Senior Finance Analyst

Location:?Stratford?1-2 days per week (expect significant home-working to begin with)

Salary: £44,000 - £48,000

Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week)

Flexible working

Closing Date: 20th May

We're looking for a qualified Senior Finance Analyst to join our team. In this exciting role, you will own and deliver timely, high quality and insightful reporting and financial planning for specified business areas. Using your expertise and experience, you'll provide high quality analysis and decision support to initiatives and projects across the organisation.

You will have significant experience of financial reporting and financial modelling. You'll be fantastic at building relationships at all levels, with the ability to thrive in a matrix structure, and ideally, you'll also have a passion for our cause.

Key?Accountabilities:?

Analysis and Financial Decision Support

• Use your expertise and experience to provide high quality analysis and decision support to initiatives, projects and business cases from any area of CRUK as requested by the finance leadership

• Analyse trends and performance, feeding findings into forecasts and long-term financial planning

• Produce analysis that turns data into insight, helping decision makers to understand the impact of their initiatives and decisions on the Charity's financial plan

Financial Planning

• Develop and provide income/expenditure modelling to support all financial planning (forecasting, budgeting and long-term planning) for specific business areas. Communicate clearly to enable the organisation to own and take responsibility for their plans
• Act as an advocate and role model for understanding cost drivers and cost control

Financial Reporting

• Own and deliver timely and insightful reporting for your specified business areas. Understand what is needed to inform decision making and identify and clearly communicate the impact on the future
• Review existing management information and analysis to find efficiencies and improvements ensuring that resource is focused on the organisation's top priorities
• Work closely with the management accounts team to ensure accounts are complete and correct

Key Technical Skills, Knowledge,?Experience?and Behaviours:?

Minimum Criteria:

• A qualified accountant (or by experience) with post-qualification experience
• Significant experience of complex financial planning, modelling and reporting
• Significant experience of building, managing and evolving business partnering relationships at senior management level
• Advanced excel skills, and has previously worked with financial modelling and with large, complicated data sets
• Proven ability to influence a range of stakeholders, including Directors and Heads to deliver strong financial controls

What will I gain??

Without you we wouldn't be able to achieve our aim of seeing 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. So, we want to reward you in as many ways as possible. Our benefits package includes discounts on anything from travel to technology, generous holiday allowance, gym membership, childcare vouchers and much more.?We want to ensure that you have the best work/life balance possible, so we actively encourage a flexible working culture for all of our roles wherever possible.?Depending on your role, options for flexibility could include homeworking, reduced or flexi-hours, job shares, job splits, and core hours. For the majority of our office-based roles?you'll only be?required to work from a specific location for 1 or 2 days a week on average.?You'll also be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. And ultimately, you'll know that you'll be changing lives through your work.???

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If you're as ambitious as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career, as we save lives and add years.?

How to apply:?

Please submit your CV online

Together, we will beat cancer.

About Us

St Monica Trust is a registered charity who have a unique blend of welcoming retirement villages, complete with specialist care homes and support for older people which they deliver with utmost care and compassion. Their welcoming care homes are set within the beautiful surroundings of their retirement villages and there are village care teams for those who live independently in accommodation. It has been this way for over 100 years and is the reason why they are well-known and respected for the quality of care in Bristol and North Somerset.

The last 12 months has been a challenging time for the charity, as it has for many organisations, but as they anticipate a brighter future, the Trust are looking to recruit a Head of Finance Business Partnering, a new role for the organisation, to deliver a quality financial management service in an ambitious, multi-site and multi-service organisation.

The role

Reporting to the Director of Finance and Transformation, this is a hands on and dynamic role which will be expected to work proactively with senior managers across the Trust building effective relationships and financial understanding across the business. This role will also manage and shape a growing team of business partners and will be expected to assist and deputise for the Director of Finance and Transformation in strategic and day to day finance activities.

As the Head of Finance Business Partnering, you will also be responsible for delivering aspects of the organisation’s finances in an efficient, well managed and effective manner working on a day to day basis with a small finance team.

This is a challenging and exceptionally interesting role for someone who is happy to get involved in the detail of an organisation whilst at the same time contributing to the strategic direction and business planning process with a forward thinking and exceptionally experience Director of Finance.

About you:

To succeed in this role you will be:

• A qualified accountant with substantial management experience in all elements of finance especially within the finance business partnering function and establishing excellent relationships across an organisation.
• Have outstanding technical knowledge and capability with the ability to interpret and coherently analysis a wide range of complex information for a variety of different stakeholders.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and demonstrable experience in managing a small team to deliver a mature and rounded service.
• Be able to adapt quickly to changing circumstances and act as the lead and key representative for finance in organisation-wide projects particularly in relation to the transformation of the Trust’s core systems and any ad hoc business activities relating to finance.

For more information on this opportunity including a more detailed job description please contact our retained consultant Nicola Shaw at Morgan Law.

Closing date: 6th June

Interview date: 1st Interview wc 14th June

2nd Interview wc 21th June

We are seeking a strategic and ambitious individual with business partnering experience to support the financial management and strategic decision making of Blood Cancer UK. Through influencing senior leaders, the Finance Business Partner will be a key player in enabling the strategy’s strong focus on fundraising and the implementation of a significant multi-year investment programme as part of our new fundraising strategy.

As Finance Business Partner you'll lead the financial decision-making support and analysis in each of our four directorates, working closely with the executive directors as well as their senior teams. As a critical friend you will support them with strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting, preparing and challenging of business cases, and in understanding their monthly results. A key focus of your work will be the support of the fundraising directorate. Blood Cancer UK is entering an exciting period of investment into fundraising and you will provide the senior leadership team with timely analysis of each of the investment streams, devising and monitoring key performance indicators for the successful delivery of the fundraising investment programme.

The finance team looks after all aspects of finance, planning, procurement and risk. Your role is part of the Finance leadership team. You will be contributing to and shaping our financial strategy working closely with the Finance Director and the rest of the leadership team. You will also be championing our business partnering and continuous improvement culture in the wider finance team in the delivery of a first-class finance service to the whole organisation.

Near East Foundation, UK

Job Announcement

Title: Finance & Budget Analyst

Reports to: Finance and Budget Manager

Location: London, United Kingdom

Please note – while this role is advertised as office based, the Near East Foundation UK will remain an optional remote-working organization until at least 31 August 2021.

Travel: 10%

Salary:£35,000 - £45,000 DOE

For over 100 years, NEF has worked to build a more sustainable, prosperous, and inclusive communities in the Middle East and Africa through economic development and governance initiatives. NEF’s work is organized around three core program areas: Inclusive Economic Development, Climate-resilient Development, and Stabilization and Peacebuilding. 

Position Description

The Near East Foundation is seeking candidates for a Finance & Budget Analyst to be based in its HQ Office in London, UK to play a key role in financial planning and fund management for assigned projects and business units. This position reports to the Finance and Budget Manager and collaborates with the CFO, Controller, the global finance/accounting team and project leads in providing accurate information and analysis necessary for excellent financial management.

Responsibilities

The Finance & Budget Analyst will work directly with the Finance and Budget Manager, CFO, Controller, and local Finance Managers to support the effective and timely implementation of NEF financial administration procedures. Specific responsibilities include:

(a) Financial Planning and Budgeting:

• Set-up project budget reports in financial system for all new projects;
• Prepare and analyze monthly project financial reports and distribute to the Finance & Budget Manager with any recommendations;
• Assist in monthly calls to review project budgets with team, discuss analysis, recommendations and key metrics, such as burn rate, cost allowability questions and forecasts;
• Prepare and submit donor financial reports to the Finance & Budget Manager for review;
• Ensure full allocation to project budgets, including indirect cost recovery;
• Monitor cost share for projects as required;
• Prepare monthly department financial reports and distribute to the Finance & Budget Manager with appropriate analysis;
• Assist the Finance & Budget Manager with the annual budget process and provide updates as needed to the forecast on a regular basis;
• Assist with funding proposals as required and to ensure new budgets are adequate and within NEF guidelines;
• Assist the Finance & Budget Manager with other financial planning and analysis tasks as required.

