About the role
We are currently seeking a highly motivated and competent Finance Manager for OCF. This is an opportunity to play an important role in the successful financial management of a critical local organisation. Reporting to the CEO, you will be responsible for the overall day-to-day management of OCF’s finances and associated processes.
Accountable to: CEO
Key relationships: Chair of Finance Committee, CEO, staff team, Trustees, Patrons, Presidents and other supporters and partners of OCF
Hours: 21–28 per week; permanent post
Salary and other benefits: Starting salary £35–40,000 FTE depending on experience. 3% pension (increasing to 5% after five years). 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time employees).
Place of work: OCF office at 3 Woodin’s Way Oxford, with flexible working options. Currently all staff are working from home due to COVID-19.
Preferred start date: 1st April 2021
Responsibilities
Finance
- Responsible for developing, implementing and managing financial systems (manual and computerised) to provide accurate financial records and control systems for OCF
- Responsible for all banking procedures, including liaison with banks, building societies and cheque signatories
- Account for all financial transactions and prepare monthly accounts and bank reconciliations using SAGE
- Prepare monthly management accounts for the CEO and Finance Committee
- Prepare annual budgets in consultation with all staff
- Maintain and monitor all OCF-related bank accounts
- Provide any other financial reports as required for the CEO and Board of Trustees, funders, donors or OCF committees
Grants
- Update SalesForce (OCF’s CRM system) to ensure funds available for grant making are up to date and accurate
- Support the Grants Team to ensure there is accurate and efficient recording of grant income, budgeting and payments and that the figures on SalesForce align with Sage
- Provide reports and analysis as and when required for individual funds
Investments
- Responsible for the accurate recording of all investment income and payments to enable reporting and control of investments
- Liaise with OCF’s Investment Fund Managers (currently CCLA and Brompton Asset Management); monitor their performance and work with the Finance Committee to ensure performance is maximised
- Provide reports and analysis as and when required for donor funds
- Provide reports and analysis as and when required for the CEO, Finance Committee and Board of Trustees
End of year accounts
- Responsible for the production of annual accounts in accordance with current legislation and best accounting practice
- Liaison with auditors and assistance with annual audit
- Timely management of statutory returns, including Charity Commission Annual Returns and Inland Revenue Gift Aid claims
Governance
- Responsible for ensuring the Finance Committee is effectively supported to deliver its terms of reference and remit, including: the production of timely reports, following up on actions and ensuring compliance with Charity Commission and other reporting requirements
Other
- Oversee the monthly payroll for all staff
- Identify efficiencies within the office’s day-to-day financial processes
- Co-ordinate the Finance Committee meetings to include drafting of the agenda and minute taking
- Ensure office and any other insurance and utility contracts are economic and meet organisational requirements
- Attend training courses and events as required and to remain up to date with specialist technical requirements – eg changes to SORP
- Undertake other tasks and projects as required in line with the scale and general nature of the post
- Play an active role in the UKCF network and attend national and regional finance meetings
- Bring to the early attention of the CEO and Chair of Finance Committee any matters of concern and risk in relation to the finances of OCF
- Attend team meetings, OCF events and support general office duties as required
Key competencies
- Educated to degree level with a recognised accountancy qualification and membership of one of the major UK accountancy bodies
- Experience in SAGE or equivalent with good computer literacy, including MS Excel
- A proven track record in financial management in a six-figure turnover organisation with understanding of endowments, investments and restricted funds
- Ability to think strategically in financial matters and identify areas of efficiency
- Strong teamworking, communication and presentation skills
- Strong commitment to the values of the community foundation, including equality and diversity
- Enthusiasm, flexibility and the ability to cope well under pressure
- Willingness to undertake occasional evening/weekend duties
- DESIRABLE: Knowledge of the charitable sector SORP requirements, including tax issues and Gift Aid
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have a fantastic opportunity for a hands on Finance Lead to join the team at Talkback, at an exciting time of growth.
