Head of Finance

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Job description

Head of Finance

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Finance professional to lead a team within a fantastic humanitarian aid charity.

Location: London and homebased

Salary: circa £55k depending on experience

Hours: Full time, flexible working opportunities available

The Role

As a member of the senior management team, the Head of Finance will lead the finance team, shaping the finance systems to respond to the growing needs of a dynamic organisation. This role will have line management responsibility for a Finance Manager, Finance Officer and Controller and an International Grants and Finance Officer.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Provide robust, expert financial support and advice to the senior leadership team
• Deputise for the Chief Finance Operating Officer as required
• Lead on financial strategy and planning to enable the charity to become a major international grant recipient, including development and roll out of grant management systems and processes
• Lead on specific and innovative finance projects
• Lead on monitoring and managing the annual budget delivery plan
• Ensure monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports are provided
• Ensure that financial systems are robust (including those relating to the grant custodian and any other financial arrangements)
• Monitor donor grant pipeline to ensure future funding targets are met
• Oversee donor financial reporting and compliance to donor T&Cs, and manage risk of disallowances

?About you

As head of Finance you will need to have a recognised finance qualification and experience in a senior finance role. You will need to bring with you the following skills and experience:

• A Track record of leading a successful financial partnering service, managing a high-calibre, multi-disciplinary team to deliver against demanding timescales.
• Excellent analytical and reasoning skills.
• Proven experience of developing financial models, operating principles, and managing complex budgeting and reporting processes.
• Demonstrable experience of working at a strategic level and being responsive to change.
• Experience of developing finance practice and making improvements to service provision.
• Proven project and team management capability.
• Qualified Finance professional: ACCA, ACA or CIMA.

You may also have experience as Finance, Finance Director, Head of Finance, Director, Finance Manager, Operation Director, Finance Controller, Financial, Financial Controller, Head of Accounts, Accounting, Chief Finance Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Financial Director, Grants Finance Specialist etc.