This is an opportunity to help grow a critical mental health charity working in the Muslim communities. We are looking for an opperational manager to coordinate our data and communications and enhance our fundraising. The Lateef Project works with Muslim communities in the Birmingham and London areas and is the longest running Islamic counselling service. Our work is evidence based and community required. The Lateef Project has worked virtually since 2020 and provided a national counselling service to bereaved Muslims in the first wave of the pandemic. We are looking for an opperational manager who can coordinate and improve our data management both internally and in relation to our communications with key stakeholders. The successful applicant, our operational manager will also take on a central role in developing funding base of The Lateef Project working regarding statutory contracts, charitable trusts and donors. 

Closing date for aspplications is the 26th of June 2022

Operations Manager

This is an opportunity to take on a new, senior role with the Social Research Association (SRA), a thriving educational charity.  Our small, well-run organisation, with a busy staff team, now needs a capable and adaptable Operations Manager.  You will work with our CEO to manage and improve the way we deliver high-quality services in a variety of activities, and  to provide staff with day-to-day support, troubleshooting and supervision.  And you’ll be working with the CEO and Board of trustees to develop and implement a growth strategy for the SRA.

Who are we?

The Social Research Association promotes excellence in social research.  It was founded in 1978 and has been a registered educational charity since 2008.

We are a growing organisation, small but ambitious, with a staff team of five providing membership and training (our two main income-generating services) to the UK social research community. Events, publications and guidance are devised by volunteer groups and staff, and a board of trustees ensures governance and oversight.  There are currently over 1400 individual SRA members from across the profession, in government, universities, research agencies, charities, and consultancies. 

We seek to improve what we do and help the social research sector to move forward.  For example we recently reported on diversity and inclusion among researchers, and we’re now working with research organisations to help ensure greater inclusion. 

Summary:

Permanent contract

Hours:  30 hrs p/w (4 days, some flexibility)

Salary:  £39,000 – £44,000 (pro rata) depending on experience

Location:  home based, with occasional visits to London for meetings or events

Holidays:  28 days + 8 public holidays (pro rata)

Reports to:  Chief Executive

Role duties:

Supervision, operational support, business processes

• Review our internal systems and processes, to be as effective and efficient as possible in the administration of our services and activities
• Provide operational support to staff
• Oversee and contribute to the work of staff who look after membership, training, events, accounts, and digital comms
• Contribute to an organisational culture of respect and diversity
• Oversee IT, website and other contractors as required
• Maintain and update key records
• Other duties appropriate to the role

Service review and development

• Monitor and evaluate services and projects, ensuring they deliver appropriate services to a high standard and meet performance goals, responding to the needs of users
• Work closely with the Chief Executive to identify ways to enhance the financial sustainability of our service provision, bringing creative ideas that will support the long-term organisational strategy

Governance, finance, regulatory compliance (with CEO)

• Ensure we comply with UK charity law and best practice
• Prepare, monitor, and analyse budgets and monthly cashflow
• Fulfil the reporting requirements of the Charity Commission, Companies House, and other authorities
• Arrange and oversee payroll, insurance, and other essentials
• Oversee year-end accounting
• Arrange and oversee the production of management accounts for trustee meetings
• Analyse reports to prepare Board papers on membership, training and other standing items, and attend Board meetings
• Set up the AGM, Board of trustees and other key meetings
• Support the CEO, and deputise as required

PERSON SPECIFICATION

We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential.  We welcome applications from people in under-represented groups.  To ensure that everyone can apply and be part of our recruitment processes, where needed we will make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates.

Job-related experience and/or lived experience

Essential

• Experience of supervising and/or managing others
• Understanding of financial administration
• Project management experience
• Competent user of Microsoft Office suite, with strong skills in Excel
• Able to get hands-on and work flexibly across varied activities
   

You must be legally able to work in the UK, with a reliable internet connection at home and a quiet place to work.

