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Donor Finance Cost and Pricing Manager - up to £51,000. London - Hybrid
For an International NGO operating in 40 countries worldwide, we are recruiting a Donor Finance Cost and Pricing Manager - Programme Design and Development. Reporting to the Senior Cost and Pricing Manager, this role will partner with the Programme Design and Development Team to secure new funding via first-class responses to country-level, multi-country, regional and global opportunities for donor funding. This role will support the team in ensuring overall quality of cost proposals and bid submissions while building capability of in-country support teams to create effective cost proposals and program budgets.
Main Duties:
- Develop Cost Proposals: Supporting the proposal development processes and coordinate the Donor cost proposal; reviewing budget templates and cost guidance for country programs, ensuring all Donor cost requirements are met. Travel to country programme to assist in budget building as required
- Manage Relationships: Coordinate with partners for the provision of budget guidelines and time-lines, review partner budget submissions ensuring standards are maintained. Ensure handover from proposal stage to securing a project is managed effectively
- Create and distribute information packs for partners with supporting financial information. Train country Programmes in the use of proposal templates and develop tools and processes for developing proposals and budgets
- Support the Donor Forecast and Pipeline Development Project Manager with reports and analysis
- Ensure there is a good understanding in the organisation of project coding, grant, and contract payment terms
- Work with the SUN systems team to ensure projects are opened and closed effectively
- Statutory and Donor Audits - ensure year end analysis of project budgets, assist partners and in-country staff prepare for donor audits
- Review country programme and external partner budgets for donor proposals
- Set up new projects in SUN and ensure donor reports are submitted and reconciled to SUN
- Review and provide analysis on the Project Finance Reports (PFRs)
- Manage the invoicing, cash flow forecasting and grant receivables balance reporting
- Monitor Consortium partner's financial performance and compliance to Donor requirements
- Ensure projects are closed-out effectively
Person Specification:
- Advanced Excel skills including H/Vlookup, If and nested If statements, Sumif/countif function, cell validation and goal seek (will be tested)
- Experience in NGO project accounting and financial management of large international projects and country programmes
- Experience of financial reporting to Governmental, Private and Institutional Donors (FCDO, USAID, Gates Foundation)
- Ideally SUN systems and Q&A experience
- Skilled in developing value for money analysis, budget narratives and cost competitiveness assessments
- Proven experience of data analysis and visualisation for internal and external audiences
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Interim Head of Finance | 3 Month + | £300 - £350 per day (outside IR35) | Hybrid | Croydon
For a small but vital refugee charity, we are recruiting an Interim Head of Finance for 3 + months, starting ASAP. Reporting to the CEO, the main accountabilities will focus on providing insightful monthly management accounts and reporting to the Senior Leadership Team and Trustees / Board, and to ensure the correct allocation of expenditure to a high number of grant funds. This role will oversee the Finance Assistant and the day-to-day finance transactions, including expenses, payroll, and balance sheet reconciliations.
Main Duties:
- Produce regular management accounts and financial reporting
- Support the Leadership Team, Finance Committee and Board with long-term financial planning
- Lead and review budgeting, reforecasting and cashflow management
- Review and re-negotiate all contracts, including office premises, IT, grants, and services
- Oversee the Finance Assistants day-to-day work including transactions and payroll processing
- Work with the Head of Fundraising and Senior Leadership to ensure income generation and fundraising strategy is in line with long-term goals
What will you bring to this role?
- Qualified Accountant or QBE with solid experience
- Strong knowledge and experience of Charity SORP, Grant funding and restricted and unrestricted funding
- Strong experience of management accounts and reporting within a small but complex charity organisation including budget preparation and year-end accounting and Audit
- Strong IT skills including Xero and Excel
- Experience of contracts, facilities management, HR processes and IT would be desirable
- Solid experience of managing and motivating staff
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Come from the education sector and are looking for a new role that will give you full responsibility over the production of management accounts for several entities? Looking for an opportunity within an organisation that helps to shape the lives of the next generation? If yes, read on.
Robertson Bell are excited to announce their partnership with this established educational institution as they go to market for a Senior Finance Business Partner on a permanent basis. It is an exciting time to join this growing, organisation who provide crucial services and support to the up-and-coming generation as they transform their finance team!
The main responsibilities of the Senior Finance Business Partner include:
- Consolidate and review financial data from various entities to prepare accurate and timely management accounts for presentation to the Head of Finance.
- Have line management responsibilities over a small team, including multiple Finance Business Partners and Management Accountants.
- Work closely with heads of entities to prepare budgets, forecasts, and financial plans that align with strategic objectives.
- Provide financial insights and recommendations to senior management to support strategic decision-making.
- Continuously conduct comprehensive reviews of current management accounting and reporting processes to identify areas for improvement.
- Work closely with the Senior Managers to gather up to date information in order to maintain the integrity of the complex financial models, identifying changes in assumptions and further consequences.
Based in North London, this role is being offered on a hybrid basis, working form the office only one or two days a week. This organisation demonstrates their commitment to their employees and offers a competitive annual leave allowance, a generous pension and unrivalled development opportunities.
The successful candidate will:
- Be a fully qualified ACCA, ACA, CIPFA or CIMA Accountant
- Come from an education or public sector background, however, candidates with a strong desire to move into the sector are highly encouraged to apply.
- Have experience working in a similar role, producing management accounts for several entities.
- Be an excellent verbal and written communicator with the ability liaise effectively with stakeholders.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the vacancy may close early if a suitable candidate is found, so do not hesitate and apply now to avoid disappointment!
A well-known Charity is looking to recruit a Head of Finance on an interim basis whilst the organisation go through a period of transformation.
As the Head of Finance you will be accountable for leading and managing a small team that are responsible for statutory reporting, business partnering and preparing the annual budget and monthly management accounts. You will provide one to one support as well offering guidance to your team to create and encourage a high performing culture.
This team have made excellent progress in recent years bridging the gap between the finance function and the wider organisation, this has enabled the Charity to make strong commercial decisions and as the Head of Finance you will play a pivotal role in ensuring this journey of continuous improvement is maintained.
This opportunity provides an excellent platform for a qualified accountant to join a friendly and high-performing team during this period of change.
Goodman Masson are delighted to be partnered with Ruach City Church on their search for a new Head of Finance!
Who would you be working for?
Ruach City Church is one of the largest and fastest-growing non-denominational Pentecostal Christian churches in Europe. Founded in December 1992, the church is known for hosting interdenominational events and has a mission to bring the church to the people with four sites across the UK and regular live streams of their worship.
What is the role?
Joining the organisation at a pivotal time, with various exciting upcoming projects, you would be reporting directly into the CEO. Main responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Overseeing the entirety of the Finance department and four direct reports
- Acting as a business partner for the Finance department; liaising with various stakeholders at a number of different levels, communicating financial information effectively
- Budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning to ensure maintained financial health of the Church
- Responsibility for the year-end accounts and audit liaison
- Ensuring all financial processes and governance within the Church adhere to up-to-date regulations; developing new policies where necessary
What do you need to succeed?
- A full accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or equivalent)
- Experience, or desire to be working within a charity finance function
- Demonstrable, extensive post-qualification accounting experience, having managed teams and interacted with Senior Leadership Teams, The Board, etc.
- Confident user of Excel and other accounting systems
- Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate with a variety of stakeholders at differing seniority
Please reach out directly to [email protected] if you are keen to discuss this further.
In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.
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Resurgo’s mission is to inspire and equip organisations to bring about ambitious and sustainable social change through our expertise in coaching, impact management and programme delivery. We’re a bold and innovative organisation with the ambition to transform society.
We are looking for a capable and creative individual to join the leadership of Resurgo, with oversight of strategy development and implementation, finance and governance. As a strong leader and people manager with experience across strategy and finance, you will have an ability to lead projects with multiple complex priorities through to completion, be a confident decision maker and communicator, and be passionate about social transformation.
The important stuff
Salary: from £65,000, flexible dependent on experience
Contract: Minimum 6-12 month fixed-term contract
Hours: 5 days per week (4 considered), 9.30am – 5.30pm, with occasional evening work for events such as our Spear Celebrations.
