Robertson Bell Finance are currently recruiting an interim Accountant to join a prestigious membership body based in London. This exciting opportunity is due to last for 4 months and also offers the potential to be extended.

As the interim Accountant within this organisation, the primary focus will be to manage all bank account and balance sheet reconciliations ensuring they are maintained to a sufficient standard. You will also investigate and improve current processes in place and ensure they are being adequately adhered to and make any amendments and improvements required to enable effective and efficient working for the team.

In addition, you will be assisting the finance business partners on the production of the management accounts including; monthly reporting; variance analysis, accruals, journals and prepayments.

The successful candidate will be a commercially aware, part qualified or finalist level acountant, that is currently studying towards their qualification and already have gained experience working in a management accounts function. It is essential you have knowledge of SUN accounts version 5 or version 6, and Q+A. Importantly you will be enthusiastic, have clear communication skills and show a keen desire to learn. You will ideally be immediately available however my client will consider candidates with a maximum of a one week notice period.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a prestigious organisation with an excellent and supportive line manager. Please do not hesitate in applying for the role as it will be filled before the closing date. My client is open to look at CVs from all sectors equally looking at those from commercial or not for profit backgrounds.

Want a role that offers a study support package and excellent opportunities to develop professionally?

Looking for a role that will allow you to further your Financial Accounting skills in a role that will give you genuine responsibility?

Are you a part-qualified or newly qualified accountant with experience in intercompany accounting and producing financial statements?

If yes, then read on!

My client is a London based international organisation who is looking for a Financial Accountant to join them on a permanent basis. With a study support package, a vibrant and dynamic work environment and an excellent progression path, this is a brilliant opportunity for someone who is looking to build on their financial accounting skills in a closely-knit team and is excited about the prospect of learning from an experienced line manager who will invest in someone ambitious.

The main responsibilities of this role are as follows:

• Take the lead on the preparation and production of the financial statements for the organisation's subsidiaries and manage their year-end procedures.
• Full responsibility for producing all monthly reports and conducting all subsequent analysis for management.
• Sole charge for ensuring that intercompany subsidiary accounts are reconciled and completed in an accurate and timely manner.
• Be the key point of contact for any financial queries from both financial and non-financial staff in the subsidiaries and provide training and guidance as required.

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience in preparing financial statements
• Be a part-qualified or newly qualified accountant.
• Have had exposure to intercompany accounting.
• Ideally have experience working in the charity sector.
• Be a confident communicator, proactive and have excellent Excel skills.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now as applications are being reviewed daily and the client wants to interview as soon as possible.

A hybrid finance role with involvement in management and financial accounting, analysis and systems improvements.

Opportunity for development while utilising on commercial sector experience.

Client Details

My client is within the not for profit and charities sector seeking interim support from a Senior Accountant wanting to share experience from the commercial sector to help drive process improvements within the organisation.

Description

Key responsibilities of the Senior Accountant:

- Management accounting, working to deadlines, sharing information with budget holders, leading on producing monthly reporting packs, improving management accounting reporting processes

- Financial accounting, taking the lead on year end, preparation of year end schedules, double entry

- Systems upgrades including thinking outside the box to enable efficiency

Profile

The successful Senior Accountant:

- Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

- Commercial experience

- Excellent Excel skills, able to construct and explain spreadsheets

- Technically sound with a strong understanding of accounting theory and ability to apply it

- Ability to communicate financial information to other teams

- Use initiative to drive improvements

Job Offer

For the successful Senior Accountant there is a very competitive daily rate of circa £350 per day, ability to drive real change in an organisation in the charities and not for profit sector utilising commercial experience, 6 - 9 month contract with on site parking in Slough.

Director of Commercial Finance
Location: Central Birmingham, B15 1LZ
Salary: circa £95,000 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent

The Role 
We have an exciting opportunity for a senior Finance professional to join Midland Heart as our Director of Commercial Finance. Leading our Finance Business Partner, Finance Operations and Procurement teams, this role is key to maintaining our strong financial position needed to deliver the goals of our “Making What Matters Brilliant” corporate plan and beyond.

