An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a distinctive charity in south west Hertfordshire dedicated to delivering excellent services in partnership with funders, users and the local community.
Volunteering and a good public spirit are at the heart of every successful community and every contented individual. Watford & Three Rivers Trust have worked for over forty years to ensure that the local community benefits from voluntary groups that are welcoming, effective, accountable and sustainable, and to ensure that people can contribute to the design and delivery of the services on which they rely.
Watford & Three Rivers Trust promotes, supports and delivers activities that strengthen the local community. They run the CVS service supporting Watford charities on fundraising and governance, their Dragon's Apprentice Challenge has raised over 100k for Watford charities and every week they provide activities and contacts for 200 older people within the community. Each month, Watford & Three Rivers Trust complete around 200 interventions to help vulnerable people living at home and each year their volunteer drivers complete around 20,000 miles taking people to urgent appointments. In total, they manage two community centres hosting 2,500 community activities each year, and lead a partnership aimed at supporting 14,000 people a year to relieve pressures on the NHS and adult care services.
They are now looking for a Head of Finance & Central Services to join the team on a permanent basis.
Watford & Three Rivers Trust Head of Finance & Central Services
Location: Watford Hertfordshire
Salary: £40,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent
The post-holder will be responsible for overseeing W3RT's central systems including for accounting, asset management, security, HR, ICT, risk management and H&S: informing policy and systems development, preparing budgets, producing regular financial and other reports, co-ordinating quality accreditations, overseeing legal and regulatory compliance, ensuring supporting senior management colleagues have access to the correct support systems and data reports.
We are looking for a candidate with solid experience of managing finances in a similarly structured organisation and who understands charity accounting. You must have experience of managing budgets and be familiar with employment practice and law. It would be advantageous to have managed multiple contracts and services and managing complex ICT systems is essential for this post.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 7th April at 5.00pm First Stage Interview: W/C 12th April
If you would like to receive more information about this role, with details on how to apply, please contact Faye Marshall at Harris Hill.
We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