Location: Hammersmith, London – we are an office-based organisation with some work at home possible in agreement with the line manager
Closing date: Friday 3rd May, 09.00am (We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate).
Interviews: We anticipate interviews to commence from w/c 6th May.
Application Pack: Have a look at our application pack for more information.
Person Specification
- An active Christian, passionate about personally representing the values and beliefs of Resurgo, and a demonstrated commitment to social impact and our mission to play a meaningful part in the repair of our social fabric
- Strong strategic thinking and business and financial acumen – experience in a management consulting or financial management role is essential
- Self-motivated forward planner with the ability to navigate complex fast-moving environments, adapt to changing circumstances, and exercise initiative, with a track record of driving growth and achieving results
- Financially literate, with experience overseeing strategic financial processes, e.g., budgeting, financial management and resource allocation
- Good IT skills with a working knowledge of Salesforce and Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. An awareness of charity regulatory and compliance requirements is beneficial
- Strong proven leadership skills and the ability to relate confidently to a range of audiences
- Relational team player with high emotional intelligence, a sense of humour and fun, and the ability to inspire and motivate diverse teams
Key Responsibilities
Strategy Development and Implementation
- Leading the organisation through the iterative development and implementation of strategic projects to serve the ambition of Resurgo, to “inspire and equip organisations to deliver ambitious and sustainable social change”
- Provide direction and support to Heads of Department, setting them up to succeed in the implementation of ambitious plans
- Line management of the Strategy Managaer, who project manages and drives the delivery of annual departmental targets and strategic projects across the organisation.
Finance
- Line management of Head of Finance, providing strategic leadership in the development of the finance function and oversight of organisational financial management
- Lead the annual planning process, working with the Head of Finance and Director of People, Culture & Operations to shape and deliver annual financial planning
Oversight of Governance, Risk and Opportunity
- Executive Chair of the Strategy, Finance and Risk steering group, owning the most significant risks and opportunities facing Resurgo at an organisational level, ensuring actions are taken to mitigate risks and that we are set up to maximise opportunity
- Responsible for overseeing governance structures and ensuring they are fit for purpose as the organisation develops and grows
- Supporting the Executive Assistant to the CEO in the facilitation of the effective running of the Boards of Resurgo Trust and Resurgo Consulting, including planning and overseeing Board and key Steering Group meetings.
Active Participation in and Support for Resurgo’s team and mission
- Help build and develop Resurgo’s ethos and Christian life as a team member, including leading and contributing to daily team prayer meetings as an integral part of Resurgo’s operation and for the success of its mission
Please feel free to let us know if you may require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in our recruitment process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Reporting to the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis, the Senior Finance Business Partner will play a critical role in supporting ODI's strategic decision-making and financial management processes. The post holder will lead on partnering with programme managers to provide insights, analysis, and advice on financial performance and strategic opportunities.
The Senior Finance Business Partner will work closely with a Finance Business Partner in supporting half of ODI’s programmes. The other half of programmes will be supported by another Senior Finance Business Partner and Finance Business Partner pairing.
The Senior Finance Business Partner will deputise for the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis when needed.
Director of Finance and Resources
Women in Prison (WIP)
£58,000 - £62,000 (includes ILW)
London/hybrid/flexible working
Full time, 4 days considered
Women in Prison is the main national charity focused on women in the criminal justice sector. We exist to support women facing multiple marginalisation and exclusion, who have been let down, and their rights denied. We believe that prison doesn’t work and we want to see an end to the harmful imprisonment of women in England and Wales.
Our staff team are passionate, ambitious and grounded in the reality of women’s lives. We are proud of our roots as a feminist grassroots organisation, and we have grown from strength to strength since the 1980s, delivering services to women and campaigning for change. We are in our 40th year of supporting women impacted by the criminal justice system. We work with women who are at risk of, or being harmed by, the systems that are meant to protect us.
The successful candidate will lead on a wide range of responsibilities for the charity including managing our resources and systems, organisational development and, critically for an organisation of our size, the financial management of the charity. The role will also lead our internal approaches to embedding equity, diversity and inclusivity into our everyday work and culture.
