Head of Finance

Head of Finance

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] exists to inspire the nation and transform lives through the power of football.

In a newly created position, The Scottish FA is seeking to appoint a Head of Finance, to report directly to the recently appointed Chief Operating Officer.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Responsibility for all technical and regulatory oversight of all financial matters including statutory accounts, tax, insurance, pensions and payroll.
• Overall management and development of the finance function with regards to people, process and systems.
• Leadership of the management accounting team in the preparation and delivery of annual and 5-year financial planning budgets including cash flow and capital expenditure considerations.
• Leadership of the evaluation and implementation of a new cloud-based accounting system.
• Ensuring the organisation complies with all external finance regulations from UEFA and FIFA with regards to club licensing and other.
• Delivery of appropriate financial reporting and intelligence to the Board.
• The management and delivery of a fit-for-purpose funding strategy for the organisation and management of all external funding relationships.
• Ad-hoc support to the COO in additional projects as appropriate.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced finance leader who has experience of leading medium sized finance teams in a complex operating environment.

We will consider candidates from a variety of business sectors but would expect candidates to possess most of the following;

• Demonstrable, all-round experience of leading a financial and management accounts team in a busy, complex small to medium sized business.
• Relevant finance qualification (e.g. CA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Significant experience of leading an annual audit, budget and financial forecasting
• Experience in complex areas such as VAT, insurance, corporate tax, payroll, pensions and investments.
• Ideally, they will have experience of implementing finance systems.
• Experience of driving financial governance and improvement within a regulated environment.

In terms of character and attitude, we would expect the successful candidates to have:

• An interest in the development of our national game across all demographics including all ages, genders and abilities, with the ability and desire to drive an inclusive culture.
• The ability to constructively challenge and evidence of a growth mindset.
• A strong personal value set with the ability to act with integrity and honesty in all areas.
• An engaging and personable style of communication with the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner.