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Head of Finance | Hereford | up to £45,000
The Company
My client is in the charity sector
Main Job Purpose
- To enable the delivery by providing a comprehensive, high quality financial and business service to the organisation. This role is supported by a Finance Officer.
- Manage the financial affairs of the business and its commercial subsidiary
- Manage Financial risk, security and compliance
- Manage and develop key financial systems, based on XLedger
- Contribute to the strategic leadership of the business as a member of the Senior Management Team
- Undertake Payroll, VAT, taxation, pensions and PAYE, with support of the administrator
- Support and give financial advice to the projects and programmes, including business development support as we continue our growth strategy
Qualifications
Degree in Finance or accounting (or equivalent) - will consider QBE
Essential Experience & Knowledge
- Knowledge and experience of charity accounting beneficial
- Strong experience of one or more of the following: working in a charity, project management, contract management, risk and compliance management)
- Thorough understanding of financial management, complex budgets and the basic requirements of statutory reporting
- Experience in drawing up an annual budget for an organisation
- Experience of preparing accounts to trial balance
- Experience of using a cloud-based ERP finance software
- Experience of organisational planning
- Experience in tendering for and negotiating contracts
- Basic knowledge of commercial business operations
- Working knowledge of risk and compliance requirements for charities
- Knowledge of carbon / environmental accounting and reduction
- Basic knowledge of charity law and the Code of Good Governance
- Experience of managing a small team
For further information, please contact Rhian Mountjoy
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