Finance Manager

Location: White City, West London

Salary details: £55,000- £60,000 per annum depending on experience + 11% employer pension contribution or LGPS Pension

Contract: Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

Closing date: 30 March 2020 at 12pm

About the role:

Ark is a fast-growing children’s charity seeking to establish an outstanding network of academies. We currently operate 37 academies, across 4 regions, with several more under development.

We are now seeking to appoint a Finance Manager to provide support to the Head of Financial Reporting in delivering the finance functions for Ark Schools and assist with other financial tasks to ensure the efficient functioning of the finance team. You will have one direct report.

About you:

• Strong experience in financial accounting and preparation of statutory accounts.
• Professional accountancy qualification. Ideally ACA.
• Staff management experience.
• Experience in working with computerised financial systems and advanced knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Comfortable communicating effectively with non-financial staff and external suppliers.
• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Right to work in the UK

About us:

Ark is an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. In the UK, we are a network of 37 schools, educating around 27,500 pupils in areas where we can make the biggest difference. Through Ark Ventures, we incubate, launch and scale initiatives that address some of the most intractable issues in education and society, both in the UK and around the world.

We offer:

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays. Rising to 29 days after 2 years of service and then again to 30 days after 3 years of service 
• We are committed to providing high-quality professional learning throughout your career with us and offer a variety of training sessions and experiences designed to meet your needs
• Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans available for season tickets or a bicycle and gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym

How to apply:

Apply with a CV and cover letter on our online recruitment portal.

Early applications are encouraged; we reserve the right to close this vacancy if we find the right candidate.

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Develop your career in finance by shaping the way we manage our money at the Start Network, a humanitarian start-up with big ideas.  Start Network is a global network of more than 50 aid agencies, ranging from large international organisations to national NGOs.  We're tackling what we believe are the biggest problems that the sector faces.  Together, our aim is to transform humanitarian action. 

Your main responsibility will be ensuring robust financial information is provided to the leadership team and Board to help them to make the best decisions for the charity.  This will include the provision of business modelling, analysis of financial risk, and financial management information.  You'll be providing strategic and financial decision support to the team managing an annual expenditure of approximately £40m.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Holds a recognised accounting qualification
• Brings expertise from financial and management accounting at a senior level
• With experience of development and monitoring financial strategy and establishing processes and controls
• Has fantastic communication and relationship building skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• A can-do attitude
• A willingness to work flexibly and find new ways of working that help us to be more agile

Our offer to you:

• Flexible working with options to work from home (approx. 2 days per week)
• Contributory pension and life assurance 
• Family friendly policies, particularly maternity pay
• Training and development opportunities 
• 25 days’ holiday plus 2 company days over the Christmas period
• Centrally located WeWork office with onsite drinks and snacks available free of charge
• Access to cultural talks, events, pop-up sales, and a place to socialise after work
• Discounts at local cafes and restaurants in association with WeWork

Closing date: Thursday 26th March midnight (UK time)

Test and interviews: w/c 30th March (test by email and interview 45-60 minutes with a panel)

Please visit our website or download the attached job description which includes details of how to apply.  We'll review applications on a rolling basis and interview exceptional candidates before the deadline, so apply now.  If you have any questions about the role, please do contact us.We're a small team, so will only be able to contact candidates shortlisted for interview.

Your new company
Your new company is a well-established charity based in Central London. They are recruiting for a Finance Manager role on a permanent, full-time basis. The company is undergoing a period of change with ambitious plans in terms of growth.

Your new role
Your new role will consist of the following duties; undertaking day to day financial administration and reviewing processed for managing month end bank and nominal ledger reconciliation. You will also be producing timely month management accounts and producing reports for internal and external stake holders. You will be responsible for driving the future strategy of the organisation through supporting day to day running of the finance department.

What you'll need to succeed
You will need previous experience of producing and managing budgets with diverse income streams and expenditure. Additional experience integral for this job role involves developing and managing finance systems and project management skills. The ability of building rapports with internal and external stakeholders is key, fostering a culture of collaborative working. To apply you must be finalist level for your ACCA or CIMA studies.

What you'll get in return
In return, you will be receiving a great competitive salary of 37-40K per annum. You will have an opportunity to work for a charitable organisation going through a period of change and growth as well as upholding a good work-life balance.

