Head Of Finance

Hays Senior Finance; Hereford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job description

Your new company

Hays Accountancy and Finance are partnering exclusively with West Mercia Women's Aid to recruit a dynamic and hands-on Head of Finance. Offering remote working with a presence required two days per month within their Hereford, Herefordshire Office, this is an exciting opportunity reporting directly to the Chief Executive as a member of the Leadership Team. You will provide consistent, robust, and accurate advice to the Board of Trustees and Chief Executive, managing a small Finance team to ensure effective financial management of the charity. This is a great opportunity to really make a difference, add value and support further growth. The position is open to qualified/part-qualified or qualified by experience financial professionals who are passionate about joining a charity with some interesting future growth projects.

Your new role

Your key duties will involve:

1. Advising the CEO & Board regarding budgets/forecasting linked to strategic plans.
2. Preparing/analysing management accounts and budgets.
3. Statutory accounts preparation including financial year-end.
4. Providing financial data for reports to funders.
5. Overseeing the fixed asset register, ensuring depreciation calculations, write-offs and impairments are completed.
6. Monthly balance sheet preparation and reconciliations of all banking transactions.
7. Ensuring accuracy in tax calculations including gift aid payments.
8. Preparing/submitting statutory returns and leading the management of the external audit.
9. Drafting annual accounts and ensuring maximisation of income from contracts, grants, fund-raising and charges through timely invoicing and credit control.
10. Administering purchasing and overseeing the delivery of all payroll/pension processes and cash administration.
11. Providing advice/support to the Senior Leadership Team on all financial processes, systems, and controls.
12. Managing and supporting a small accounting team, implementing/improving processes/systems as the organisation grows, and being involved in ad-hoc projects/duties.

What you'll need to succeed

To be considered for this permanent Head of Finance position, you will need:

1. Experience in a similar role, qualified/part-qualified CIPFA/CIMA/ACCA/ACA or qualified by experience.
2. Strong communication skills to partner at all levels, both internally/externally, and with non-financial management.
3. A passion for supporting organisational growth, suggesting/implementing processes, along with being very adaptable to organisational needs.
4. Experience with year-end statutory accounts preparation, budget monitoring and forecasting.
5. Strong MS Excel skills and knowledge of financial systems.
6. The ability to meet deadlines and manage workloads, while maintaining a high level of confidentiality.
7. Some experience supervising or managing a small accounting team with a hands-on approach.
8. Experience with Sage financial systems, the charity sector and strategic business planning would be advantageous but not essential.

What you'll get in return

This hands-on and varied Head of Finance role offers a salary of up to £45,000 per annum, remote working with two days per month required in the Charities Hereford, Herefordshire office. Flexible working hours, contributed scheme, competitive holiday allowance, support for financial study package if applicable, opportunity for 9 day working fortnight and more. This is a unique opportunity to really add value and join a successful and growing charity, reporting directly to the Chief Executive.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.