Desirable

• Experience of working in the UK charity sector
• Experience of working in a small organisation
• Experience and/or understanding of the social/market research sector
• Experience of content management systems and email marketing software
• Some awareness of research methods

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Highly organised
• Resourceful and practical
• Supportive and encouraging, keen to help others learn
• Analytical troubleshooter
• Detail-focused, while able to see the bigger picture
• Collaborative and adaptable, able to work with a range of individuals and groups
• Good communication skills

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply no later than 5pm on Friday 17 June, wiith:

• your current CV, and
• a covering letter that focuses on answering these questions:

1. Why are you interested in this role?  (Up to 150 words)
2. How do your experience and skills make you a good fit for this role?  Please refer to the person specification. (Up to 400 words)
3. Describe a practical improvement you have made to a process, activity, system, etc.  How do you know it was an improvement?  (Up to 200 words).

We expect first interviews to be held in the last week of June by video conference.  Final interviews will be held in person in London, scheduled for early July.

If you are a qualified accountant looking to give something back, this is a brilliant opportunity to support the success of a charity that connects communities and creates local greenspaces.

The Finance Manager will provide financial administrative, accounting and bookkeeping support to ensure the smooth financial running of The Orchard Project. They will produce regular management accounts, coordinate the preparation of the statutory accounts, lead on charity budgeting and forecasting, produce financial documents for funders, and report to the Finance & Compliance Committee (a sub-committee of the Board).

The Orchard Project is the national charity for community orchards. Our vision is that everyone, in cities across the UK, is within easy reach of a thriving community orchard. Our mission is to bring orchards into the heart of urban communities.

Orchards were once a significant part of the UK’s natural environment, but many have been lost to urban development. We want to remedy this, and bring the magic of orchards into cities and areas of urban deprivation, where the environmental and social benefits of greenspace and community growing can make such a big difference.

We inspire and train communities across England, Scotland and Wales to create, restore and maintain community orchards for the benefit of people, communities and the environment. We have been around since 2009, supporting about 600 community orchards in our time.

We provide ongoing support for groups as well as running accredited training programmes in orchard management and forest gardening. Our project work is varied and we work in a range of settings including prisons, schools and in the diverse communities that we serve.

Our total annual income is around £600k, and we have a staff team of 18 people.

Introduction

Advantage Africa supports people affected by poverty, disability and HIV to improve their education, health and incomes. Our work helps people to help themselves and build a better future for their families and communities. More information is available from our website, Facebook page and Annual Report and Accounts.

We are seeking a Finance Manager to enable Advantage Africa and its partners to deliver cost-effective development among some of Africa’s most vulnerable people and meet its statutory requirements as a UK registered charity.

This is a part-time position, reporting to the Director, for which 18 - 21 hours per week will be required at times to be agreed. The job can either be located at Advantage Africa’s office in Olney or from home, with occasional visits to the office by mutual agreement.

Summary Job Details

Advantage Africa is an equal opportunities employer. The salary will be in the range £26-£30k (pro-rata) according to skills and experience. You will be eligible to join our workplace pension scheme with an employer contribution of 5%, subject to a minimum personal contribution of 3%. There will be a probation period of three months with regular reviews. The starting annual leave allowance is 25 days pro-rata, plus statutory holidays.

Job Description

The position involves taking full responsibility for Advantage Africa’s day-to-day financial management and statutory reporting. The post-holder will ensure that Advantage Africa’s financial records and systems are maintained and improved through the work summarised below. The role may involve managing volunteers to undertake some of these tasks.

Book-keeping and data management: Ensure the effective recording of all financial transactions, with appropriate coding, approval, data entry and filing using Advantage Africa’s CRM (Salesforce) and accounting software (Xero).

Bank transactions, payments, transfers and deposits: Ensure that all required bank transactions are completed, with the required paperwork filed and the accounts system correspondingly updated.

Payroll: Manage the payroll to ensure that staff and HMRC are paid on time, and any schemes, supplementary payments or deductions are administered correctly.

