Job Description

• Contribution to the organization’s vision & strategy through financial expertise
• Provide leadership & financial oversight
• Responsible for the producing of annual budgets
• Responsible for monitoring cash flow forecast
• Provide accurate financial information to all staff
• Provide information for auditors
• Ensure all reporting meets set requirements
• Maintain overview over best practice (tax, financial, operational & administrative), ensuring compliance
• Oversight of the asset register and depreciation
• Review financial elements of Risk Register
• Responsible for managing all financial transactions with the organization & its subsidiary companies
• Oversee the calculation and review of settlements
• Checking, paying and posting settlements to Sage
• Oversee monthly payroll, prepared by external provider with input from HR/Finance staff, reviewing all payroll information & reviewing postings to Sage
• Submitting pensions & sending out pension information
• Thorough understanding of permanent, casual and contracted staff agreements
• Provide or source back-up cover for payroll execution in the event of the external provider being unable to fulfil their contract
• Prepare and/or advise in the preparation of financial budgets and information for existing and potential funders
• Prepare and reconcile expenditure & income for reporting to funding bodies and oversee certification of these by accountants if needed
• Ensure all donations and development income is accurately accounted for and restricted in accordance with each gift, and gift aid applied for as appropriate by the Development Team
• Be main point of contact for organization’s auditors & accountants
• Retain a close working relationship with the Chair of the Finance Committee, providing information requested in a timely manner
• Meet with Budget Holders to monitor income and expenditure across the organization and lead a quarterly finance meeting with Senior Management to report on financial position

What's on Offer?

• Fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to one of Oxford's key cultural Centre’s
• Ability to work full or part time
• £45k base salary, depending on experience
• 20 days paid holiday (which increased with length of service)
• Automatic enrolment into pension scheme (after qualifying period)

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Have a minimum of 5 year’s experience as a Controller or equivalent (charity setting experience is desirable but not essential)
• Have excellent accounting practice/expertise
• Experienced in management of financial staff, with the ability to develop junior finance members
• Expert knowledge of accountancy software (ideally SAGE)
• Excellent MS Excel skills
• VAT knowledge
• Payroll experience
• Experienced in the oversight of company depreciation & assets
• Commercially minded
• Highly organized
• Excellent attention to detail & ability to develop effective processes
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills