Head of Finance

Staging It; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A charitable museum in Oxford is seeking a part-time Head of Finance. This role involves managing budgets, financial reporting, and providing strategic financial advice. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership and management accounts experience, with a passion for literacy. The position offers hybrid remote working and flexibility around hours.

Benefits

Hybrid remote working

Flexibility around working hours

Qualifications

• Experience in managing accounts and financial reporting.
• Ability to communicate confidently with board and executives.

Responsibilities

• Drive creation of annual operational budget and forecasting.
• Produce timely management accounts and financial information.
• Manage statutory tax and regulatory reporting.

Skills

Management Accounts

Leadership

Communication

Financial Modelling

Education

Qualified Accountant

Qualified by Experience

Job description

Robert Half are pleased to be partnering with a charitable museum based in Oxford within the literacy world to recruit a part time Head of Finance. The Head of Finance will receive a salary of up to £45,000 (pro rata) along with other benefits including hybrid remote working and flexibility around working hours.

The culture of this organisation is amazing and would suit an individual who a passion for books and literacy.

The part time hours will be 0.6 FTE, there could be some flexibility on this.

Primary responsibilities;

• Drive the creation of the annual operational budget and forecasting for the charity and the subsidiary Trading company
• Manage discrete and restricted project funds including capital budgets as required
• Produce accurate and timely financial information for business and strategic plans
• Provide advice and information to colleagues to help them achieve financial objectives
• Produce timely management accounts, including income and expenditure statements, cash flow and balance sheet, and analyse movements between funds
• Develop data-led analysis of the organisation's trading to inform business planning and maintain knowledge of external factors impacting business operations
• Maintain a dynamic financial model to enable scenario planning and options appraisal
• Manage and complete all aspects of statutory tax and regulatory reporting, acting as the main contact point for the auditors.
• Liaise with the accountants on submission of Corporation Tax Returns for the charity and trading subsidiary, including claims for Exhibition Tax Relief and Theatre Tax Relief.
• Prepare year end accounts and notes including fund accounting in line with the current Charity SORP and FRS102. Calculate Trading company overheads and profit and ensure they are correctly remitted to the charity
  
  

Key experience and attributes;

• Qualified Accountant or Qualified by Experience
• Strong management accounts experience
• Confident communicating with the board and executives
• Strong modelling skills
• Strong leadership experience - managing 1 direct report in this role
• Charity experience is beneficial
  
  

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