WHFS is looking for an experienced financial specialist to join its team.

As the Head of Finance, you will be responsible for the charity’s financial management and with the Chief Executive, have oversight of HR and IT operations.  A member of the senior team, you will help shape the organisation’s strategy and provide financial modelling to support sustainability and expansion. You will report directly to the Chief Executive and liaise with our Treasurer.

You will be professionally qualified, have a least three years' experience in a finance role and previously acted in a company secretarial role or providing support to Trustee Boards in a finance capacity. Highly experienced in accounting software packages and experience of transitioning from external accounts provision to in-house is desirable.

WHFS is a women-led charity supporting marginalised women in East London. We are best known for Maternity Mates which supports vulnerable pregnant women and our FGM/C survivors and women's health programme. 

Our aim is to support women to improve their health and wellbeing in a meaningful and sustainable way, by giving them the knowledge and confidence they need to do it for themselves. One of the key ways we do this, is to recruit and train local women volunteers to provide emotional and practical support through meaningful relationships.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion. As a women-led charity, our team is representative of the local communities we work with in London.

Interviews will be held on Friday 28th May 2021.
 

The Role

Is to provide financial control, management and reporting to support our day-to-day operational services, business systems and governance. We are a long-established, caring charity gearing up to grow.

The Finance and Business Manager will be a key player in the charity leadership in contact with Trustees and managers and liaising with frontline staff, clients, carers, funders and all partner organisation colleagues. The role requires a dynamic multi-tasker and people-person of integrity who is also keen to deliver a professional client finance service. 

We want Headway to be cost-efficient, competitive and 100% client and carer friendly in all financial transactions. This will help us achieve excellent, user-friendly, communications around all aspects of our finance and business. 

There is plenty of opportunity to shape the finance and business function and make the role your own whilst helping the charity evidence its financial value. A go-ahead approach to setting and delegating budgets, sharing finance information and securing best value will be timely across our changing team.

There is also scope to work with the Chief Executive to progress business sponsorship, funding development and use of IT as part of business planning and strategy.

Skills and Experience:

The essential and desirable skills and experience are shown in the Job Description Person Spec and include an accountancy or AAT qualification and at least 4 years in finance management. You will have the aptitude  energy and cheerful personality to contribute positively to our small, friendly and committed team. 

Clinks is looking for a Fundraising Manager to join its growing team. Can you lead income generation from a variety of sources including: statutory funds, trust and foundations, corporate and self-generated income.

Clinks actively and passionately supports, represents and advocates for the voluntary sector in criminal justice, enabling them to provide the best possible opportunities for individuals and their families. Our vision is of a vibrant, independent and resilient voluntary sector that enables people to transform their lives. Our organisation seeks to represent a fully diverse, inclusive  and cultural dynamic both internally and externally.

The Fundraising manager is responsible for the governance of existing income and generating new income strands to ensure that Clinks has the funding that it needs to deliver on its strategy whilst measuring and understanding the fundamental impact of the charity. The fundraising manager will lead on the delivery of our income generation strategy, secure grant fundraising from statutory and charitable sources and develop and manage corporate partnerships.  They will incorporate new developments and trends to ensure Clinks has diverse and robust income streams. They also ensure that Clinks understands the impact of its work from both an internal and external perspective.

The role delivers on Clinks’ 5th strategic objective – “Clinks being effective, efficient and professional in its work and operations. Ensuring we have the systems, resources and processes to achieve maximum impact”.

Clinks is an equal opportunities employer and individuals with direct experience of the criminal justice system and/or with protected characteristics are actively encouraged to apply. This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, there is no requirement to disclose any convictions.

Bikeworks is looking for a Programmes Manager to join our team. This new role will be responsible for overseeing the impactful delivery of a growing portfolio of projects and activities. The role has been created to enable our CEO to step away from the operational day-to-day duties and lead on the significant development of Bikeworks. For the role to be successful, the Programmes Manager will work in collaboration with our Operations Manager, Finance Manager, and Head of Business Development, under guidance from the CEO.

At Bikeworks we target communities who experience significant and disproportionate inequalities, never has our role as a community-evolved social enterprise been more important, as we continue to live with the effects of the pandemic.

The new Programmes Manager will bring together some of our new and growing areas of delivery to ensure efficiency, connectivity and quality, while developing staff, freelancers and volunteers to achieve outputs and outcomes, at a time when Bikeworks is scaling and diversifying its delivery model. 