This is a crucial role. It will support the backbone of WIP to ensure we continue to be fit for purpose, have the most appropriate resources, efficient systems, and anti-oppressive internal practices in place so that every person in WIP is able to fulfil their role to the best of their ability.
Women in Prison works to tackle discrimination and the structural inequalities women experience. We are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion in all areas of our work, including recruitment, and aim to reflect the diversity and excellence of the women that we work with. 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 women from Black, Asian and minoritised communities and women with lived experience of the criminal justice system who are underrepresented in leadership positions in our sector.
This role is only open to women, in accordance with the sex-based exemptions of the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. Due to the nature of our work it will be necessary for an enhanced disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service for details of any previous criminal convictions which are not protected under the Act.
Closing date: Midnight Sunday 28th April 2024
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Senior Finance Business Partner
Permanent, Full-time
£60,000 - £65,000
Hybrid working 3 days in office
Location: Central London
My client is a world-leading arts not-for-profit organisation that works to push the boundaries of the arts and work tirelessly to produce new shows. As part of the organisation’s ongoing growth plans, they are currently in the process of improving the commercial arm of their business and explore new avenues for revenue. This has led to a need to recruit a senior finance business partner in support of this ambitious plan. As the senior finance business partner you will work closely with the wider team as well as moulding the department and building relationships with senior stakeholders.
Key responsibilities:
- Develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders and work in partnership with other teams providing data and analysis relevant to the business strategy.
- Use data from various data sources to understand historic trends and use this information to create financial models and presentations to inform budget decisions.
- Create income and cost Key Performance Indicators and research other organisations to measure performance.
- Provide timely and accurate monthly management accounts including income and expenditure, balance sheet reconciliations and Key Performance Indicators.
- Prepare budgets according to timelines in discussion with the team and Chief Financial Officer.
- Prepare monthly rolling forecasts of income and expenditure, working closely with other members of the Team,
- Undertake monthly reviews with budget holders to review income and direct costs and feedback to key stakeholders where necessary.
- Take an active role in aiding senior managers and team members understanding of their financial responsibilities.
- Working with the Financial Accounts Team, ensure complete and accurate transaction processing.
The successful candidate will be a fully qualified accountant with a desire to drive change in an organisation, influencing senior stakeholders at multiple levels. Additional skills include highly developed interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to liaise and work across different teams.
My client is fully open to sector experience and committed to delivering a first-class training and induction programme. As such we welcome candidates from industry, charity or practice backgrounds
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National Gallery
Senior Finance Business Partner
Salary: 62,938
Permanent, flexible working
Hybrid working, 2 days a week in office
Office based in the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square
This is an exciting time for the National Gallery as we prepare to celebrate our Bicentenary, and this role offers a fantastic opportunity to help shape the future of the Gallery as we begin our third century by influencing our financial strategy to keep our ambitious programme of activities sustainable and delivering optimal value for money.
In the role, you will be responsible for leading the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting cycles at the group level, as well as ensuring that monthly reporting is timely, accurate, and continuously evolving to best suit the needs of the business. You will be expected to build strong relationships with senior stakeholders to become a trusted and valued advisor, and be someone who can influence financial and operation outcomes through insights, analysis, and guidance that will directly impact business performance.
Key areas of responsibilities;
- To manage the monthly reporting process for the Group as a whole, to ensure timely and accurate reporting of financial results to the Head of Finance, Budget Holders, the Executive Board, and Trustees, including operating result, projects, capital, risks and opportunities.
- Coordinate the review of actual and forecast results against budget, obtaining and recording variance explanations, identifying material issues and mitigating actions.
- To lead the annual budget process and quarterly forecasts for the group, including agreement of an overall framework and communication with budget holders.
- Coordinate the preparation of budget schedules (revenue, capital and projects) and consolidation of the budget pack for presentation to the Executive, Finance Committee, and the main Trustee board.
- To support the Head of Finance in the development of the financial plan in line with the Group’s operational plan and targets.
- Lead the FP&A team in maintaining the short, medium and long term financial plans for the Group.
- To continue to develop reporting processes and tools to ensure that they adhere to best practice and meet the needs of stakeholders.
Who are we looking for?
- A formally qualified Accountant with relevant experience in a planning and organisational performance management role
- You think strategically, seeing the bigger picture, making connections and critiquing the strategy and plan to make it stronger.
- Experience of managing and developing staff.
- An excellent communicator who is able to influence at all levels within the organisation
- Ability to work on own initiative, assess priorities and be proactive.
Benefits working at the National Gallery:
- Civil service pension scheme with employer contribution rate up to 28%
- Gallery related benefits including free tickets to gallery exhibitions
- Onsite classes and workshops
- Holiday trading scheme and many more!
National Gallery is fully open to sector experience. As such we welcome candidates from industry, charity or practice backgrounds.
Timetable:
Closing deadline: Sunday 28th April
Interview w/c 6th May
FP&A Manager | London | Interim | £300 - £350 per day (Umbrella), 4 months +
For a leading UK charity, we're recruiting an Interim FP&A Manager for at least 4 months. Reporting to the Head of Finance, the Interim FP&A Manager will support the charity in providing first-class financial planning and analysis support, lead on the reporting of restricted funds, coordinate the production of management accounts, and business partner the Transformation Team and CEO.
What you'll be doing:
- Production of insightful monthly management accounts and consolidated reporting, partnering with, and challenging, budget holders to understand variances whilst producing meaningful MI to enable leadership to make informed decisions
- Forge a strong business partnering service, working closely with the operations team, the Strategy, Digital and Transformation directorate as well as the Finance and Commercial and Chief Executive Office.
- Play a lead role in Transformation projects, partnering the Project teams and Head of Transformation to provide finance support
- Review budgets for all submissions for Restricted Funded grants and other fundraising bids
- Review financial reports for all projects from restricted funds
- Lead the annual budget production and quarterly updates to year-end forecasts for all restricted funding sources in collaboration with Head of Finance and Finance and Commercial Director
What you'll offer:
- CCAB qualified / part-qualified with experience of FP&A, including annual budgeting and medium and long-term planning
- Strong experience within the charity sector, particularly around restricted funds
- A track-record of producing insightful management information, monthly management accounts and financial modelling
- Experience of driving the production of insightful decision-making analysis as well as the ability to support the delivery of strategic objectives
- Ability to work from the central London office at least 2-days per week.
- Attention to detail, a love of people, and lots of self-motivation!
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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.
The Role
The Senior Finance Business Partner will oversee financial management of key programme areas for the charity.
· Provide financial analysis and commentary to support in strategic decision making in relation to programme areas
· Ensure financial and management reports are presented in an accessible way to finance and non-finance stakeholders alike
· Finance business partner across programme management teams to support in financial management reporting
· Support in the production and review of management accounts
· Create and deliver financial plans for programme areas including forecasting and reporting on performance against budgets.
· Liaise with wider team to ensure donor reporting standards are met for donor financial reports
· Staff management one finance business partner and be responsible for their development
What’s in it for you?
Hybrid working arrangements: 1-2 days per week in the office (central London)
Salary: £52,000 - £60,000 dependent on experience
Annual Leave: 25 days + 3 days at Christmas + Bank Holidays
Regular staff social events and clubs
Employee assistance programmes covering health and wellbeing support
About You
· You will be a finalist level or fully qualified accountant.
· You will have strong communication skills and be adept at presenting financial analysis and information to non-finance stakeholders.
· You will have a passion for human rights and the global charitable work the organisation undertakes.
· Previous sector experience may be advantageous though is not a prerequisite – candidates from all sectors are encouraged to apply.
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We are looking for a freelance Finance & Operations Officer - ideally with charity experience and familiar with Xero - who can support our core team of four as it takes the charity to the next level. Preferably able to work flexibly, the average time required is estimated at one day per week. This may mean dealing with an email or phone call in an ad hoc way from time to time.
Using a network of music industry professionals and youth workers, Grounded Sounds offer engaging, top quality programmes in a highly welcoming and supportive environment. The programmes are for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds - both 11 – 16 year olds in schools or youth centres and for 16 – 24 year olds (often NEET) with an interest in music. The programmes don’t just develop musical talent; they build young people’s confidence and life skills.