What you need to do now
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Are you a dynamic and innovative individual with a strong background in finance, looking for your next challenge?  Do you have commitment and a flair for hands on accounting and wish to work for an ambitious local charity?  This could be the role for you.

Mind in Haringey (MiH) is one of the 130 Local Minds affiliated to National Mind working to help anyone with mental health issues in Haringey. We have a turnover of about £650,000 per annum and operate with a small surplus.  We are looking for a Finance Manager to handle all aspects of our finance and financial management.  Please note that we do not have a book keeper or finance assistant so you would be responsible for all finance issues from book keeping to producing management accounts and the budget.

Job Description

Background

MiH generates income from: statutory funding bids and grants with trusts and foundations; income earning services;  fundraising events; and donations.  Our income is spent on a range of mental health services including counselling, advocacy, wellbeing workshops, suicide prevention, mental health training and bereavement counselling.  The Trustees and the executive staff are committed to expanding our operations. 

Our Treasurer is one of twelve dedicated and energetic Trustees.  You would be joining a staff team of four full time and twelve part time employees under a committed and energetic Chief Executive.

MiH needs a self-starting proactive individual who is willing to be hands-on and fully committed to the role, and preferably, but not essentially, from a third sector background.

Principal Duties

1. To ensure the finances of MIH are controlled and managed efficiently meeting all legal requirements and standards of good practice in the charity sector
2. To ensure that all MIH financial transactions are up to date and properly recorded ensuring full financial records are maintained manually and using appropriate accounting software, and in a form required for the preparation of management and statutory accounts.  MiH currently uses Quickbooks
3. To manage and forecast cash flow and manage banking facilities and reconciliations
4. To prepare full monthly management accounts including performance to date and forecasts for the financial year together with a commentary.
5. To prepare and present to Trustees an annual budget, following discussion with the Chief Executive and the Treasurer;  and contribute to the three year Business Plan
6. To prepare the annual accounts in accordance with statutory and Charities Acts requirements on agreed timetable, and ensure an efficient annual audit 
7. To attend and prepare reports for the Trustees Finance and Audit Committee which meets every three months and provide reports for the monthly meetings of the Trustees Board
8. To work on a daily basis with the Chief Executive and on a regular basis with the Trustee Treasurer
9. To produce all other financial information required by the organisation. This will include managing the financial aspects of the large bids  and helping with the costings for new services and ensuring reports provided to external funders, staff and clients meet contractual and legal requirements
10. To oversee cheque payments and the on line donation systems and process invoices
11. To  maintain the fixed assets register and oversee procurement and insurance
12. To assist with the preparation of bids for funding and any project statements required by funding bodies.  To ensure clients and service managers are provided with information on service budgets and non payment of invoices for services
13. To ensure the prompt collection of debts and manage Gift Aid
14. To oversee the payroll and the production of salary, tax and pension payments and ensure that payments are accurate and appropriately authorised, and recorded
15. To oversee with the Treasurer, MIH’s risk register and financial procedures
16. To advise the Trustee Treasurer on all aspects of MIH’s financial position. To provide authoritative and good quality advice to the Chief Executive, the Chairman, Treasurer of the Trustees, the Trustees and staff of MIH on all financial matters
17. To keep informed on current initiatives in the finance and charity sector
18. To carry out any other duties in line with the role as required by the CEO and the Treasurer. 

Person Specification

• Proven ability to cope with the financial management of a growing organisation
• Experience of managing relationships with professional advisers or contractors
• Proven ability to work in a team across the organisation
• Interpersonal and communication skills to present complex issues lucidly to Trustees and other staff, in order to achieve smooth and well-informed decision-making
• Excellent analytical skills and success in working accurately to tight deadlines
• Fully computer literate with a good working knowledge of MS Office and computerised accounting systems such as Quickbooks
• Reliability and integrity, together with an enthusiastic and positive attitude

Qualifications and background

• An appropriate recognised accountancy qualification, with substantial practical experience of accountancy and financial management systems,  ideally in the 3rd sector.