In alignment, and working with our Operations Manager, the role will be responsible for the strengthening of our ‘eco-system’ of projects and activities, making sure each element works together to achieve Bikeworks’ mission, by promoting internal joined-up thinking and approaches to provide meaningful outcomes for increased physical activity, wellbeing and connectivity. 

You will also support the development of our offer, assisting Bikeworks in growing its social impact by actively collaborating with the business development team, providing data and information, including case studies and other insights, to support our rationale and creation of compelling propositions. It is our expectation that as we grow, you will want to grow with us.

Our environment is supportive and energetic. We are a small, driven, collaborative team, who deliver incredible impact as a not-for-profit social enterprise. This includes being recognised for our work during the pandemic when we transformed into an emergency cycle delivery service for vulnerable and shielded Londoners. 

LONDON NEEDS JESUS!

• Have you experience of managing the refurbishment of multiple residential properties at the same time?
• Are you able to achieve best value on all transactions?
• Can you help deliver an aggressive programme of refurbishments of up to 35 properties, to budget and programme?

At London City Mission our vision is to see a growing and flourishing Church in our city, that is envisioned, equipped, and enabled to share the love of God and good news of Jesus Christ with the least reached communities in London and we’re looking for a Contracts Manager to help support this important vision through the refurbishment of new and returned properties following a strategic restructure.

About you

You will be a committed, evangelical Christian. There is an Occupational Requirement that the person appointed be an evangelical Christian. You will want to serve the Lord Jesus with the property and project management skills you’ve acquired in your career. You will be passionate about the gospel and Londoners.

Contract: Minimum 18-month fixed term contract.

Location: Based at our central London Office at 175 Tower Bridge Road, with flexible and working from home options and with travel as needed – temporarily working from home during the Covid Pandemic

Salary range: Salary range: Twenty- Eight Thousand Pounds to Thirty-Two Thousand Pounds per annum, commensurate with experience.

Closing date: 12 noon on Wednesday, 28 April 2021

Nest is the National Employment Savings Trust. It was set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save for retirement. We’ve since grown to become one of the UK’s largest schemes.

Your new team

Nest Insight is a collaborative research and innovation think tank. We’re working to understand the challenges people face in saving for their later lives, and to develop and test solutions to those challenges. Although we sit within Nest and draw learnings from the rich set of data Nest is building, we also work across the industry with other providers, from pensions, banking, fintech and beyond. We share all our work widely to influence industry and policy makers in the UK and internationally.

We do this through an ambitious programme of research, trials, events and publications, delivered in partnership with academics, think tanks, government and the industry. Nest Insight has quickly become a leading and respected voice in the sector.  

Nest insight is a business unit of Nest Corporation, but we are responsible for raising our own operating budget through grants and sponsorship. We have a team of 11 working across research, communications and partnerships. This is an exciting time to join Nest Insight – we’re growing quickly with lots of exciting projects in the pipeline and plans to expand our reach significantly over the next three years.

Your new role

We are now looking for a dedicated Contracts Manager to join our small, dynamic team, to manage all our contracts from initiation through negotiation, agreement and ongoing review. Given the growth in the range and scale of our collaborative projects, we are currently reviewing and standardising our approach to contracts with funders, collaborators and suppliers.

Reporting to the Director of Analysis and Governance, the Manager will take the lead on all Nest Insight’s contractual negotiations, taking responsibility for a swift and effective resolution of contractual issues and working to ensure that Nest’s interests are protected, and our risks managed.

The Manager will help shape new, robust and consistent contract processes. They will be accountable for ensuring contracts are drawn up in a timely and professional manner, with all key risks identified and managed. In addition, they will take responsibility for tracking and reporting on budgets for some contracts, as required by the project teams.

You

You will be comfortable working on complex contracts as well as having an ability to communicate effectively, liaising with stakeholders on contract management processes and issues.

Ideally, you have experience within higher education, charities or think tanks, and a strong understanding of UK Public Contracts Regulations.

You will have a commitment to team working, diversity and inclusion, exceptional written and verbal communication skills and be passionate about improving financial wellbeing and longer-term financial security for people on low to mid incomes.

What you’ll need to succeed

This is a rewarding role for someone seeking to develop a career in commercial management within the research sector. The Contracts Manager will deal directly with the commercial teams at universities in the UK and abroad, public bodies, commercial sponsors and charitable foundations. They will be able to build their knowledge and understanding of best practices and key risks in funded research and big data analysis.

Nest Insight is a relatively small team given the scope and scale of its research and publications programmes. Working as a key member of the team will offer a dynamic, supportive and rewarding experience for a candidate who’s prepared to act with autonomy and confidence while tackling a range of new challenges.

By helping Nest Insight fund and deliver its research programme, the Contracts Manager will be helping make a difference to millions of low- and moderate-income savers and contributing to a programme with a strong reputation and high profile across the public policy community and the pensions industry.

What you’ll get in return

This is a permanent role with a salary up to £48,000 plus Benefits which could be offered for anything between 3.5 and 5 working days a week depending on experience.

This role can be offered on a flexible basis and we will consider job share, part time or full-time basis. We are open to different level of applicants in terms of knowledge and skillset. We will consider offering up to the full salary budget on a part-time basis to more experienced candidates where appropriate.

Please state your preference on the application if you wish to be considered for part time or condensed working hours

This role can be offered on a flexible basis and we will consider job share, part time or full-time basis. We are open to different level of applicants in terms of knowledge and skillset.

Please state your preference on the application if you wish to be considered for part time or condensed working hours.

Everyone wants a good work life balance and you will be working with a truly flexible employer, fully embracing a working from home culture and flexible working hours.

You will have your birthday and Christmas Eve as an additional bonus to the already fantastic holiday allowance and of course…a generous pension contribution.

What you need to do now

Please complete your application on our website.  Please note that you must attach a Cover Letter explaining why you would be a good match for this role.

Please note that due to a high volume of applicants we will only be able to contact successful applicants.

Application closing date is Thursday 25th March

Nest is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applicants from all the nine protected characteristics.

As a Disability Confident Committed, we guarantee to interview disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

To best serve our diverse customer base, it’s important that Nest has an equally diverse workforce and promotes an inclusive culture. This is in line with the organisation’s values and ensures that Nest is a corporation fit for the future.

Please note that we can onboard and work remotely successfully during this period at Nest.

Please note that this is a London based role.

AHOY's mission is to change people’s lives through sailing and rowing. From our base on the Thames in Deptford, London we provide opportunities for young people and the local community including those at-risk, disadvantaged or with learning disabilities. The water-based activities we offer using London’s greatest natural resource, the River Thames, are not usually accessible in this area of London. Through sailing, rowing and related learning activities we break down social barriers, develop essential life skills, confidence and pride, and bring people together from many walks of life to work together as a community helping others. Our activities and programmes are focused on teaching transferable and employable skills.

We are seeking a Finance and Charity Services Manager who will play a crucial role as a member of the Senior Leadership Team reporting to the Board of Trustees.

You will be responsible for all financial activities. You will use your experience as a charity finance professional to work with colleagues and trustees to agree and monitor budgets, maintain financial records, provide support for fundraising and ensure effective financial controls and compliance.  You will manage the Finance Administrator.

In addition to your financial responsibilities, you will use your analytical skills and charity experience to develop AHOY’s systems and procedures for measuring outcomes and social impact to demonstrate the value of what we do.  

You will also be responsible for other administrative support processes.

You will be a part qualified or qualified accountant with experience of charity financial management. You will be well organised, able to work on your own initiative as well as collaboratively and have excellent interpersonal skills.

Whilst this is a full time role, there is also the option to work part-time with some adjustment to responsibilities.  Please state in your covering letter if you would like to discuss part-time working.

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Purpose of the role:

The Procurement and Contracts manager will lead the procurement and contract management frameworks and practice for the WEA, ensuring they support the WEA in achieving the strategic aims and objectives.

The role will provide the highest standards of probity and professional excellence, to ensure the WEA complies with the appropriate procurement and contracting regulations, whilst also driving innovation ensuring the WEA continues to be at the forefront of funding contracts and procurement practice nationally. This will include being the strategic lead for the WEA on procurement and contract governance, leading the WEA`s procurement and contract transformation.

Key areas of responsibility:

1.Manage the development and implementation of the procurement and contract strategy, using market insight and strategic awareness;
2.Responsible for managing and overseeing the delivery of category and commercial contract and procurement of services within the Education funding streams, such as ESFA funding and European Social Fund (ESF Contracts). Big lottery funding and other funding bodies;
3.Tracking spend, savings, WEA deliverables, partnerships and subcontractors performance and continuous improvement across the team and reporting to SMT risks and poor performance against contracts;
4.Managing pre-procurement, sourcing and contract management activity including strategy development, market engagement, negotiation, performance management and exit activity where required;
5.Responsible for proactively managing the high level deliverables in the contracts including partnership and subcontractor performance and suppliers performance, working with appropriate stakeholder groups to identify and resolve contractual procurement issues;
6.Analysing market spend and performance data and using it to inform Education remedial activity and performance to deliver against reporting requirements;
7.Ensuring a robust approach to risk management across the procurement and contract management team;
8.Working closely with key stakeholders and the bid writing team on bids ensuring compliance with procurement, tendering and contract best practice and legislation;
9.Overall responsibility for the developing of the framework and criteria for subcontractors and supplier selection and contract award decision criteria`s, drafting technical specifications, contracts, SLA`s, conducting pre and post tender briefings and tailoring contract terms and conditions;
10.Communicate and engage key stakeholders across the WEA and Partners conveying in-depth knowledge of best procurement concepts and be customer focused in your approach to work;
11.Undertake such duties as reasonably requested by your Line Manager.

About you:

To apply for this post, please attach your CV and covering letter outlining how you meet the essential criteria within the person specification.

Charity People are so thrilled to be in partnership with Third Age Trust, who are looking for a new Contract Liaison Manager on a yearlong contract, with a possibility for extension.

This is a really exciting time to join Third Age Trust, as they have recently undergone a restructure of the organisation and are looking to recruit an experienced Contract Manager to join their fantastic team.

Third Age Trust are a brilliant national charity, who promote lifelong learning to people who are no longer in full time employment or raising a family, through locally run interest groups covering a wide range of topics and activities.

Hours: Part time, 14 hours per week.
Contract: 1 year with possible extension.
Salary: £18,000 per annum, pro rata (£45,000 FTE)
Location: Southwark

Reporting to the Head of Internal Services, you will lead on the management of all relationships with external organisations. You will be responsible for identifying and maintaining supplier relationships, acting as the single point of contact for all contractual matters. You will also be monitoring all contract closes, running tenders for new services and contracts and the single point of communication for all external stakeholders.

This is a great new role for the right person. You will have significant experience managing contractual agreement relationships, with an excellent understanding of legal contracts. You will also be extremely organised and can work effectively to tight deadlines, and analyse the organisations systems and procedures. Ideally, you will be confident working to a high level with all Microsoft Office packages.

The charity's Head Offices are based in Southwark; however, they are really flexible with the location.

If you are interested in this new role, please send your most recent CV to Kate Headford at Charity People.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Our client is a national advocacy charity whose mission it is to enable people who face disadvantage or discrimination to strengthen their voices, champion their rights and change their lives. They are now recruiting a skilled Contract Manager to manage contracts, analyse data and ensure contract performance and fulfilment for our client's services across the North East of England.

As a Contract Manager, you will manage and improve contract delivery in order to ensure that service users are provided with the highest quality of advocacy support. You will analyse and report on complex data, identifying issues, and developing solutions in order to improve service delivery. You will liaise with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders; engaging with operational management colleagues to support them in ensuring that all KPI's are met and that all staff and resources are fully utilised, and engaging with commissioners to assess their needs and communicate on significant contract analysis.

To apply for this role, you will be skilled relationship manager with extensive data analysis experience. You will have a strong understanding of all aspects of contract performance and fulfilment and will have significant people and influencing skills. You will have exceptional financial literacy and IT skills, and will have the ability to interpret and deliver concise reports in a variety of formats. Overall, you will be a strong, analytical Contract Manager, skilled at articulating corporate decisions, and feeding these in to ensure service excellence.

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity, then please initially submit your CV in word format - suitable candidates will then be contacted and will be asked to complete a supporting statement.

Please note that this role will be home based (although the role will entail travel across your particular region), and as such a full, valid UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle is required.

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

Company Overview

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

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

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

Purpose of job

Scope of job (dimensions)

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

People  (eg. headcount)

1 direct report

Financial (eg. budget)

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

Other

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

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

Financial Strategy & Management

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

Financial Governance, Treasury and Operational responsibilities

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

Audit Process

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

Information and Communications Technology (ICT)

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

Line management

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

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

Without reference:

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

With reference:

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

Key competencies

Essential

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

Desirable

• Interest in the built environment and sustainability

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

Essential

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

Desirable

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

Terms & Conditions

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

Hours of work: Full-time with flexible working

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

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

Start date: From May 2021

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

Sounds great?

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

Our client is a national advocacy charity whose mission it is to enable people who face disadvantage or discrimination to strengthen their voices, champion their rights and change their lives. They are now recruiting a skilled Contract Manager to manage contracts, analyse data and ensure contract performance and fulfilment for our client's services across the Midlands / South East.

As a Contract Manager, you will manage and improve contract delivery in order to ensure that service users are provided with the highest quality of advocacy support. You will analyse and report on complex data, identifying issues, and developing solutions in order to improve service delivery. You will liaise with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders; engaging with operational management colleagues to support them in ensuring that all KPI's are met and that all staff and resources are fully utilised, and engaging with commissioners to assess their needs and communicate on significant contract analysis.

To apply for this role, you will be skilled relationship manager with extensive data analysis experience. You will have a strong understanding of all aspects of contract performance and fulfilment and will have significant people and influencing skills. You will have exceptional financial literacy and IT skills, and will have the ability to interpret and deliver concise reports in a variety of formats. Overall, you will be a strong, analytical Contract Manager, skilled at articulating corporate decisions, and feeding these in to ensure service excellence.

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity, then please initially submit your CV in word format - suitable candidates will then be contacted and will be asked to complete a supporting statement.

Please note that this role will be home based (although the role will entail travel across your particular region), and as such a full, valid UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle is required.

Thank you for your interest in becoming Finance Manager at the Vision Foundation.

This is a demanding role but hugely satisfying too, combining responsibilities and ambitions within a tightknit team in a small charity – but a charity that punches well above its weight. 

We at the Vision Foundation believe passionately that people living with sight loss should have the same opportunities as anyone else. We strive to ensure London is a city that works for everyone and that avoidable sight loss is prevented.  The coronavirus crisis has affected all of us, but we are not affected equally. For blind and partially sighted people - an already isolated, disadvantaged and socially excluded group - the effects have been amplified.

The Vision Foundation is a sector leader in London standing up for the rights and freedoms of people living with sight loss. The charity funds organisations providing front-line projects and services across the capital, and works collaboratively through researching, building capacity, funding and investing, and advocacy.  Perhaps unusually for a foundation, we raise funds for our grantmaking and support through an energetic fundraising team and a small but important retail operation.  This role will work with and alongside fundraising and retail to ensure we maximise the income for the charity, to enable us to give as much as we can to benefit blind and partially sighted Londoners.

Our work is more than just providing support. It’s also about amplifying voices to ensure that blind and partially sighted people are heard.  And it’s about changing our society and the systems that structure it, by inspiring more people to advocate and  take action.

We’ve been going for a hundred years but following a cultural and organisational re-shaping, including a new strategy and rebrand last year, we have many of the characteristics of a start-up.  We have energy and drive, we move at pace – and we are still in the early stages of our journey to become the progressive, impact-focused grantmaker that we aspire to be.  You can read more about this on our website.  

We are looking to recruit an exceptional Finance Manager to run and continually control and improve our Finance function.

The Finance Manager role will be the main finance contact in the organisation and would report to the Director of Finance and Resources. Although there is no immediate requirement for the management of staff, it is possible the role may grow to incorporate supervision of other areas.

The coronavirus context has presented unprecedented challenges for charities, both in the short-term - with the need to respond and adapt at pace – and in the medium to long-term - with the need to ensure we can maintain our activity and see a route through to a sustainable and successful future – which we believe we can.

In a small organisation it is imperative you can work strategically and collaboratively with your colleagues.  You will need to be comfortable working in an ambitious organisation with high standards that is still evolving and changing at speed.  The role demands a great blend of skills, along with the belief that every blind and partially sighted Londoner should be able to lead their life to the full.

As an equal opportunities employer, the Vision Foundation welcomes applicants from all backgrounds irrespective of race, religion, belief, gender, disability, age or sexual orientation.

Are you up up for this distinctive challenge?  If so, we would love to hear from you.

FINANCE MANAGER

ROLE AND PERSON SPECIFICATION

You will be an experienced finance professional willing and able to be hands on with a good eye for detail, as is necessary in a small organisation, alongside working strategically with the leadership team. You will be used to balancing numerous demands and deadlines, and be committed to ensuring the finance function works effectively across the charity.

Responsible to

Director of Finance & Resources

Direct Reports

None at present although responsibilities may change in line with organisational growth and priorities.

Working Hours and Contract

This is a permanent role.  Depending on experience, we will consider flexible arrangements including part time, flexible hours, and some home working beyond the current pandemic arrangements.

