Finance Director

Chilworth Partnership (also trading as Venture Recruitment Partners) are delighted to be working exclusively with a large charity, based near Portsmouth, in their search for a Director of Finance. For the right candidate, this role could be offered on a part-time basis at c. 4 days a week.
Reporting to the CEO and working closely with senior management, responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Advising CEO and Trustee Board on strategic financial issues, contributing to the strategic plan, risk management and highlighting opportunities for the business.
• Supporting strategy development with creation of robust financial business plans.
• Supporting the development of a performance management framework aligned to organisational strategy, ensuring key performance indicators are identified, tracked, analysed and used to inform future planning.
• Ensuring effective financial controls are implemented maintained, including production of SORP statutory accounts, liaising with Auditors.
• Coordinate the financial aspects of grants, tenders and contracts, including budget development, expenditure tracking, and financial compliance reporting.
• Lead and supervise the payroll function, ensuring accurate and timely processing of payroll for employees across the organisation.
• Ensuring preparation of the monthly, quarterly and annual management accounts pack to provide financial insight and monitor financial performance.
• Manage and develop a small finance team.

You will:

• Ideally be a Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, ACMA).
• Experience of developing and managing teams.
• Have Charity experience or a wider Not For Profit background.
• Have bids and tenders experience.
• Have a proven background in thinking strategically and driving an organisation forwards, creating a value add finance function.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a charity who make a significant impact in their specialism and provide critical services to some of those most vulnerable. The charity offer excellent flexible working arrangements as well as hybrid working, with an expectation to be in the office 3 days a week.
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