Head of Finance

SCOTLAND YARD ADVENTURE CENTRE (KNOWN AS THE YARD); City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity organization in Scotland is seeking a Head of Finance to contribute to strategic and business planning. The role involves managing financial models, overseeing financial forecasts, and leading the Finance Team. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in senior financial roles and strong knowledge of financial forecasting. This position offers a salary of approximately £56,000 per annum and requires a hybrid working arrangement between Dundee, Edinburgh, or Glasgow.

Benefits

Holiday pay

Training & development opportunities

Life assurance

Critical illness cover

Company pension

Health care cash back plan

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior financial role is essential.
• Strong knowledge of financial forecasting is required.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Develop financial models for strategic decision making.
• Conduct financial forecasts for future performance.
• Manage IT service provider contracts and procurements.

Skills

Senior financial role experience

Financial forecasting knowledge

Leadership skills

Communication skills

IT strategy knowledge

Job description

Overview

Head of Finance

The Yard is an award winning charity that runs adventure play services for children with disabilities and/or additional support needs and their families across Scotland.

Having recently expanded our services into Glasgow and increased our facilities in Dundee, we are seeking an experienced Head of Finance to contribute to the strategic and business planning of The Yard, to support us through the next stage of our development.

Position: Head of Finance

Location: Hybrid (Dundee, Edinburgh or Glasgow).

Salary: in the region of £56,000 per annum.

Hours: 37 hours per week.

Benefits: Holiday pay, training & development opportunities, life assurance, critical illness cover, company pension, health care cash back plan, employee assistance programme

Closing date: Wednesday 26th November at 09:00am.

As Head of Finance, you will work closely with our Executive Team to contribute to the strategic & business planning of The Yard.

You will also have management responsibility for the Finance Team while providing oversight to the Office & Facilities Manager.

Responsibilities

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Developing and maintaining financial models to support strategic decision making
• Conducting detailed financial forecasts to anticipate future financial performance and funding needs
• Overseeing and managing our IT service provider contract and procurement of other key utilities

Qualifications

This job is for you if you have:

• Experience in a senior financial role
• Strong knowledge of financial forecasting
• Excellent leadership & communication skills
• Knowledge of IT strategy and management of utilities and other contractors
• Can work collaboratively with senior leaders and support the professional development of others

How to apply

If you are inspired by our ethos and excited to bring your knowledge and experience to a team that is highly committed to our purpose, we would love to have you on board.

To apply:

To understand more about the role, please download our Head of Finance job description.

Please complete the application form and equal opportunities monitoring form available here / on our website and return them to: [e-mail]

Interview dates

We’ll acknowledge all applications and intend to hold first stage interviews on Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th December. Second stage interviews should follow on Wednesday 10th December.