Head of Finance

Gunn Financial Appointments; Alloa; Remote; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

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We are working in partnership with a leading not for profit organisation who operate at the forefront of their field, as they look to appoint this newly created role of Head of Finance. At this point, it’s envisaged that the role will primarily be carried out remotely.

The Role: Head of Finance

Reporting directly to the Director of Finance and Business Services, you will play a key role in the Finance Leadership Team, which also includes the Senior Finance Business Partners. You will work collaboratively with finance and non-financial colleagues to deliver effective financial control, reporting, systems and processes. You will lead and manage a team of finance specialists who have day to day responsibility for all aspects of financial reporting, financial control, cash management, payables, income, purchasing and payroll.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Working closely with the Director of Finance and Business Services and the Senior Finance Business Partners, providing operational insights to promote the effective leadership of the Finance team
• Maintaining productive working relationships with key external partners, including audit; taxation; pension scheme administrators; banking; VAT; insurance and suppliers
• Interpreting business needs and developing reports, data analysis and KPI’s to measure performance across all areas of the finance, payroll and procurement functions
• Improve data availability, analysis and reporting to support financial decisions
• Lead on the production of monthly management accounts and relevant committee and Board papers
• Preparing the annual budget and quarterly projections
• Managing the external audit and production of the annual statutory accounts
• Overseeing all finance functions, ensuring robust policies, controls and procedures are in place and in line with regulatory and legislative requirements
• Overseeing the completion and submission of accurate and on time external submissions including HMRC, pensions providers and OSCR
• Ensuring appropriate VAT reclaim methodology is in place, and the timely submission of VAT returns
• Co-ordination of annual insurance process
• Actively seeking and supporting initiatives to improve all relevant systems, processes and controls

The ideal candidate for the role will be…….

• Fully Qualified (CA, ACCA or CIMA) – essential
• Experience of managing and developing a similar sized Finance team (3 direct reports – overseeing a team of 14 in total), with the proven ability to develop your team and continuously improve team performance
• Take a collaborative approach to working, actively seeking to contribute to the collective success of the team
• Be customer focused, with a passion for understanding customers’ needs and going the extra mile to meet those needs
• Always looking for ways to improve processes and service levels
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build credibility across all levels of the organisation
• Be an excellent communicator with the ability to distil complex technical information into clear simple messages
• Hold strong technical finance experience with the ability to ensure that process controls are implemented and then continuously followed

This is a newly created role and as such will provide a fantastic opportunity for someone to come in and put their own stamp on the role, whilst working collaboratively with those around them. It’s an exciting time for the organisation as a whole and the role of Head of Finance is being viewed as a key appointment.

If you like the sound of what you’ve just read and have a passion for working in the 3rd sector, we would love to hear from you and would ask that you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Finance, Accounting/Auditing, and Management

Industries

Non-profit Organizations