Senior Finance Manager - Excellent opportunity to make a difference.
Managing a small team - Implementing processes and structure and mapping out the accounts department - advising senior officials and managing the accounts day to day.
Salary £65,000 to £72,000
Vauxhall, London (from circa November, currently Kingston upon Thames)
£10m turnover Membership organisation
About this Role:
Senior Finance Manager - Awesome and significant £10m SME membership organisation.
This is a game changing senior accountancy role. You will be a qualified and experienced accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) Part or fully qualified. who also has proven team management skills, can manage audit, accounts and provide professional oversight for other functions unique to the organisation.
You'll be a strong character with great communication, ready to take on a new challenge. Take over the finance function and take complete responsibility. Help shape and develop the function and team, which is going through a period of significant change. You can influence the direction we take. You will have strong communication skills to provide financial information to non-financial stakeholders, and also to develop and manage the team. You will be adept and experienced in implementing processes from a standing start and, of course, your accounting skills and experience will be second to none.
Managing a team of two, you will be hands on to build, coach and mentor, implement and improve.
Advise and consult with the executives and provide key metrics to the leadership team.
It's a challenging role in not-for-profit accountancy management. If you have at least five years' track record of successful management of finance teams covering all core aspects of finance operations and reporting and have brilliant managerial and people skills, we want to talk to you! There's loads to do and get involved in, lots of variety and a real opportunity to be part of something bigger.
£65,000 to £72,000 if you tick all the boxes, plus outstanding benefits and holidays.
Natalie and Iain @ Duval are recruiting exclusively, loads more information, get in touch.
We are looking for: Part or Fully qualified accountant (CIPFA/ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
Experience implementing structure and process from scratch into a small accounts team/dept.
Significant accounting systems experience and knowledge - Access Dimensions, Sage Payroll, CRM database implementation
- At least five years' track record of successful management of finance teams covering all core aspects of finance operations and reporting
- Experience of managing finances in a membership organisation (desirable)
- Evidence of senior managerial skills and/or management training; ability to negotiate with and persuade others not in direct line of report; used to working in partnership with internal stakeholders
- Excellent communication skills, oral and written, ability to communicate financial concepts and information to lay people in a manner which is easily understood and without use of jargon
- Flexible attitude towards work. A team player with a "can do" attitude and a passion for excellence
- Personal strength to withstand professional challenge and argument with the ability to operate under pressure to resolve issues in a controlled and calm fashion
Role Responsibilities: (not limited to)
- Business Planning and Finance Strategy - work with relevant officials, and across the organisation to prepare the wider Strategic Plan. Provide critical input and financial analysis and assist in guiding the Produce accurate management accounts on a timely basis including variance analysis and written monthly reports. Work with all budget holders to ensure effective management of departmental budgets
- Develop and maintain financial policies and procedures.
- Preparation of the budget, quarterly forecasts and medium-term strategy in compliance with internal guidelines and timescale.
- Develop and prepare financial plans to ensure effectiveness and the long-term viability of the organisation.
- Audit preparation and successful completion in accordance with applicable standards and manage the relationship with external auditors.
- Complete the quarterly VAT returns and be the point of contact with HMRC
- Lead on the maintenance of reporting systems, including cost centres, profit centres, hierarchies, and material matters to maintain one system of robust reporting framework.
- Support the development of reporting tools used to drive functional Key Performance Indicators (KPI), aimed at maximising Union reporting performance.
- Support colleagues in controlling and managing costs within budget, thereby ensuring optimum financial performance.
- Manage the monthly payroll processing of staff and representatives, P11D, PAYE settlement and HMRC payroll related data, producing reports as required.
- Explain complex financial information clearly and accurately to non-finance managers in order to drive financial KPIs and compliance across the union.
- Provide full and effective leadership and line management of the staff in the Finance team, communicating a positive and achieving culture.
More than just a job, a real opportunity to do something more. Speak to Natalie or Iain @ Duval for all the information.