Job Description

You will be taking overall responsibility for managing the Finance team of 2 FTE including a Finance Manager and ensuring compliance within best practice guidelines issued by governing bodies. For doing this, you will receive a range of benefits including 25 days holiday per year (exclusive on bank holidays) with an annual increase of 1 day a year for each year of service up to 5 years – pro rata, plus free car parking.

As Head of Finance, your responsibilities will include:

• Being fully conversant with SORP, SOFA and other statutory requirements as applicable to charities, ensuring the organisation is compliant.
• Taking responsibility for the supervision of the Finance Manager, defining and managing performance and monitoring the appraisal system.
• Managing the financial position of externally funded partnerships and arrangements.
• Working with and developing financial systems and procedures associated with procurement, budgeting, monitoring, accounting and regulatory reviews, updating the detailed procedures as necessary.
• Providing Finance Corporate Priorities to support the organisations overarching Corporate Plan, updating regularly to accommodate the many developments and changes within the activities.
• Overseeing and ensuring banking/investment opportunities are maximised for best return to the organisation, and all financial decisions are made in the best interests of the charity.
• Working within the Values and Mission Statements and the Diversity and Equality Policy of the organisation at all times.

This is a part-time position and you will be working 2-days per week for the first 3-months and then one full or two half days per week to suit.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

A professional accountancy qualification, ACA/ACCA/CIMA. Substantial practical experience of maintaining financial records and preparing financial information reports at a senior level. Experience of financial modeling relating to social care services and specific service provision. To be fully conversant with SORP and SOFA in respect of Charity Law. A detailed knowledge and considerable experience of Charity accounting procedures and regulations. A working knowledge of VAT. A knowledge of charity-based trading activities and requirements. To have a high level of IT competence and expertise in respect of financial accounting with detailed knowledge of appropriate systems including SAGE and Windows-based software applications including Microsoft and Excel.   Detailed experience of implementing and managing complex budgets, Trust Funds and financial procedures which will acknowledge differing requirements.