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About Us

Bridges Outcomes Partnerships (BOP) is a not-for-profit social enterprise that works alongside Government, community groups and specialist Delivery partners to design and deliver vital services that support people to improve their lives, in areas ranging from housing and employment to education and health & wellbeing.

The role of BOP spans project development (working with Government and others to design and launch the service), project management (coordinating the delivery phase, managing performance, and liaising with the various stakeholders) and project finance (funding the project until it starts to earn outcomes payments). Our own funding comes from a group of pioneering social investors, including The Office for Civil Society, Big Society Capital, Pilotlight, Trust for London, who, like us, are motivated by improving lives and changing the system for the better.

 Our services are typically delivered through individual project entities, incorporated for the purpose of managing the project and related investment.  BOP’s headcount, income and project portfolio has approximately doubled in the last 5 years and we expect a similar rate of growth in the coming years.

About the opportunity

The Financial Controller role will manage the day to day, monthly and annual financial processes of BOP and our (currently) 25 project entities; processes we have built with this multi entity environment in mind.  Through those processes, and relationships with peers, this role will ensure that BOP’s financial processes and reporting support its mission, while also providing support and insight to teams working across our projects.

The successful candidate will be confident working in a supportive, collaborative team.  They will manage our Accounts Assistant and play a leading role in our Enablement Team (made up of People, Digital, Impact, ESG and Quality & Assurance) as BOP enters a key period.

This role will join at a point of growth for BOP.  This is a chance to strengthen financial processes, systems and automation to enable that growth.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include:

 · Management of our Accounts Assistant, who is responsible for entering and processing financial transactions and payments across the portfolio.

· Coordination of our payable processes and fortnightly payment runs.

· Preparation & filing of annual accounts and tax returns for BOP & all project entities, utilising TaxCalc software.

· Delivery of monthly management accounts and associated month end processes (including accruals, prepayments and intercompany recharges) for all entities using our accounting system, Iplicit.

· Overseeing all aspects of VAT including monthly group returns, overseas reverse charge processes and new entity registrations.

· Management of Company Secretarial records including share registrations & annual confirmation statements across all entities.

· Being a trusted advisor and business partner to projects across the portfolio and throughout their lifespan; through pre contract, mobilisation, delivery and project wind down.

· Managing and where necessary improving financial processes to maintain data accuracy and utilise available technologies to ensure the finance function can continue to deliver effectively as the portfolio grows.

· Management of our sales invoicing process; preparing and submitting invoices for outcomes and liaising with our commissioners to strengthen relationships & ensure prompt payment.

· Identifying opportunities for process automation and improving utilisation of financial data by colleagues across the programme.

· Engaging with other Enablement team members and project teams across BOP to share learnings and use feedback to continue to improve the enabling offer of the Finance function.

Essential experience

 · Accounting Fundamentals:  You will be near or fully qualified (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) and have experience in a senior finance role.

· Statutory Reporting, Tax & Compliance: You have prepared statutory accounts and corporation tax returns, are confident with VAT (including group returns and reverse charge), and understand Companies House and company secretarial obligations.

· Multi entity:  You will be comfortable (and have relevant experience) in dealing with the 25 entities we have in our structure, applying consistency where relevant and individual approaches where needed.

Core competencies

 To succeed in this role, you will need to demonstrate strengths in the following competencies:

 · A passion and desire to make a positive difference to the lives of vulnerable people.

· People Leadership: You have experience of line managing, coaching and developing others, setting clear priorities and building capability in a small team as workload grows.

· Financial controls: Commercially aware and accustomed to ensuring financial discipline with cost control, adherence to budgets, targets and efficiency measures.

· Planning, Forecasting & Cash: You are comfortable building and challenging budgets, forecasts and cash flow projections, and understand how funding, working capital and payment timing affect delivery.

· Process Improvement & Systems: You have improved or redesigned finance processes and systems in a scaling organisation, and can identify where automation will genuinely reduce effort and risk.

· Adaptable:  You can adapt easily to changes in work. You are flexible and act as an advocate for change.

· Communication: You can confidently communicate your ideas and insights verbally and in writing. You can simplify complexities and adapt your communication so others, and in particular non finance team members, can understand.

· Autonomy: You take ownership of your tasks and can plan and manage your own time to achieve them in a hybrid working pattern.

· Relationship Building and Teamwork: You can build credible and trusting relationships both internally and externally.

· Commercial & Contract Awareness: You can read and apply contractual and funding terms, and are comfortable working with public sector commissioners, investors and auditors. Experience of outcomes-based or grant-funded contracting would be advantageous.

· IT and Data Analytic Skills: You have a strong working knowledge and experience of Excel and you embrace the opportunity to learn new IT applications and make the most of the opportunities that AI can offer.

· Previous TaxCalc and/or Iplicit experience would be advantageous.

What we will offer you

• We are a flexible employer and we will support you to ensure you achieve a healthy work life balance.

• You will be joining an incredibly dedicated, vibrant, dynamic and talented team of people who are deeply passionate about services which improve people’s lives and public sector reform.

• You will get 25 days’ annual leave plus 8 days for bank holidays plus a birthday leave day and 2 additional ‘gifted’ day/s between Christmas and New Year.

• We offer a Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme.

• We offer Life Insurance, Income Protection Insurance and Wellbeing benefits & resources.

• We also offer Private Medical Insurance on reaching 6 months in post (for permanent roles)

• You will be able to access Learning and Development opportunities.

Application process/next steps

You’ll answer some questions that are related to the day-to-day job and will be asked to upload your CV. Your answers will go through our sift process: all answers will be anonymised, randomised and then reviewed by a panel of reviewers.

NB We value authenticity and are looking for applications that genuinely reflect your own experience, skills, and motivation for the role. While we recognise that some candidates may use AI tools for light support (for example, to check grammar or structure), we ask that all answers and application content are predominantly your own work. This helps ensure a fair and meaningful assessment of every application.

If you are shortlisted, we’ll invite you to the next step, which will be first and second round interviews with some of our colleagues.

Bridges Outcomes Partnerships is an equal opportunities employer and ensures that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and will make reasonable adjustments for any part of the recruitment process for candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please note, for this particular role candidates will require Right to Work in the UK.