Financial accounting: Ensure that the accounts are accurate, complete and give a true picture of the financial activity and status of the organisation.

Financial management, planning and reporting: Produce all financial management reports as required by the Director, Programme Managers, Trustees and other stakeholders, to effectively manage the organisation, including the annual budget and monthly management reports.

Other accounting tasks including Gift Aid records and claims, maintaining bank and charity accounts, ensuring restricted funds are ring-fenced and expenditure against them monitored. Support other UK staff and partners in East Africa in their financial management and review and improve Advantage Africa’s financial policy, procedures and systems.

Produce the annual report and accounts and annual returns in the correct format to comply with company and charity law and the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) and manage the Independent Examination.

Other tasks will include evaluating and comparing suppliers, preparing for Trustees’ meetings and presenting the financial reports, managing the implementation of various policies, staff holidays and IT systems. As part of a close-knit team working in a small organisation, you will need to be flexible to fulfil Advantage Africa’s strategic goal of better lives for vulnerable people. You may be asked to analyse data used to measure the charity’s impact or appropriately target our communications. Furthermore, there is potential for the role to develop according to your specific skills, capacity and interests. This might for example include supporting the growth of our partners’ financial skills, taking on the role of Company Secretary, managing our IT or harnessing the potential of Salesforce to improve our fundraising activities.

Salary - £37,300 - £40,248 + Up to £5,000 accountancy allowance

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.

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.

The responsibilities of the Client Finance Manager will include:

• Delivering budgets and forecasts for each client, property and tenancy, using complex data from the MRI Horizon general ledger and other systems, Hyperion and Excel tools to provide accurate and meaningful financial information
• Being accountable for financial control over property services accounting, ensuring high levels of client satisfaction by providing accurate forecasting, explanations and billing
• Maintaining a focus on process improvement, including planning and establishing new systems and processes for quarterly financial reporting to ensure clients understand their costs and bills, delivering an ongoing service that meets and exceeds expectations
• Being the key liaison between senior finance and property staff for client meetings, involving being acutely aware of the customers’ needs and acting upon them, and being proactive in problem solving and finding solutions
• Leading the service delivery to clients alongside management accountants and other colleagues, supporting the growth of the GPA, and matching resources to client demand
• Manage due diligence exercises on estate-related financial information provided by the client and interrogate to identify material financial risks to GPA and ensure correct account treatments are applied

To be successful in the Client Finance Manager post, you will be:

• CCAB, or equivalent, qualified or part-qualified with the ability to gain formal CCAB qualifications within a reasonable time.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel skills and able to manipulate complex data sets
• Strong attention to detail and ability to analyse and interpret significant amounts of financial data
• Experienced in client finance, including reporting to clients, managing systems and processes, working in partnership with clients to deliver results (Desirable)
• Have experience with property management systems such as MRI Horizon, Yardi Voyager, or similar systems, in addition to Excel and Hyperion (or similar) for financial reporting (Desirable)
• Ideally have experience in the property industry within medium to large organisations where customer service is a priority (Desirable)
• Experience in performing due-diligence in relation to transferring assets and service agreements (Desirable)

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

We are looking for a highly organised and solution-focussed project manager to be part of our Safe and Together team. The postholder will focus on governance, risk, financial and contract management, as well as monitoring performance against the project plans.

Overview:

The role of Finance Team leader sits within the Operations department of a growing Charity. Supported by the Head of Operations this role is an ideal opportunity for someone seeking to develop their career within the finance industry.

The ideal candidate will be keen, hard working with an eye for detail and an ability to analyse financial data and to present findings. You will have line management responsibility for a Finance and Operations Assistant and together you will oversee and deliver effective financial operations including (and not exclusive) payroll, credit control, monthly reporting, budgeting and forecasting processes and monitoring cash flow.

Terms: Full Time (40 Hours)
Salary: £27,816.00 per annum pro rata 
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Insurance, Employee Discount App

Finance Officer

We are a small organisation with big ambitions for National growth and are seeking a finance officer to support the CEO with bookkeeping, fundraising and financial management. We require 12 hours a week but are totally flexible about when you work.

