Head Of Finance

RM Recruit; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established charity in Birmingham is seeking a Head of Finance to join their leadership team. In this crucial role, you will provide financial stewardship, oversee financial operations, and develop financial systems. As an integral part of the senior management team, you will ensure accurate financial reporting and support budget holders while promoting a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/ACMA) or equivalent.
• Experience in the charity or non-profit sector preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversight and adherence to financial integrity and governance.
• Supervise finance systems for timely reporting and analysis.
• Prepare management accounts for the CEO and Board.
• Collaborate with budget holders for accurate financial reporting.
• Oversee the finance team daily.

Skills

Financial integrity

Financial reporting

Budget management

Team supervision

Governance

Education

ACA

ACCA

ACMA

Qualified by experience in charity sector

Job description

RM Recruit are working with a Birmingham based charity to recruit a Head of Finance for their leadership team. This newly defined role will see you operate as part of the senior management team and provide financial stewardship over all front line operations.

Your role will include, but not be limited to:

• Ensure that the organisation maintains and adheres to proper financial integrity, controls, and governance arrangements
• Supervise the organisation's finance systems, ensuring they are developed and automated whenever possible to enable timely financial reporting, analysis, effective planning, and internal controls.
• Prepare timely, accurate, and detailed management accounts for the CEO, Board of Directors, and external audiences
• Delivery of budgets, management accounts and all financial accounting processes.
• Collaborate closely with budget holders, offering support, advice, and hands on technical expertise to ensure accurate financial reporting systems are maintained at all times
• Oversee the finance team on a day to day basis

We are ideally seeking fully qualified accountants (ACA/ACCA/ACMA) but can consider those qualified by experience if charity or not for profit sector experience can be demonstrated. This role will have hybrid working in place.

RM Recruit is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and will treat all applicants equally irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, marital/civil partnership status, age, disability, race, religion, pregnancy, ethnic or national origin.