Accountability and oversight for the finance and business performance function with operational responsibility including:

Financial management

  • Managing finance and payroll teams
  • Manage the annual external audit, including liaison with auditors and preparation of statutory accounts
    • Maximising income through effective contract management and billing
    • Oversight of monthly payroll ensuring compliance with legislation and timely tax payments
    • Treasury functions and monitoring of cash flow
    • Ensure compliance with financial strategies and regulations
    • Develop and implement procedures and policies
    • Compile and submit various government and regulatory statistics
  • Assets and Liabilities Register

Business performance

  • As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, contribute to the development and delivery of the Association’s Business Plan to achieve agreed strategic objectives
  • Provide vision, leadership and influence through partnership working across the business and take the lead on corporate initiatives and multi-functional projects
  • Work across the business to provide financial insight to stakeholders. Develop financial models and clearly articulate findings to provide support that delivers performance improvement and better informed decision making
  • Review and advise on system and process improvements to modernise and achieve efficiencies. Demonstrate skills to make change happen
  • Play a key role in the development of the i-Trent HR/Payroll system and Sun Accounts finance system
  • Manage and produce the annual budget
  • Preparation of monthly financial results and performance reporting
  • Medium-term strategic financial planning (Five Year Plan)
  • Financial modelling and new business costings/appraisals

The Successful Applicant

  • Professionally qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) with substantial post-qualified experience
  • Significant accounting experience, including budget setting, forecasting, and preparing monthly management and annual statutory accounts
  • Experience of leading similar teams and/or a working knowledge of how to successfully run each of these types of teams
  • A proven track record of driving improvements in efficiency, effectiveness and productivity
  • Ability to analyse financial, statistical information and business activities, thinking strategically to evaluate performance, implement changes and deliver improvements
  • Ability to financially assess new business and property investments
  • An excellent communicator, with strong report writing skills, able to present complex financial models in a clear and concise way
  • Excellent organisational skills, able to manage a multi-faceted workload incorporating short, medium and long-term work activities
  • Have good project management, planning and organisational skills; ability to handle own time, prioritise and meet timelines without compromising on quality
  • Proficient in using technology and leveraging digital applications
  • A highly emotionally intelligent and people-focused approach that inspires trust and commitment of others
  • A demonstrable commitment to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion and their practical application and integration in the work place and community

A resilient, clear and decisive decision-making approach which is allied to a consultative and collaborative management style

What’s on Offer

Hybrid working option

Friendly team

Generous pension

Free parking

Impressive offices

Worthwhile organisation to work for