For 20 years Mankind UK has offered therapeutic services to support men 18+ in Sussex who have experienced sexual assault or abuse. We have 13 staff, a turnover of £500k and offer both face to face and digital services. 

This role will suit you if you are - ambitious, meticulous and self sufficient, and are passionate about supporting mental health.

Finance Business Partner

At this time of significant growth and expansion, we are looking for an experienced finance professional for our newly created finance business partner role.

Finance Business Partner Responsibilities:

The post holder will provide strategic direction, ensuring all financial controls, reporting, commercial and contractual requirements are implemented effectively to maximise the impact of the project. This highly visible role requires strong experience in developing professional and credible working relationships with a range of stakeholders such as project leads, managers, suppliers, staff and consortium partners.

Finance Business Partner Requirements:

You must be a qualified or part-qualified (AAT or QBE) practitioner with strong analytical skills and an understanding of accounting processes, VAT, budget management, forecasting and month-end.

You will have excellent communication, motivational, and relationship building skills with a high standard of literacy and numeracy, an excellent eye for detail, and practical experience of Microsoft applications.

About Us:

At Cycling UK, we imagine a country where everyone is able to cycle. Where the streets are free of congestion and the air is clean to breathe.

As the UK’s cycling charity, we inspire more people to ride, making our streets safer for cyclists and opening up traffic-free routes to reach our vision of millions more people cycling across the UK. Cycling UK’s extensive experience of engaging with people from all walks of life means we recognise the barriers, challenges and perceptions that can deter people from trying cycling. We have just embarked on an innovative new programme for people who might not normally consider riding a bike, cycling made easy.

Location: Home-based (frequent travel across England and to Head Office)
Salary: £29,880 - £33,200 per annum
Contract: Full Time (37.5 hours per week), Fixed term contract for 12 months (extension subject to funding)

Closing date: Wednesday, 8 June, 2022

Explore the attached job description for full details on this exciting opportunity.

Focus on gearing your supporting statement to exemplify how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly referring to both the job description and person specification. This enables the selection panel to assess your relative strengths against the specified criteria.

We are an inclusive organisation and would, particularly welcome applications from candidates from a broad range of backgrounds. We strongly believe that diversity strengthens our work. If you are already passionate about cycling, that’s great, many of us are too! But if you are simply really excellent at what you do, no matter what your background, that is what matters most to us.

If you think that this describes you and you are excited by the prospect of joining our team, please do get in touch to find out more.

You may have experience of the following: Finance Business Partner, CIMA, Not For Profit, ACCA, ACA, Financial Controller, Finance Manager, Business Partner, Assistant Accountant, AAT, Management Accounts, etc.

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Veganuary is the non-profit that encourages people to go vegan for the month of January - and beyond. We focus on changing consumer behaviours and attitudes, while providing lots of information and practical support - to make the transition to veganism as easy and enjoyable as possible.

We also work with businesses to drive up vegan food provisions in shops and restaurants and have made veganism more visible and accessible through our work with national and international media.

What we do

• Our Aim: A world without animal farms and slaughterhouses. A world where food production does not decimate forests, pollute rivers and oceans, exacerbate climate change and drive wild animal populations to extinction.
   
• Our Mission: To inspire and support people to try vegan, drive corporate change, and create a global mass movement, championing compassionate food choices with the aim of ending animal farming, protecting the planet, and improving human health.

We work toward our lofty ambitions by following a simple, 3-step plan:

1. Encouraging and supporting millions of people to try veganism.
    
2. Creating the necessary media and social media buzz to raise awareness of the topic and the benefits of a vegan lifestyle.
    
3. Encouraging companies to promote and launch more delicious vegan options to increase the quality, availability and visibility of vegan food.