(b) Accounting:

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge and expertise for cost allowability principles for each donor and in accordance with GAAP; 
• Review transactions for each project to ensure all costs are appropriate and allowable;
• Monitor transactions for potential financial irregularities and report suspected or potential issues in a timely manner;
• Assist the Finance & Budget Manager, Controller, and CFO in devising secure financial systems and processes and ensure these are appropriately implemented;
• Support project related audits;
• Prepare checks, bank deposits, purchase orders, and miscellaneous invoices for the U.K. office;
• Prepare accounting related entries to numerous registers, journals, and logs;
• Regularly maintain detailed reconciliations of all balance sheet and bank accounts. 

Qualifications and Requirements

The successful candidate will have the following qualification and experience:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or related fields, or equivalent combination of education and work experience; 
• Minimum 3 years of accounting and/or financial management experience, preferably in an NGO setting;
• Excellent data analysis skills; advanced excel skills are essential;
• Willingness to travel internationally for site visits and/or internal audit as required;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; 
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal required;
• Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with projects supported by USG, UK Government, EU, European bilateral agencies (e.g., Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, France), UN agencies;
• Proficiency of French and/or Arabic, both written and verbal, a plus.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any Employment with the Near East Foundation UK will be subject to the following checks prior to start date:

• A satisfactory police record check to include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and Restricted Party Screening; 
• Receipt of satisfactory references;
• Proof of eligibility to work in the national location for this role.

Application Instructions

NEF will accept rolling applications until the position is filled.Review of applications will begin on Monday, May 3, 2021.Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Please apply by submitting the following documents to the Near East Foundation Careers page:

1. Cover letter outlining all relevant experience and availability;
2. Curriculum Vitae;
3. List of three references (including one from current, or most recent, employer).

Applicants are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Near East Foundation by visiting the NEF website.

The Near East Foundation promotes Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants seeking employment and NEF employees.

Donor Finance Business Partner. Permanent - up to £45,000 + Bonus + Benefits

On behalf of a large NGO, we are recruiting for a Donor Finance Business Partner (DFID / FCDO). Reporting to the FCDO (DFID) UK and European Donor Finance Manager, the Donor Finance Business Partner is responsible for financial management through the life cycle of donor funded projects from start to audit. The Business Partner will be a key contact for the Donor Teams within the International Operations Functions globally, ensuring all project accounting complies with regulations and FCDO / DFID, UK, and EU Donor requirements.

Main Duties:

• Business Partner to Global Programmes and FCDO Team
• Advise on donor reporting and compliance
• Accountable for financial aspects of project life-cycle support to country programmes and regional teams on budget and proposal development, project initiation, project management and project close
• Donor Finance and Accounting - reviewing country, programmes and partner budgets for donor proposals
• Setting up new projects in SUN accounts and ensuring accurate donor reports are submitted on a timely basis to donors. Review and analyse PFRs (Project Finance Reports)
• Ensure compliance of transactions, cash flow forecasting and controls for each project as well as providing analysis of project life cycle and performance
• Reconcile deferred income for projects as well as performance margins
• Support year-end audit processes as well as statutory financial statements, assisting Audit.

Person Specification:

• Experience in project accounting and large NGO projects and country programmes
• Financial reporting experience to governmental, private and institutional donors
• SUN and Q&A experience
• UN, USAID or DFID experience
• Qualified ACCA, ACA or CIMA

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Finance Business Partner

Permanent Position

£40,000 - £43,000

Flexible Working ( 2-3 days working from home)

The organisation has grown rapidly from 2013 to 2020 with an increase in turnover from £7m to £23m. We now work with over 400 schools across the UK. There are further exciting opportunities for continued growth and innovation as the profile of mental health awareness in the UK grows.

The Finance Business Partner is an exciting new post established in March 2021 and its success will support an overhaul of the charities finance function, revitalising the culture, operations and team.