Salary

£35,000-£40,000 pa (depending on experience)

Location

Central London, home working currently (April 2021)

RESPONSIBILITIES

Finance

Be an effective financial partner to the business, ensuring:

• accurate, timely and informative monthly management accounts
• regular cash flow forecasts
• accurate balance sheet and banking reconciliations
• efficient and effective financial control systems
• effective support for the annual budgeting and reforecasting processes
• budgets to support new initiatives and bids, including analysis of unit costs
• project management of financial projects
• accurate records of all income, enabling accurate and timely financial reports for funders, particularly on the use of restricted income
• financial oversight of grants payments, including allocations and phasing
• support for the Gift Aid claims process and other tax requirements
• useful reporting and effective training for internal teams such as fundraising and retail
• general financial administration and working with financial systems
• Support the audit process in line with SORP requirements and the preparation of the statutory accounts
• Ensure a cost-conscious and value-for-money organisational culture, reviewing functions and processes to ensure organisational needs are met.
• Work with the grant making team to undertake financial due diligence on grant applicants.
• Support the development and embedding of the risk management framework and incident reporting across the organisation and all stakeholders
• Ensure financial and contractual processes are based on clear policies and procedures, keeping them under review.
• Work with the Director of Finance & Resources to support the organisation’s objectives and strategic plans.

External Relationships

• Support the regulatory requirements of statutory bodies regarding the organisation’s financial affairs
• Support financial negotiations with our suppliers particularly with regards to facilities and premises, working closely with the director of retail
• Support relationships with external stakeholders (banks, lawyers, tax advisors) to access specialist knowledge and advice
• Support treasury management (e.g. management of bank accounts), and investment strategy

The role description is a general outline of duties and responsibilities and may be amended as the Vision Foundation develops. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and skills

• Experience of producing and managing budgets with diverse income streams and expenditure.
• Experience of developing and managing finance systems and of implementing financial policies, processes and controls.
• Ability to lead on long-term financial planning and cost analysis that proactively contributes to the strategic direction of an organisation.
• Demonstrable motivation and negotiation skills, able to build personal credibility and successful relationships at all levels.
• Experience of project management and working with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to foster a culture of collaborative working with internal and external stakeholders.
• Degree-level education or equivalent.
• Part or fully qualified accountancy qualification desirable.

Personal attributes

• Excellent attention to detail and intellectual rigour.
• Positive, dynamic, tenacious and flexible at all times.
• Solutions-focused and willing to roll-up sleeves in a small team.
• Adaptable to changing landscape and evolving organisation.
• Confident with the desire to work in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to translate complex financial data and communicate clearly to a range of audiences.
• Enjoy working at a fast pace, on own initiative to tight deadlines.
• ‘Can do’ attitude and a sense of humour.
• An understanding of and commitment to London’s blind and partially sighted people.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV and a supporting statement by 5pm on Friday 7th May 2021.

Harris Hill is recruiting for a Finance Manager on a 12-month Fixed Term contract for this Environmental Charity.

This is the most senior finance position in the charity, that looks after one staff.

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

* 1 direct report
* Oversight of the organisation 2.5m budget and associated reporting and governance
* Full time, minimum 12-month fixed term contract, working flexibly (maternity cover)

Terms & Conditions

* Place of Work: Home Working with occasional travel for key meetings in office in London. (Currently fully remote working due to Covid-19)
* Hours of work: Full-time 5 days a week with flexible working
* Holidays: 28 days per annum pro rata, plus 3 days between Christmas & New Year plus public holidays
* Salary & benefits: 50 - 52k
* Start date: From May 2021

Essential Skills

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

Desirable

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

Principal Accountabilities (e.g. key responsibilities and projects)
Financial Strategy & Management

* Oversee the charities financial strategy, ensuring cautious and appropriate financial planning and both short and long-term viability
* Support the Director of Marketing & Operations to prepare an annual budget and monthly forecasts
* Produce timely monthly reports on the financial performance of the organisation, including monthly management accounts with current and forecasted P&L, cash flow and debtor lists

Financial Governance, Treasury and Operational responsibilities

* Ensure compliance with legal, statutory and Charity Commission, HMRC and Companies House requirements as they relate to the organisation and its ancillaries
* Lead the production of statutory contents for the Trustees' Annual Report and Accounts
* Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
* Review the existing outsourced ICT service and identify and deliver optimum hybrid flexible working ICT solutions for colleagues - prioritising high quality technical support and collaborative culture to maximise productivity