Head of Finance

Job Description

I am working with a non-departmental public body who are looking for an experienced Head of Finance on a permanent basis.

They have offices across the UK including London, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, West Midlands, West Yorkshire and South Wales. You can work from any of these locations.

The role is full time, to start ASAP and paying £71,347 per annum (or £76,078 is you are base in their London office's)

The role:

Reporting into the Director of Finance you will be welcomed into a dynamic and inclusive Finance Directorate working to ensure the organisation's assets, funding, and cash flows are maximised, consistent with overall business objectives. The organisation is on a journey to develop its culture, perspectives and ethos to support the organisation's core outcomes and this is your opportunity to enter into the varied world of Finance, allowing you to develop your mindset and approaches to contribute to improving the organisations responsibility in England and Wales.

Main Duties & responsibilities:

• Lead Finance function at senior level working closely with the team and functions across the organisation.
• Prepare and implement plans for the provision and development of financial services to ensure the organisation's assets, funding, and cash flows are maximised, consistent with overall business objectives.
• Work with colleagues to articulate and provide advice on the financial considerations with regards to change initiatives to deliver shared objectives and to support the organisation to provide value for money services.
• Develop and maintain external relationships, working with senior stakeholders to ensure financial transparency of the organisation's operations and to demonstrate adherence to best practice.
• Accountability for overseeing the delivery of financial reports in line with agreed requirements, ensuring the finance function consistently adds value to the organisation.
• Establish, develop, and monitor internal policies relating to financial systems and budgets, internalising controls on expenditure as set out by Cabinet Office and HMT.
• Assume responsibility for overseeing the organisation's financial systems, engaging budget managers and other relevant stakeholders to drive understanding of financial considerations and management, and to contribute to high quality decision making across the organisation.

Qualifications:

Essential

• An ACA or CIPFA qualified accountant or any equivalent accounting qualification

Desirable

• A Prince2 or MSP qualification

Essential Experience:

• Experience of leading finance function at senior level, ideally in a public sector organisation
• Sound understanding of public finance structures, preferably including relations between central government and Non-Departmental Public Bodies
• Demonstrable experience of supporting equality diversity and inclusion

Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to think and act strategically, developing practical, innovative, and creative solutions to the management of strategic and complex problems.
• Ability to work collaboratively and at pace.
• Highly developed oral, written and presentation skills.
• Able to build effective relationships quickly and to influence and negotiate as needed

Please only apply for this role if you are an experienced Head of Finance with the essential qualifications and experience as mentioned above.

Thank you

Charlotte Townend

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

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