We need a talented, forward-thinking Head of Finance to support the Chief Executive Officer and work within the Senior Leadership Team to achieve the goals of our strategic plan and make QVT outstanding in every area. QVT is in a period of expansion and the next five years will see the organisation grow rapidly. As well as increasing our reach we want to increase the quality of the services we provide to our clients.

This is a hybrid role, and the successful applicant will need to be at head office in south east London up to 3 days a week, and must therefore live within an easily commutable distance.

Main Responsibilities

• Financial management – reporting, budgets, forecast, supporting the organisation in decision-making, annual accounts and audit
• Financial accounting – maintain accounting records, supplier payments and credit control
• Strategy – work with the SLT to produce and update strategy; specific responsibility for financial plan; prepare and maintain implementation plan
• Risk – own risk register
• Governance – work with trustees to ensure good governance utilising Charity Commission and NCVO tools
• Property leases – negotiate new leases with Head of Operations; renew existing leases; work with lawyers
• New business – work with CEO on new business opportunities; prepare proposals for trustees
• Client licenses – manage all aspects of client license documentation, to include communication with local authorities responsible for funding residents
• Pricing – set and maintain Housing Benefit, Service Charge and rents
• IT – manage all aspects of IT; work with third party support company
• Insurance – renew insurance; ensure adequate cover in place
• Trustees – present to trustees
• External relationships – maintain good relations with lawyers, auditors, bankers, insurance broker and all stakeholders, internal and external
• Manage the Finance Team, including all aspects of recruitment, supervision and learning and development

The University of East London Students' Union is a membership organisation set up to ensure students are empowered to have a full university experience. We offer our members opportunities to meet new people, explore interests and establish mechanisms to improve their course and University.

The new head of finance and administration will lead the strategic and operational finance function to ensure effective financial management. This will involve modernising the service offer, systems, policies and procedures, including bringing back in house the accounting and payroll functions. They will play a key role in developing the financial literacy and skills of staff, student officers and student groups.

Ideally, you will be CCAB/CIMA qualified. However, we will consider applicants from CCAB/CIMA part-qualified applicants with at least five years’ experience. You will have significant experience in a finance role including preparation of budgets, monthly management accounts, forecasts, year-end financial statements and other reports. It would be helpful if some of this was in a charity or social enterprise. Students’ Union experience is not essential.

This is a part-time role (0.6 FTE, three days).

A leading charity is now seeking a Head of Finance with extensive financial experience. The charity’s ethos is aimed to provide individuals with freedom and to create more inclusive cultures. The postholder will have key responsibilities in overseeing the Finance Team to achieve these goals.

The job role entails:

• Liaising with CEO, Director of Programmes and Corporate budget holders
• Providing direction to ensure budgets are utilised effectively
• Maintaining grant management and procedures
• Monitoring quality and consistency of financial reports to funders
• Producing statutory accounts and leading yearend
• Preparing annual budget and forecast in consultation with the finance director
• Ensuring high performance through effective coaching and development

The successful candidate MUST:

• Have Finance experience in the Public sector
• Have line management experience
• Have working experience of grant management
• Be able to work part-time and remotely

Agency Reference Number: 7104350

Salary: £250- £300 daily

Length: 6-month Contract (0.5 FTE)

To apply for this role or to find out about other Public sector Finance roles, please contact Tiana Thomas or Myles Argent on our London Finance Education team. 

ThinkForward delivers unique, personalised coaching programmes for young people at a key stage in their lives, enabling them to overcome the challenges they face and make a successful transition into work. Every young person takes part in workplace activities to develop their life goals and readiness for work. We raise the voices of our young people and support employers to provide fair access to opportunities.

We have recently launched our new five-year strategy with aspirations to double the number of young people we support. The pandemic has disproportionately impacted young people and we are determined to be part of creating a future where they can thrive and fulfil their ambitions.

We are seeking an experienced finance professional to lead on embedding a culture of excellence across the Operations function. This new role was created to build the capacity of the team and ensure we can deliver on our ambitious strategy. They will work closely with the Chief Operating Officer to refine our financial operating model and ensure we remain financially sustainable as we grow. They will be part of an experienced and committed Operations team that supports and enables the work of ThinkForward. We are interested in fresh ideas about how we can achieve our objectives and the team culture is very autonomous, yet collaborative.

The role will line manage two staff members and be part of a wider team of six staff. There will be opportunities to work closely with the Impact team if this is of interest as a developmental opportunity.

The role’s responsibilities include:

• Responsibility for budgeting, financial planning and forecasting as well as ensuring ThinkForward is compliant with relevant laws and regulations
• Developing technical financial operating models to underpin new funding bids and
  strategic growth
• Improving and supporting the development of financial capability across the organization
• Oversight of the management of operational risk across the organization
• Ensuring staff have the resources they need to fulfil their roles, including responsibility for Facilities and IT management

We recognise the importance of flexible working opportunities to staff and we are open to this role working flexibly. This could mean a mix of remote working, working across multiple sites and flexing the 30 hours over the full week. We are open to suggestions and will prioritise appointing the best candidate for the role and making reasonable adjustments to enable this where needed.

The closing date is 31st October 2021. Interviews are planned for the 4th November 2021 and will be digital. It is possible there may be an in person second round, we will support candidates to access this where needed and be open to flexing our approach.

To apply please submit your CV and a cover letter to via the CharityJob website - your cover letter should outline your suitability for the role as described in the person specification. Please ensure you share examples of how you meet the person specification. Cover letters should be limited to 3 pages of A4, as should accompanying cvs.

We are looking for a talented and qualified Head of Finance who will lead our finance team, shaping its work to respond to the changing needs of a dynamic organisation. 

Please note that for this role candidates from under represented groups (BIPOC, LGBTQ+, etc.) are highly encouraged to apply.

With a recognised finance qualification, you will be responsible for leading the function, ensuring it is a trusted partner delivering an exceptional financial service to internal and external stakeholders.  You will identify and adapt best practices and innovations from within the sector to enable the Start Network to meet its needs as it evolves. You will ensure that we are well positioned to take on more grant funding and develop new and innovative financial products. This is an outstanding opportunity for someone to shape and lead our finance function, making an important and lasting contribution to the sector.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Strategy and leadership

• Provide robust, expert financial support and advice to the Chief Finance & Operations Officer (CFOO), leadership team and Finance and Audit Committee (FAC)
• Deputise for the Chief Finance Operating Officer on financial matters as required
• Lead on financial strategy and planning to enable us to become a major international grant recipient, including development and roll out of grant management systems and processes
• Work closely with the Senior Management Team to ensure that our financial systems and processes are agile, providing support and guidance to colleagues in using them
• Lead on specific and innovative finance projects to meet the changing needs of the organisation

Financial planning

• Lead on key aspects of financial planning across the organisation, including risk management and scenario planning, working closely with the CFOO.
• Create financial models to assist the organisation in managing financial sustainability as its operating model evolves.  This will also include monthly management of going concern forecasting.
• Provide financial modelling and impact analysis e.g., inflation, activity projections, workforce fluctuations or indirect cost recovery for the CFOO and FAC.
• Lead on monitoring and managing the annual budget delivery plan to inform business decisions.
• Ensure monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports are provided to managers.
• Lead the statutory accounts process, ensuring relevant resourcing and processes are in place to meet our needs, acting as the main point of contact with the external auditors.
• Ensure that financial systems are robust (including those relating to the grant custodian and any other financial arrangements) and that adequate controls are in place to provide assurance that funds are applied appropriately.
• Ensure that all process and procedures and arrangements are in place for detecting and reporting fraud and support any investigative procedures as required.

