £250 is on offer for any referrals we successfully hire.

Head of Donor Finance: up to £63,500 + Bonus and Benefits

On behalf of a renowned global healthcare organisation, we're recruiting a Head of Donor Finance to report to the Global Financial Controller and partner with the Donor, Programme Design and Development, Giving and Fundraising Teams and International Operations. The Head of Donor Finance is a key role which will lead a team to manage the fundraising and donor funded project life cycle. This role will also oversee the commercial cost proposal and bid process as well as the donor reporting, and donor audit process.

Main Duties:

• Lead, motivate and manage the Donor Finance Team
• Act as key business partner to the Exec, Donor, Compliance, Programme Design, Fundraising and Global Operations teams
• Support full project life cycle to country programmes, regional teams, and donor teams
• Oversee cost proposal development process, bid commerciality, performance of new business development functions and new business KPIs and metrics
• Oversee the Donor reporting and accounting function including cashflow forecasts, project finance reports, deferred and accrued income balances and performance related pay
• Ensure all project donor audits across EU and USAID are compliant and that the year-ed analysis is robust and included in statutory accounts
• Work closely with the Group Financial Controller to improve processes, procedures, and support business growth

Person Specification:

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA) with significant experience of managing restricted funds/ projects reporting and accounting teams.
• Significant experience with USAID, FCDO and EU
• Strong staff management experience
• Multi-currency reporting and accounting experience
• Ideally Sun and Vision experience
• SORP and NGO experience
• Commercial bids, pricing, and ROI experience

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

If you know anyone looking for a new role, your referral could earn you £250

The consists of five distinct brands: , , , and . If you or anyone you know is looking to join our growing recruitment team, speak to us today. £250 is on offer for any referrals we successfully hire.

Finance Business Partner, reporting into the Head of Commercial Finance

Client Details

Private equity backed education group that are looking to grow internationally. Offering excellent education for students is top of this organisations agenda and they looking for continuous improvement to their product. In line with this, they are also looking to improve the support and corporate services to be "best in class" and this includes finance.

Description

• Leading on key reporting and analysis for schools across the group
• KPI analysis and performance reporting and delivery to senior stakeholders, including executive level
• Support on long term strategy and financial planning
• Business partnering key stakeholders
• Working on key projects, including investment appraisal and business cases

Profile

You will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA or ACCA) with strong commercial finance experience. You will have an understanding of good finance business partnering with non-finance stakeholders and you will be able to build strong working relationships easily.

An understanding of an international organisation would be highly beneficial.

Job Offer

Salary c£50,000 plus excellent benefits

The King’s Fund paid-for events business began in 2006 and has grown organically year on year by developing new products and increasing reach.  The events programme attracts participants from across the NHS, local authority, people using health and care services, commercial, statutory, and the voluntary and community sectors. The King’s Fund’s vision is that the best possible health and care is available to all and our work involves understanding developments, challenges and opportunities across health and care. The events programme supports our organisational goals and brings people together to discuss, share and learn.

The events and partnerships team is responsible for delivering a large portion of the free events that take place across The Fund; including online events, roundtables, workshops, receptions and dinners. The team also has ownership over our paid-for events programme; which includes virtual conferences, in-person conferences and congresses. The events and partnerships team ensures that there is a co-ordinated and uniform approach to delivering virtual or in-person events, and that each is delivered to the same high standard.

Working with the Head of Events and Partnerships, you’ll take on a varied and interesting role. You will take the lead in organising, delivering and evaluating a portfolio of paid for and free to attend events. You will liaise closely with colleagues across the Fund to generate new conference ideas and lead on specific event content, playing a key role in the process of researching and creating individual event programmes. You will support the development of partnerships to generate income and build strong relationships with external organisations. You will have responsibility for ensuring our annual programme of events run smoothly, keep to strict budgets, meet the expectations of our delegates and enhance the public profile of The King’s Fund and its work.

Here at the Fund, we actively encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds, people from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBT+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge as we recognise that diversity makes us stronger.

Hybrid working: Our premises in London are open and for the rest of the year our staff are working in the office at least one day per week. We are in the process of developing our working patterns in the longer term (from 2022) which we expect to include some time working from the office each week to better deliver our work and support our colleagues and clients.

Closing date for receipt of completed applications is Tuesday, 7 December at 9am. 

Please note that in order to apply, you must have documented proof of your right to live and work in the UK. Please do not send CVs. No agencies please.

Work for a fast growing international charity in central London. You will lead on finance business partnering and analysis for a key business area.

Client Details

International charity that has close links with government and policy organisations across the UK and internationally. This organisation is fast growing and highly ambitious and this role is working on a crucial international business area.

You will have the opportunity to present to senior stakeholders on a regular basis, looking to guide and inform decision making. International travel is a possibility for individuals that want this.

Description

• Working across key leadership and budget holders, building relationships to help drive better financial understanding and performance
• Lead forecasting and budgeting for your business area
• Take ownership of the management accounts and reporting that is produced for your business area
• Work on ad-hoc projects to provide financial analysis and to develop the quality of the reporting
• Manage qualified and part-qualified accountants

Profile

You will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with strong financial management, budgeting and forecasting experience. You will have worked closely with non finance individuals to support decision making and ideally, will have line management teams successfully.

Job Offer

Salary c£62,000 plus excellent benefits

About Police Now  

Police Now’s mission is to transform communities, reduce crime and anti-social behaviour, and increase the public’s confidence in the police by recruiting, developing and inspiring outstanding and diverse leaders in policing. We are working towards a day when every community, whatever the socio-economic background of its residents, can thrive without being fearful of crime. We are looking for high-performing, committed, mission-aligned individuals who will actively contribute towards this goal. 

It is important that Police Now’s workforce reflects the communities that we serve and are empowered to contribute their best. We are an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion in policing and our Head Office, and view workforce diversity as a business imperative. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds and walks of life. 

Police Now trains graduates and career changers with leadership potential to become inspirational police officers and outstanding crime fighters on our National Graduate Leadership Programme and our National Detective Programme. Our officers are supported for life so they can confidently progress through policing ranks as innovative leaders. We are a not-for-profit organisation of ~120 employees, with ambitious goals; we need impact and solutions-focused individuals who will accelerate us towards our mission. Everything we do and our culture is reflected in the Police Now Leadership Principles which are attached at the bottom of this page.

 The purpose of the role

We are seeking a commercial and mission-driven senior leader to become our Head of Finance. You will have strategic finance capabilities as well as core operational capabilities to manage the Finance and IT departments, and directly support the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in driving the strategic growth and sustainability of Police Now. You will operate as part of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), influencing decisions at an organisational level. You must be a confident in presenting to senior stakeholders and influencing peers; this role is crucial in ensuring that funds are used effectively across the organisation and that finance processes, controls and systems support our 120-strong workforce to achieve our mission.  

The role is broad with full responsibility for financial management, and ensuring our digital capabilities and systems are fit for purpose. You will manage a medium-sized team with the support of a Finance Manager and IT Manager, to deliver day-to-day operations and strategic projects. Whilst IT experience is an advantage, we are seeking a Finance leader with a passion and aptitude for data and technology and an analytical mind that can translate business requirements into technology requirements. 

The Head of Finance will develop these departments as strategic functions to drive high-performance and efficiency, working closely with the COO to implement our strategy. 

