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The British Horse Society is the nation’s largest equestrian charity with more than 150,000 members. With a passion for horses that is backed by knowledge and expertise, the Society makes a positive impact on the lives of thousands of horses and all those that love horses. With wide-ranging campaigns across all its charitable objectives, the Society is dedicated to improving equine knowledge, providing horse care and welfare, increasing safe off and on road access, improving equestrian safety and growing participation.
We are currently undergoing a period of significant growth and business transformation. With this ambitious change process in mind, RM Recruit are currently supporting us with the recruitment for a Director of Finance & Company Secretary who can build and improve on our established and high-functioning finance team, providing financial and governance focused direction across our organisation. These exciting projects include the acquisition and deployment of the Dynamics 365 platform, customer insight and brand development work to support revenue growth and a cultural change across The Society.
Reporting directly to a dedicated and passionate Chief Executive Officer, and playing a key role within the leadership team, the Director of Finance & Company Secretary role represents an excellent opportunity to create and deliver long term financial strategies that supports the services and causes championed by the Society. We are seeking a collaborative, confident, dynamic and engaging individual who can ensure all statutory requirements are met alongside the continual development of controls to safeguard the Society’s assets.
The Director of Finance will be a first-class communicator who can work in collaboration with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. You will be a strong advocate for a finance team that offers a best-in-class delivery of customer focused financial services. You must enjoy hands-on management and oversee the Head of Finance and the Finance team, ensuring that they continue to provide robust financial governance and control. This will all be conjunction with growing their knowledge and capacity with the Dynamic 365 platform to meet the ever-evolving needs and strategy of the Society. The post holder will also safeguard the financial integrity of the Society, its governance, and ensure it is fully compliant with all statutory requirements. This purpose extends to the Society’s subsidiaries.
This rewarding and varied role will see you will have full participation in the formulation and presentation of the Society’s strategic and operational plans and work closely with the CEO and Board of Trustees to make the British Horse Society the best it can be.
The Society's Head Office is based near Stoneleigh in Warwickshire. Hybrid working is in place with 2-3 days per week required onsite.
Essential Criteria
- Fully Qualified Accountant
- Proven experience at a senior level in a finance role with responsibility across the whole finance function.
- Experience at a senior level as Company Secretary or equivalent
- Experienced in delivering finance system and/or ERP transformation
- Strong leadership skills and the ability to develop team members to their full potential.
- Demonstrated aptitude for strategic thinking, planning and analysis.
- Excellent financial planning, annual budgeting and forecasting skills
Desirable Criteria
- Charity sector experience particularly the nature of unrestricted, designated and restricted funds, VAT Partial Exemption, Gift Aid and the Charity SORP
- An understanding of education and qualification regulation and compliance
- Experience of Microsoft Dynamics Business Central
If you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role, we very much look forward to hearing from you. Please submit your CV, with a cover letter describing why you would be the best person to secure this role, and RM Recruit Ltd will be in touch.
The British Horse Society is committed to achieving equity for all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse workforce because, in our view, diversity enables better organisational outcomes. We also believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all employees. We therefore strongly encourage suitably experienced people from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.
Here at the BHS, we want you to have every opportunity to be able to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential when applying for any of our roles here. Please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustments so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Paul Robinson at RM Recruit Ltd
Are you a Finance Manager looking for an exciting new hands-on opportunity? Do you have a strong commercial acumen? Are you available immediately or on a short notice period? If so, read on…
My client, a leading Not-for-Profit organisation is seeking an interim Finance Manager to bolster their fast-growing finance team on an initial 10-month temporary basis.
The main responsibilities of the interim Finance Manager are:
- Manage the preparation, consolidation, review, reporting and analysis of the annual budget and quarterly forecasts
- Provide informed financial expertise and input to senior management
- Financial modelling in support of funding applications
- Routine month end activities including reporting and commentary and journals
My client is looking for:
- Ability to analyse numbers critically and extract and interpret pertinent information for management information purposes
- Substantial experience in production and monitoring of stakeholder budgeting and forecasting
- Part quailed or qualified accountant
- Strong excel experience and the ability to manipulate data
Based in Central London, my client offers hybrid working with 2 days a week in the office and 3 from home for the whole duration of the contract.
Applications are under constant review and the post can close early if the right candidate is found. Please apply immediately if this role is of interest.
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.
Exeter College - Finance Manager maternity leave
£40,000 - £45,000 plus 31 days holiday, bank holidays and Christmas close down
5 days a week in the office
Exeter College is an award-winning, world class College. We are Devon's only Ofsted Outstanding further education College and are proud to be a city centre College. As well as offering fantastic on-site facilities and opportunities, our position in the city centre allows students to make the most of what is on offer in a bustling and vibrant place
We are recruiting a Finance Manager for a maternity leave for 12 months.
As a Finance Manager, you will play a crucial role in supporting our organization's financial management. Your responsibilities will include preparing financial reports, analysing data, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. You'll collaborate with various teams to provide accurate financial information for decision-making.
Key Role Objectives
- Efficiently record financial information.
- Provide proactive and supportive services.
- Deliver high-quality reports for decision-making.
- Maintain robust controls for the College group and partners.
Main Duties
- Preparation of Management and Statutory Accounts:
- Prepare monthly management accounts.
- Report findings to the College Accountant.
- Forecasting, Budgeting, and Reporting:
- Assist in preparing budgets and forecasts.
- Ensure timely and accurate reporting.
- Capital Projects and Payroll:
- Contribute to capital projects.
- Assist with payroll-related tasks.
- Financial Regulations and Procedures:
- Promote adherence to financial regulations.
Please get in touch for a full JD and more information about this exciting role.
Fantastic, friendly finance team and lovely City Centre offices / campus
12 Month FTC - Finance Manager
An opportunity to be part of the Finance team which forms an important part of the Corporate Services business unit, which supports the organisation to meets its charitable objectives.
What's in it for you...
· 12-month fixed term contract (maternity cover)
· Agile working - remote working with possible 1 day in the Leeds office (but you will need to live in the UK with a current UK Right to Work)
· 30 days paid holiday (plus bank holidays) per year.
· Pension scheme
· Cycle to work scheme.
· Salary sacrifice schemes
· Travel season ticket loans.
· Employee assistant
· Salary £43,000 - £44,290
What you will be doing....
· As the Finance Manager, you will support the Head of Financial Accounts and Contracts by leading the delivery of all financial accounting operations for the charity and its financial ledgers.
· You will lead on all financial accounting matters affecting the charity and this includes the production of the annual financial statements for the charity and managing the transactional functions of the purchase and sales ledger teams.
· You will ensure that the charity statement of recommended practice (SORP) is followed when compiling the accounts for review,.
· You will contribute to the further development of the financial systems and wider business unit needs by becoming a system expert in IRIS Financials and suggesting and implementing improvements to this.
· You will ensure the Asset Register is maintained throughout the year to support the completion of the financial statements..
· You will be responsible for monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and month end and year end processes including prepayments, accruals, and ledger close.
· You will support Senior Finance Assistant – Sales Ledger with debt chasing, holding monthly debt reviews with them and the Head of Financials Accounts & Contracts
· You will be the lead contact in relation to all tax issues affecting the charity. This includes completion of the quarterly VAT return, VAT related contract issues and corporation tax.
· Lead the external audit process, being the main point of contact during the external audit fieldwork, managing timescales and information/data provision for each audit deliverable.
What you will offer....
· At least four years plus demonstrable experience working within a finance team/function.
· Proven ability to run month end and year end processes with limited supervision.
· Comprehensive understanding of how to compile and submit VAT returns.
· Excellent Excel skills including lookups and pivot tables.
· Excellent analytical skills to support reconciliation tasks.
· Holder of an accountancy qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or part qualified or studying towards one
A great new opportunity and newly created role is available with a brilliant organisation, working 3 days per week! They work to improve the lives of children facing significant challenges by enhancing the skills and leadership of those who educate them. Through their programmes, research, and collaborations, this charity identifies effective strategies for improving outcomes for students whilst disseminating these best practices throughout its network.
As Interim Finance Manager (part-time) your main responsibilities will be:
- Managing the month end processing
- Preparing monthly accounts
- Processing monthly payroll
- Managing the monthly and quarterly forecasting
- Improving the efficiency of financial processes, particularly expenses management and invoicing
The successful candidate will:
- Be a qualified accountant or be qualified by experience
- Have excellent charity SORP accounting skills
- Be hands-on and willing to manage the transactional elements of a financial management role in a small organisation
- Have a positive, proactive attitude to work
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.
Senior Finance Manager | £55,000 - £64,600 | Permanent | Fully Remote / Home Based
For the UK's largest not-for-profit social enterprise in the employment and social mobility sector, we are recruiting a Senior Finance Manager. This role will provide high quality financial information and analysis to senior managers and external stakeholders supporting decision-making. This is a highly commercial role, which is key in ensuring service quality is maximised, and financial performance targets are achieved. The Senior Finance Manager will lead a team of 4 and will suit someone happy to work fully remotely whilst developing excellent relationships across a large, multi-location organisation.
Main Duties:
- Budgeting and Cost Control - Lead divisional budget setting and forecasting process
- Coordinate monthly key variance summary in financial performance and KPIs for senior management
- Interpret and present complex financial information to non-finance managers, supporting decision-making and improvements to budget and forecast performance
- Financial Reporting - Maintain robust financial controls across the division and coordinate the audit process with the financial reporting team. Preparation of year end accounts, liaising with auditors
- Lead the team to produce external financial returns to funders, dealing with queries
- Financial Analysis - Support business planning process, and short- and medium-term financial targets
- Lead the production of the multi-year financial forecast with the FP&A team
- Lead in planning and managing the year-end accounts closedown process
- Lead and develop workflows to ensure month-end processes are robust
- Work with Project Accounting team to provide finance support in costing, pricing, and tendering of new business opportunities
- Lead and motivate a team of Finance Managers and Management Accountants
Person Specification:
- CCAB Qualified
- Substantial experience of working at senior level in financial management across a complex organisation
- Experience leading and motivating a team
- Experience leading strategic work streams supporting annual accounting cycle and longer-term financial planning requirements
- Experience of financial planning, costing, and option / investment appraisals
- Experience of budgeting, planning, reporting, and supporting budget holders
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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.
East Devon District Council
Interim Accountant / Finance Manager
£200 - £350 per day depending on experience
Location: Honiton, Devon / Hybrid working
About Us
East Devon is one of the eight Devon districts and in population terms is the largest in the County. Our district is set in one of the most attractive parts of the country to live in and the coastline forms part of England's first World Heritage site. There are also Areas of Outstanding Beauty within the district making it a beautiful place to live and work.
The Role
Support is needed on an interim basis for 6 months. Reporting to the Deputy s151 Officer, this role will be responsible for providing timely and accurate financial advice and information to managers to help them control and manage their own finances.
You will also support the Deputy s151 Officer in providing an efficient and effective accountancy service and to help ensure that the priorities and objectives of the Council are met.
You will also be the finance lead for various ambitious and exciting projects which the council is currently involved in.
About You
* Be a qualified accountant, have experience of working in a fast paced, challenging environment and can demonstrate considerable financial knowledge of accounting standards and codes of practice, ideally in Local Government, in the completion of annual accounts.
* Have experience of working with operational teams / stakeholders and of helping shape strategic and technical processes.
* Have experience of leading financial activities and be familiar with technical financial accounting information, budget setting and report writing.
* Have excellent verbal and written communication skills, so it is important that you can use your initiative and have a talent for communicating technical financial information into easy to understand language.
London: £70,995 to £87,781 | National: £60,014 to £76,800
The College of Policing is the professional body for the police service in England and Wales who work to share knowledge and good practice, set standards, and support professional development for police officers and staff. Although we're a small organisation, our work has a big reach. We are uniquely placed to work both with national policing organisations and local forces to support frontline officers, staff and volunteers in their day-to-day roles. We offer a supportive and inclusive environment for people to thrive.
This post can be based remotely with occasion travel to the headquarters in Ryton-on-Dunsmore (CV8 3EN) or regional offices including London, for individuals based close to an COP office then the team are in a couple of days a week. They offer extensive flexible-working policy, employee wellbeing support, family friendly policies, employers’ network for equality and inclusion membership (ENEI silver award winners), and status as a disability confident leader means everyone can bring their whole self to work.
The Head of Finance and Procurement will report to and work closely with the Director of Enabling Services leading the Finance Team. This team is highly competent, reliable, and experienced in what they do. A Senior Leadership role supporting the Chief Executive and Directors to lead, plan and implement the College’s agreed strategic priorities, ensuring products are fit for purpose and have the greatest overall benefit for end-users in policing.
The key responsibilities of the Head of Finance and Procurement will be:
- Engage, build and influence relationships with internal and external stakeholders providing strategic vision, leadership and accountability. Evaluate the impact of College policy, products and services to understand stakeholder impact and contribution to the College’s agreed strategic priorities Champion the efficient use of College resources and budgets
- Develop transformational strategy, policy and proposals to deliver the organisation’s agreed strategic priorities, utilising research and best evidence to apply rigour and challenge.
- Lead financial and procurement strategies and planning for the organisation, making appropriate and timely recommendations to the Executive and College Board
- Lead the overall management of day-to-day internal financial controls and assets including the detection and monitoring of fraud, and financial risk management
- Identify, analyse and manage strategic risks proactively, reporting, escalating and putting in place mitigation as appropriate and ensuring all risk assessment is timely, proportionate and balanced with the operational realities and requirements of policing
- Develop, lead and performance manage individuals through line management and/or matrix management arrangements as required, ensuring adequate resourcing is planned to meet objectives and that project and programme management disciplines support the delivery of key initiatives
The successful Head of Finance and Procurement will have:
- You must be ACCA, CIMA or ACA fully qualified finance professional
- Strong ability to build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels and work collaboratively to achieve objectives
- You will have led a team or teams during your career
- Strong ability to effectively challenge and influence others, including more senior colleagues and stakeholders, to ensure the right outcome is achieved
- You will have experience of managing budgets and forecasts, dealing with external stakeholders (such as internal and external audit), and have been involved in risk management and performance management
- Able to communicate with, engage and inspire others at all levels
Robertson Bell is exclusively partnering with the College of Policing to recruit a new Head of Finance & Procurement with the role based remotely or from one of the offices. The benefits package is generous including up to 31 days of personal annual leave and around 28% Employer contribution to pension.
Wohl Legacy
Part time Finance Director
Salary circa £90,000 FTE (2.5 – 3 days per week)
Remote / Occasional travel to London
The Wohl Legacy is comprised of three independent charities all founded by the late Maurice and Vivienne Wohl. The Wohl Legacy invests in and partners with numerous organisations and communities in the fields of Medical Advancement, Care and Welfare, Jewish and Communal Life, Jewish Education, and Pathways to Employment, working with these organisations to ensure lasting change.
Our partners may be those on the ground acting to make change happen or thought and learning partners who share a common vision. Facilitating relationships between organisations, key funders and interested parties is an integral part of the Wohl approach; we seek the best possible outcomes to the challenges that communities face, to enable them to grow and thrive.
We are looking for a proactive and highly capable Finance Director to join our small organisation and provide 360 degree support to the Chief Executive Officer. The organisation has gone through a period of modernisation and we are looking for someone who will continue to seek to improve and streamline processes and find more agile ways of working.
This position is responsible for the full finance function and responsibilities include:
- Overall responsibility for the development and successful delivery of the Finance function;
- Leading on financial planning, preparing annual budgets and quarterly management accounts;
- Preparing year end SORP accounts and liaising with the auditors; producing the Annual Report and Financial Statements; reporting to Finance, Audit and Risk Committee, Investment Committee and the Board of Trustees;
- Liaising with investment managers to obtain regular reports of performance and undertaking new investment movement analysis;
- Ensuring the Foundation’s policies are kept up to date and compliant;
- Communicating complex financial information and influencing and building rapport with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with experience of the UK charity or not for profit sector, advanced knowledge of SORP and charity VAT. You will have led a strategic finance function, produced statutory accounts, management accounts, financial reports and analysis. You will have demonstrable commercial acumen, a strong understanding of business and strategic issues, and the ability to appropriately challenge and advise budget holders. You will have excellent communication skills and a passion for helping us achieve our vision.
Timings:
- Application deadline: Sunday 21st April
- Shortlisting: week commencing 29th April
- 1st stage interviews: week commencing 6th May
- 2nd stage: week commencing 13th May
To apply, please send your CV and supporting statement via the link. For an informal conversation about the role please contact Bryony Thomas via the Allen Lane agency website.
The Diocese of Winchester and the Diocese of Portsmouth are partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell to recruit a Strategic Programmes Finance Officer on a permanent, part-time basis (28 hours). The Diocese of Winchester (WDBF) and the Diocese of Portsmouth (PDBF) support the Ministry in, and the mission of, Church of England parishes in Winchester and Portsmouth and surrounding areas.
Reporting into, and working closely with, the Strategic Programme Managers of both dioceses, you will take responsibility for providing specific financial reconciliations, monitoring and reporting against the Strategic Development Fund (SDF) and Diocesan Investment Programme (DIP) funding received by the Diocese of Winchester and the Diocese of Portsmouth from the Church of England (Archbishop’s Council).
A key aspect of the role will involve financial planning and modelling for future DIP bids. SDF/DIP funding is given for projects within the dioceses that help to achieve their strategic objectives. The role also involves some historic analysis to ensure expenditure is correctly coded to the right project from previous funding.
In this Strategic Programmes Finance Officer role, you will:
- Support the Strategic Programme Managers, liaising with the Finance Team, drafting, costing, and modelling of financial information for future funding/grant bids, ensuring cost recovery for overheads and staff time is included on all projects.
- Prepare regular financial reports for the Strategic Development Team and senior leadership on the financial progress and outcomes of spend to date, ensuring transparency and accountability of the funds received for the various SDF/DIP projects.
- Ensuring any transactions for overheads or contributions to core costs are recorded accurately for costs incurred by SDF/DIP or shared by the WDBF/PDBF.
- Providing information to the Finance Team regarding projects as part of month or year-end processes.
- Support with the preparation of financial reports to Church of England on the funding spend to date at required intervals.
- Review of spend to date on Xledger vs spend expected by SDT to includes comparisons for projects, spend against budget and reconciliations moving forwards.
About the Diocese of Winchester:
Our Diocese is not only the people, churches and schools that make it up, but an organisation that supports those communities across our 255 parishes and over 20,000 regular worshippers. We grow authentic disciples, we re-imagine the Church, we are agents of social transformation, and we belong together in Christ, practicing sacrificial living and good stewardship of all that God has entrusted to us.
About the Diocese of Portsmouth:
Our diocese is made up of the 11,000 or so worshippers in the 133 Church of England parishes across south-east Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Our vision in this diocese is to be a Church with Jesus Christ at the heart of everything we do, a Church in which we seek God’s Kingdom, and where all are enabled to experience a life-transforming encounter with Jesus Christ.
The successful candidate will have:
- Financial literacy and competency evidenced by qualification or experience.
- Experience overseeing financial aspects, producing reports and analysing variances of projects or programmes.
- Ideally, a background working in a not-for-profit or project-based organisation and have a good understanding of grant funding.
- The ability to process invoices, perform reconciliations and produce financial reports that can be easily understood by non-financial stakeholders.
- Good written and verbal communication skills and the ability to translate financial information to stakeholders with varying levels of financial comprehension.
- Excellent excel and analytical skills, with a strong ability to manipulate large volumes of data and plan for variances when setting budgets for long-term projects.
This opportunity will be based between the Diocese of Winchester and Diocese of Portsmouth’s offices and offers a flexible hybrid working arrangement along with fantastic employee benefits.
Please note: Applicants do not need to practice the Christian faith to be considered.
Applications will be under constant review before the closing date so please submit your application to our exclusive agent Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!
Are you an experienced senior finance professional looking to step up into a number one in finance role? Keen to work for an inspiring charity whose work helps to fight for equality within an under-represented communities? Looking for the opportunity to be part of a senior management team and shape the future financial strategy of a growing organisation? If yes, this could be the role for you!
This industry leading equality charity is currently seeking a Director of Finance to join their dynamic team on a permanent basis, in this newly upgraded role. Managing a high-performing team of two, you will be responsible for the financial management of the organisation, including longer term financial planning and critical strategic leadership.
The key duties of this Director of Finance role are as follows:
- Be at the forefront of the development and implementation of the charity’s long-term financial plan and longer-term business planning.
- Full responsibility for the production of the annual budget and regular reforecasts.
- Sole charge for running the external audit process and ensuring the timely production of the statutory accounts.
- Coordinate the monthly management accounts production, including the development of the management information pack with supporting variance analysis and commentaries.
- Attend senior management team meetings and present at quarterly Board meetings.
- Manage the relationships with the external Payroll and IT providers.
- Be the organisation’s strategic lead on all things IT, seeking advice from external consultants as required.
This brilliant role will suit someone who has previous experience working in a senior finance role, ideally in the charity sector, who is now looking for the opportunity to shape the strategic direction of a growing charity whilst adding value in new areas. The charity is currently operating on a hybrid working model, with opportunities to work from home for up to four days per week, although flexible arrangements can be negotiated for the right candidate.