Are you a person with a passion to help people? If so, would you like to use your skills and work alongside like-minded, committed colleagues to enable people with a learning disability to increase their self-esteem, have more say, and control over their lives. Talkback has worked for over 20 years in a person-centred way with over 1000 people with learning needs and/or autism.
Position: Finance Lead
Location: The role is office and home based with a requirement to work in the South Bucks office at least 2 days a week and travel across Buckinghamshire, as required, to visit our teams
Salary: £28,000 - £38,000 per annum pro rata depending on skill levels
Hours: Full and Part Time considered - a minimum of 3 days per week.
Benefits:
Holidays: 23 – 27 days per year, dependent upon length of service and days worked
Pension: A Workplace Pension scheme, where both the employer and employee contribute
Family Friendly Benefits: We are committed to supporting staff in achieving a sensible work-life balance.
Employee Assistance Programme: staff have access to the support line 24/7
Parking: Free parking available on site
As Finance Lead you will be responsible for managing the financial assets of the charity and supporting its long-term future through effective and responsive controls, reporting and planning.
You will support the CEO, advise the Board of Trustees and be part of the senior leadership team, providing timely and insightful forecasting, maintaining effective financial control and supporting the CEO in developing business plans and analysis. You will also be handling transactions when required, as it’s a hands on approach we need.
Having had experience of working in an SME or Charity environment you will use your experience and knowledge, outside Finance, for the benefit of the people that we support and will be willing to provide hands on support, when required.
About You:
To be successful in the role you will need the following skills/experience:
- Fully qualified – ACCA or equivalent
- All round experience of working in an SME with excellent operational knowledge
- Experience of working within the Charity sector essential
- Proven ability to support change management processes with financial data
- Strong IT knowledge including advanced knowledge of MS Excel
- An excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills
- The ability to work on a range of projects
- Collaborative and hands-on style of working
- Contract management experience preferred
Other roles you may have experience of could include Charity Finance Manager, Head of Finance, Finance Team Leader, Finance Analyst, Senior Finance Manager, Interim Finance Manager, Financial Accounting Manager, Finance Manger etc.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Education Advisor
Salary: £30,763 per annum pro rata, depending on experience + good range of benefits
Contract: Fixed Term Contract to 30th September 2021, 18.25 hours per week.
We have several exciting grant opportunities in the pipeline, which we hope will lead to a longer-term role and this post holder would be encouraged to apply for any opportunities that may arise
Based: Remote Working and/or Milton Keynes, flexible hours possible by arrangement.
World Vision is an international children’s charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries.
Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we’ve helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. And as a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God’s unconditional love.
Work for World Vision UK and you will be part of a truly global Partnership, building brighter futures for vulnerable children.
Job Purpose
In 2019 World Vision UK reached over 2 million children in 42 countries, through 229 projects in various inter-related sectors, that on average met 86% of output targets. We seek to reach more children, particularly those at most risk of being left behind, and deepen further the impact achieved with and for children. Achieving this by designing new projects which combine innovative ideas and proven evidence-based project models, working with diverse partners, winning accountable grants & commercial contracts and through target policy and advocacy work focused towards the FCDO and G7.
World Vision UK is looking for a dynamic Education Advisor. Someone who is a team player and who thrives within a busy environment providing high quality Education technical support in the design of new grant and commercial contract funded projects, identifying potential education partners, and contributing towards Education policy engagement.
The successful applicant will have a degree or post-graduate qualification in Education, have a minimum of three years-experience working to strengthen education systems in developing, fragile or humanitarian contexts. A track record of providing quality Education technical support to projects and programmes, including project design and proposal writing. Along with knowledge of development/humanitarian theory, policy and practice, understanding of child rights, safeguarding, gender equality and social inclusion, including disability inclusion.
As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.
In addition to the salary offered, we offer good benefits including pension, generous holiday entitlement and free parking (MK only).