Terms and conditions

• Salary - Up to £36,000 FTE per year, pro rata 3 day week, depending on experience
•  Annual salary reviews and performance appraisals

• Hours of Work - a working week of 21  hours (3 days) but can be flexible hours in agreement with the CEO.  There is no paid overtime.
• Holidays - Holidays are 28 days per year (pro rata) plus UK bank holidays.
• Length of Contract - This is a permanent position. 
• Probationary Period and Notice Period - There is a three-month probationary period for this role. The notice period is one month.
• Location -  MiH’s office in Station House, 73c Stapleton Hall Road, London N4 3EQ
• Additional benefits - After the probationary period, the employee can join our pension scheme
• Recruitment Process - Please apply by sending a CV (maximum length 2 pages) and covering letter (maximum 2 pages) to the CEO, Mind in Haringey at the above address. 
• Your covering letter should show how you meet the requirements of the role and why you want the job
  • The application deadline is 5pm on Friday 27th March 2020  
  • First interviews will be held later in the week beginning 6th April  with second interviews (if necessary) a week later
  • All candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK. We will only be able to contact shortlisted candidates.

MIH is an equal opportunities employer and will make any necessary adaptations for a disabled employee

Summary

We are looking for an experienced Finance Manager to manage our daily financial operations and apply their experience to the improvement of our tax compliance and Customer Records Management system processes, while the permanent post holder is seconded to a system implementation project.

The initial term of this role will be 8 months in line with the project timeline, but extension may be an option.

Interview Date: 2 April 2020

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan (on completion of your probation period)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

The Finance Manager is expected to retain line management responsibilities for the processing, system and technical teams - but this role will be responsible for the day to day running of these areas, ensuring a high quality transactional processing service and providing technical financial and taxation analysis, reporting and support to the Head of Finance, Director of Corporate Services and stakeholders across the charity.

Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidate would have experience of working in the charity sector and a sound understanding of charity-specific rules such as VAT partial exemption.

They would be people-focussed and excited to help Diabetes UK maintain a highly effective Finance Team through a period of change.

Football Beyond Borders (FBB) are looking for a Finance Manager to lead and develop their finance function.  Working closely with the Operations Manager and reporting into the Co-CEO (Operations), you will be responsible for managing all aspects of finance, from budgeting through to management and statutory reporting. The successful applicant will need to be a qualified accountant with previous experience in a similar role.

This role allows for flexible and part-time working.

Robertson Bell are partnering with a national and highly interesting Government organisation to recruit for a new Finance Manager to be based in London, working directly with the Head of Finance.

The Finance Manager will be a single point of contact for the organisation within a hybrid role combining both Financial and Management Accounting, in a hands on environment that will allow you to 'stamp your mark' on the organisation and further develop your skills. Specifically, you will be responsible for;

• Financial analysis to support reports for the organisation to make key decisions moving forward
• Lead on the preparation of the statutory accounts and year-end reports
• Communicate effectively with key stakeholders and colleagues from varied departments
• A key point of contact for the auditors, providing information and recommendations to streamline procedures and processes
• To consistently review the cash flow model, ensuring the projections are accurate
• Confidently deputise for the Head of Finance where necessary

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant or finalist (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CIPFA) with a solid understanding or accounting principles and financial controls. You must have excellent communication skills and be able to work effectively and independently as a desire to manage a small team. Experience of Public Sector/Not-for-Profit accounting standards is an advantage and the opportunity would suit an individual which is looking to step up in their career or someone who is working a similar position but looking for a new challenge.

If you are interested in this position, please apply early as applications are under constant review and this position is likely to be filled before the closing date.

Would you like to work for an organisation that drives lifesaving projects all over the world? Are you seeking a multifaceted finance role? Have you got proven experience as a Finance Manager? If yes, this could be your next role!

Robertson Bell are currently seeking a permanent Finance Manager on behalf of an inspiring international charity that provides lifesaving services to people across the globe. As part of the Senior Management Team this is a vital role within the organisation and will be joining the charity at a promising and exciting time. Responsibilities of this role would include:

• Preparing vital reports for the Senior Management Team and Board of Trustees to enable strategic decisions.
• Providing an accurate and timely financial management service.
• Assisting key stakeholders with the management of their budgets, including the support of reporting to major donors.
• Working closely with the executive team to create sound plans for sustainability and growth.
• Oversee and manage the organisations day to day finances.
• Ensure sound internal controls are in place throughout the organisation.
• Preparing statutory returns in line with relevant deadlines including the Charity Commission return on an annual basis.
• Managing a small team of staff, proving motivation and support.
• Act as the main point of contact for the internal and external audit.
• Prepare forecasts and budgets alongside the maintenance of the fixed asset register.

