Harris Hill is recruiting for a Head of Finance for this well-established charity based in Manchester (hybrid)

• Reporting to: COO

• Position: 5 days a week position

• Hybrid: 1 day a week is required at their offices in Manchester

• Salary: to £54,600pa

The Head of Finance is required to provide excellent leadership skills and oversight to a transforming finance function, including team mentoring, embedding improved financial management processes and systems, and making sure that the charity meets financial and legal obligations.

Purpose of role

• You will be part of the SMT with responsibility of providing timely and accurate financial information and strategic analysis to inform and influence discussion.  

• Maintain an effective working relationship with the COO, SMT and the Board, Audit and Risk.

• Review, develop and implement improved financial management processes to support the financial management, including assessing opportunities for cost reduction and surplus improvement.

• Provide an external interface with key stakeholders such as banks, auditors, insurers, pension funds, consultants, and charity finance specialists

• Take the lead role in developing close working relationships with the auditors and the bank and other external partners

• Prepare the organisation’s annual financial statements in time for external audit

• Ensure full reconciliation of balance sheet accounts are completed on monthly basis              

• Prepare the organisation’s annual budget, ensuring it aligns to the organisation’s strategy and business plan

• Ensure that management accounts and forecasts are produced monthly