Finance Manager

Hireful; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 37,000

Job description

Finance Manager

As a charity, we're not like other organisations. We deal with income from a mix of sources, from fundraising campaigns, legacies to our lottery and donations. We also have a sister trading company which covers our 13 shops.

You're internal title shall be Finance and Corporate Services Manager, and you will be responsible for all day-to-day finance related operations for the hospice, managing the monthly accounting process and conducting reviews of key financial systems and controls and providing financial expertise to budget holders.

Alongside this, the role entails managing the operational aspects of the building, including front of house, office management, administration and estates and facilities service - ensuring systems are reliable, demonstrating compliance and that all regulations are met, negotiating contracts and ensuring value for money is demonstrated across the organisation. The role will be key in managing relationships with external service providers within the corporate services function.

You'll also be responsible for managing and developing our small but enthusiastic and highly able finance and corporate services team, helping them deliver the excellent service we have come to expect.

All of which means we're looking for someone with exceptional financial and line management skills, who's committed to delivering robust and high quality finance and corporate services. Currently working as a finance manager you'll have experience of broader business operations including systems and projects, and have developed strong office and facilities management skills. If you're enthusiastic, ambitious and excited by this fantastic opportunity to move beyond a purely finance management role, then we want to hear from you!

Finance and Corporate Services Manager Requirements:

Essential:

1. Demonstrate the ability to meet hospice core values.
2. Experience of working in the charity sector and understanding the complexities in terms of charity structures and trading subsidiaries, including from an IT perspective.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the voluntary sector and understanding of charity accounting in terms of reporting requirements, charity law, VAT and legislation.
4. Significant management experience being able to inspire, motivate, lead and delegate appropriately.
5. Operational experience of leading and managing all aspects of a finance department/service.
6. Able to support and guide colleagues on complex financial matters, as well as general support on budgeting etc.
7. Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office skills, ability to do lookups, pivot tables and graphs.
8. Experience of producing detailed departmental and consolidated management accounts, including variance analysis and commentary.
9. Experience of working on accounting software such as Sage or Exchequer, and understanding the principles around the use of accounting systems.
10. Knowledge of scrutinising and managing contracts from a value-for-money and quality viewpoint - ensuring contracts continue to meet expected standards and demands.
11. Experience of working on payroll software, and understanding of payroll principles and processing.
12. Information governance and data protection knowledge essential.
13. As this role might require working at multiple sites, you will need to have a full, clean driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.

Desirable:

1. Knowledge of Charities SORP FRS 102 and experience in preparing consolidated statutory accounts for a medium sized charity and trading company.
2. Knowledge of corporate governance and company secretarial duties.
3. Experience in changing established processes to ensure they remain effective and value-for-money from both Finance, facilities and IT perspectives.
4. Sound knowledge of Exchequer and other hospice specific IT applications, and how they can enhance and streamline existing finance systems (i.e. importing/exporting data, integrating systems, automating systems, electronic purchase orders etc).

Education / Qualifications:

Essential:

1. An AAT qualification.
2. A Degree level qualification or relevant Finance management experience.
3. Part qualified in other recognised professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with a thorough practical understanding of management accounting principles and techniques.

Desirable:

1. A recognised professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

About Forget Me Not Children's Hospice:

Forget Me Not Children's Hospice supports children with life-shortening conditions - plus their families. We help hundreds of children, and their families, through our Hospice at Home service and at our fantastic purpose-built building - Russell House - in Huddersfield. Our services have been rated as 'outstanding' by the CQC.

Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £37,000 per annum

Benefits: 25 days holiday a year plus 1 additional day's holiday with every complete calendar year's length of service, up to a maximum of 5 years. Death in service 3 x annual pay (after successful probation). People's Pension (ER 3%, EE 5%). Monthly resilience sessions are available. Carefirst - access to a comprehensive workplace health and well-being programme. Access to a Bluelightcard (shopping discounts set up for NHS staff). Free onsite parking.