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Director of Finance and Resources

Employer
Henshaws
Location
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Salary
£55,000 per annum + benefits
Closing date
1 Mar 2019

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Job Details

Location:               Harrogate, North Yorkshire with travel to other Henshaws locations in the North of England

Salary:                   £55,000 per annum

Hours per week:   35

Contract:                Permanent

Annual Leave:       30 days plus 10 Statutory Holidays

Henshaws is a charity that supports people living with sight loss and a range of other disabilities to achieve their ambitions and go beyond expectations.

We believe that wherever we are everyone has the right to an independent and fulfilling life. Our support, advice and training enables people and their families to build skills, develop confidence, help each other and look forward to a more positive future.

We now have an exciting opportunity for an experience Finance professional to join our Senior Leadership Team as Director of Finance and Resources. This role will play an integral role in our strategic operation, being the chief financial officer of the Charity, with accountability for the financial strategy and ensuring long term financial sustainability.

The role will also manage our Finance and IT teams and provide line management to the Estates Manager.

Key responsibilities will include:

- Contribute to the development of the Charity’s strategic plan and prepare an associated rolling 3 year financial plan.

- Ensure an appropriate financial governance framework for all aspects of the Charity’s financial processes and ensure appropriate financial controls are embedded throughout the Charity.

- Director with responsibility for property management & development: including purchases, sales and leases.

- Providing line management to the Estates Manager. Responsibility for Business Planning processes. Manage meeting content for the Business, Finance & Investment Committee, ensuring the Treasurer is briefed on all financial governance matters.

For a full list of responsibilities please view the job description.

The successful applicant will be qualified to degree level and hold a full accountancy qualification (ACA/CIMA/ACCA/CCAB) or equivalent) and have extensive experience of all accounts office functions, as well as extensive post qualification experience.

It is also essential to have a sound knowledge and understanding of charity accounting, charity law and regulations.

Previous working experience of the voluntary/charity sector is preferred.

For more information please view the job description and person specification. For further information and to apply please visit our website and submit a completed application form. Please note that we do not accept CVs.

Henshaws aims to employ a diverse workforce and is committed to equality of employment and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Closing date: Friday 1st March 2019

Registered Charity No: 221888

Company

One of the oldest charities in the UK, Henshaws provides advice, support and training to people affected by sight loss and disability across the North of England. Founded in 1837, as a ‘blind asylum’, Henshaws today has over 300 members of staff and more than 230 volunteers. Its headquarters is in Manchester.

Henshaws delivers a wide range of practical, caring and imaginative services including specialist housing and support, residential care, education, training, community outreach and leisure activities. It has three centres – in Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle.

The charity’s housing and support section enables people living with sight loss and a range of disabilities to live more independently. Henshaws runs residential homes in Gateshead, Greater Manchester, North Yorkshire and York and Leeds. It also provides support so that people living in their own homes can build skills, develop connections and be a part of their local community.

Henshaws runs a specialist college in Harrogate, in North Yorkshire. The college works with young people, aged 16 to 25, and helps them prepare for employment, make friends and learn to live more independently. The college’s education, care and therapy teams specialise in working with people with sensory impairments, physical disabilities, moderate to severe learning difficulties, those on the autistic spectrum and those with health-care needs such as epilepsy. The college caters for both day students and students who live on campus in residential accommodation.

Henshaws’ community services programmes prioritise independence and friendship. Through its ‘Pathways to Independence’ programme, a tailor-made bespoke package is designed for each service user combining support, activities and training. The charity’s three centres, in Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle, offer a range of services to give visually impaired people an improved quality of life.

The charity’s ‘Friendship Matters’ programme is based on the role of social and support groups in helping to reduce the social isolation that can be experienced by people with sight loss. Group activities include a Film Club, football training and creative arts. Henshaws also runs a ‘Living with Sight Loss’ course designed to provide a stepping stone onto other courses. Other Henshaws’ courses range from guitar lessons and archery to iPad training and yoga.

There is also a Henshaws Arts & Craft Centre in Knaresborough in North Yorkshire. There are 15 different workshops available at the Centre, including those specialising in jewellery, printed textiles, fitness and horticulture.

Company info
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Telephone
0161 872 1234
Location
Atherton House,
88-92 Talbot Road,
Old Trafford,
Manchester
M16 0GS
GB

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