An exciting opportunity for an actively studying Finance Development Analyst to provide financial support to the Sales and Development team of one of the UK's biggest housing organisation.

Client Details

One of the biggest housing organisation's in the South East this organisation provides over 90,000 across the region.

Description

The successful Finance Development Analyst will be actively studying towards ACCA or CIMA and responsible for the following duties.

• Provide Variance Analysis across the business
• Liaise with key stakeholders across the business
• Assist with the Management Accounts
• Manage budgets and calculate forecasts for a range of projects.

Profile

The successful Finance Development Analyst will be actively studying ACCA or CIMA and have exposure to dealing with key stakeholders. Experience within the housing sector is desired but essential.

Job Offer

A salary of between £40,000 and £45,000 plus benefits.

I am currently partnered exclusively with a leading charity who are looking to recruit a HR Manager on a contract basis. This position does have the potential to be made permanent, and my client will consider the option of 3 or 4 days a week.

The post holder will develop the HR infrastructure to support the growth of the Centre; provide policy advice and practical solutions to HR issues; and ensure the efficient & effective administration of all HR matters. This is a standalone position and previous experience is desired.

The main accountabilities held within this role will include:

• Act as the first point of contact in relation to all internal and external HR related enquiries
• Advise directors and managers on a range of employee related issues including performance management; sickness and absence issues; and disciplinary and grievance matters
• Ensure that the Centre’s HR policies and procedures comply with current legislation and best practice and are updated in accordance with the organisations needs and ethos
• Deliver briefings to relevant forums and groups on HR policies and procedures
• Ensure that all staff and line managers have access to HR Policies and Procedures and the staff handbook, including via the Centre’s intranet
• Oversee and support all stages of the recruitment process
• Manage the overall induction and probation process for all new staff
• Manage the DBS application for all Centre staff, students and volunteers
• Liaise with the finance team to ensure accurate records and assist in the monthly payroll process, including the notification of new employees, pay related contract variations, leave notifications and pension/benefit changes
• Work closely with the Executive Leadership Group and Directors.

If you are looking for a new contract and have the relevant skills and experience for the role, please submit your application ASAP.

Our partner offers children and youth from low income families, access to quality, affordable education. They are doing this by developing a strong curriculum, incorporating technology and other innovative learning methods, investing in teacher training and offering students, girls especially, a safe space to learn. More recently, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, created a long-distance, online learning tools to enable students to continue learning and remain safe. As they look to move from a start-up to a growth stage social enterprise, they are seeking a dynamic Finance Director to develop a resilient, multi-country finance function. This is a newly created role, and will be an interesting position for someone willing to be hands on, whilst offering strategic oversight and support.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the integrity of the accounting and financial management systems, oversight of the transaction processes, preparation of the year-end financial statements and the annual audit, and ensuring that the organisation meets all its statutory and regulatory compliance.
• Review and strengthen the control environment, ensuring that accounting processes are understood and adhered to across the organisation.
• Establish finance systems and teams in new locations.
• Lead on organisational budget creation, developing and strengthening of budget monitoring, reporting and cashflow forecasting and reports.
• Drive on financial planning, offering the senior leadership analysis and advice on new business and growth opportunities.
• Work with senior leadership in designing the fundraising strategy (grants and investments), prepare the financial models and support presentations made to funders/investors.
• Business partnering and management of external stakeholder relationships – including investors, banks, suppliers and auditors.
• Oversight of the finance staff, responsible for hiring and retaining a qualified team.

Person Specification

• Senior finance professional, with an undergraduate degree and accounting qualification, and demonstrable experience of running the finance function of a fast growing small- to medium-sized enterprise (preferably in a start-up environment), including of developing controls, accounting processes and financial management tools.
• Experience of corporate finance & fund accounting.
• Excellent proficiency in written and verbal English
• Strong problem solver, flexible and able to handle a large and varied volume of work and responsibilities maturely
• Excellent relationship management skills, and ability to deal with stakeholders diplomatically and with tact.
• Passion for the education sector.
• Experience of working in Africa is desirable.

Salary c. $65,000 + benefits depending on experience. This role will be based in Ghana, with travel to other West African countries. 

I am currently recruiting for an experienced Chief Operating Officer for a 6-month contract, to lead the operations of an amazing NHS support charity as they evolve and grow. The charity has been set up to support the welfare and wellbeing of those fighting to keep us healthy and safe during the COVID-19 crisis, and beyond.
You will have the business acumen and commercial experience necessary to ensure we maximise the impact of our resources, together with compassion and a strong sense of social purpose. You will need experience of working at a senior level within the charity sector, ideally with experience of providing grants and partnerships. Experience in the technology sector is also welcome. The ideal candidate would lead on embedding, role modelling and living these values and behaviours.

Reporting to the Board, your key responsibilities will be:
Leading, motivating and developing our committed staff to provide the highest quality services to healthcare workers and those who rely on our support
Ensuring that our business strategy, customer service and involvement objectives and performance targets are defined, met and improved
Maintaining excellent relationships with the board of trustees, working with them to maintain an effective governance framework.
Maintaining an excellent working relationship with the chairman to deliver the vision and long-term strategy of the charity.

Strategic Oversight:
Communicate and implement the vision, mission, and maintain direction.
Lead the implementation of the overall strategy.
Create a close working relationship with the Chair in the direction and high-level function of the charity.
Implement the strategic plan that guides the direction of the charity.
Oversee the complete operation of the charity.
Evaluate the success of the charity in achieving its goals, specifically driven by defined KPIs.
Pursue potential sources of funding for the charity.
Help to represent the charity to stakeholder groups.

External Organisation Relations:
Ensuring a proactive and high standard of external institutional relations through:
Maintaining and extending the charity's active engagement with both private, public and third sector stakeholders.
Identifying and nurturing external commercial sponsors for the operations and programmes of the charity.
Liaising with the Marketing Manager to deliver member acquisition and retention strategies.
Creating effective media strategies.
Nurturing philanthropic sources of funding for the charity.

Governance:
With the Finance Officer, ensure the highest level of governance and financial integrity are maintained through:
Ensuring good governance structures for the charity and the good conduct of all aspects of the charity's activities.
Assuring all regulatory and legal documents are filed.
Monitoring compliance with laws and regulations.
Overseeing the charity's fiscal activity, including budgeting, reporting, and auditing.
Policy setting, financial probity and annual budget setting.
Implementation of the agreed policy and budget.
Managing the Risk Register for the charity in conjunction with the Board of Trustees.

Programme Project Management:
Programme and Project Portfolio definition
Developing suitable project specifications
Alongside the Committees ensuring periodic reviews of the projects undertaken.
Management of team
Management of staff on a day to day basis.
Supervision of the recruitment and performance of volunteers and contractors.
Monitoring performance of the team.
Conducting a regular review process.

Training Programmes & Staff Development and Performance:
Overseeing training activities. Working with the Heads of Departments, the post-holder is responsible for providing high quality services ensuring efficient and effective training programmes to the charity's membership and general public.
Ensuring a continuous staff performance and development process through the following actions:
Building a positive and productive culture in the workplace by listening to employee and Trustee opinions, making adjustments where necessary.
Evaluating and implementing the charity's HR review.
Creating an effective staff development programme.

If you have the above skills and experience and are confident working in a start-up environment, please apply online today!

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting the Royal Agriculture Benevolent Institution (R.A.B.I) as they look to recruit a new Head of Services to oversee the strategic and operational management of their  client services.R.A.B.I is based in Oxford and are a farming charity that offers financial support, practical care and guidance to farming people of all ages, including farmers, farmworkers and dependents. They provide tailored support to suit their beneficiaries and strive to build strong, supportive relationships to help those in need acquire the best support they can.