The successful candidate will have:
- Achieved their full accountancy qualification or be qualified by experience.
- Ideally, a background working in the charity sector, but this is not essential.
- Demonstrable experience working at a senior level in a finance team.
- Experience presenting at Board level.
- Preferably, experience managing non-finance functions.
- A strong work ethic and brilliant interpersonal skills.
If you are interested in this Director of Finance role, please submit your CV for consideration ASAP as my client is scheduling interviews on a rolling basis.
Ivy Rock Partners is delighted to be supporting a leading global development organisation with the recruitment of two Program Finance Officers to support the Programme Finance Manager in running an efficient and effective programme financial management and reporting processes in relation to their programmes and grants.
About the role
As Programme Finance Officer you will provide support to the full life cycle of grants: from donor concept proposals to final reports. You will maintain a close working relationship with all finance and programme teams and relevant staff across their international network and external donors. You will prepare financial information for internal reporting purposes, including the quarterly CEO report, monthly dashboards, and quarterly cash balance reports.
You will oversee the grants management and compliance processes, including maintaining the grants management tracker to ensure they are properly recorded and monitored. You will review budgets for proposals and make recommendations for improvements and liaise with the programme/partnerships team to ensure they are complete, accurate and compliant with donor requirements.
You will also carry out any other duties as assigned by the Programme Finance Manager or the Head of Finance and Operations. The role will involve travel to countries in which we operate grants. Normally this could be 2 – 3 trips per year lasting 7/10 days.
About you
- Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
- Experience working within international charities or donor agencies and have a good understanding of grant accounting
- Experience working with EC, ECHO, DFID or equivalent and have familiarity with compliance rules
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work with a variety of stakeholders
- Experience working within financial accounting and financial reporting in a charitable context
- Broad understanding and experience of development issues and organisations
Finance Analyst - Country Programmes | Interim | 6 Months + | £250 per day (Umbrella Co) London - Hybrid
For a large international NGO, we're recruiting an Interim Finance Analyst for their Strategic Operations and Country Programmes team. This role will support Nigeria and India country programme teams, and a complex grants portfolio. This role will analyse financial performance ensuring integrity and accuracy of data reported and help support commercial decisions. This role is for at least 6 months and is hybrid working.
Main Duties:
- Compliance - review monthly country programme P&L, and balance sheet reconciliations
- Develop automated reconciliation and reporting
- Effective roll out of global standards and compliance reporting, ensuring all global audit requirements are actioned
- Collaborate with Donor teams, and Regional Programme Officer to ensure Donors' compliance requirements are understood
- Analyse financial and service data, variance analysis and trend analysis
- Support budget versus actual variance analysis and support the creation of financial models
- Financial forecasting, reporting and KPI tracking
- Reporting, budgeting, and grant accounting. Work closely with country programme Grant Managers to ensure Donor reports are robust, and that spend rates are monitored
- Review all new project budget proposals, working with country programmes to ensure projects are set-up, reported on, and closed down effectively
Person Specification:
- Qualified or Part-Qualified Accountant
- Experience within the international charity sector
- Experience of Donor regulations, Donor policies and procedures, and supporting donor-funded grant management
- Strong Excel skills and ideally experience with SunSystems, Q&A and BI tools
- International and multi-cultural organisation experience
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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.
Finance and Operations Administrator | £30,000 - £35,000 + benefits
London (Full Time: 3 - 4 days office-based + remote working) | Permanent
The Human Dignity Trust (HDT) is a London-based legal charity that provides technical legal assistance to defend the human rights of LGBT people globally. HDT are embarking on an exciting growth phase, thanks to significant successes in the organisation's work in strategic human rights litigation and legislative reform in countries that criminalise LGBT people.
The steady growth in the organisation has driven organisational change and the opportunity to hire a newly created Operations Team, of which the Finance and Operations Administrator will be key.
The Finance and Operations Administrator will provide finance and administrative support on a range of business activities, reporting to the newly appointed Head of Finance and Operations and working alongside the new HR and Facilities Manager. The role will support a range of finance and office management functions and support the streamlining of work to drive efficiencies across HDT.
Key Responsibilities:
- Finance Administration: Process all AP/AR transactions, expenses, payment runs, journals, and reconcile balance sheets; support Head of Finance and Operations with finance committee presentations, spreadsheets, and financial reports; identify ways to streamline finance processes and finance systems.
