Harris Hill is delighted to partner exclusively with the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund to recruit their new Head of Finance & IT (hybrid working).
Royal Medical Benevolent Fund (RMBF) is a UK charity dating back to 1836. Its objects are to prevent or relieve poverty and to relieve need arising from youth, age, ill health, disability and bereavement among people who are doctors or who have worked as doctors, medical students and the dependants of such individuals.
Location: Wimbledon.
Contract: Permanent, Full Time. Flexible working is available.
Hybrid working: A minimum of 3 days a week is required in the office.
Salary: £65.000pa - £70,000pa
Royal Medical Benevolent Fund (RMBF) provide advice and financial assistance in the form of grants at times of crisis and hardship. Our work is funded through a combination of donations, legacies and returns on our investments.
The Head of Finance & IT will manage the relationships with the three investment managers and the outsourced IT providers. It is a varied role, combining the strategic with the hands-on. It will suit a versatile individual who is happy to transition between multiple tasks. No two days will be the same. One moment you might be writing or reviewing Board papers, the next you might be managing an IT support call and then later on you might be rolling up your sleeves to post the final journal entries to complete the management accounts.
Main duties and responsibilities:
Finance
Accurate, timely and user-friendly management accounts, cash flow projections and other relevant financial information, with associated recommendations where appropriate
An annual budget and accompanying management commentary
Draft statutory accounts which meet the latest SORP requirements, producing the audit file and being the lead contact for the Fund’s auditors during the annual external audit
Full compliance with UK charity and company financial regulations; and appropriate financial controls in place and complied with
The development and keeping up to date of a Finance department handbook, covering finance policies, practices and procedures
Successful leadership and development of the finance team
The development of, and assistance with the implementation of, financial strategies to enable the Fund to achieve its long-term goals
Support The Finance Committee’s investment management and monitor the Investment managers’ performance
Managing the payroll function (outsourced)
Managing the relationship with the pension scheme provider and staff salary sacrifice arrangements.
Information Technology
Responsible for the development and implementation of the RMBF’s Information Technology strategy
Management and development of an accurate, up to date, user-friendly database to provide relevant information to support all areas of the RMBF’s work including casework, fundraising and communications
Cost effective development and use of IT within the Fund, to enable staff to make good use of IT for communication, record keeping and management information
Managing the relationship with the Fund’s outsourced IT support companies.
Person Specification
Qualified accountant with a minimum of 3 years post qualified experience
Good understanding of charity SORP
Experienced in preparing charity statutory accounts
Experienced in charity investment management; good understanding of charity investment and restricted funds
Good understanding of stakeholder pension and latest regulatory requirement
IT literate including database management and development and an advanced user of the Microsoft Office package
Good communication skills to be able to deliver a presentation to the stakeholders and manage business relationships with investment managers, IT providers, bankers and auditors as well as internally with department managers
Experience in team management
HR knowledge to be able to deputise for CEO in his absence
Please contact Simon Bascombe at Harris Hill on simon.bascombe@harrishill.co.uk or by calling 020 7820 7311, for more information on the role and how to submit your application.
