Head of Finance & IT

Harris Hill; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK charity organization is seeking a Head of Finance & IT to manage financial operations and IT strategies. This hybrid position requires a qualified accountant with experience in charity investment management. Responsibilities include managing the finance team, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and developing IT strategies. The role offers a salary between £65,000 and £70,000 annually, with flexible working options available.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years post qualified experience.
• Good understanding of charity SORP.
• Experienced in preparing charity statutory accounts.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with investment managers and IT providers.
• Produce user-friendly management accounts and cash flow projections.
• Lead the finance team and develop financial strategies.

Skills

Qualified accountant

IT literate

Good communication skills

Experience in team management

Education

Qualified accountant

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Harris Hill is delighted to partner exclusively with the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund to recruit their new Head of Finance & IT. (Hybrid)

Royal Medical Benevolent Fund (RMBF) is a UK charity dating back to 1836. Its objects are to prevent or relieve poverty and to relieve need arising from youth, age, ill health, disability and bereavement among people who are doctors or who have worked as doctors, and medical students and the dependants of such individuals.

• Location: Wimbledon.
• Contract: Permanent, Full Time. Flexible working is available.
• Hybrid working: A minimum of 3 days a week is required in the office.
• Salary: £65.000pa - £70,000pa

Royal Medical Benevolent Fund (RMBF) provide advice and financial assistance in the form of grants at times of crisis and hardship. Our work is funded through a combination of donations, legacies and returns on our investments.

The Head of Finance & IT will manage the relationships with the three investment managers and the outsourced IT providers. It is a varied role, combining the strategic with the hands‑on. It will suit a versatile individual who is happy to transition between multiple tasks. No two days will be the same. One moment you might be writing or reviewing Board papers, the next you might be managing an IT support call and then later on you might be rolling up your sleeves to post the final journal entries to complete the management accounts.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Finance

• Accurate, timely and user‑friendly management accounts, cash flow projections and other relevant financial information, with associated recommendations where appropriate
• An annual budget and accompanying management commentary
• Draft statutory accounts which meet the latest SORP requirements, producing the audit file and being the lead contact for the Fund s auditors during the annual external audit
• Full compliance with UK charity and company financial regulations; and appropriate financial controls in place and complied with
• The development and keeping up to date of a Finance department handbook, covering finance policies, practices and procedures
• Successful leadership and development of the finance team
• The development of, and assistance with the implementation of, financial strategies to enable the Fund to achieve its long‑term goals
• Support The Finance Committee s investment management and monitor the Investment managers performance
• Managing the payroll function (outsourced)
• Managing the relationship with the pension scheme provider and staff salary sacrifice arrangements.

Information Technology

• Responsible for the development and implementation of the RMBF s Information Technology strategy
• Management and development of an accurate, up to date, user‑friendly database to provide relevant information to support all areas of the RMBF s work including casework, fundraising and communications
• Cost effective development and use of IT within the Fund, to enable staff to make good use of IT for communication, record keeping and management information
• Managing the relationship with the Fund s outsourced IT support companies.

Person Specification

• Qualified accountant with a minimum of 3 years post qualified experience
• Good understanding of charity SORP
• Experienced in preparing charity statutory accounts
• Experienced in charity investment management; good understanding of charity investment and restricted funds
• Good understanding of stakeholder pension and latest regulatory requirement
• IT literate including database management and development and an advanced user of the Microsoft Office package
• Good communication skills to be able to deliver a presentation to the stakeholders and manage business relationships with investment managers, IT providers, bankers and auditors as well as internally with department managers
• Experience in team management
• HR knowledge to be able to deputise for CEO in his absence

Please contact Simon Bascombe at Harris Hill on or by calling , for more information on the role and how to submit your application.