This position will best suit an experienced Finance Manager who is happy to work autonomously and able to fit into a fast-paced environment. This role will be based in London and is vital to the future success of the organisation and will provide crucial strategic support aiding the charities growth.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a qualified Accountant (CIPFA, ACCA, ACA or CIMA).
• Have management experience.
• Have previously worked in the charity sector.
• Have led of financial and management accounts.
• Be an excellent communicator and happy to present to the Board of Trustees.

We are working to very tight deadlines so if you are interested please apply ASAP!

Salary: Starting salary of £39,940 (2020 cost of living increase not included). Possible to increase by max. 2 increments a year up to £45,058 (top of grade).
Hours: 4-5 days per week, permanent contract
Benefits: 7.5% employer matched pension after probation, flexible working, 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays and Christmas break) and a generous staff development budget
Location: London
Reporting to: Executive Director: Organisational Development
Manages: No line management responsibilities but will manage external contractors 
Application deadline: 23.59pm, 29th March
Interviews: For successful applicants, interviews will be held w/c 6th April
Start date: Our preference is for the candidate to start as soon as possible and the start date is flexible depending on the successful candidate’s notice period  

About the role
The Senior Finance Manager is responsible for the careful management of NEON’s £1.4m of annual expenditure across multiple programmes; they also take an internal lead on accounting for and managing the organisational risks to the organisation. The role is critical to NEON’s success and will be a key part of the management of the organisation, helping us to achieve substantial real world impacts on our goals on furthering social, economic and environmental justice. 

You will oversee NEON’s finance and fund management systems and ensure their smooth running. This involves managing the regular finance processes across the organisation; working with senior staff to ensure budgets are being effectively managed; developing and upgrading finance systems to meet NEON's needs, producing spending reports and budgets for our funders, ensuring more junior finance tasks are undertaken accurately by the Operations Officer; and managing any contractors providing other financial services (e.g. payroll), as well as leading on the annual audit process as the key contact point for external auditors.

In addition to overseeing NEON’s finance and fund management systems, you will also ensure that all of NEON’s activities comply with all relevant regulations and regulatory bodies, including charity law which applies to the majority of our funding. This will involve developing policies and procedures for staff to manage risks, ensuring their effective implementation and training staff to apply them in their work. 

You will also regularly scan the external environment for strategic risks facing the organisation and support the Executive Director: Organisational Development to devise strategies to respond to these risks. You will help to ensure that NEON’s risk register is kept up to date, and that NEON’s board is briefed on risk management at each quarterly board meeting.

About NEON
The New Economy Organisers Network (NEON) is a not-for-profit company with 12 staff members and a network of over 1600 UK organisers from different trade unions, grassroots groups, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), faith-based campaigns, civil society groups and movements from across the country. We run powerful trainings and support campaigns to help progressives win social, economic and environmental justice.

We run trainings, share skills and coordinate together on campaigns helping people to lead movements like Just Treatment (organising patients to fight for the NHS) through to working with our members to get over 200 media bookings across the UK’s biggest TV/radio outlets. We’re ambitious and the team is agile, fast paced and committed to actually changing things. 

To build the power of movements for social and economic justice we organise our work around three goals: 

• Connect we want to bring together people who aren’t usually in the same room, working across many different issues and from many different struggles because together there is strength. In particular, we want to build the power of campaigners and organisers from groups most often affected by injustice to help change the leadership of our movements

• Focus is about how we support our members’ work to transform our social and economic systems through prioritising key battles. Our aim is to help members work together to win bigger change on key battleground issues, such as health and precarious work

• Build means supporting the development of key institutions that underpin the wider progressive movement. The range and diversity of groups needed is wide - from campaign groups to policy or training institutes. We help our members develop excellent institutions and structures that support many others.