How we do it

You’ll have no doubt seen our public campaigns for Veganuary, you may even have tried it yourself. We’re incredibly proud of the global movement we’ve built, and it continues to grow year-on-year.

The part of work you might be a little less familiar with is our work in influencing businesses. The more businesses speak positively about veganism and launch new vegan products, the better the availability, visibility and quality of vegan products becomes, making it easier and tastier to try vegan. This is inspiring more people to choose plant-based options and stick with it long term.

Amongst many others, we are incredibly proud to have worked with the following companies to increase their vegan offering:

• Deliveroo
• Cadbury
• McDonalds
• Starbucks

What we’re looking for

As we head into the next phase of our strategy, we are looking for a talented Head of Operations and Finance who can help us build a robust, sustainable organisation. You will help us to shore up our gains to date and capitalise on the increasing number of growth opportunities coming our way.

This is a reimagining of an existing role and represents an investment in the charity’s future. We are looking for someone who can work closely with the board and executive to devise and implement business plans that are robust enough to accommodate our rapid growth and flexible enough to take advantage of new opportunities.

You will lead on financial management, supervise and optimise the organisation’s operations in the UK, and support our growing international team in operational matters.

Playing a pivotal part in the Senior Management Team, you will be responsible for ensuring that Veganuary’s day-to-day operations - including governance, administration, HR, finance, legal and IT remain compliant, responsive and efficient.

We don’t believe in prescriptive person specifications, as they limit the diversity of experience on our teams. We have just three questions of you, before you apply:

• Are you a qualified finance professional with significant experience of overseeing finance functions in UK charities?
   
• Are you a skilled strategic thinker with a proactive approach to solving problems?
   
• Do you enjoy building efficient structures and processes that limit bureaucracy and drive growth?

If you like what you’ve read, and your answer to all three questions above is “yes”, I recommend that you read the application pack by following the link below and consider getting in touch to discuss the role in more detail.

Location: Remote working in the UK.  You will either work from home all the time, or if you are near Devon can spend 1-2 days per week in Totnes.  Depending on your circumstances we would also be keen on a secondment to Ghana in your first year. The postholder will expected to undertake frequent travel to Ghana and Uganda. 

About us

Our mission is to get preschool children in rural Africa school-ready.  At present over 250 million children worldwide fail to receive the education and care they need in their early years which means they are less likely to do well in school, find gainful employment, and are at greater risk of early marriage, early parenthood and even criminality. Current approaches to solving this crisis are not proving effective or scalable in lower middle income countries.

That’s where Lively Minds comes in. We have developed an award-winning Early Childhood Development programme that has been proven to get pre-schoolers in hard-to-reach communities school-ready, so they have a greater chance of succeeding in school and in life. The programme provides marginalised Mothers with a parenting course that empowers them to run educational Play Schemes for pre-schoolers and to provide better home-based care, using cheap local resources.  The programme is delivered through government partners, is cheap and highly scalable. It genuinely has the potential to play a transformative role in ending the global ECD crisis.

Over the past few years the Lively Minds programme, currently operating in over 1000 communities in rural Ghana and Uganda is reaching over 120,000 children, with this figure set to triple over the next few years. During COVID we launched a radio programme for parents and this is now reaching over 2 million households each week.  We are extremely proud that the Government of Ghana have now adopted the programme and we have a ground-breaking partnership with them to support them to institutionalise it, fund it and to scale it to 60 education districts, reaching over 4000 communities and 1 million children. We see this partnership as the test case that will provide the blueprint to take the programme to scale in Uganda and elsewhere within the next 5 years.

About the role

This is a unique opportunity for a Finance expert to join a fun, high impact, mission driven organisation.  This could be an ideal opportunity for a Finance expert who’s gained experience in another sector and is looking to transition to a not for profit. Lively Minds is a dynamic and fast-growing organisation. You will have the opportunity to work on varied and cutting-edge topics and contexts.  You’ll be part of a lively ambitious organisation, determined to have a major positive impact on the world. We work hard, at a fast pace, in a challenging environment.  Our work is demanding but provides plenty of opportunity for innovation, responsibility, growth, collaboration, creativity and fun. We want all staff to be happy, fulfilled and to feel appreciated and valued in their work. . You will be offered the opportunity to develop through targeted learning support which will include external learning opportunities or Coaching.

We are looking for a Head of Finance to manage all aspects of the organisation’s finances. Our current annual budget is approximately £3m and we plan to grow this to £5m by 2025.  Your role includes, setting and managing budgets, supporting fundraising strategy and proposals, overseeing spend and financial controls and processes.  You will lead the finance teams in Ghana and Uganda made up of a Finance Manager in Ghana, four Finance Officers, and a Procurement and Logistics Officer. 

To succeed in this role you will need….

• to be comfortable delivering a complex programme to the highest standards, working at pace with a high degree of autotomy
• to be innovative & results-oriented. We operate in resource-poor settings, with challenging stakeholders and with limited financial resources and capabilities.
• to be willing to go the extra mile.  We need you to be proactive and constantly seeking ways to do things better.
• to be business-minded.  In order to spread our impact, we need you to help us secure sustainable income, gaining the support of government, funders and key stakeholders
• to be a leader.  You will need to role model professionalism, determination & resilience, a growth mindset, and passion for the work and our organisational values.
• to be actively involved in delivering growth; as a small charity, we need you to be adaptable, with the ability to advise on strategic finance matters, as well as being hands-on when necessary 

Technical Abilities

Essential

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• 5 years post qualification experience delivering full range of financial and accounting services required by a charity or small business
• Wide experience of managing grants and donor reporting
• Experience in maintaining strong financial controls
• High proficiency in financial modelling and advanced Microsoft Excel with the ability to present complex information effectively to a non finance audience (including experience in VBA automation and using Excel’s data model to directly interact with other systems)
• Experience of managing and developing people
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)

Desirable

• Experience working with remote teams
• Experience working in Africa

Our Vision

A world where all young people flourish, regardless of their background.

Who We Are

LTSB is a social mobility charity that works with bright young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, ensuring they find meaningful, skilled careers – and that firms get positive, effective employees who can make a difference from their first day.

Our four key responsibilities are:

• Promoting opportunities to those from backgrounds that are not normally reached
• Preparing young people for the workplace, and the workplace for young people
• Providing context for their application, and stewarding the hiring process
• Pastoral care – an additional support network for the first phase of their career

We don’t just get young people jobs. We launch careers. When diverse talent is given preparation and support, they don’t just get by, they thrive – and that means more representative management which can better train and retain a more representative workforce.  For historic information, please see our Impact Report on our website: www.ltsb.charity

Finance Team

The Finance team consists of a Finance Director and a Finance Administrator role.

Finance Director

Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Finance Director is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day financial management of the LTSB, and provides commercial focus, leading on financial compliance and governance and overseeing strong and effective financial administrative functions and reporting. With overall responsibility for the charity’s finance function, you will play a significant role as a senior member of the leadership team to ensure the charity can achieve its mission in the most effective and efficient way possible. The FD manages the Finance Administrator who undertakes the day-to-day financial administration.

Main Responsibilities
 

Day-to-day financial management

• Ensure relevant and accurate records are kept, filings made, and taxes paid as required by HMRC (in respect of Payroll, corporation tax and VAT), pension agencies, Companies’ House and the Charity Commission.
• Develop and enhance the financial and management reporting systems to meet the strategic and operational needs of the Trust including the identification and implementation of suitable software, and upgrades to existing software and office systems to improve processes and systems to bring about efficiencies.
• Ensure compliance with statutory accounting and regulatory requirements of financial and charity governance matters.
• Prepare the annual accounts in accordance with relevant statutory and accounting reporting standards and auditing requirements.
• Liaise with external auditors in relation to the annual audit and any management recommendations raised by the auditors.
• Oversee the management and reporting of all funds received from external funders. Ensure that accurate restricted fund accounts are maintained and that the financial records comply with funder reporting requirements.
• Supervise the Finance Administrator.
• Keep the CEO and Finance Committee informed of material developments on a regular and ad-hoc basis as required.
   

Strategic financial planning and management

• Prepare quarterly and annual management accounts, including income and expenditure accounts, balance sheet, cash flows, financial performance indicators and supporting notes for the Finance Committee and Trustee Board quarterly meetings.
• Be responsible for the budgeting and forecasting process for the organisation and provide appropriate reporting, variance analysis and support for decision making to the CEO, SLT and Board.
• Developing and leading LTSB’s finance strategy, optimising the charity’s financial performance and strategic position.
• Providing strategic leadership in relation to LTSB’s finances, advising on matters of compliance, risk, and contract performance.
   

Governance

• Accountable to the Finance Committee of the Board for all financial, risk and audit matters working closely with the CEO and Board to achieve a high quality of governance for LTSB.
• Ensure LTSB’s legal and governance responsibilities are undertaken and executed in a robust and transparent way, with trustees updated on any relevant legal and/or governance changes.
• Maintain up-to-date corporate documents and ensuring that all required documents are filed at Companies House and Charities Commission within the requisite deadlines.
   

Wider responsibilities

• Undertaking any other duties and projects as may be assigned by the CEO or the Board of Trustees.

Person Specification
 

Education/qualifications/experience

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with strong financial systems and experience working as a finance director.
• Outstanding and influential leader with the ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels.
• Demonstrable commitment to LTSB’s vision and values.
• Experience of financial statement preparation and audit process management.
• Experience of preparing board papers and presenting to boards.
• Experience of managing grant finances and contract compliance.
• Commercially aware.
• Experience of preparing and submitting VAT returns under the partial exemption method.
• Experience of working in the charity sector with good knowledge of charity accounting.
• Experience of overseeing the development of organisational policies, procedures and systems.
• We have recently moved from Quickbooks to Oracle Netsuite accounting software so candidates with a good working knowledge of at least one of these systems would be ideal, although experience of using any similar cloud accounting system would be advantageous for the role
   

Skills and Abilities

• Strong technical financial and management accounting skills.
• Strong IT skills with advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to work to deadlines with good prioritisation and time management skills.
• Proven financial analysis, cashflow management and forecasting ability.
• Excellent communication and reporting skills (verbal and written).
• Proven ability to produce and interpret management accounts
• Proven ability to provide support, and guidance to non-financial managers and colleagues.
• The ability to manage a varied and pressured workload.
• Highly motivated and autonomous.
   

This job description is intended to summarise the main duties and responsibilities of the post and is not intended to be a full and exhaustive list of tasks. All LTSB staff members are expected to demonstrate flexibility and willingness to perform appropriate tasks when the need arises.

This role is ideal for an experienced Finance Director who is seeking flexible hours and home working. Although the FD would need to attend meetings in London they could be based anywhere in the UK. This is a home-based role, and our team works independently with no central office.

To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter in Word format, when prompted to attach documents, explaining how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work at LTSB in this role.

Please note, all candidates will need to have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 29th May 2022. Applications received after this point will not be considered.

First stage interviews will be held by Zoom during w/c 6th June. Second stage interviews will be held in London on Wednesday 15th June.

Are you an experienced and dynamic finance professional looking for a broad, hands-on exciting position in a growing charity? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

We are looking for an agile and experienced Head of Finance to lead Brake’s operational finance function and also maintain and develop our financial systems and operating processes. We are looking for someone who has previous hands-on experience; ideally in a similar-sized or larger organisation. Reporting into the Chief Operating Officer, this role is a very hands-on finance role leading on all aspects of financial accounting across the charity, providing clear financial insight at all times. The Head of Finance will work closely with our leadership team and undertakes the most senior finance role within the organisation.