As their Head of Services, you will be responsible for managing the day to day operational requirements, including a team of frontline advisors who directly support individuals who are experiencing hardship, by providing tailored advice and support as well as grants. In addition, you will offer strategic direction in order to develop and improve services for long term response to growing demand. The Head will be the champion for the client services area of the businesses, with the drive and focus to ensure it operates and delivers services of excellence and in accordance with best practice at all times. Finally, you will work collaboratively with internal stakeholders including senior leadership and marketing teams to ensure their creative strategy focussed on developing services and increasing service awareness in delivered efficiently.

To be considered, you will be a strong leader with demonstrable experience of leading successful support and/or advice services combined with knowledge of individual grants. This is an integral role for the organisation and as such, you will be an exceptional leader at both strategic and operational level with proven experience of managing and developing relationships with internal and external stakeholders and partners. Finally, a proven track record of product and service development experience is essential as is the understanding of the needs of individuals experiencing hard ship.

To apply for this role, please initially submit a word-formatted version of your CV; suitable candidates will then be contacted and will be asked to complete a tailored supporting statement.

Technical Project Manager

A brand new and exciting Technical Project Manager role has arose to join a leading charity as they go through a Digital Transformation to lead on all projects from start to finish (Head office is based in South London but the role can be performed remotely). As the Technical Project Manager you will need to take lead on all projects from initial conception all the way through to completion. We are currently going through a Salesforce implementation so any end to end CRM project experience would be beneficial but any Digital, CMS experience is great.

As the Technical Project Manager you will be working for this small / medium charity as they look to really increase the digital capabilities and utilise technologies more. As they are small you will have you get involved in the entire lifecycle and essentially perform the roles of Business Analyst, Project Manager, Delivery Manager all one. This is a brilliant role for someone to make a big difference within a growing charity and implement technologies that will save lives.

Skills required for the Technical Project Manager are:

- End to end project experience from requirement gathering to delivery
- Ideally have good project experience within Salesforce or any other CRM (otherwise CMS / Digital projects are very relevant too)
- Ability to take lead and drive projects through with difficult stakeholders
- Very strong communicator

Technical Project Manager / Business Analyst / Delivery Manager / CRM / CMS

Salary: £50,000 + brilliant benefits

Head Office: South London – This role will be able to operate fully remotely if required

Apply now for immediate consideration regarding this excellent opportunity.

Understanding Recruitment is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy.  

ROLE: Finance Manager

SALARY: Band 8a £52,643 - £58,558 (inclusive of HCAS)

LOCATION: Waterloo Road, Central London

HOURS: 37.5 hours per week

TYPE: Full-time, Permanent

The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (LAS) is a unique and complex emergency service network serving a diverse population and responding to 1.8 million emergency calls per year. In addition they are the current provider for NHS 111 / Integrated Urgent Care in both South East London and North East London. Demands on urgent and emergency care providers across the capital are increasing and the Trust is developing new innovative services to provide care closer to home for patients.  This has required the Trust to evolve its operating model and a number of exciting opportunities have arisen through this restructure.

The Finance Manager is a key member of the finance department who will report into the Finance Business Partner. You will take responsibility for a team of up to five Finance Analysts providing a financial management service, including management accounting information and financial advice, to one of the Directorates in the London Ambulance Service.

Key duties and responsibilities of the Finance Manager will include:

• Preparation of monthly reports for assigned Directorates
• Reporting on Key Financial Indicators
• Planning, development and monitoring of the budgets for assigned Directorates
• Liaising with the relevant Directorates to build an informative and robust forecast
• Regular audit of overtime and other payments made by the Trust
• Provide financial input on project development work and relevant costings for Business cases.
• Lead on the production of workforce plans and reference costs
• Design and present financial management training courses for budget holders
• Develop, maintain and comply with Standing Orders, Standing Financial Instructions, Scheme of Delegation and financial procedures
• Deputise for the Head of Financial Management when required
• Line management and mentoring of a team of up to five Finance Analysts
• Managing all aspects of the Trust’s income including the main SLA, staff recharges and CQUINs if relevant to the assigned Directorates.
• Process improvement within the finance department and the wider Trust
• Working very closely with the Finance Business Partner of the assigned directorates.