You’ll be a highly experienced Finance professional, with a solid background in management accounting and a real appreciation of the necessity for a profit-for-purpose organisation to be just as commercial as any other business.

Leading and championing our Finance Business Partners, you’ll drive them to deliver a service that provides robust management accounting, budgeting and advisory services that the organisation views as invaluable when making commercial decisions. Similarly you’ll ensure that our Finance Operations function is providing a high-quality transactional service and utilising financial systems that are fit-for-purpose and best serve the finance function and wider organisation.  You’ll also be responsible for the leadership of our highly professional Procurement team whom, alongside our finance function ensure that our organisation exercises strong financial control and obtains the best value for money from suppliers.

Our ideal candidate? You’ll be a senior qualified Accountant with a proven track-record of leading teams to deliver management accounting, financial planning and analysis and budgeting services in a complex commercial environment. We want you to evidence the positive commercial impact that your teams, through your leadership and support, have had on organisations – highlighting the influence that you’ve have had on business decision making and the opportunities you’ve successfully identified to reduce costs and improve profitability. We’re also interested to hear about your finance systems knowledge and your experience is implementing new systems. All importantly, you’ll be a highly effective communicator with the ability to work with Finance colleagues and stakeholders across our organisation to enable the delivery of our commercial ambitions.

Who are Midland Heart? We’re a large and ambitious housing organisation providing more people an affordable place to call home. We welcome people from every walk of life, at every stage of their career. We expect a lot from our people but in return you can be assured of a great place to work, where you’ll be well rewarded and where great people are able to succeed. Whether you want to build your career with us, or use your experience to move on, we’re here to develop your potential.

Interested? For full information please see the "Information for Candidates" pack available on our website – If you click the apply button and follow the job board process you will be redirected here.

Applications close at midnight on Sunday 1st December 2019.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to discuss any adjustments you might need in order to be successful in this role.

Recruitment Agencies please note that we do not accept speculative CVs and should one be submitted we will assume the candidate is our own.

No agencies please.

About the Countryside Alliance

The Countryside Alliance is a national political campaigning not-for-profit organisation, well known for our high-profile campaigning work on rural issues.  Anything but a single-issue organisation, we publicise the economic, social and environmental contribution the countryside makes to the national economy and quality of life.

Our aim is to promote understanding and acceptance of the rural way of life and its activities in a managed landscape and to protect them from bias, misinformation and over regulation.  Our campaigns stretch across rural sports, wildlife management, crime, digital communications and rural communities to name a few.  With around 100,000 members and supporters we promote and protect rural life by lobbying Parliament, increasing awareness in the national and local media and getting involved with rural communities.

With an annual operating budget of £4m we earn two thirds of our income from membership subscriptions and the remainder from fundraising, donations and commercial income.

About the Countryside Alliance Foundation

The Countryside Alliance Foundation (TCAF) is a registered charity which aims to help adults and children alike make the most of the incredible remedial and educational benefits of being involved in the natural environment. By introducing people to the delights of rural Britain we hope to inspire them to become passionate about the countryside whilst helping to protect the natural environment.

TCAF’s current projects are Fishing for Schools and Falconry for Schools, helping school children (particularly disadvantaged and SEN children) re-engage with learning and the environment, and Casting for Recovery, providing outdoor therapy for woman recovering from breast cancer.

TCAF works closely with the Countryside Alliance but is an independent charity. Its activities are financed wholly by donations, grants and fund raising with an operating budget of £350k.

Opportunity

Both organisations are currently going through a dynamic period of restructuring to ensure future growth in campaigning strength and income generation and this has presented an opportunity for a new Finance Manager. This is an exciting time for both organisations and the new Finance Manager will have an opportunity to contribute to the change by initiating improvements and efficiencies in line with future strategic plans.

Key responsibilities

Based in our offices in Vauxhall, London and reporting to the Finance Director, the Finance Manager is responsible for the processing and management of all financial information for the Countryside Alliance and TCAF.

• Keeping records and cashbooks for multiple bank accounts, managing balance sheet accounts and sales and purchase ledgers, overseeing payments to creditors whilst managing cash flow requirements.

• Responsible for the preparation, analysis and presentation of monthly MI and forecasts, assimilating and analysing key data whilst using software such as Sage, Microsoft Dynamics and Power BI.

• Managing company payroll and pension schemes together with relevant HMRC returns and answering queries from company staff.

• Responsible for all compliance matters relating to HMRC and tax returns including VAT, company tax and PAYE as well as annual returns for Companies House and Charity Commission.

• Writing year-end accounts for both entities to FRS102 and SORP accounting standards, liaising with auditors and the audit committee and leading the year end process.

• Manage the BACS facility, collecting membership subscriptions via direct debit, maintaining changes, returns and mandates, adhering to strict BACS standards.

• Promote financial management and accounting as an integrated part of the organisation, ensuring a thorough system of internal controls whilst maintaining professional relationships with all stakeholders.

• Drive continuous change and process improvements within the department to maximise efficiency and accuracy within the accounting system.

Personal specification

We are looking for an experienced finance professional with strong communication, analytical and accounting skills ideally with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in industry within the not for profit or charity sector.  Qualified or part qualified with final stage to go in ACCA or CIMA, the successful candidate will be a self-starting problem solver with excellent analytical and communication skills. 

They should have experience of current financial systems and technology with exceptional technical accounting competency, keeping up to date with current legislation and standards. Forward thinking and logical, the candidate will have a personable manner to be able to build solid and productive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

Experience in producing management accounts and charity accounting is essential. 

Salary and benefits

Competitive together with company pension and supported CPD.

Please submit your CV and covering letter by email via this job application site.

The closing date is for applications is Friday 6th December 2019. Interviews will take place week commencing 9th December 2019.

Are you an Audit Senior/ Assistant Manager, Audit Manager seeking a new and rewarding career with a little exotic travel, supporting truly worthwhile causes and perhaps the chance to use your 2nd language skills (not essential)? 

Our partner, specialists in International Grant Assurance are seeking outgoing auditors for a critical role; navigating a diverse group of grant recipients & donors, such as the UN & the World Bank worldwide (e.g. Malawi, Peru, Vietnam, Belgium, Oxford, Sierra Leone, Brazil, Fiji, Cameroon). You'll be London-based travelling 30+% per annum on assignments 1 to 2 weeks in length. 

These unique and extremely rewarding opportunities would suit experienced audit professionals that are outgoing, love diverse travel experiences, meeting and supporting a broad range of inspiring people and supporting very worthwhile causes. A great opportunity to take statutory audit to the next level - broadening skills into a much wider remit.

Overseas assignments could mean travel to one of over 100 countries/ territories. A fantastic opportunity to see the parts of the world you’d never otherwise  see, work with lovely people and pick up extremely relevant fieldwork experience; vital for anyone seeking a career in the international development NGO sector. 

Role overview

Complete grant audits of a extremely diverse range of projects funded by international donor institutions ranging from emergency aid, to long term development in areas such as agriculture, health, education or infrastructure, to SME development or technical research. 

The role will use all your communication, problem-solving and analytical skills and will give you experience in working with major institutions all over the world. An example assignment might see you leading an audit opening meeting with a UN country office on the Monday morning, before heading off to spend a few days with a local NGO or government partners to audit the way they have spent UN funds. You will look at a sample of supporting documents to make sure the expenditure is genuine and for the purposes intended by UN, and review the internal controls of the NGO, making recommendations as to how these might be improved to strengthen the management of the UN resources. At the airport, you could even start drafting the formal report as you wait for your flight back to London. 

Requirements

• Qualified ACA / ACCA or equivalent(Finalists considered)
• Diplomacy and cultural sensitivity while working with a hugely diverse range of clients and beneficiaries
• A real interest in international development and associated funding structures
• 'Ideally' fluency in a second language is preferable, especially in French, Spanish, German, Portuguese or Mandarin, Russian and Arabic. 
• Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills
• Team worker
• Resilience and adaptability
• Internationally recognised audit qualification preferable.

