Head of Finance

6 days ago

Plymouth, United Kingdom Shekinah Mission Full time

This is an exciting new opportunity to oversee and inspire the development of financial systems and the finance team. You will ensure the finances of the charity and its Trading subsidiary, are properly managed, recorded and reported accurately.

Leading our small finance team you will review the processes of the financial administration to ensure that they reflect best practice, are fit for purpose and improved ways of working are implemented. You will also prepare, develop, and analyse management accounting information.

Skills Required

An experienced finance professional, you will have:

- Experience of accounting for investments

Duties and responsibilities:
Prepare annual budgets in collaboration with budget holders.

Prepare quarterly reports to the Finance, Risk and Audit Committee (FRAC)

Produce draft year end accounts and supporting schedules with the support of the finance team and liaise with auditors.

Contribute to the development of the investment strategy.

Ensure accounting requirements are correctly applied to Endowment funds

Have oversight of financial procedures as applied by the finance team.

Ensure all staff, both financial and non-finance staff, are supported in the management of budgets and other financial activities.

Contribute to the strategic plan of the organisation.

Oversee the maintenance of records and accounts for the charity

Take responsibility for ensuring the accuracy of the accounting and control information held in, and reported from, the organisation's accounting systems.

Please note that Shekinah is committed to safeguarding and operates safer recruitment procedures.

If you would like an informal discussion about this role, please contact:
John Hamblin (Chief Executive Officer) on 07889 683 010

JOB DESCRIPTION: HEAD OF FINANCE

JOB TITLE: HEAD OF FINANCE

ACCOUNTABLE TO: CHIEF EXECUTIVE

BASED AT: Plymouth/Hybrid working

JOB SUMMARY

You will provide strategic leadership and plan the financial strategy for Shekinah and be accountable for the provision of financial and performance information to enable the Senior Management Team (SMT) Finance Committee, and Board to maintain a financially viable position for the charity.

Your core skill will be as a qualified accountant, but you will demonstrate a wide range of experience leading teams and delivering a range of projects across the organisation using a joint working approach.

As a member of the Senior Management Team, you will work alongside other senior leaders to shape the strategic direction of the charity and ensure that its aims and objectives are delivered by integrating and delivering a joined-up service.

Key Responsibilities:
Resource Planning, Budgeting and Reporting
- To direct the annual budget setting and longer term strategic financial planning, with a robust analysis and justification of intended expenditure, financial forecasts, cashflow etc.
- To deliver the Chief Executive (CE), Board of Directors, Finance Committee and SMT with a high-quality balanced scorecard, providing advice and support, in writing and verbally, as required.
- To ensure budget holders/managers receive up to date timely and accurate management accounts and information in order to maintain day to day control of the expenditure budget.
- Lead transformational change to support delivery of organisational strategy.
- Encouraging innovation and seeking best practice from inside and outside the sector
- Identifying and responding to long-term strategic risks, challenges and opportunities.
- To lead on the transformation of finance into a critical business partner for the business, engaged in strategic and programme development.
- Continually enhance the processes in place for resource allocation and performance monitoring at all levels of the charity.
- Provide proactive assessment of opportunities to deliver efficiencies in collaboration with departments.

Senior Leadership and Organisational Responsibilities
- As a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT), promote a positive, inspirational and can-do organisation wide culture.
- Accepting finance responsibility for decisions made.
- Together with the CE work with the Treasurer and the Finance Committee, to ensure all members are regularly kept involved and informed of all activity.
- Leading the executive input and support to the Finance Committee.
- To support the CE with undertake negotiations with statutory bodies and other organisations on matters of funding, securing of resources and the service level agreements.
- Produce timely and accurate reports for the Senior Management Team, the Finance Committee, the Board of Trustees and the CE.
- Ensure regulatory compliance with internal policy and procedure alongside external requirements e.g. Health & Safety, GDPR and Advertising Standards.
- At all times effectively manage and be responsible for resources used by the finance and fundraising teams.
- Communicate effectively, internally and externally, ensuring accurate an

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