Deputy head of finance jobs near Manchester, Greater Manchester

The Government Property Agency is changing the way the Civil Service works and is at the forefront of Government's transformation agenda; reshaping the relationship civil servants have with their place of work. The Agency is central to the delivery of key Government policies including moving 22,000 Civil Service roles out of London by 2030 and tackling climate change by contributing to the Net Zero agenda. To do this we are delivering a major change programme across the UK and consolidating our portfolio in order to save £1.4 Bn over 10 years.

Beyond the bricks and mortar, the GPA is about providing great workplaces for our people. Through programmes like Hubs, Whitehall Campus and Smart Working you will be in the vanguard of creating model working environments and promoting flexible working practices. The postholder can be based at any of the GPA locations with Finance presence outside London with offices in Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newport, Norwich, Nottingham and Swindon.

This is an ambitious and exciting task, for which we need innovative people, with strong commercial acumen, who are passionate about visualising and implementing customer needs. Launched as an Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office in 2018, we’re a relatively new department and we are growing fast so we also need people who thrive in ambiguity, can adapt quickly to change and are comfortable stepping outside of their remit to drive outcomes.

This role will report into the Deputy Director of Finance – Property to ensure that changes within Property Finance are properly planned for, governed and delivered seamlessly.  Changes will include those driven by external factors such as the onboarding of GPA Clients or assets, development of systems and processes, adoption of changes in technical accounting requirements and changes to supplier/contractor arrangements. 

The role will provide financial support to the Deputy Director of Finance – Property and be a key member of the team across GPA responsible for onboarding.  The role-holder will ensure that all financial aspects of onboarding are properly governed and managed and that GPA Finance systems and processes operate effectively from the day of onboarding

The responsibilities of the Head of Property Finance Change & Onboarding will include:

• Developing a Project Management Office (PMO) approach to ensure that changes impacting Property Finance are properly planned, resourced, governed and delivered seamlessly.
• Supporting Property Finance in proactively identifying changes that may impact Property Finance and developing a process of continuous improvement to deliver efficiencies and best value for GPA and it’s Clients.
• Leading the financial management of the onboarding process, including:
  • Leading finance engagement with senior finance and property staff across Government to build trust and working relationships to influence Government departments to onboard their estate to GPA.
  • Managing financial due diligence to ensure that assets are transferred with minimal financial risk.
  • Co-ordinating the development of GPA financial processes to ensure that onboarded assets are properly governed, managed and reported from day 1 post transfer, including budgeting, forecasting, and billing.
  • Ensuring that newly onboarded Clients understand GPA processes and approaches and that their integration into ‘BAU process’ is seamless.
  • Attending Onboarding meetings as required to proactively manage onboarding processes and resolve issues.
  • Contributing to the overall development of Property Finance strategy to achieve team objectives and those of the wider GPA.

To be successful in the Head of Property Finance Change & Onboarding post, you will be:

• A qualified CCAB (or CIMA) accountant, or part qualified actively studying towards qualification (desirable)
• Experience of managing finance processes and systems
• Knowledge of managing property finance and change initiatives
• Knowledge of public sector accounting and accounting packages
• A commercially astute finance professional with a strategic mindset - able to envisage future possibilities
• Strong team player with excellent planning and organising skills
• Excellent communication, networking and negotiation skills

For more information or to apply please use the link or contact Michael Swinburn or Kerry Gashi at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.

Main Duties

This is a new role, which we’re introducing for sustainability, supportive, transparency and devolving power purposes. Therefore the Job Description below is reflective of the Chair role you would be deputising for:

• supporting and supervising the chief executive
• acting as a channel of communication between board and staff
• acting as a figurehead for the Charity (for example, representing it at functions and meetings).
• leading on the development of the board and ensuring its decisions are implemented.
• taking urgent action (but not decision making unless authorised) between board meetings when it isn’t possible or practical to hold a meeting.

What are we looking for?

person specification for a Deputy Chair
•a knowledge of and commitment to the work of the Charity
•experience of committee work, good meeting and presentation skills
•supportive and confident leadership style
•good ‘people’ skills
•tact and diplomacy
•a commitment to fairness and the ability to respect confidential information
•willingness to keep up to date with developments in the sector and undertake training if necessary

We are particularly interested in candidates with experience or knowledge of HR, community health and wellbeing and the not-for-profit sector in this part of London. 

They should also be able to commit time to attend quarterly Board and committee meetings and occasionally contribute to written notes and reports.

If you are interested in becoming a trustee at The Bridge, as opposed to the Deputy Chair, we are also looking for candidates with experience and skills in HR specifically, and would accept applications for a general HR trustee as well as Deputy Chair. 

National Energy Action is looking for a Director of Homes who will lead the charity’s work to improve the lives of people in fuel poverty through improvements to building fabric and heating systems. It will strengthen NEA’s expertise and authority in this space across our activities.

The long-term solution to fuel poverty is for homes to be more energy efficient and more affordable to heat.  As National Energy Action’s Director of Homes, you will be at the heart of this vital transformation.  You will be part of our senior leadership team.  You will be responsible for our practical projects to improve the homes of people in fuel poverty; and you will bring expertise to critical debates on retrofit, decarbonisation and affordable warmth. 

This is a great time to join a passionate, committed and expert team.  If you think that everyone should be able to afford to keep their homes warm and safe; if you have the experience to drive our work in these areas, if you want to change for the better how people live their lives – we would love to hear from you.

This is a full time, permanent post with a flexible location in the UK.  The successful candidate will be part of the Senior Management Team, along with 3 other Directors, the Deputy Chief Executive and the Chief Executive. 

Candidates should have a demonstrable and evidenced track record of directing major programmes with complex funding arrangements, securing contracts through commercially-tendered bids, commissioning or procurement by private and public bodies.

The job description provides a list of the duties of the post and the person specification provides the list of essential and desirable criteria.

Our staff continue to work remotely on a temporary basis.  Post-holders must be resident within the UK, and be able to prove their Right to Work in the UK.  Post holders must also be willing to travel throughout the UK, including overnight stays as appropriate.

Interviews will take place on 7 and 8 September 2022, these could be in person or virtually.  Please indicate in your application if you will be available on these dates should you be selected for interview. Candidates are not expected to be present for the full two days.

We’re looking for someone to help us grow our fundraising income!

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We’re the charity that developed and runs National Prison Radio, the world’s first national radio station for people in prison.

We’re also on the cusp of launching a major Lottery-funded podcast channel, Life After Prison, and we’re leading the way in the global development of prison radio.

This year we picked up a Gold Award at the radio industry’s prestigious ARIAS. In recent years we’ve been crowned Independent Production Company of the Year (Audio Production Awards) and Charity of the Year (Third Sector Awards). We’ve also been nominated for a string of British Podcast Awards.

We’re looking for a Fundraising Manager to deliver on our trusts and grants fundraising priorities and secure income to support our work. This is a remote role with some occasional travel required.

You will work strategically with the senior management team to deliver the right funding for the right projects.

Reporting to the Director of Development, you will be responsible for investigating, researching and making approaches for new funding as well as maintaining and developing existing relationships to ensure future support.

Ours is an organisation unlike any other, and we’re particularly interested in hearing from candidates from under-represented backgrounds and from people who have lived experience of the criminal justice system. 

Candidates will need experience of delivering £300,000+ p.a. in grant funding and will have excellent relationship management skills, both in-person and online, and with a portfolio of existing partners.

We’re a driven, tight-knit team working in what can be a challenging, exhilarating world, and you will be motivated by the knowledge that your work has the potential to make a real difference.

Deadline for applications: Friday 26th August 2022.