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Director of Finance & Corporate Services

Employer
Harris Hill
Location
Kent
Salary
£70k per year
Closing date
1 Sep 2021

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Function
Finance & Legal
Sector
Social Care & Welfare
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent

Job Details

Harris Hill is recruiting for a Director of Finance & Corporate Services for this Social Housing Charity based in the Kent.

  • Report to: Chief Executive
  • Responsible for: Financial Controller, Business Support Officers
  • Salary £70,000pa plus excellent benefits
  • Social Housing or Housing Association experience would be advantageous
  • Please apply as soon as possible. Interviews are immediate

Main purpose of the job:

  • To provide a comprehensive financial accounting, treasury management, IT and HR service to the board, its committees and the management team.
  • To develop, lead and manage the performance of corporate services to ensure it supports the strategic aims of the association's business plan.
  • To be responsible for the Corporate Services functions including the line management of all related staff. To deputise for the CEO as and when required.

Overall Responsibilities

  • Ensure that proper effective accounting records, financial control systems and compliance systems are established and maintained and that all financial matters are dealt with in a proper and secure manner
  • Prepare full annual accounts and have them externally audited in a timely manner
  • Ensure the associations' business plan is updated at least annually and carry out sensitivity analysis as required by the CEO or board.
  • Provide the board with regular management accounts and key performance indicators to enable it to exercise strategic control over the financial affairs of the association.
  • Lead and coordinate the Audit and Risk Committee ensuring that meetings and relevant papers are managed in a timely manner
  • Prepare the companies budgets and financial/management accounts and to ensure deadlines are met by exercising strict control over the process.
  • Lead on the delivery of IT systems, processes ensuring that they are effective, efficient, secure and fulfil strategic objectives.
  • Manage the association's loans portfolio and explore and evaluate the various opportunities for financing future development opportunities, including updating borrowing strategy. Ensure all loan covenants and ratios are met
  • Monitor the association's cash flow position ensuring that funding is available when required and that surplus cash is invested in accordance with approved investment procedures
  • Manage the outsourced IT and HR systems ensuring that they are delivering value for money

Compliance and Control

  • Ensure that robust financial administration systems, procedures and controls are in place and are properly documented and adhered to
  • Lead on the development and maintenance of risk management procedures and appraisal systems for all significant areas of risk with the support of the CEO and make appropriate recommendations
  • Ensure the association meets all its statutory financial obligations e.g. VAT, Corporate Tax, returns to Companies House etc.
  • Ensure adequate insurance cover is put in place so that risks are minimised and regularly

Health and Safety

  • Ensure working practices are in line with employers' health and safety obligations.

Company

Harris Hill has been providing the Charity and Not-for-Profit sector with high quality recruitment solutions for over 27 years. In the past year we have worked on more than 3,000 charity vacancies (approximately 2,000 permanent and 1,000 temporary) and are continuing to grow, developing new teams to respond to the strong demand for specialist charity professionals.

Our teams focus on specific functions within charities including Fundraising, Marketing/PR/Digital, Data Management & Business Support, Finance, Human Resources, Temporary and Executive-level roles.

We are committed to delivering a level of excellence to both candidates and clients alike and have an unrivalled reputation for finding talented people their ideal charity jobs within the UK's leading national and international charities and non-profit organisations.

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Company info
Telephone
020 7820 7300
Location
1 - 2 Paris Garden
London
London
SE1 8ND
United Kingdom

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