Director of Finance and Performance

7 days ago

Tonbridge, Kent, United Kingdom Page Executive Full time £100,000 - £120,000

About Our Client

Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) is a charity that provides employment, support, housing and care to the British Armed Forces community.

There is a circa £20 million turnover and 300 employees spread over the UK and Scotland.

Job Description

The purpose of this role is to

  • This is an exciting opportunity to join this reputable British charity and optimise financial performance within the RBLI's finance function.
  • Take a proactive approach, supporting colleagues to achieve budgets and performance targets across the charity.
  • Contribute to the strategic and business planning process to ensure a strong financial future for the organisation.
  • Ensure good finance controls are implemented and rigorous financial reporting is in place.
  • Support the Heads of Finance to establish 'business partner' relationships with 4 Operational Divisions.

Finance

  • Provide expertise to the Board of Trustees in all accounting and financial areas as part of a mutually supportive Senior Leadership Team.
  • Prepare and present finance Board papers on a quarterly basis.
  • Work with the Senior Leadership Team to ensure operational performance and financial targets are met.
  • Lead on the monthly financial reviews to ensure we exercise rigorous financial control to optimise performance.
  • Work with the Senior Leadership Team to push forward revenue opportunities and initiatives to drive cost efficiencies.
  • Ensure the finance team has the right skills, processes, controls to ensure all aspects including purchase ledger, credit control, payroll and reporting work effectively.
  • Overall responsibility for the preparation and completion of the annual budget for all divisions within the Company
  • Control investment portfolio and short-term deposits and plan and manage the charity's tax liabilities under existing and proposed legislation. Evaluate the tax liability impact of contemplated courses of action
  • Oversee the management of staff payroll and other benefits (Company Cars, private health scheme etc) including expenses
  • Manage all pension activities
  • Overall responsibility for the preparation of annual accounts. Ensure a satisfactory audit of these accounts and other interim accounts as may be required
  • Analyse commercial elements of tenders and bids as required and advise on commercial viability of each proposal before tender or bid is submitted
  • Overall responsibility for the procurement of goods and services across the organisation to achieve efficiencies.

Leadership and People Management

  • Promote a highly visible leadership profile that incorporates our commitment to equality of opportunity, professionalism and quality standards
  • Maintain an effective system of communication across the division, that ensures key information can be cascaded to staff effectively
  • Together with the Senior Leadership Team ensure that business objectives are clearly understood across the organisation and that divisional activities support their achievement.
  • Establish an effective methodology for managing performance of staff in order to support the achievement of business objectives
  • Establish effective and productive relationships with all members of the Senior Leadership Team in order to deliver business excellence
  • Encourage partnership working and cooperation pan RBLI.

The Successful Applicant

  • Experienced Financial Director
  • Significant experience at senior management level, with substantial budgetary responsibility and a proven track record of achievement in at least two relevant service areas
  • Fully CIMA, ACA or ACCA qualified
  • Financial accounting experience of financial management in a commercial or not for profit organisation
  • Solution oriented with a proven ability to successfully deliver in a complex environment
  • Exceptional people leadership skills with a proven ability to motivate, develop and inspire people to deliver outstanding performance
  • Experience of successfully working at senior level with Boards and Committees
  • Up-to-date knowledge of legislative frameworks, regulatory requirements and key issues relevant to the post
  • IT literate (Microsoft Office)

What's on Offer

This role is based in Aylesford in Kent.

Salary will be £100K - £120k plus benefits. Closing date 26th April 2024. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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