To build a culture and community that lasts, we organise around three values:

• Solidarity - we’re here to change the system and that requires working together across issues and sectors that aren’t normally in the same room. This means placing anti-oppression at the heart of our work and building the power of people most often affected by injustice to change the leadership of our movements

• Generosity is about sharing our time, resources and learning with one another as we support each other’s work. It means being open and honest with one another, especially when we hit problems, and thinking creatively about how we positively build from there

• Respect is the bottom line for all relationships in NEON. It means being respectful of different backgrounds and life experiences and giving space for all voices to be heard. This often means listening more than we talk and being open to changing ourselves as a result of what we hear. 

The role of Finance Manager is to lead on all aspect of financial management and ensure the finance team operates efficiently. The Finance Manager will also be responsible for the improving processes and implementing changes.

Client Details

The client we are working with is a small-medium size charity that supports people suffering with a certain type of disability or impairment

Description

The responsibilities of the successful Finance Manager will include but not be limited to:

• Production of monthly management accounts
• Production of Statutory accounts (SORP)
• Line managing and supporting the finance officer
• Business partnering and building relationships with budget holders (including non-finance managers)
• To assist in the development and improvement of systems in conjunction with the finance function

Profile

The successful Finance Manager must be at actively studying ACCA/CIMA with solid experience working in a similar role and have a strong understanding of SORP accounting and grant processing.

The applicant must have strong excel skills, good attention to detail, experience line managing staff, up to date knowledge of payroll legislation, strong communication skills and business partnering experience.

Job Offer

On offer for the Finance Manager is a salary of up to £50,000 depending on experience as well as flexible working, a 10% non-contributory pension and tonnes of other benefits.

The opportunity to work as a Finance Manager part time for a leading Medical Research charity in Central London. The chance to add value to a great organisation by having a hands on role in the future of the charity.

Client Details

The client is a leading Medical Research Charity based in enviable central London.

Description

The responsibilities are, but not limited to:

• Manage the finance function of the organisation, including line managing the Finance Officer and coordinating team planning to ensure we are delivering against our monthly, quarterly and annual timetables.

• Lead timely, accurate and business focused management accounting and business finance reporting functions, including presenting reports to board and subcommittees

• Be the organisation's first point of call for all finance queries

• Project manage and lead systems improvements projects, including streamlining financial processes and redesigning reporting and accounting systems

• Lead on statutory accounting and audit preparation, and be the first point of contact for audit queries

• Lead day to day management of our investment portfolio, and coordinate performance reporting from investment managers

• Ensure effective treasury management to balance cash flows and maximise returns

• Ensure the financial controls of the organisation are appropriate for business need, and enacted consistently and appropriately across the organisation

• Lead the budget preparation process and support budget holders to manage their budgets throughout the year

• Support our grants team with the management of grant commitments

• Coordinate the management and monitoring of restricted funds, and work with project managers and fundraisers on financial planning for new projects

• Support the Finance and Resources Director with the overarching financial strategy of the organisational of the whole, and contribute to long term financial planning.

Profile

The succesful candidate will be a qualified or QBE accountant with numerous time spent working in the sector. They will have a plethora of knowledge from various organisations, and must have knowledge working in a small charity.

Job Offer

Part time (four days a week work) at up to £65k per annum (pro rated).

UK Active

Finance Manager – Revenue and Control

UK Active is a commercially minded and forward thinking non-profit that strives to get more people, more active, more often with the mission to improve the health of the nation through promoting active lifestyles. They facilitate wide-impact partnerships, undertake campaigns, and provide world class membership services.

This dynamic role of Finance Manager will manage a team of 3, ensuring that key revenue streams (including music licencing, membership, events and products) are monitored and billed consistently and to the highest standard.

Requirements:

• Experience managing others and being the point of contact for escalated issues
• Ability to prioritise and effectively delegate a workload
• A proactive, solutions focused mindset
• Good IT skills, particularly Excel
• Experience with the CRM Salesforce is desirable but not required
• A passion for the fitness and physical activity sector is desirable

For this role, you need not be fully qualified, far more important is your operational finance experience, people management skills, a proactive mindset and attention to detail.

