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