​ Personal attributes:

• At least three years of audit experience 
• Ability to work under pressure; Strong planning, organisational and time management skills
• Sound technical and analytical skills, report writing and presentation skills
• Passionate about international travel and development and willing to work in international locations for over 30% of the time

Candidates for permanent London based roles must have the right to work in the UK. 

About Us

AfID are leading specialists in supporting NGOs operating globally with their financial management capacity & recruitment needs, on both a 'pro-bono' & ,commercial' basis. For more opportunities in the international development sector (International & UK) or to find out more about how we can assist your non-profit organisation please visit the AfID website.

Developing a Career in International Development

We know it can be frustrating trying to develop a career in this much sought after sector, especially when organisations require prior experience; be it institutional donor management, fieldwork or capacity building of overseas recipients. Please don't let this put you off, we would strongly recommend considering a volunteer assignment as a way to gain this highly relevant experience. It’s no coincidence that 22% of AfID volunteers now work full-time in the charity sector, as even a short 2-3 week assignment will catch the eye and reassure these employers of your commitment and ability to navigate the diverse stakeholder contexts.  It’s worth noting all AfID's assignments are individually tailored to the volunteers own preferences, skills and availability. For FAQs please visit the afid website
 
Attending one of the AfID Workshops also offers invaluable insights, explaining sector jargon and demonstrating the ways accountants can navigate complex environments, in a fun and informative way. It also presents a great networking opportunity with 25 other like-minded accountants AfID’s founder and ex-Oxfam FD in attendance. 

Are you looking to utilise your experience in financial administration and management to support a small but thriving charity? The Florence Nightingale Museum is looking for a part-time Finance Manager to support our developing charitable business. It's an exciting time to join us as 2020 is not only Nightingale's bicentenary but also the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, meaning we have lots of exciting events and activities planned and are expecting a high number of visitors to our small but busy site.

A strong eye for detail, accuracy, business acumen and experience with SAGE is essential, as are the skills to work independently within a small team in a varied role with genuine responsibility. Experience of administering grant aid, pay roll, VAT and retail income would be advantageous too, but most of all we need someone who is committed to the role and keen to join a developing and growing site.

The position is available for either 15 or 22.5 hours per week, with the days worked flexible to suit the needs of the post-holder and the business. (Hours can be discussed at interview.) Based at St Thomas' Hospital our museum has great transport links and is easy to access from many different parts of London.

The Opportunity

Save the Children is looking for a Finance manager - Treasury and Member Reporting for 12 months (Maternity Leave)(4 Days/week) you will be responsible for ensuring that funds are requested and received from Save the Children members accurately and within required timescales. The role holder will be responsible for reporting member balances to management and for escalating any issues that arise. This role is critical to ensuring funds are available to country offices for program work.

You will also take the lead in ensuring that quarterly reconciliations with members that are assigned to them are finalised and agreed, and act as a key finance contact to members. They will also have responsibility for ensuring the accuracy and validation of the other Finance Manager - Treasury and Member Reporting colleagues' reconciliations by acting as a check and control point. They will be a knowledge specialist in how all funds flow between Save the Children International and member organisations. They will play a key role in assisting the wider Treasury team in managing the 4 key Treasury risks; Liquidity, Interest, FX and Compliance.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector with an option of flexible of working hours

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

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About MHFA England

MHFA England is a social enterprise and the leading provider of mental health skills and awareness training courses in England. Our vision is to improve the health of the nation, through normalising society’s attitudes and behaviours around mental health, by developing the skills we need to look after our own and others’ wellbeing. Learn about our social mission and our history by read our 'what we do section' on our website.

We are a friendly, dynamic, fast-paced organisation and we strive to be an exemplary health and wellbeing employer. We are embarking on an exciting journey of growth and if you are looking for the next step in your career, this a great time for you to join us.

What are we looking for?

