Ref: 7940
A brand new opportunity has arisen for a Finance Director to join a high-profile charity, based in Exeter, on a part-time basis for a period of 6 months. The main purpose of the role is to lead the provision of strategic and financial guidance, ensuring that the charity’s financial commitments are met. This will include leading/managing the Finance Team, developing all necessary policies and procedures in Finance and Procurement, and managing spend/maximising commercial opportunities. The successful candidate will be CCAB qualified with experience of working at Finance Director level or equivalent.
Responsibilities include: -
- Lead and manage the Finance Team, including procurement ensuring they have the capability, resources and professional development to deliver operational objectives arising from strategic plans
- Membership of Senior Management Team with shared corporate, operational decision-making responsibility to ensure the charity is well led by its senior team on a day-to-day basis
- Provide specialist professional and technical advice to ensure compliance with all relevant UK financial regulations and other financial or commercially related requirements
- Lead development of reports, analysis and evaluation for presentation at the Board and its sub-Committees as required in order to provide assurance that strategic plans are on track and to demonstrate mitigation is in place for any identified risks
- Ensure robust budget planning and monitoring of income and expenditure and the appropriate devolution of specific budgets to team leaders
- Formulate strong and tailored management information and value added analysis to support effective decisions by the Senior Management Team and the Board
Requirements: -
- Qualified accountant (CCAB Qualified) with experience of working at Finance Director level or equivalent
- Extensive experience of operating at a senior level as a finance professional, communicating financial information to a wide audience and managing diverse teams
- Strong evidence of well-developed commercial acumen, and success
- Advanced knowledge of VAT, HMRC, payroll regulations and statutory accounts requirements
- A proven ability to drive innovation and deliver transformational change
- Very strong negotiation and influencing skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and used to working in a senior management team
- Ability to travel between sites and to other locations
Package:
This role is offered either on a FTC or day rate. Our client offers excellent benefits including, Employee Assistance Programme, generous holiday entitlement, pension provision, and free parking.
Recruitment Consultant: Jo Howell
Closing Date: All suitable candidates will be submitted as soon as received; our client reserves the right to appoint before the closing date. Please note that due to the volume of applications, if you haven’t received a response within 5 days of applying, then unfortunately on this occasion you won’t have been successful.
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