Donor Grant Management

• Monitor donor grant pipeline to ensure future funding targets are met
• Monitor donor income against budgets and manage recoveries and fund balances
• Oversee donor financial reporting and compliance to donor T&Cs, and manage risk of disallowances
• Support the Resource Mobilisation Team in negotiating donor T&Cs for new grants

Line Management

• Line manage and support the growth and development of the finance team members currently including Finance Manager, Finance Officer & Controller, International Grants and Finance Officer.
• Monitor performance and ensure financial KPI’s and targets are met or exceeded.
• Manage consultants and other third-party contractors as required.
• Provide team leadership to enhance ways of working as a team, providing high quality advice and levels of service to the organisation.

PERSON PROFILE

Experience

• Track record of leading a successful financial partnering service, managing a high-calibre, multi-disciplinary team to deliver against demanding timescales.
• Excellent analytical and reasoning skills.
• Proven experience of developing financial models, operating principles, and managing complex budgeting and reporting processes.
• Demonstrable experience of working at a strategic level and being responsive to change.
• Experience of developing finance practice and making improvements to service provision.
• Proven project and team management capability.

Professional skills

• Qualified Finance professional: ACCA, ACA or CIMA.

 Key Competencies

• Flex communication style to convey complex information concisely to different audiences, avoiding jargon and using simple language.
• Hold both a strategic perspective and enough detail to work with one part of the organisation whilst understanding the impact on other parts of the organisation and network through listening and engaging with other teams.
• Provide hands on support when required to the finance function of the organisation as a recognised need in a start-up business.
• Provide leadership by inspiring and unlocking motivation in others across the network to lead and hold them accountable for the results.
• Develop teams by creating safe spaces for them to be challenged and supported to try new things and learn from one another.
• Anticipate the ‘what ifs’ and actively plan to navigate them together with the team, seeking collaborative solutions and drawing on those with relevant expertise.
• Balance the need to follow systems and processes with the courage, identifying when systems and processes do not align with the mission, suggesting alternatives.
• Enable others to deliver results by setting direction, providing clarity around roles and responsibilities, and creating a positive culture.
• Provide an enabling environment for the organisation to try out new approaches to technology, financial and people management through openness to experimentation and learning from outside the sector.

Start Network culture

• Carry out the responsibilities of the role in line with the Start Network Code of Conduct and with a commitment to safeguarding adults and children.
• Show a commitment to the Start Network vision, principles, values, and approach.
• We are an agile group of individuals who use our experience and skills across the network, so flexibility to work in and with different teams and functions is a part of our culture.

ABOUT START NETWORK

Start Network is made up of more than 50 aid agencies across five continents. Together, our aim is to transform humanitarian action through innovation, fast funding, early action, and localisation.  We're tackling what we believe are the biggest systemic problems that the sector faces. Problems including slow and reactive funding, centralised decision-making, and an aversion to change mean that people affected by crises around the world do not receive the best help fast enough, and needless suffering results. Our work focuses on three areas to change the system:

The Start Network is at a critical point in its journey. We are looking for people to join us who are committed to our vision of system change. People with open mind-sets and approaches that are innovative, collaborative, and receptive to change. Start Network is a dynamic, exciting, and forward-thinking organisation and we need diverse opinions and views to effect system change. We are therefore looking for people who are open to thinking differently, are prepared to challenge, and be challenged and can experiment. People who put the individuals and communities we serve at the heart of all their work and want to work towards creating a different humanitarian aid sector”

We have grown and diversified our membership over the past 10 years. We are now set to evolve into a decentralised “network of networks” by 2025. We are currently working with five national and regional networks (hubs) in Pakistan, DRC, Guatemala, India, and the Pacific. They are developing locally owned ways of anticipating and responding to humanitarian crises. We aim to support the emergence and development of further Hubs in the coming years.  Our ultimate ambition is to devolve leadership, membership, programming, and decision making to the hubs, while the UK team transitions to provide services of support.