Key responsibilities

• Strategic finance: develop and maintain a high-performing finance function, producing bespoke financial analyses to meet Board and SLT requirements, and help drive strategic decision-making and risk management as a Senior Leadership Team member. Provide strategic advice and contribute to the development and sustainability of Police Now using financial planning and costing. You will work closely with the COO and CEO to analyse our cost per participant, and future investments
• Budgeting and cash flow: manage the annual budgeting process, subsequent reforecasts, and regular cash flow forecasting and monitoring to ensure the efficient allocation of resources and reserves to meet all of Police Now’s obligations; appraise and calculate value for money regarding investments and opportunities.
• Effective and efficient financial control: oversee the monthly management account process, working with the wider Senior Leadership Team / budget holders to ensure effective financial management; regularly review and develop financial controls, policies, and procedures; develop transparent financial reporting; and meet all finance and IT compliance needs. 
• Internal and external reporting: financial and IT reporting to the Finance, Audit, Risk & Resources Committee (as an executive attendee) and the Board of Trustees on a quarterly basis; oversee the external audit process including statutory filings. 
• Increasing commercial awareness: as the most senior finance expert in the organisation, you will be responsible for upskilling the organisation regarding financial matters and embedding a commercial mindset in operational delivery and contracting with forces. In particularly, increasing the commercial capabilities of our SLT.    
• Strategic technology: oversee and manage technology at Police Now HQ, including systems, devices, hardware and the evolution of the digital ecosystem and data architecture. In particularly, business partnering with the organisation to ensure our technology is fit for purpose for our digital delivery requirements with participants and forces, working with our in-house and outsourced technical experts. 
• IT security and data governance: responsible for maintaining appropriate cybersecurity measures at Police Now, and that data is managed appropriately and safely across the business and systems by staff in eyes of our Board, Committees, and force partners. 
• High-performing team and operations: develop a high-performing, highly organised Finance & IT team. Manage our IT department and Finance department to perform smartly and efficiently, providing robust and direct performance management, oversight and coaching. Provide support and training for junior members of the team where required and oversee day-to-day operations through the Finance Manager and IT Manager. Day-to-day operations include payments processes, expenses, compliance, payroll, grant reporting, device management and IT support (including managing outsourced suppliers). 
• Projects: on occasion, lead on finance or IT projects such as implementing new processes to maximise efficiency and decision-making, re-contracting with new outsourced suppliers and updating systems, as well as being a key advisor and senior representative on company-wide projects. 

What you'll need

• At least 5 years’ experience leading Finance teams in industry or in a professional services environment, and a demonstrated ability for developing high performing and inclusive teams (experience leading non-finance staff an advantage but not essential) 
• A full professional accounting qualification – ACA or ICAS qualified from a top-tier organisation is desirable 
• Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office, in particular the use of Excel for analysing data, creating reports and data modelling
• Experience using cloud based financial systems (experience using Microsoft Business Central and WebExpenses beneficial)
• Previous Senior Leadership Team experience or proven experience working with and managing senior stakeholders in a client-based professional services environment; a demonstrated ability to present to senior management and/or Boards
• In-depth knowledge of all core financial processes and up to date knowledge of technical requirements and best practices (ideally with a working knowledge of Charities SORP)
• Specific IT expertise is not essential, however you must be able to demonstrate a passion and understanding of business technology, the key components of organisational IT, and how technology is a key enabler in the delivery of business operations
• An understanding of the basics of data architecture and how this translates to reporting and system design, management and development; knowledge of GDPR, the current data protection and IT security environment is desirable 
• Excellent numerical and problem solving skills, as well as strong line management and coaching experience 
• A demonstrated ability to advise and lead on a strategic organisational level as well as day-to-day operations, including experience in leading and delivering transformation projects; experience of working successfully in a changing organisation where flexibility, agility and adaptability are essential 
• Superb written and verbal communication skills and an excellent academic background

What you'll get from us

• A bright, airy, modern and buzzing HQ near Liverpool Street, Central London (Zone 1). This role will require a minimum of 3 days a week in the office. Please note that during the Covid-19 pandemic, online/remote inductions may occur. 
• A supported working from home set-up with the technology and certain equipment required.
• Competitive salary of £65,000 - £80,000 per annum  
• Flexible working. 
• 27 days holiday each year plus bank holidays (pro-rata). 
• Sanctus coaching (private mental health coaching for the workplace). 
• Access to the Vitality programme which includes healthcare benefits, an Employee Assistance Programme and discounts.
• Training opportunities for personal development.
• Participation in a pension scheme (with 5% employer contributions and 3% employee contributions).​​​​​​​

Please note

This job description is issued as a guideline. It is not exhaustive, and we would be pleased to discuss any constructive comments you may have. Due to the evolving nature and changing demands of our business this job description may be subject to change. You may, on occasions, be required to undertake additional or other duties within the context of this job description and according to the needs of the organisation.

Applications will be screened as they are received and invited to interview accordingly.  Police Now reserves the right to close the advert prior to the advertised date, should a suitable applicant be appointed.  Early applications are therefore encouraged.  

Please note that some roles within Police Now require certain levels of National Security Vetting or screening in order to effectively work with our partners. Therefore, we may ask you to complete this if you are successful.