Your key areas of influence will be:

• liaising with budget holders
• liaising with senior finance team managers
• provision of financial information
• staff development

Finance Manager Person Specification:

We are looking for candidates with management accounting experience who can also develop an understanding of an organisation and assess the financial implications of business changes and proposals.  Your interpersonal skills, innovative approach and ability to lead by example are therefore as important as your management accounting skills.

• qualified CCAB Accountant (or similar technical knowledge gained through equivalent experience)
• experience of working in a management accounting environment (preferably NHS)
• understanding of international financial reporting standards
• excellent software skills in Excel
• experience of staff management and leadership

This is an exciting and challenging position for an individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced, demanding and highly flexible environment.  You will be a part of a high profile and influential organisation, making life better for Londoners by helping the Trust to achieve its vision of becoming a world-class ambulance service for a world class city.

Your salary and benefits:

• Band 8a £52,643 - £58,558 (inclusive of HCAS)

• 27 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays (holiday entitlement raises to 33 days with service)
• Excellent training, learning and development opportunities
• Generous pension scheme (including 20.68% employer contribution and a tiered system of employee contribution depending on your salary from 5% to 14.5%).
• A comprehensive staff health and well-being programme
• Health services discounts (retail, holidays, entertainment and restaurants)
• Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme

APPLICATION PROCESS:

To be considered for the role you will need to apply before the closing date at midnight on Friday 5th June. Early applications are strongly encouraged.

Allen Lane are our recruitment partner for this campaign. If you would like to find out more information before applying please contact Brooke Cooper at Allen Lane

Norwood has been proudly serving the community for 225 years and is the largest Jewish charity in the UK supporting vulnerable children and their families, children with special educational needs and people with learning disabilities and autism. 

Every day our multidisciplinary teams and dedicated volunteers make an invaluable difference to people's lives. 
Working together with the Assistant Director of Fundraising & Community Engagement, your remit will be to develop and implement the Major Gifts & Trust strategy, and leading and managing your team to ensure stewardship of the Major Donors & Trusts cultivation plans. You will also  work closely with the Head of Events in connection with the income generation from the Annual Dinner, corporate events and other events involving major donors.

The successful candidate is likely to be able to demonstrate experience of developing relationships with major donors and major donor prospects, experience of achieving significant major donor gifts and of devising and implementing strategic plans.

Further Information and to Apply
Please submit your CV via the 'Apply/Enquire' button in the first instance - a full pack will be made available to CVs of interest and/or we will be in contact to discuss the opportunity and organisation with you.
Given the current crisis we are experiencing a high volume of applications for the active searches we are managing at the moment. We regret that it is impossible to provide a detailed individual response to each application received. If you do not hear from us within 7 days of the advertised closing date, please assume that your application is not being taken forward to the selection stage.

NFP Consulting is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates. NFP Consulting is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Job Overview

To work closely with managers and directors to formulate and deliver People Plans, HR processes and systems that will support the delivery of Advance’s strategic plan. 

Responsibilities 

• Support the Head of HR to efficiently and effectively deliver the People Strategy
• Work with Directors and Senior Managers to effectively design and implement people plans that contribute to the overall strategic plan and HR vision
• Continually develop and review HR policies and procedures and produce templates and guides to assist managers and staff.
• Lead on complex employee relations matters, up to and including tribunal level, whilst ensuring excellent support to people managers and Directors

Qualifications

• Level 7 CIPD qualified or equivalent qualification
• Strong HR employee relations experience
• Experience of working within a Business Partnering model, collaborating closely with managers and senior stakeholders