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A leading charity supporting vulnerable children through the recruitment, training and support of social workers in the UK is seeking a Head of Finance & Compliance for a full-time, permanent role.

With a salary of £65,477.12 (£68,863.87 inclusive of London weighting), the role is offered on a hybrid basis, with at least 2 days per week required in the central London office. The charity also offers an excellent benefits package and supportive working environment including a competitive pension, employee affinity groups, family support services, CPD opportunities and health & wellbeing support.

You will directly manage a Finance Manager, Compliance Manager & IT Officer - covering the areas of finance, legal, governance, IT and compliance (including data protection). The role provides an opportunity to work closely with senior leadership and key stakeholders to set and deliver on strategic goals, and you will be responsible for setting clear direction for the finance and compliance team.

The organisation has achieved significant growth and impact in their first 11 years, and they are now looking for a qualified and experienced finance leader to head up the finance and compliance function to ensure they are well positioned to continue to grow and drive change for children and families. This is an exciting opportunity with a breadth of responsibility and will require collaborative working with the senior leadership team (SLT) and Board of Trustees. With a ~£25m budget and ~146 employees the organisation needs robust systems, clear financial strategy and expert financial leadership to support the organisation to achieve its mission. Reporting to the Director of Culture and Operations, you will lead on ensuring the charity has an outstanding and proactive finance and compliance function, with robust systems and high-performing people.

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Duties include:

-Provide sound financial reports and advice to trustees and SLT

-Act as conduit between SLT and trustees (particularly the Finance Audit and Risk Committee (FARC) on financial and compliance matters

-Advise SLT and trustees on the financial consequences of various plans/activity

-Lead the organisation’s financial strategy, planning and budgeting processes

-Further develop a culture of resourcefulness, budget-ownership and accountability

-Review financial processes/controls, ensuring they are robust and understood by teams

-Work closely with the head of fundraising to track income, providing clear, sensible reporting mechanisms to ensure visibility of current/potential funding

-Work with teams to develop financial models for planning, bids and budgeting purposes

-Ensure compliance with tax law/regulations, overseeing VAT, gift aid returns and corporation tax

-Lead annual auditing process and relationship with auditors, with support from the Finance Manager

-Work with the CEO to ensure efficient planning and coordination of board/committee meetings

-Lead the relationship with the Chair of Frontline’s FARC, preparing agendas/papers and coordinating quarterly meetings

-Maintain oversight and adherence to regulatory, charity and company law guidance

-Ensure a culture of compliance across teams, through training and monitoring of policies/systems

-Ensure all legal and compliance milestones (e.g. first aid/fire wardens) are met in a timely and coordinated way

-Lead on high-level contract management, e.g. negotiating terms of telephone/IT provision

-Play a proactive role as a member of the Leadership Group (Heads/Directors) – the role sits in the leadership group just below the senior leadership team

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Requirements:

-Fully-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

-Demonstrable experience in a similar role within the charity sector

-Strong experience leading on the production of charity SORP year/end accounts

-Prior experience at leadership level, with at least some experience managing multi-disciplinary teams

-Sound experience in the use of IT in financial management with the acumen to develop and improve the finance systems

-Experience of recruiting, leading and managing a team to achieve outstanding results

-Strong leadership with the personal drive and energy to inspire and motivate colleagues and peers

-Effective communicator who is skilled at working with people at all levels

-A willingness to champion the voices of young people and understand the challenges faced by social workers

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Closing date: Ongoing/ASAP

Interviews: 1st stage informal interviews throughout April. Final stage interviews likely end of April/early May

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Please send your CV for further consideration.

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