Currently the finance team consists of the Head of Finance and a Finance and Admin Officer (who reports into the Head of Finance). While nothing is guaranteed, there is potential for growth across the charity and therefore we are looking for a Head of Finance who can demonstrate experience and capability to step up into a more senior finance role, overseeing a more complex finance function with additional line management responsibility. 

Who we are

Brake is the national, acclaimed charity tackling the daily, horrific carnage of deaths, injuries, and air pollution on roads. Traffic is the biggest killer of young people worldwide, poisoning our lungs and contributing hugely to the climate emergency. Brake’s vision is that people get around in safe and healthy ways. Our values require us to be evidence-based, aim high, and work collaboratively.

We have a 25-year reputation for shouting out for positive change, advising government, encouraging action in communities, and delivering the UK’s National Road Victim Service for bereaved and injured families.

Key tasks

• management and administration of book-keeping using Xero;
• operation of Sage Payroll and pensions for c.45 staff;
• preparation of management accounts and financial reporting information for the charity’s finance committees monthly. Attendance at monthly finance committee meetings;
• preparation of the annual budget and monthly forecasts;
• processing of invoices, arranging supplier payments, resolving queries and debtors;
• managing bank accounts holding the charities’ working funds and its reserves, both online and offline;
• working alongside the auditors (managing the audit process end to end) and the Treasurer, generating year end accounts documents and submitting returns (including VAT returns, GiftAid claims etc) to the relevant authorities (including Charity Commission and Companies House) ensuring they are compliant with charity legislation;
• leading the identification and implementation of improvements to finance processes, as agreed with the Chief Operating Officer;
• working closely with all budget holders, supporting colleagues with financial matters, notably in preparing and checking a) budgets and b) financial expenditure reports required by sponsors and statutory funders; and
• line management of one member of staff.

You bring

• experience of working in a similar hands-on role in a finance management capacity in the not for profit sector;
• a recognised accounting qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA);
• excellent knowledge of financial processes;
• experience of using Xero and Sage software and adept at Microsoft Office;
• the ability to produce high quality financial reports;
• an analytical mindset, able to work as a financial adviser for non-finance functions, providing insightful analysis and guidance;
• the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, balancing multiple responsibilities;
• proactive, problem solving ability and strong interpersonal skills; and
• a values-driven approach to life; you want to work for a charity.

About the team and how we work

• You will be joining a skilled, dedicated and friendly team.
• Our team works remotely and encourages use of sustainable transport.
• Brake actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We employ based on 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.
• Employees are subject to driver licence checks. If you drive, please note we do not accept applications from serious traffic offenders due to the nature of our work.

The overall purpose of the role is to be a valued and effective member of the Finance Team. Responsible for processing and recording all income including donations and subscription fees. 

We are looking for someone with a passion for detail, and an understanding of finance administration. 

Salary: £22,000 pro-rata per year
Hours: 20 hours a week
Contract: Permanent, starting as soon as possible
Location: Hybrid (50/50 between home and Urban Saints Support Centre, Kestin House, Crescent Road, Luton)

When joining Urban Saints, you’ll enjoy benefits including:

• 25 days holiday (pro-rata) plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Pension scheme – For eligible workers, we contribute 6% of gross salary to the Urban Saints pension scheme.
• Life assurance – you will receive life assurance cover to the value of four times your annual pensionable salary.
• Flexible working – we offer flexible working arrangements to optimise work/life balance.
• Volunteering days – you will have an opportunity to volunteer for one of our events or a similar charity of choice for up to eight days (pro-rata).

Given that the organisation is seeking to live out a Biblical lifestyle, all applicants must be committed to the aims, ethos and values of Urban Saints.

We highly value a diverse and inclusive team and are committed to an equitable work environment where every person is set up to thrive. Having a diverse workforce allows us to benefit from a variety of perspectives and give us strength in the work that we do. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website. 

The closing date for applications is 5th June 2022. Interviews will be held on 15th June 2022.

Eligibility to work in the UK

Urban Saints is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to remain and work in the UK

*No agencies, please.