We are committed to protecting people, particularly children, at-risk adults and affected populations from any harm that may be caused due to their encountering the Start Network as well as responding effectively should any harm occur.  We are also committed to safeguarding staff from any forms of bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and abuse of power as outlined in the Dignity at Work policy. 

We embrace diversity, promote equality of opportunity and eliminate unlawful discrimination. We are an equal opportunities employer and treat every application on merit alone.  We particularly welcome applications from disabled, black, indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC), and LGBT+ and non-binary candidates.  We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet our essential selection criteria (see person profile).

Our roles are open to discussion about flexible working.  While our team is office based, home working is part of our culture.  For part-time working and job-shares, please get in touch with us for a conversation about possibilities for this particular role.

For more information about our values and startegic priorities please visit our website.

OUR OFFER TO YOU

• Flexible working with options to work from home and remotely some of the time.
• Note: all staff have been working from home under COVID restrictions, and we are currently transitioning to a hybrid working model which for this role will likely be 2 days per week in the office.
• Centrally located office with onsite drinks available free of charge.
• Access to cultural talks, events, pop-up sales, and a place to meet and socialise after work
• Discounts at local cafes and restaurants in association with WeWork.
• Family friendly policies and approached, particularly maternity pay (21 weeks full pay).
• Equity support groups and safe spaces – currently BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and open to others with budget and support from a cross-organisation Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Group.
• Wellbeing initiatives responding to the needs of the organisation eg additional days of leave given under COVID and regular activities initiated through Wellbeing Peer Supporters.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Access to counselling services provided by Thrive International.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Contributory pension.
• Life assurance equivalent of three times your salary
• 25 days holiday, bank holidays plus 2 paid company days over the year end closure period.

APPLICATION

We work with Applied, an online recruitment platform designed to allow teams to measure candidates on what actually matters. Rather than relying on CVs and cover letters, Applied allows you to demonstrate your skills and abilities through competency-based questions which are blind- reviewed by our team to avoid personal bias.

Any offer of employment is subject to relevant checks. Please refer to our privacy statement and candidate privacy notice regarding treatment of your data.

For further information about this role, please see the full job specification attached.

You join us at an exciting time as we continue to play our part in helping Scotland's children and families recover from the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic. We are a dynamic charity focussed on leading transformational change for children so that they stay safe, happy and well in their own families and communities.

As Head of Finance, you will be the source of technical advice and guidance on all areas of finance.  As a key member of the senior leadership team, you will be responsible for delivering effective strategic financial planning and supporting funding applications, along with robust financial management, budgeting, risk management, taxation, investment and procurement practices across the Charity.

The Reading Agency is looking for a Head of Finance and Operations. In this exciting new role, you will support the organisation as we continue to innovate and adopt systems and business models to ensure we are effective and sustainable for the future.

About Us
As a national charity we tackle life's big challenges through the proven power of reading. We work closely with partners to develop and deliver programmes for people of all ages and backgrounds; our vision is for a world where everyone is reading their way to a better life. 

In 2020-21, we helped over 1.9 million people benefit from reading through our programmes, our tireless campaigning, our excellent networks, and our power to influence, challenge and make change happen.

About You
You will be a qualified accountant with good technical skills. You will have experience of charity accounting, process and systems transformation as well as a 'can-do' attitude, seeking to add value beyond the remit of finance. You will be flexible, organised and a proactive team player, able to build positive relationships internally and externally.

Please select Apply on Website to be redirected to our website where you will find full details of this opportunity along with details of how to apply.

The closing date for applications is 5.00pm on Wednesday 10 November
Interviews will be held on Friday 19 November 2021

You must have the right to work in the UK when you apply.

A leading charity is now seeking an interim International Head of Finance with extensive financial experience. The charity's ethos is aimed to provide individuals with freedom globally and to create more inclusive cultures. The postholder will have key responsibilities in overseeing the Finance Team to achieve these goals.

The job role entails:

- Liaising with CEO, Director of Programmes and Corporate budget holders

- Communicating with and overseeing teams internationally

- Providing direction to ensure budgets are utilised effectively

- Maintaining grant management and proposals

- Monitoring quality and consistency of financial reports to funders and donors

- Producing statutory accounts and leading yearend

- Preparing annual budget and forecast in consultation with the finance director

- Ensuring high performance through effective coaching and development

The successful candidate MUST:

- Have Finance experience in the Public sector

- Have line management experience

- Have working experience of grant management internationally

- Be able to work part-time and remotely

Agency Reference Number: 7104350

Salary: £250- £300 daily

Length: 6-month Contract (0.5 FTE)

To apply for this role or to find out about other Public sector Finance roles, please contact Tiana Thomas or Myles Argent on our London Finance Education team.

Head of Finance & Administration (F/T, £35-40k  per annum, part-time and job share considered)

The Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (South London) is looking for a skilled and passionate professional Head of Finance & Resources. The successful candidate will have experience of finance and resource management within the voluntary sector, ideally including managing finance and accounting, HR administration, buildings and premises management, IT management and information governance. She will also be a skilled and experienced manager, who demonstrates a commitment to feminist principles and has experience of putting these into practice.

The position is offered on a flexible basis and there may be the option to discuss part time working. Please specify this in your application. The post is open to female applicants only as the role is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

RASASC is an equal opportunities employer, and we are particularly keen to receive applications from women underrepresented in leadership roles in the violence against women and girls movement.

Closing date: 5pm 25th October 2021,

Harris Hill is recruiting for a Part Time Head of Finance for this medical charity based in London.

* Days a week: 3.5 days a week with some flexible working
* Flexible working: 1 day a week will be expected in their Central London offices
* Salary: 42,000pa - 50,000pa FTE
* Holiday: 27 days per annum

Job Details

Responsible for the organisation's accounting function, to enable the senior management team and the Board of Trustees to make informed, strategic decisions, and ensure the organisation complies with statutory and corporate regulation and requirements.

The Head of Finance will help to facilitate the organisation's future growth. You will work closely with the treasurer, directors and managers to enable them to manage their programme finances, reporting to donors and to devise sound plans for growth and sustainability.

You will provide input from a financial and management perspective on strategic development being part of the senior management team.

The position

* Act as the lead of Finance Team and lead finance and administration staff and volunteers in their work, to ensure that services provided across the organisation meet the expectations of SMT and external stakeholders.
* Lead the production of accurate monthly management accounts and supporting schedules. This includes review of national and international programmes with relevant heads of departments.
* Prepare and present financial information to France
* International Network on a quarterly basis.
* Be an active participant in senior management team meetings, presenting financial results, and raising relevant finance matters that require attention.
* Regularly meet with the Treasurer in order to prepare and present financial information to the Board of Trustees on a regular basis.
* Ensure the systems for managing and analysing restricted and unrestricted income are adapted, maintained and comparisons/reviews to budgets are available on a timely basis, including the monitoring of admin (overhead) costs.
* Ensure that all field accounting for International programmes through UK donors is compliant with both internal and donor requirements. Conduct due diligence reviews of any partners implementing programmes.
* Act as a business partner for the operations teams. Assist them with budget and grant application builds, and track actuals to budget.

We are recruiting to a new Head of Finance & Resources role to support the leadership and growth of our charity.

The Head of Finance & Resources is responsible for the management of Age UK Merton’s finances and core operational functions. This role is accountable for the finance department; overseeing day to day finance operations; managing financial monitoring and control including preparation of the annual budget, management accounts and forecasts; and preparing for the annual Independent Examination.

This role will also work collaboratively with the Finance Committee, and the Board to deliver sound financial advice and support to contribute towards strategic decision making. In addition, the role will oversee core operational functions, including facility management, supplier contracts and administration.

The postholder works closely with the Chief Executive and Head of Services as a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

The postholder attends and manages the business of the AUK Merton Finance Committee and briefs the members on strategic financial planning, financial performance, treasury management and risk management.