This newly created role will be focused on bringing in new clients to the organisation and building up a sales pipeline. We are looking for an experienced Business Development Manager who is an excellent communicator with the ability to build strong relationships with all clients quickly at all levels. You will be confident at pitching proposals to clients and offering an advisory or consultancy like experience to those looking to improve their organisation. 

You will have a passion for mental health, wellbeing and best practice within organisations and be keen to make a real impact. You will have experience with a variety of organisations and a proven history of hitting KPIs and targets.  You will also have commercial awareness and good business acumen.

The post holder will be collaborative, passionate, organised, detail-oriented, and able to inspire and engage others.

What can we offer you? 

You’ll enjoy 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, along with a winter and summer office closure in addition to your annual leave. We provide a pension contribution for you which is matched up to 5%. We’ll support your development and growth and help you develop your experience and skills to achieve your personal and the businesses goals.

Interested? How to apply

For the full job description and person specification please see the attached documents./ Go to our website for further information.

To apply please submit a covering letter and CV demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role. The closing date for applications is Sunday 24th November. Interviews will be held week commencing 2nd December.

Mental Health First Aid England is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or those who are pregnant or on maternity leave. We are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented within the organisation, these include but are not limited to those from the LGBT+ community, people with disabilities, and those from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background.

By applying for this job you are confirming that you have read the MHFA England Privacy Notice and accept the conditions under which your details will be processed.

• Finance Manager working for Dukes Aldridge Academy in North London
• Ideal for somone with education experience or a business partnering background

About Our Client

Aldridge Education is a charitable trust whose entrepreneurial community schools help young people to reach their potential. The Trust was established as a national multi-academy trust by the Aldridge Foundation in 2016, taking over responsibility from the Foundation for its family of non-selective academy schools and colleges, some of which are part of the multi academy trust whilst others are currently independent Trusts sponsored by Aldridge Education.

The school is based right next to Tottenham's Football stadium making it easily accessible, just 5 minutes' walk from White Hart Lane Station. Due to the location of the stadium, this role will be involved in overseeing and expanding several streams of commercial revenue associated with the football club

Duke's Aldridge Academy enjoys a rich mix of culturally diverse pupils drawn from one of London's most ethnically vibrant wards. This socio-economic profile shields a positive and vital aspect of our school's community. The school's specialism is for the arts (music, media and art).

Job Description

To provide strategic and financial leadership to the school in support of its priorities and to ensure a strong financial control environment, in terms of the control systems, practices and ways of working. To ensure the school and trust is provided with accurate financial information that will enable effective decision-making and financial planning.

The Successful Applicant

The Finance Manager will have a proven track record of business partnering within an organisation. You will need exposure to the following areas

• Lead and support the school's finance function and lead the schools three-year budgeting process.
• Contributing to the strategic direction of the school and interact regularly with the senior management team.
• Preparing detailed monthly management accounts to support decision-making and financial planning.
• Maximise revenues from sales and purchases, sponsorship, fundraising, lettings and business activities, without compromising the educational activities and learning environment for students.
• Activities, without compromising the educational activities and learning environment for students.
• Supporting the Trust's Commercial Director in forming and enhancing business partnerships.
• Deal with all personnel matters relating to salary, pension and HMRC queries.
• Supporting and implementing initiatives to the benefit of the wider community.

What's on Offer

£50,000-55,000, 25 Days Annual Leave

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

Ref Code: MPCY14024113Z

We support adults with life-limiting illness from diagnosis onwards. We help them to understand and to cope with their illness, its impact on their lives, and support them to live well. We support family and carers too, and provide a Hospice at Home service, enabling people in the last three months of life to stay at home if that is their choice.

The success of our 20 retail outlets based throughout the Gloucestershire region are critical to our ability to deliver our clinical services to the local community. We are now searching for a new committed and passionate individual to be our operational lead for our charity retail shop business. In this exciting role you will support the Director of Operations to build and deliver Longfield’s retail strategy.

In this busy and demanding role, you will lead the retail team with direct responsibility for your own shops, 2 cluster managers and 3 Mobile Cover Supervisors.  Our shops are modern, light and airy and our merchandised is displayed to a high and consistent standard. We are innovative in our outlook and look to upcycle where possible, we have our own ebay shop, second hand book selling business, vintage shop and wedding department.

As well as being responsible for the day to day running of our shops, your responsibilities will be wide and varied. You will coordinate shop premises maintenance, lead on plans for refurbishments and new retail outlets, ensuring that the retail financial and performance targets are achieved across the network of shops, monitoring the gift aid system and carry out the declaration and notifications with HMRC.

Together with the Cluster Managers and Shop Managers you will be responsible for all recruitment, induction and staff training as well as dealing with sometimes, quite complex employee relations issues.

We are looking for someone who has significant retail and multi-site experience preferably in the charity sector. You will bring to the role your passion and enthusiasm for maximising potential both in terms of shop profits and of the employees and volunteers who work in them.

You will need to be IT literate with excellent communication skills with substantial experience of leading and motivating shop based teams.

You will be a skilled problem solver, able to work through complex and unexpected operational challenges and find win-win solutions. Experienced at managing conflicting priorities, you will also be committed to providing excellent customer service and working cross-functionally with other hospice departments.

 The role is office and home based but with daily travel to shops across the Gloucestershire region

The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Baring Service Check.

To find out more about the role and to arrange an informal visit, please call the Director of Operations. To download the application form and job description please visit the jobs page of our website.

Please complete an application form. CVs will not be accepted.

Interview date to include a presentation

Longfield is an Equal Opportunities Employer and Values Diversity.

Age UK Coventry & Warwickshire are actively recruiting for a Director of Finance to effectively manage and develop financial resources in line with the organisation’s vision. Age UK's vision is to make the UK a great place to grow older. We do this by inspiring, supporting and enabling in a number of ways.

You will directly manage the finance teams and ensure production of timely and high quality financial management information. Working in Coventry, with frequent travel around Warwickshire and Coventry, you will also be responsible for all aspects of financial control and fraud prevention.

The Director of Finance has specific responsibility for the operational function and strategic development of the organisation’s financial services. You will be an active member of the Senior Management Team and be expected to contribute to the strategic and operational management of all areas of the organisation.

You will:

• Work with the CEO in providing leadership and direction in the development of a broad range of activities, whilst being consistent in our Strategic Plan, and promoting the organisation’s vision.
• Ensure the organisation maximises its financial performance across the broad range of activities including long-term financial planning and a strategy for the Property Portfolio.
• Manage the finance services with a high level of customer focus and support managers with service development.
• Drive a high quality and performing culture, responsive to Board of Trustees’ needs.
• Embed effective systems and procedures creating a culture of continuous improvement.
• To advise department/unit managers on financial matters including budget preparation and guidance as appropriate. To support service managers in the preparation of bids and contract negotiations.

Skills and Experience:

• A professional qualification and membership of an Accounting body
• A degree or equivalent experience of continuous professional development
• Experience of senior/strategic leadership within an organisation
• Experience of working with SORP and/or a not for profit organisation
• A proven track record of leading and inspiring diverse teams to high level of achievement and innovation
• A successful track record of initiating, leading and managing associated risks
• Experiences of successfully developing and leading a strong performance and outcome focussed culture
• Evidence of a detailed understanding of working within Trustee Boards or similar governing bodies
• Ability to present complex financial information clearly and concisely
• Analytical skills with the ability to exercise sound judgement and sensitivity
• Ability to build effective teams and relationships and achieve results through others by leading, inspiring and motivating others
• The ability to achieve change and results through influence, negotiation and collaboration
• Good knowledge of quality assurance systems and the organisational accreditation
• Committed to continuously improving service delivery
• Persistent and able to persuade others to meet your deadlines
• Excellent communications skills

What we offer in return:

• 27 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Pension: 3% employer contribution

Further information regarding this post is available via Age UK Coventry & Warwickshire's website, or you can download a recruitment pack and related documents below.