- Corporate Support: Coordinate and provide secretarial functions for Board and Sub-Committee meetings including taking and distributing minutes; register/de-register trustees (Companies House / Charity Commission); provide CEO support including diary management, meeting schedules and correspondence.
- Office Support: Support for all office facilities, equipment, and supplies; manage day-to-day IT systems, liaising with external IT supplier; first point of contact for enquires; maintain all office procedures including data entry, document, travel booking and file management; support HR and Facilities manager with HR database matters and HR reporting.
What you'll offer us:
- Significant experience of providing finance and office administration support to a busy team, and ideally working towards a finance qualification (AAT / ACCA / CIMA)
- Working knowledge of finance systems and processes in a small organisation
- Proven experience of using office IT systems, CRM, and troubleshooting basic problems
- Knowledge of data protection legislation and its application in practice
- Excellent written and spoken English and effective all-round communication skills
- Ability to communicate pro-actively with staff at all levels including the Board and Trustees
- Initiative, adaptability, and ability to work independently, with minimum supervision.
- Alignment with HDT's core purpose and the global LGBT human rights movement
What we'll offer you:
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, closure days over Christmas and a PRIDE day
- Hybrid and flexible working plus option for nomadic working
- Enhanced parental leave and pay, and sickness absence
- Discretionary top up to 7% employer pension contribution
- Cycle to work scheme
- Desirable Central London office
Application Process:
- We are working at pace, and CVs will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.
- Early applications are highly encouraged as HDT interviews will commence ASAP.
- HDT are working exclusively with Pro-Finance and any 3rd party CVs will be forwarded accordingly.
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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.
SAINT are pleased to be exclusively partnering with Robertson Bell in our search for a new Head of Finance to join our close-knit team on a permanent basis. SAINT is a prominent Christian multi-Parish church group located in East London, with a vision of bringing hope to the people of East London.
As the Head of Finance at SAINT, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the financial health and sustainability of the church. Reporting into the Chief Executive Officer and the Honorary Treasurers, you will focus on the full accounting process and delivery of financial guidance for the parishes, and other related charities.
The organisation:
SAINT is one church with multiple Church of England parishes, across East London, which work together in collaboration. The four parishes that make up SAINT are: the Parish of Hackney, the Parish of St Mary with St Edward and St Luke Leyton, the Parish of St Leonard Shoreditch and the Parish of West Ham. We have been commissioned as a resource church to serve young people, train diverse leaders and plant churches in partnership with a network of friends.
The Head of Finance role is a permanent, full-time position with an opportunity for a hybrid working arrangement. The successful candidate will work at least 2 days per week on site with the flexibility to work remotely. The church offices are in a new, light-filled building next to the St. John at Hackney Church. You will be working alongside a closely integrated team of 40 staff and clergy, all with exceptional skills within their ministries.
The key duties of this Head of Finance role are as follows:
- Work with Pastoral Leads to help develop and execute the financial strategy supporting SAINT's mission and goals.
- Conduct financial analysis to support decision-making and advise on financial strategies.
- Prepare consolidated accounts for the entire church group, combining financial data from all churches and entities under SAINT.
- Facilitate annual audits, including liaising with external auditors and providing required documentation.
- Prepare, analyse and distribute monthly and annual financial statements in accordance with UK accounting standards.
- Ensure compliance with UK accounting and financial regulations, including charity reporting requirements and VAT.
- Work with the Finance Manager to develop and monitor budgets and identify areas for cost optimisation.
- Engage in the life of the Church to develop and maintain positive staff relationships, the organisational culture and connections with the congregation and community.
The successful candidate will have:
- Qualified as an Accountant with professional body membership (ACCA, ACA, or equivalent).
- Minimum of 4 years of relevant accounting and financial management experience.
- Experience of producing statutory accounts, management accounts, cash flow forecasts, budgets and other financial reports.
- Knowledge of UK charity accounting and reporting regulations is an advantage.
- Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills, and the ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
As a result of our Christian ethos, this post is covered by an Occupational Requirement under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010. The successful candidate will be expected to be an active Christian who will play a key role in the leadership of the church so understands the need to apply their Christian faith in the context of the work.
The closing date for applications is on Monday 1st April (Easter Monday), with first stage interviews due to take place the week commencing 8th April. Applications will be under constant review before the closing date, so please submit your application with our exclusive search agent Robertson Bell ASAP to avoid disappointment!