Operations Manager

Finance and Operations Manager

Complicité has a reputation spanning four decades as one of the world’s most inventive and consistently high-quality theatre companies. We are searching for an experienced and adaptable Finance and Operations Manager to join our team.

Founded in 1983, the Company has won over 50 major theatre awards worldwide and played in more than 40 countries. The company has been called, 'the most influential and consistently interesting theatre company working in Britain' (The Times)

The Finance and Operations will run the effective day-to-day management of the accounting and finance function and ensure Complicité provides a safe, welcoming and inclusive working environment for our small staff team. 

If you are an organised, flexible team-worker with demonstrable experience in financial and operational  management in either the charitable or private sector, we would love to hear from you.  

This role will be particularly significant as Complicité undertakes a move from its current London home to the West Country. We are looking to recruit a Finance and Operations Manager based in this area, who will play a pivotal role in setting up our new base. You will work closely with the Executive Director and Senior Producer to identify and acquire occupation of the company’s new home, and manage all aspects of the move.

Key responsibilties include

• Prepare annual budgets in liaison with the Executive Director
• Produce monthly management accounts and cash flow statements for internal reporting
• Produce budgets and other financial information for funding applications
• Management of overall expenditure and hold monthly meetings with budget holders
• Plan and manage the annual audit
• Prepare financial reports for Arts Council England (ACE), including those related to release quarterly core funding
• Management of new office set up in the South West

Key skills and attributes include

• Proven experience of leading a finance and operations function within the charitable or private sector
• A formal accounting qualification or demonstrable ‘Qualified by experience’, of a minimum of three years
• Demonstrable experience of financial planning, budget preparation and management and reporting to a board of trustees
• Ability to interpret financial information and effectively communicate it to staff without a financial background
• Advanced IT skills including Excel and finance software (ideally Quickbooks)
• Demonstrable operations & HR experience
• Experience implementing EDI and/or environmental policies & plans

HOW TO APPLY

You can find the Job Pack and Equality Monitoring Form in the supporting documents below, please read the full job description and person specification before applying. Please upload your CV and a cover letter (no more than 3 sides of A4) outlining why you are suited to the role The closing date for applications is 10 am on Monday 12th February 2024. We look forward to receiving your application.