Age UK Coventry & Warwickshire do not accept CVs whether included with an application or sent speculatively from individuals or recruitment agencies, nor accept the fees associated with them. 

The decision to invite candidates for interview is based on the details completed in your application, so please make sure you complete all sections of the application form as fully as possible. There is no need to attach a CV to your application.

Robertson Bell are exclusively partnering with Look Ahead Care and Support to recruit a Senior Finance Business Partner for their fast-paced Finance team. Look Ahead is a unique organisation that provides specialist services across four key demographics: Learning Disabilities, Homelessness, Mental Health, and Care Leavers. Their turnover has grown steadily over the last 10 years and is now approaching £70m, with the majority of their income coming from providing care and support to some of the most vulnerable in society.

With head offices near Westminster and Pimlico station in Central London, the role of the Senior Finance Business Partner reports to the Director of Finance and acts as the "face" of finance, operating in a highly visible position by regularly visiting budget holders to be a true Partner, bridging the gap between Finance and the outside business. You will oversee a team responsible for the production of management accounts and providing financial information to aid senior management's decision making.

Additional key accountabilities include:

• Providing exceptional business partnering support to the Care directorate, including key contacts at Deputy Director, Heads of, and Contract Manager levels; building strong relationships and being face-to-face around the business to provide tailored support for non-financially minded budget holders
• Managing a team of four, consisting of one Finance Business Partner and three Assistant Management Accountants, mentoring each member of staff and providing them with tailored support to encourage their career development
• Support the business through high-level financial modelling of various contract scenarios, assessing financial viability and operating efficiency of schemes and appraising opportunities for new business, as well as existing contracts
• Developing efficiency within the budgeting and forecasting process, identifying ways to improve reporting capability to provide greater support to strategic and operational decision making
• Heading up the Management Accounting function, writing reports for Senior Leadership Team on the Housing, Support and Care directorates, overseeing the preparation of monthly management accounts for the Senior Management Team, including the provision of commentary and analysis.

Look Ahead is an organisation unlike any other - its range of services and focus on service users mean that while following Housing SORP, they operate in many respects like a commercial organisation. This role should therefore appeal to candidates who want to work in the not-for-profit sector whilst maintaining the pace, drive and commerciality of a large business.

In due course, this role has the potential to grow into a more senior role and take on more responsibility across finance as you develop underneath a supportive Director of Finance. On offer is an excellent benefits package including generous annual leave entitlement, as well as the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave. You will have a flexible working location, based from head offices that are clean, bright and welcoming.

To be considered, you'll need to meet the following minimum criteria:

• Be a fully qualified accountant who has exceptional communication skills
• Demonstrate experience of successfully providing business partnering support within a complex organisation and wide-ranging levels of budget holder interaction
• Have high-level financial modelling expertise and a proven ability to use the output to influence strategic decision making
• Previous management experience is not essential, however the desire and ability to lead a team is! You will have the confidence to be a strong people manager who can lead staff at a mix of levels and abilities.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 1st December 2019, with interviews for successful applicants being arranged shortly afterwards. Applications are now under continual review, so if you meet the minimum criteria, please apply now through the link below.

A leading brand in the UK cultural sector, my client works with a broad range of artists and art forms to bring innovative and inspiring performances to the stage for all to see.

At present they are looking to appoint a senior finance professional to embed best practice in the finance business partnering team including relationship management and the development of new management reports.

Responsibilities:

• Providing full financial support for the organisation  across all fundraising and commercial activity;
• Collaborating on strategic thinking, communication, implementation and monitoring of the organsiation’s business plan;
• Presenting at Board level and working with a wide range of stakeholders including Board members, funders, sponsors, investment managers, finance team and non-financial areas of the business;
• Ensuring that the department’s management and financial information is of the highest integrity and quality with appropriate financial controls.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with experience of top level business partnering. Candidates from both a commercial and Not-for-Profit background are encouraged to apply.

Please note this is a fixed term contract position for 12-18 months.