Director of Finance and Operations

Rainbow Trust; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme (Rainbow Trust) 5%+3%

Life assurance scheme (death inservice

Flexible working hours

25 days annual leave plus public hols

Leave buy/sell option

Time off in lieu

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing initiatives

Blue Light Card Scheme

Bike to work

Season ticket loan

Payroll giving

Recruitment bonus scheme

Training and development

Job summary

Rainbow Trust seeks a Director of Finance and Operations to join the Senior Leadership Team, advising on governance, regulatory responsibilities and financial planning for the charity, while ensuring efficient operations, facilities, IT and infrastructure to enable growth.

You will lead with a proactive, strategic mindset, balancing risk and opportunity to support Trustees, staff and families affected by childhood illness. Rainbow Trust values wellbeing and flexible working.

Qualifications

• A confident, independent approach to achieving goals with an emphasis on meeting deadlines and quality.
• You are comfortable with a broad remit and rapid shifts in priorities; you initiate practical solutions to ensure compliance with statutory accounting and registration requirements.
• A commercial director, educated to degree level (and a fully qualified member of one of the CCAB bodies).
• You have significant demonstrable experience in a commercial organisation and/or a charity at senior management level.
• A strategic, big picture thinker with urgency; manage IT and operational projects.

Responsibilities

• Advise on governance, regulatory responsibilities and financial planning for the charity.
• Ensure smooth operations, facilities, equipment and IT infrastructure.
• Provide leadership to ensure regulatory compliance and delivery of strategic targets.

Skills

Independent approach

Deadline driven

Leadership style

Education

Degree level education

Tools

Governance and regulatory knowledge

Job description

We are looking to appoint a Director of Finance and Operations. This role is a key member of the Rainbow Trust Senior Leadership Team (SLT) playing a vital part in the development and implementation of the organisation's strategy. Working closely with the Chief Executive and the Board of Trustees to advise on governance, regulatory responsibilities and financial planning for the charity as well as ensuring the smooth operations, logistics and infrastructure. The role provides the essential financial stability and operations to enable future growth through leadership and management of finance, maintaining and developing facilities, equipment and IT infrastructure, and ensuring effective governance and regulatory compliance. The Director of Finance & Operations will demonstrate the defined Leadership Qualities to ensure the team meets their functional targets whilst adhering to the Rainbow Trust Values. Download the full Job Description & Person Specification,

• A confident, independent approach to achieving goals with an emphasis on meeting deadlines and quality - you are comfortable with a broad remit and rapid shifts in priorities; you initiate practical solutions to ensure compliance with statutory accounting and registration requirements.
• A commercial director, educated to degree level (and a fully qualified member of one of the six bodies of the CCAB) - you have significant demonstrable experience in a commercial organisation and/or a charity at senior management level.
• A stimulating influencer - you will thrive setting quality standards and achieving success through your firm, direct and self-assured leadership style.
• A strategic, big picture thinker who works with a sense of urgency - you effectively weigh risk against benefit to make calculated decisions; and taking the initiative, you have the strategic understanding to implement IT and operational projects.
• Comfortable with pressure and challenge - your ability to present and explain complex financial and other management information adapting to your audience, will ensure that Trustees and staff are kept up to date on financial activity and are aware of any relevant issues. Rainbow Trust Children's Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of time together, providing expert, practical and emotional support, where they need it for as long as it is needed. For families living with childhood illness, time is everything. Right now, there are too many families coping alone with no support, no time to think, no time to make memories and no time for each other. We believe that no family should go through this alone, so we are here to change that. We're proud to be a One-Star Best Companies Top 50 mid-sized organisation and a Top 10 Charity, and we're committed to creating a great place to work. You will benefit from:
• Pension scheme where we contribute 5% of your salary and you contribute at least 3%.
• A life assurance scheme for all employees which provides a death in service benefit of three times' basic pay.
• Flexible working hours to balance home and working life.
• 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays - rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 days to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time).
• The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and an extra half day off for Christmas shopping.
• Time off in Lieu.
• Employee Assistance Programme with access to remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, resources to support your mental health and financial wellbeing, as well as a 24/7 helpline via Help@Hand.
• Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year.
• Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts.
• Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes.
• A recommend a friend recruitment bonus scheme.
• Robust training and development programmes to support your learning and growth.