Key responsibilities

Finance

• Line management of the Bookkeeper, providing supervision, quality control and support
• Support and oversee the Accounts Receivable function for At Home services, which provides support for older people in their homes at an hourly rate
• Oversees the Charity’s outsourced payroll provider
• Ensure that an accurate and timely organisational annual budget is prepared for approval by the CEO & Trustees in February each year
• Prepare quarterly management accounts, variance analysis and forecasts for presentation to the Board
• Develop and maintain an accurate cash flow position/forecast and funding pipeline
• Support the CEO and Head of Services with grant funding and contract bids by preparing full cost recovery budgets and providing other financial information
• Support the CEO to analyse financial performance, address threats and capitalise on opportunities across all income streams
• Prepare fund reporting information to support the CEO and Head of Services with monitoring reports for funders
• Ensure that the organisation is fully prepared for its annual independent examination including preparation of year end file, payroll reconciliation and liaising with the Independent Examiner
• Supporting CEO to prepare the Annual Report
• Ensure the Independent Examiner recommendations are considered and implemented
• Ensure statutory reporting is completed for Companies House and Charity Commission
• Ensure appropriate risk management policies and processes are embedded throughout the charity and maintained within the Risk Register
• Work with the CEO and Service Managers to review and support the implementation of required new financial processes
• Ensure that the financial policies and procedures are fit for purpose and up to date.
• Work with service managers to ensure understanding, implementation and compliance with all financial procedures

Facility, Systems & Resources

• To ensure that satisfactory personnel records are kept in relation to sickness, leave, working hours (including flexible work-times and time off in lieu) and staff performance.
• Liaison with our contracted HR advisors.

• To manage supplier relationships and service contracts for utilities, IT, communications, office supplies, printing/copying etc. reviewing expenditure against budget and seeking new suppliers as required
• To manage the Office Administrator, ensuring that day to date operational and administrative functions are conducted efficiently to enable high quality service delivery
• In conjunction with the CEO and Head of Services, develop and update Age UK Merton’s operational policies and procedures in line with review dates and updates to relevant legislation
• To act as Data Protection Officer for Age UK Merton and support the charity to remain compliant with Data Protection legislation
• Through the Office Administrator manage induction and agreements for new room hire customers

Equal Opportunities

Age UK Merton is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. We strongly value diversity, promote equality, and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds and people with lived experience of disability.

Location: Office (London) / hybrid working (at least two days in the office per week)

We are working in partnership with the Suzy Lamplugh Trust, the UK's pioneering personal safety charity and leading stalking authority, which was established in 1986, following the disappearance of 25-year-old Suzy Lamplugh. The Trust is widely regarded as a field expert in lone-working and personal safety training, stalking training, as well as consultancy. It has a long history in robust campaigning and ground-breaking research, as well as offering life changing support services to victims of Stalking. The National Stalking Helpline was set up by the Trust in 2010, it has helped over 45,000 victims since its inception, and is the only service of its kind globally. In recent years the Trust has also launched specialist advocacy services, stalking perpetrator management programmes and specialist trauma informed programmes for victims of stalking.

They are now seeking a new Head of Finance and Administration to lead the Trust’s accounting, financial management and financial reporting, ensuring the provision of timely financial information to enable the Board, Chief Executive and wider leadership team to fulfil their duties. The postholder will play a key role in managing financial risk, be a core member of the Trust’s leadership team, working closely with the Chief Executive to implement a robust financial strategy, and be responsible for key administration duties, including the maintenance of the Trust’s HR policies and procedures, GDPR compliance, managing relationships with key suppliers and maintaining communication with Trust’s landlord.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:

• At least five years’ experience in a financial management role (CCAB qualified, or part-qualified, depending on experience).
• Proven experience of budget setting, financial procedures, management accounting, and risk management.
• Sound working knowledge of UK GAAP, Charity SORP and FRS 102.
• Experience of using Sage Line50 or similar.
• Experience of crisis and change management.
• Experience of working with a trading arm or with a social enterprise is advantageous.

We are seeking a strategic and practical individual, who is results driven, calm under pressure, proactive and adaptable, with strong interpersonal skills. Collaboration and teamwork will be key in this role, as will the ability to present and explain complex financial and other management information to a varied audience. The post holder will also be expected to deputise for the Chief Executive as required.

For more information, please contact Katherine Anderson-Scott, Charisma Charity Recruitment, quoting reference JO2927.

Applications should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.

Closing date: 10 November 2021, however applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, so please apply without delay to avoid disappointment. 

Would you like to work for a national organisation that campaigns for change, provides a platform for the voices of women in the criminal justice system and plays a leading role in providing support services for women in prison and in the community?

This is a brilliant opportunity to join Women in Prison as we develop our services across the country. There has never been a more challenging and exciting time to join us as we seek to diversify our funding base and demonstrate that community alternatives to prison are cost effective and sustainable. You will take the lead on financial management, technology system developments and innovation as we move to an agile working model.

If you are interested in this opportunity please review the job description to see if you have got what it takes for this leading role in Women in Prison.

We actively encourage applications from women from a variety of backgrounds, and with a range of skills and experiences. We are particularly interested to hear from Black, Asian and minoritised women and women who have personal experience of the criminal justice system. The role is only open to women, in accordance with the sex-based exemptions of the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1.

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting Local Trust as they look to appoint a new Head of Finance and Resources into their team. The Head of Finance and Resources actively manages the finances of Local Trust, including the Big Local Trust (an expendable endowment from Local Trust) and is responsible for the monitoring and management of risk and performance, HR, office management, and IT. This will be a full time position with 2-3 days working in their Can Mezzanine office in Borough. This is an exciting time to join the organisation as it drives to strengthen the senior leadership team and ensure continued high performance.

Local Trust was established in 2012 to deliver Big Local, a National Lottery Community Fund programme which committed £1m to 150 local areas in England. Big Local is one of the most radical and exciting grant programmes ever launched by a major lottery funder. Between 2010 and 2012, the National Lottery Community Fund identified 150 areas that had historically missed out on lottery and other funding. Each of those areas was allocated £1m of Big Local funding. This could be spent in any way they chose, provided residents organised themselves locally to plan and manage that funding, involving the wider community in the decision-making process.

The programme was designed not just to provide funding for projects, but to do so in a way that would build community capacity, confidence and skills in the longer term. To accomplish this, Big Local is bottom-up and community-led; there are no top-down targets or centrally imposed delivery models. The rules, constraints and priorities that define Big Local have been for local people to decide. The timeframe extends over fifteen years, allowing communities to take their time, build confidence and skills, make decisions and deliver change, without the usual pressures to meet end-of-year spend targets or other arbitrary, bureaucratic deadlines.

Over the past three years Local Trust has substantially invested in the finance and the governance and office services team at Local Trust, developing it into a central and integral function, which provides a broad range of support across the whole organisation. This reflects the growth of the organisation during that period, a more active and engaged board and higher levels of spend across the organisation.

The finance function is strong with a highly competent team, which is accompanied by active oversight from the board of trustees and in particular the finance and investment committee. As a spend out endowment it is crucial that we have a clear and deliverable plan for managing the resources available, and that enables the organisation to achieve the strategy.

The successful candidate will be an experience and qualified finance professional with Experience of effectively managing the finances of a large, complex and accountable programme in an environment with multiple stakeholders and customers. You will have experience of developing and using technology to manage funding programmes and complex budgets eg computerised IT packages such as Iris Exchequer. You will have experience of producing charity accounts to SORP and experience of manage facilities, IT and HR. You will have strong communication skills with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders across the organisation.

Interview Date: 24th November

Prospectus welcomes candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply.

If you are interested in applying for this Head of Finance and Resources position, please submit your CV in the first instance. If your experience is suitable, we will send you the application form and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.