Please click the link provided to view the full job description
Please upload your CV of full employment history explaining any gaps of employmentand reasons for leaving your previous employer. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the essential criteria given in the Job Description.
Closing Date for applications: 7th February 2021
Interview Dates: 9th & 11th February 2021
Please note, we reserve the right to interview and appoint before the advertised closing date.
Applicants must hold the necessary permissions to work in the UK (for example, British passport, indefinite leave to remain in the UK or a suitable Residence Permit).
World Vision UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people representing all sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.
As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.
By submitting your application, you understand and accept that World Vision UK will process the data you provide for the purposes of your application and in accordance with the World Vision UK - Job Applicant Privacy Notice is available on our website.
No agencies please.
Home-based initially. Flexible working options will be available thereafter.
Embrace the Middle East is an international Christian charity helping people of all faiths and none to free themselves from a life of poverty and injustice. Our work and the work of our Christian partners, in Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Syria and Iraq, who run hospitals, clinics, schools and centres for people with disabilities, really does make a difference. Together we lift up the vulnerable and marginalised, serving families escaping violence or persecution, people living with all kinds of disability, women and children deprived of access to vital education and health services.
The Charity enters a new 5-year strategic period (Hope in Action) in a strong financial position. We have ambitious plans for growth, building on the achievements of our previous five-year strategy to deliver the greatest possible positive change consistent with, and inspired by, our theory of change. Our vitally important work is contingent upon maintaining first-rate financial control and management. To help us achieve this, we need to recruit an experienced Head of Finance to lead an effective, collaborative and happy team. Working closely with the CEO and the Board, you will be a key member of the Charity’s Leadership Group, leader of the Finance team, and a Director of the Charity’s small Trading Company, providing strategic advice and ensuring sound financial operational management and control of Embrace the Middle East (the Charity) and Embrace the Middle East (the Trading Company).
Main responsibilities:
- Member of the Leadership Group and a key adviser to the CEO and the Board of Trustees (particularly the Treasurer)
- Inspire and lead the Finance team
- Manage the charity’s financial operations including income accounting, payroll, pensions, grant payments, insurance and VAT
- Prepare and present accurate, timely and easily assimilated financial management information and advice, as well longer-term financial forecasts
- Financial oversight of the Charity’s Trading operations
- Prepare the Charity’s and the Trading Company’s annual accounts
- Manage the annual audit process, and other relevant external reporting requirements eg charity commission, VAT, Corporation Tax
About you:
We are looking to recruit (and welcome to the team) a collaborative team leader, who has senior financial management experience, overseeing all aspects of financial operations and controls for an organisation with an annual turnover of approx. £5m. Suitable candidates will hold an accountancy qualification with one of the UK accountancy bodies, or equivalent. As a key advisor to the CEO and the Board, suitable candidates will have a natural flair for providing strategic financial advice and will be able to contribute to the strategic direction of the charity. You will have experience of managing annual accounts, audit process, budgeting and re-forecasting, as well the preparation and presentation of financial management information to the Board. Previous experience of working in the charity sector would be helpful, but not essential. Candidates with a genuine passion for the sector are encouraged to apply.
As a faith inspired organisation, suitable candidates will be inspired by Embrace’s mission and be comfortable working in a faith inspired environment.
This is a collaborative team role, where you will be part of an organisation that values everyone’s contribution, pays a fair wage as well as attractive benefits, and is committed to support your continuing professional development.
How to apply:
To apply for this role, kindly send through a completed online application form, via the link on our website, attaching a copy of your CV and covering letter outlining your suitability and your motivation for the role.
We will contact all shortlisted candidates either before or shortly after the closing date for applications. Early applications are therefore encouraged,
Embrace the Middle East is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to child protection.
Please note that in order to be considered for this position you need to have the right to work in the UK, either through nationality or relevant work visa.
The successful candidate will be required to complete a medical questionnaire and undertake a disclosure check as part of the Charity’s safer recruitment policy.
Closing date for applications: 17 February 2021