Finance Manager

Purpose of the post

The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Finance Manager will be a key member of the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] team, supporting the Head of Financial Management, Compliance & Reporting to ensure that [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] operates at the highest levels of financial probity, accountability and transparency. The Finance Manager will be responsible for operational finance, compliance and controls. The Finance Manager will support the continuous improvement of our financial processes and systems, ensuring they are fit for purpose in our rapidly changing environment by prioritising and driving change to deliver increased efficiency and effectiveness of controls.

Main Responsibilities

• Month-end and Quarter-end processes: Preparing monthly P&L and Balance Sheet reconciliations; Assist in preparing information for internal reports and papers, including Board reports.
• Financial reporting: Preparation of information and reports for the financial statements; Liaison and sharing of information with auditors, tax advisors and other external professional service providers.
• Financial operations: Support the Head of Financial Management, Compliance, and Reporting in managing [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s operational accounting, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, treasury management; Understand and support [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s financial and business strategies; Advise and contribute to systems improvement; Management of outsourced payroll providers.
• Compliance, and internal controls: Anticipate impact of internal, external and legislative changes; Assess internal controls environment; Ensure compliance with charitable sector regulations; Support process improvements.
• Financial Systems: Work with [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Systems Manager to recommend improvements; Manage existing financial data integrity; Provide support for financial systems access; Manage operability of expenses system.
• Other: Contribute to Finance Department strategy; Provide training; Assist with ad hoc reporting.

Continuous improvement

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is dedicated to continuous improvement through our quality management system and demonstrated by our commitment to achieve ISO 9001 accreditation.

Key contacts/relationships

The post holder will build and maintain effective working relationships both within [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], and our partner organisations.

Knowledge, skills and experience

Essential

• CCAB qualified (ACA / ACCA preferred) with operational finance experience
• Strong technical knowledge of relevant accounting standards and regulatory frameworks, including charity reporting
• Experience of leading the financial year-end processes
• Experience of preparing for external audit and acting as focal point for external auditors
• Excellent understanding of the controls required within an accounts processing function
• Demonstrable success in process and control change and improvements
• Working knowledge of VAT
• Excellent quantitative skills, use of Excel and finance and accounting systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to handle sensitive issues positively
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to lead and work as part of a team
• Ability to work autonomously
• Ability to process complex information

Desirable

• Previous experience of Microsoft Business Central (Dynamics)
• Experience of systems change and/or implementation
• Previous experience in a commercial technology or large non-profit
• Experience with managing external service relationships
• Experience of managing stakeholder relationships within an academic or not-for-profit environment
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working

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