Responsibilities:

• Being the key point of contact for issue escalations from your team, determining if you can address them yourself, and if not escalating issues to the Head of Finance
• Ensuring robustness of financial controls
• Team management, review and development
• Completing and reviewing monthly journals and reconciliations
• Use of Salesforce CRM to maximise team productivity
• Working with the Head of Finance to create impactful process improvements
• Communicating if revenue targets are met to director level colleagues
• Day to day management of the Licencing function
• Being a point of contact for key external partners

UK Active is a commercial, modern and dynamic non-profit; chaired by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson: Paralympian and 6 time London marathon winner who has held over 30 world records in her career. Other benefits include flexible working, subsidised Gym Membership, 5% matched pension, the Perkbox Discount Scheme and an annual salary of £40,000 per annum.

Interviews for this role are being held on a rolling basis, so apply early to be considered or contact Emma at Allen Lane to find out more.

Harris Hill Charity Recruiters are proud to be working alongside an amazing charity who is looking for a part-time Finance Manager (14 hours a week). This grassroots charity does a fantastic job within the local community working tirelessly to support adults with learning disabilities.

You will be a key part of a small friendly team and every day you will see first-hand how your hard work makes a real difference to help people with special educational needs. The recipients of the charity's numerous programs are encouraged to realise their full potential and the results can be life changing.

So, if you are a conscientious hardworking Finance Manager with charity sector experience and you are enthusiastic about joining a charity that is making a genuine difference, we would love to hear from you!

This is a part-time role, 14 hours per week (with hours to suit your lifestyle). They are flexible and there is the occasional opportunity to work evenings and weekends.

You will require:

finance management experience within a charity
an accounting qualification (or equivalent)
a proven track record in developing budgets and reports for income & expenditure
experience in managing financial systems
experience of establishing financial policies and procedures
an ability to compile annual statutory accounts
an ability to manage and work effectively in a small team
strong written and verbal communication skills (including the ability to present and explain financial information clearly to staff and Trustees without a finance background)
experience of accounting systems and software (experience using Sage would be an advantage)
Excel experience at an intermediate level (v-lookups and pivot tables)
strong numerical and analytical skills
excellent attention to detail
A concern for supporting adults with learning difficulties to achieve their potential would be an advantage.

If this sound like the perfect role for you, feel free to apply with a supporting statement paying special attention your:

finance management experience within a charity

planning/budgeting experience within a charity

Rate: £200 - £250 per day

Senior Finance Manager

Location: South London Region

Salary details: £50,000- £60,000 per annum depending on experience + career average pension scheme + other benefits

Contract: Permanent, full time 37.5 hours per week

Closing date: 27 March 2020

Are you a strong Finance leader who has a hands-on attitude? Do you want the opportunity to shape the financial output of the schools in your region?

If so we want to hear from you!

We have an exciting opportunity to join Ark as a Senior Finance Manager responsible for schools within our South London cluster.

About the role:

As Senior Finance Manager, you will be an integral part of the team responsible for ensuring high standards of financial management. You will be responsible for the operational finance of 3 academy schools in the boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and Greenwich all within the wider South London region.

This is a role where you have the opportunity to have input into the consolidation of the region’s school reports, regional analysis and projects.

You will also have the chance for regular networking with wider finance professionals across the Ark network to share best practice along with exposure to key educational professionals and senior leaders in order to help merge the finances of the schools.

About you:

A financial professional with excellent communication skills and experience of building good relationships with other financial professionals, key contacts, suppliers and across the leadership teams.

Possess strong finance experience and organisational skills with excellent attention to detail ideally within education or a large or complex organisation.

You will have the ability to analyse and interpret complex information and prepare and deliver briefings and or presentations.

Excellent IT skills, with specific skills using Microsoft Office applications.

You will proudly represent Ark schools.

About us:

Ark is an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. In the UK, we are a network of 37 schools, educating around 27,500 pupils in areas where we can make the biggest difference. Through Ark Ventures, we incubate, launch and scale initiatives that address some of the most intractable issues in education and society, both in the UK and around the world.

We offer:

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays. Rising to 29 days after 2 years of service and then again to 30 days after 3 years of service 
• Finance manager training and network days once a term in addition to access to other training and development
• Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans available for season tickets or a bicycle and gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym

How to apply:

Apply with a CV and cover letter on our online recruitment portal.

Early applications are encouraged; we reserve the right to close this vacancy if we find the right candidate.

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.