Head of Finance

Could you capably inspire, motivate and develop a team of over twelve with six direct reports? Are you currently seeking a permanent Head of Finance role? Would you be confident in your ability to drive new processes and change within a complex charity of over £15m income?

Please continue reading if so!

Robertson Bell are pleased to be partnering with this charity driven to empower less fortunate individuals in their search for a newly created and permanent Head of Finance. Reporting into their Director of Resources, you will be fully accountable for a finance team of twelve and will be tasked initially with ensuring the cohesion and effectiveness of two newly merged charities.

Responsibilities for this Head of Finance will include but won’t be limited to:

• Review current ways of working and systems with a view of rolling out new initiatives.
• Provide oversight and manage all of the charity’s financial processes and systems.
• Contribute to the charity’s strategic planning process, working closely with the Director of Resources.
• Attend key committee meetings and present finance headlines.
• Highlight areas of risk to relevant parties and ensure tight financial governance at all times.
• Lead on the budgeting and forecasting process and the annual audit.
• Submit annual and monthly returns and deal with all tax and VAT queries.
• Measure the treasury function and develop the long-term cash flow.
• Management of the finance team, providing training, leadership and motivation.

This permanent Head of Finance will report into a knowledgeable Director of Resources and will have the opportunity to really shape the future of this finance function. The role will offer hybrid working with 3-4 days per week expected in their central London office.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a fully qualified Accountant.
• Have operated at a senior level for a minimum of five years.
• Describe themselves as a capable people Manager.
• Have demonstrable experience in change management.
• Ideally have previous charity experience (please note this is not essential).
• Be an excellent communicator.

Our client is reviewing CV’s on a rolling basis so please reach out to us asap to learn more on this role!