As Finance & Operations Officer, you will report to the Chief Executive and help with all ‘back office’ activities for the charity. These include: all bookkeeping activities; producing monthly and annual financial reports; managing and overseeing the use of Views, our Monitoring and Evaluation system from Substance; supporting the Chief Exec in ensuring policies and procedures are kept up to date; and supporting the team with analysis and reporting to funders. You will also run the payroll. The Treasurer, one of the trustees, who has been doing the accounts and performing many of the back office activities up to this point, will support you.
Summary of responsibilities
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Bookkeeping
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Bank reconciliations, posting of transactions, logging invoices and receipts
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Allocations, e.g. of team costs based on timesheets and of justgiving donations
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Maintaining chart of accounts and tracking categories in response to new project reporting requirements
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Management reporting and cashflow planning
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Monthly management accounts and other regular programme financial reports
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Liaison with CEO and Fundraising Manager to understand / update latest project and funding status and refresh cashflow forecasts
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Financial reports for trustee meetings (4 per year)
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Financial reports for funders as required
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Budgeting
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Liaison with CEO, Programme Managers and Fundraising Manager to create and maintain programme and organisational budgets and three year financial plan
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Gift Aid
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Preparation and submission of Gift Aid claims to HMRC
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Annual Accounts
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Production of annual accounts for submission to Charity Commission
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Support for fundraising
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Updating funding status tracker with funds received / expected
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Restating budgets in formats required by funders
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Payroll & pensions
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Running the payroll monthly – using the Iris Kashflow payroll system
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Submitting monthly pension contribution schedule to NEST
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Updating records for new joiners and leavers
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Other HR admin
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Setting up timesheets for the team for the year
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Maintaining a salary and cost to employ spreadsheet and advising on budget impact of proposed salary rises
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Management of Views
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Managing users and data access
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Creating new questionnaires and application forms requested by the team
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Analysis of participant profiles and questionnaire responses (outcomes) for reporting to the team and to funders
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General housekeeping
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Over time, becoming an expert user, able to train / advise others in the system
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Mobile Device Management
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Keeping track of our stock of iPads and laptops
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Using MDM software to manage security and control configurations
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Policies and procedures
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Managing an annual review of the charity’s policies and procedures, ensuring they are up to date and, with the Chief Exec, refreshing as needed
Skills / Experience Required
Essential:
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Bookkeeping and financial management
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Strong skills with spreadsheets
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Passable understanding of IT, willing to learn new systems
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Able to work independently
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Organised
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Good attention to detail
Desirable:
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Ability to work flexibly, adjusting hours worked each week to what is required
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Experience of working in the charity sector
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Knowledge of Xero
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Knowledge of Views from Substance (we realise this is very unlikely)
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Payroll and pensions administration experience
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Interest in music and young people
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Baird and Co Recruitment, a specialist Social Housing recruitment firm, have been retained by The Yardley Great Trust Group and Sir Josiah Mason Trust in their acquisition of a Finance Director.
The role will work across both businesses following their partnership agreement in January 2023. Both businesses are steeped in the history of Birmingham, with the origins of The Yardley Great Trust Group going back to the 14th Century and SJMT’s beginnings in 1868. Their work in the Alms House arena is also highly individual, an area of support found in the heritage of SJMT.
The Finance Director role would ideally start swiftly and will take on a largely strategic direction whilst still requiring operational input.
Based in Olton, candidates with experience in a senior leadership role in finance whilst holding an understanding of how charities, housing providers or public sector organisations work will be highly advantageous.
The Finance Director post will cover many facets including, but not limited to:
Executive Leadership
- Working with the executive team to develop and manage the delivery of robust corporate, strategic and financial business plans
- Demonstrating positive leadership behaviours and bringing values to life within the organisational culture
- Effectively planning and providing for the resources required to action strategic and operational plans
- Undertaking quarterly reviews of the Charity's Risk Registers, reporting on major risks and mitigations at each Board meeting.
