Head of Finance and Resources

Ignite our financial management, systems and processes to support young people develop skills and confidence for life and work.

About this role and where it sits in the team

This is a new role reporting to the Deputy CEO (currently Acting CEO) and will lead on managing and developing the finance and HR functions to support our strategic ambition to help 65,000 young people each year and raising £1.4m annually by 2025.

This role will support the Deputy CEO develop the team, build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and funders, and play a part in developing long-term strategic, business and financial plans in consultation with the Board of Trustees.

You will work closely with the Head of Programmes who leads the Programme and School Engagement teams to maximise our income and provide valuable advice on increasing cost efficiencies within our operational model.

Within a small team, you will be a self-starter with the ability to spot opportunities and introduce new ways of working to reduce administration across our finance systems and processes.

While you’ll be working remotely for a significant part of this role you will be talking to colleagues everyday and you will want to visit our projects in schools which could be anywhere in the UK. Most importantly, you will ensure that everything we do is designed to support underserved young people discover what they’re amazing at. 

Key responsibilities

You’ll be an experienced finance manager, someone who is great with people and enjoys developing efficient policies, processes and systems so that everyone can understand their importance.

Financial management

• Prepare the annual budget, in consultation with the Deputy CEO and CEO, for Board approval.
• Ensure that financial systems and processes are effective and provide timely and relevant intelligence to inform strategic and operational planning.
• Monitor income and expenditure against budget and cash flow and produce regular management accounts to ensure accurate financial information is provided to the Board.
• Review and develop financial policies and controls and ensure they are understood and complied with across the organisation.
• Prepare for the annual audit and ensure that annual returns are submitted in line with reporting requirements.
• Support with the preparation of budgets to aid fund and bid applications. Provide a high level of self-administration to process sales and payments and manage the charity’s accounting software (Twinfield)
• Support the Deputy CEO to ensure that the organisation is appropriately insured, and that value of cover is commensurate to risk.

Governance, HR and Business Management

• Lead on the development, implementation and regular review of organisational policies and procedures in line with best practice and regulation.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislations and accepted good practice, particularly for DBS checks and safeguarding.
• Be responsible for leading on health and safety at work and support the Deputy CEO with data protection and safeguarding.
• Manage all core HR functions, including payroll, employee relations, HR administration, learning and development, recruitment and onboarding, employee engagement, and maintaining and improving HR systems. Develop and support staff to achieve high performance in line with strategic goals and priorities, ensuring staff team is configured to meet business need.
• Work with the Deputy CEO to review and set programme fee levels to ensure long-term sustainability.
• Develop and maintain a supportive, collaborative and empowered culture across the organisation while ensuring policies are applied fairly for all staff.
• Ensure teams have the required administrative and operational support from the central office function in managing expenses, contracting venues, maintaining records and communicating with external stakeholders. Ensure the organisation is equipped with a suitable infrastructure, including information technology, appropriate knowledge management systems and databases, and internal communications and collaboration platforms, to ensure effective working across a remote team.

Experience

• Appropriate professional qualification (ACA) and substantial experience of financial management at a senior level. 
• Experience of developing, delivering and monitoring financial strategy. Experience of producing and monitoring budgets/forecasts – income and expenditure, balance sheet and cash flow statements.
• Excellent working knowledge of accounting systems. 
• A track record of innovation and proven ability to translate strategic thinking into operational delivery.
• Strong people management skills and knowledge of HR practice, with ability to develop and support staff.
• Ability to form excellent working relationships, internally and externally, with experience of engaging diverse stakeholder groups.
• Ability to work in a small team which requires significant flexibility without significant pre-existing structures and processes, and aptitude for working remotely and without direct supervision.
• Ability to deal with work of a confidential or sensitive nature.
• An appreciation of TTF’s vision and a commitment to fulfilling this role in line with our aims and values.
• You must be eligible to work in the UK. 

Skills

• Excellent analytical and interpretive skills, with ability to explain complex financial information in clear and easily understood terms.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, able to stay on top of multiple, varied projects and relationships.
• Confident using MS packages including Teams, Excel and Word and enthusiasm for leveraging technology, and an ability to adapt and learn new systems where necessary.

For full details of the role please visit our anonymous application portal on Charity Job or email recruitment@talentfoundry.org.uk