The Finance Business Partner will support a revised business structure working on a customer facing partnering model. They will support a focus on quality outputs from the finance function and will help to embed financial autonomy across the business.

• This role is key to ensuring efficient and effective financial management for their designated areas of the organisation (Business Units (BU)) by providing finance partnering to key managerial and senior internal stakeholders, ensuring that all financial planning, implementation and monitoring is robust and effective.
• The Finance Business Partner holds a key position for the day-to-day provision of financial information for planning and control purposes. The role will provide ownership of the end-to-end processes necessary to take financial data and to report in a meaningful way back to the relevant audiences in the organisation.
• To develop and support the financial management of the organisation by overseeing the processes and procedures for recognising income and expenditure in the organisation.
• This is in tandem with overseeing the full budgeting and management accounts process related to the relevant Business Units.

You must be ACA, ACCA, CIMA Qualified.

Experience of a finance position within the Charity Sector is not essential, however useful.

Project Finance Business Partner: £60,000 - £71,000 + benefits | Milton Keynes or Birmingham

For a nationwide company working on one of the biggest infrastructure projects in Europe, we are recruiting a Project Finance Business Partner for the Main Works Civils Team. This role will provide assurance and challenge to Area Delivery Managers in terms of their project plan, value for money and corporate governance.

Main Duties:

• Lead business planning and forecast processes, providing assurance to the Directors that data around cost management is robust
• Liaise with Construction Supply Chain Finance, Project Managers, Commercial Managers, Planning and Cost Managers and Project Engineers
• Oversee month-end financial accounts close and prepare accounts and plan for year-end audit. Review and assure Programme Board Packs
• Review and challenge forecasts and monitor against Spending Review
• Work with Contractor's Finance leads and Commercial team internally to improve costs and cash flow data.
• Provide Workforce Actual costs and forecast information to inform programme cost estimates
• Challenge budget holders to achieve workforce objectives and optimise resources
• Develop capacity of Accounting function to ensure robust resources meet statutory obligations and provide trusted centre of financial excellence to advise stakeholders
• Develop, implement, and monitor financial policies, operational procedures, and performance measures to assure integrity of financial data and financial information which complies with IFRS

Person Specification:

• CCAB qualified with experience in a complex Project environment, ideally from the construction or transport sector
• Ability to interpret project information and determine IFRS treatment
• Experience in business planning, forecasting, business partnering and corporate finance
• Knowledge of Oracle accounting systems or other similar ERP systems
• Experience in working with Corporate Directors, budget holders, Business Managers, and wider Finance teams
• Ability to use Excel to analyse large and complex data sets and provide useful management information
• Experience in providing financial information to inform project decisions and cost, schedule, and quality consequences

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Project Finance Business Partner: £70,000 - £81,000 + benefits | London

For a nationwide company working on one of the biggest infrastructure projects in Europe, we are recruiting a Project Finance Business Partner for the multi-billion pound Stations Portfolio. This role will provide assurance and challenge to Area Delivery Managers in terms of their project plan, value for money and corporate governance.

Main Duties:

• Lead business planning and forecast processes, providing assurance to the Directors that data around cost management is robust
• Liaise with Construction Supply Chain Finance, Project Managers, Commercial Managers, Planning and Cost Managers and Project Engineers
• Oversee month-end financial accounts close and prepare accounts and plan for year-end audit. Review and assure Programme Board Packs
• Review and challenge forecasts and monitor against Spending Review
• Work with Contractor's Finance leads and Commercial team internally to improve costs and cash flow data.
• Provide Workforce Actual costs and forecast information to inform programme cost estimates
• Challenge budget holders to achieve workforce objectives and optimise resources
• Develop capacity of Accounting function to ensure robust resources meet statutory obligations and provide trusted centre of financial excellence to advise stakeholders
• Develop, implement, and monitor financial policies, operational procedures, and performance measures to assure integrity of financial data and financial information which complies with IFRS

Person Specification:

• CCAB qualified with experience in a complex Project environment, ideally from the construction or transport sector
• Ability to interpret project information and determine IFRS treatment
• Experience in business planning, forecasting, business partnering and corporate finance
• Knowledge of Oracle accounting systems or other similar ERP systems
• Experience in working with Corporate Directors, budget holders, Business Managers, and wider Finance teams
• Ability to use Excel to analyse large and complex data sets and provide useful management information
• Experience in providing financial information to inform project decisions and cost, schedule, and quality consequences

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Are you a newly qualified accountant looking to take that next step in your career?

We have partnered with a social housing giant, that is looking for a Finance Business Partner to drive continued growth for their organisation, whilst working closely with their budget holders.

Client Details

This social housing provider is one of London largest and they have a national presence in the UK. At the heart of this organisation is an undiluted aim to support members of society that rely on affordable housing. The team is driven and hardworking and will therefore expect the same of you; in return they offer a role that is instrumental to career development and they will strongly encourage your progression.

Description

• Reconciliation of the management accounts
• Responsible for liaising with senior stakeholders
• Build strong working relationships with your budget holders
• Provide tailored reports to your budget holders
• Conduct adhoc analysis
• Use own initiative to drive efficiency in processes and procedures
• Lead on quarterly forecasting

Profile

Please apply to this advert if

You are a qualified accountant (ICAEW, ACA, ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA)

^ This is absolutely essential and unfortunately, we cannot consider applications from finalist or part qualified candidates.

• You are an ambitious individual that is looking for career development
• You can work autonomously and use your initiative
• You have excellent communication skills
• You are a team player; one who will roll up their sleeves and lead by example.
• You have strong excel skills

Job Offer

This is a fantastic opportunity for a newly qualified accountant, looking to progress their career in a strategic role. You will be supported and encouraged by this hard-working team. The employer advocates flexible working.

• Location: London, scope for home-working
• Salary banding: £22-24k depending on experience
• Contract Type:  Full time, 3 Month initial Fixed Term contract with scope to extend. Immediate start preferred.

Overview

Street Child are looking for a Finance Assistant to support across all Street Child Group financials. You will be responsible for compiling, analysing and processing all Street Child Group financial transactions, providing vital support to our core finance team.

We are looking for an individual with good book-keeping knowledge, a strong attention to detail. You must have experience working in a similar role in a Finance Department and having used a Finance System/Software (note that for this purpose Excel is not considered a Finance System – although Excel experience is also required). Street Child is a growing organization and this junior role will provide an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to gain experience within a fast moving international development charity.

About us

Street Child believes that every child deserves the chance to go to school and learn. Our projects focus on a combination of education, child protection and livelihood support to address the social, economic and structural issues that underpin today’s education crisis. We partner with local organisations and communities to deliver our locally rooted programmes, using evidence to drive learning and the refinement and scale up of programmes to create maximum impact for the most children at the lowest cost. We pride ourselves on being willing to go to the world’s toughest places where others won’t, including remote, hard-to-reach areas and fragile, disaster-affected states across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Since 2008 we have helped over 330,000 children to go to school and learn and supported over 29,000  caregivers to set up businesses so they can afford the cost of educating their children..

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Receivable (40%)

• Supporting with work on accounts receivable including accessing, downloading and saving in a systematic manner reports from donor portals.
• Analysing the data from the donor portals to summarise the information in Excel so that it is in the correct format to be uploaded to the Finance system.
• Maintaining details of cheques received.
• Issuing donor receipts.
• Raising donor invoices and requests for payments.
• Any other responsibilities relating to Accounts Receivable.

Accounts Payable (40%)

• Recording all approved supplier invoices and staff expenses in the accounting system ensuring that they are all appropriately coded to the correct cost centres and projects and invoices are uploaded into the finance system.
• Ensuring that all invoices for payment are appropriately approved by budget holder.
• Setting up payments on online banking platforms and sending out requests for payment approvals from payment authorisers.
• Reviewing staff expense claims to ensure that all supporting documentation is provided before payment.
• Managing monthly staff credit card reconciliations.
• Any other responsibilities relating to Accounts Payable.

Month end support (20%)

• Complete bank reconciliations each month for all group bank accounts.
• Ensuring supporting information for transactions is correctly stored in electronic format such as bank statements, remittance advices and credit statements.
• Assist in preparation of internal reports.
• Entering Gift Aid data onto Gift Aid returns and assisting with compilation of information for Gift Aid returns.
• General support and assistance to the team including administrative duties.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• 5 GCSE at Grade C or above including English and Maths
• Post-GCSE qualification such as A-Level or T-Level or equivalent
• Good book-keeping knowledge

Desirable

• Part qualified AAT

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• IT Literate with strong excel skills
• Experience of working in a similar role

Desirable

• Charity or third sector experience

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Attention to detail
• Highly organised and self-motivated
• Flexible and able to manage multiple tasks at one time.
• Good written, verbal and presentation skills

Desirable

• Shows initiative in identifying problems and posing solutions
• Persistence and tenacity

Other

Essential

• Proactive communication style including keeping team-members informed and updated as necessary
• Not afraid to ask for help!
• Work cooperatively and collaboratively with other departments and other external contacts
• Good interpersonal skills

How to apply

Please click 'Apply' to view contact information and how to submit your CV and Application Form for consideration by 9am on Tuesday25th May. Owing to the urgent nature of this role we will review applications as they are received and reserve the right to bring forward the closing date.  *Eligibility to work in the UK is a essential for this role*

Our interview process will involve a written assessment, followed by two interviews. Pre-employment checks will be required as part of our recruitment process in line with our Safeguarding Policy. Street Child welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Finance Manager

We have a fantastic opportunity for a part-time Finance Manager to join our client’s leadership team, helping support the CEO to set the finance strategy.

The charity is a thriving organisation and one of the most established refugee and migrants’ organisations providing services in London, but focusing on south and southeast London boroughs.

Position: Finance Manager

Location: Lewisham, London

Salary: £35 - £37,000; pro-rata and depending on experience,

Hours: Part time, permanent, 14 hours per week

Closing Date: 9pm, 30th May 2021

About the role:

As Finance Manager You will have day to day responsibility for the organisation’s finances, working with colleagues to set and manage budgets, maintain accurate financial records and ensure all financial and compliance requirements are met. You will line manage a Finance and Admin Officer.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Create and deliver financial policies, in conjunction with the CEO
• Ensure the organisation is operating with a sustainable financial model
• Organise payroll, expenses, external invoices and client hardship payments
• Support service managers to meet their project budgets
• Manage recording of donations and grants and Gift Aid
• Produce quarterly management accounts, funder reports, etc.
• Produce the annual accounts and liaise with the Independent Examiner/Auditor
• Reconcile transactions and records to ensure financial control using Quickbooks
• Prepare and develop organisational budgets in collaboration with the CEO
• Prepare a quarterly finance report for Trustees and liaise with the Treasurer to ensure the Board of Trustees is aware of financial developments and forecasts

About You:

To be successful in the role of Finance Manager you will have a relevant accounting background and/or qualification with an excellent understanding of, and experience of, financial planning.

Other essential skills/experience include:

• Organised with a high level of attention to detail.
• Experience working with financial recording software
• Track record of overseeing finance and managing budgets
• Experience of working in the Not-For-Profit sector and of SORP and charity compliance framework
• An excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills
• A Passion for social impact
• Ability to use Microsoft Office applications and caseload management systems

The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check

Other roles you may have experience of could include; Charity Finance Manager, Head of Finance, Finance Team Leader, Finance Analyst, Senior Finance Manager, Interim Finance Manager, Financial Accounting Manager, Finance Manger etc.

Senior Finance Manager

Permanent

Happy to consider 0.8-1 FTE

Sheffield (with flexible blended working)

£39,158.83 pa + benefits to include 9% pension contribution

Help achieve more for nature’s recovery and the local community!

Our client is one of 46 Wildlife Trusts working to make the United Kingdom a better place for people and wildlife. They are supported by nearly 6,000 members and hundreds of local volunteers.

They are currently looking for an experienced finance/accounting professional to ensure that the Trust has excellent strategic financial management and prudent use of resources.

The role

This is a senior executive role within the organisation, responsible for accounting for the Trust’s finances as well as leading the support service provision delivered both in-house and by external suppliers.

Your duties will include;

• Working with and advising the CEO and Trustees on strategic financial management
• Ensuring compliance with all legal and statutory reporting requirements of the Trust
• Leading, managing and developing the Finance and Support Services teams to provide excellent support to staff and volunteers across the Trust.
• The development and delivery of operational financial management systems.
• Supporting the HR & Ops Manager and the team to contract, coordinate and deliver excellent facilities and asset management.
• Managing contracts with external suppliers to ensure the delivery of good value services for the Trust.

They are looking for someone with the following skills and experience:

• Excellent knowledge and experience of preparing accounts for auditing, financial management and risk control, asset management and the development of operational financial management systems, ideally within a charity.
• An appropriate accountancy qualification (ideally part or fully qualified)
• Substantial experience and knowledge gained within financial management.
• Experience of facilities management and/or IT development would also be an advantage but is not essential.

They would also love to meet someone who has a strong personal affinity with the work of the Trust in meeting its Charitable Objectives.

MLC Partners are working with a large children’s charity who are looking to bring in a Head of Finance Business Partnering to fill a newly created vacancy. Having recently gone through a restructure in the finance team and wider organisational change, this role has the opportunity to shape their own team and work with other leaders to develop the culture in the team. With a clear progression path, this is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious person to grow into a broad role with exciting future plans.

Main responsibilities of the role include:

• Lead and develop four direct reports and a wider team of ten, some of whom are well experienced and others who are also new to the charity.
• Oversee and scrutinise the business partnering offered to the wider organisation, covering all of the children’s services directorate and offering support to the high growth areas of the team.
• Business partner with directorate leaders, setting the standard for the team in terms of delivery and service.
• Develop more standardised ways of working, ensuring there is consistency across all areas of the team, improving on existing processes and procedures.
• Analyse new and existing contracts with a focus on the margins, risks and opportunities that they present whilst always considering the value for money in the delivery of services.

The successful candidate will be a fully qualified accountant with experience of managing teams in previous roles. You’ll be a highly competent business partner who sets high standards for themselves and those in reporting roles and be able to evidence the development you have driven previously. Charity experience will likely be essential, although if you have experience in a local authority which focuses on service delivery that would also stand you in good stead for the challenges in this role.

This is fantastic opportunity for someone looking for a move into a larger organisation or for a step up in their career and will add substantial value to any CV. The role will likely be filled before this advert closes, so please do not delay in applying.

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

Treasury Analyst: £250 per day (Inside IR35) 6 months +

For a large, international organisation, we are recruiting an Interim Treasury Analyst for 6 months. Reporting to the Group Head of Treasury, this role manages the Treasury reporting and focuses on cash balances, consolidated cash flow forecasting and the management of funding requests with the Group. The Treasury Analyst will maintain liquidity, manage UK and overseas fund requirements, and will identify and report on foreign exchange exposure.

Main Duties:

• Consolidate monthly cash flow reports and prepare monthly treasury committee reports including cash flows, liquidity, funding requirements, trapped cash, and FX position
• Prepare monthly analysis of cash request, reporting on inconsistencies
• Support proposals for hedging strategies and improve accuracy and reporting ability of cash flow forecasting
• Develop FX analysis and reporting
• Utilise multiple bank payment platforms
• Support the Share Service Centre cash flow funding requests in India.

Person Specification:

• CCAB qualified or Part Qualified Treasury professional
• Global / International Treasury Reporting experience
• Statutory legal entity reporting
• SAP and advanced Excel skills
• Treasury Management systems experience
• Cash flow and liquidity reporting experience
• FX gains and losses experience
• Money market, bank guarantee and cash position reporting experience

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