Financial Strategy and Control
- Leading on the delivery of strategic and annual financial business plans, ensuring viability is regularly tested through scenario modelling, appraisals, and stress tests
- Taking responsibility for annual budget and management accounts processes and preparation of statutory accounts
- Maintaining up-to-date reserves policies that meet the requirements of both the Charity SORP and RSL SORP
- Managing relationships with investment managers, ensuring regular review of performance and satisfaction
- Developing and maintaining effective systems of financial control that ensure that business plans are continually reviewed and reported on
- Maintaining overall responsibility for the computerised accounting system, including sales ledger, purchase ledger, cash book and nominal ledger
Treasury
- Being responsible for each Trust’s Treasury Management strategy and policy to ensure the availability of and flexibility of funding to support the achievement of strategic objectives and reduce exposure
Risk Management
- Leading on the development of risk management strategies and registers, audit frameworks, procedures and appraisal systems for capital projects and all other significant areas of risk.
Growth and Innovation
- To support the Chief Executive in the development of the Strategic Business Plans in a way that supports innovation and growth in services
ICT / HR
- Leading on the development and delivery of an effective ICT and Telecoms Strategy which supports mobile and agile working and customer relationship management that underpins our drive for excellent business
- Supporting with the development, implementation and review of an effective People Strategy which supports the vision and values of each Trust
- Reviewing the administration of all statutory returns and sector-relevant returns/surveys
- Leading on the annual remuneration review to approve or decline and make recommendations for salary increases
- Taking responsibility for the outsourced payroll and workplace pension scheme
- Overseeing the relationship with the outsourced IT support provider, ensuring optimal support to staff and monitoring performance against contract
- Working with and developing the use of financial accounting software to meet the operational and strategic development needs of the business
To secure the Finance Director post, the Trusts are seeking the below:
- Proven experience at a senior leadership level in a finance environment
- Experience preparing financial business plans, modelling scenarios and sensitivity analysis
- A track record of delivering on a range of other corporate support services such as IT or HR and Governance
- A relevant Professional Qualification i.e. CCAB or equivalent and membership of a recognised UK body desirable
- Up-to-date knowledge of all regulatory requirements including Finance, People, IT & Governance
- Experience developing services to achieve and support strategic organisational objectives.
The Trusts are also seeking a Finance Director who can demonstrate the values of SJMT and YGT:
- Personalised
- Dignity
- Innovation
- Excellence
- Honesty
- Fun
If interested or want to discuss other Social Housing Executive roles please get in touch with Matt Baird.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Ivy Rock Partners is delighted to be supporting an international charity with the recruitment of a Finance Business Partner to support the Communication and Fundraising Directorate.
As Finance Business Partner, you were regularly advise Communications and Fundraising leaders and senior leadership to inform decision making and maximise fundraising income and support in key decisions on how it is spent. You will develop a systematic forecasting process for the directorate and ensure robust 3 year income and expenditure plans are implemented as well as producing multiple year income and expenditure budgets to tie into the charities multi-year operational plan and strategy. An overview of some of the key responsibilities is below:
- Work with Communications and Fundraising department heads to produce their multiple year income and expenditure budgets
- Evaluate performance against plans and apply business insight to enable fundraising strategies to be delivered successfully.
- Use analysis to identify trends from across the department and ensure optimal financial decision-making.
- Collaborate with the wider organisation to ensure that financial management information is complete and accurate.
- Use Business Intelligence Tools to develop insightful dashboards that inform decision making and encourage self service.
- Identify operational and financial risks, and determine the method of mitigating the risk with relevant stakeholders.
- Contribute to the delivery of a successful audit, and use business insights to support the production the financial statements.
- Support the restructuring and prioritisation of resources within the directorate in line with strategy ambitions
- To perform any other duties commensurate with the post as requested by the Head of Management Accounting.
What’s in it for you?
- Hybrid working - 2 days per week in office
- Salary of £50,000 - 53,000
Who are we looking for?
- Fully Qualified Accountant or Finalist approaching qualification
- Experienced in partnering with non-finance stakeholders.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills.
- Good excel skills and confident in working in a data driven environment.
- Passion for and interest in working within an international charity
How to Apply
Interviews are being conducted on a rolling basis