Head of Financial Accounts
YMCA Robin Hood Group, Standard Hill, City of Nottingham
Head of Financial Accounts
Salary not available. View on company website.
YMCA Robin Hood Group, Standard Hill, City of Nottingham
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 3 days ago, 27 Oct | Get your application in today.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: f1e54d42d2274fb78479c5f25459175e
Full Job Description
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, this role will be responsible for overseeing all transactional processing within finance for all business units and legal entities within the Group alongside the preparation of Statutory Accounts for YMCA Robin Hood Group. You will be responsible for leading and delivering the core finance operations as follows:
- Financial accounting (in accordance with Charities SORP)
- Accounts receivable
- Accounts payable
- Treasury Management
- VAT compliance
- Year End and Statutory Accounts
- Systems improvements
- Transactional information to support Management Accounting You will ensure the delivery of an efficient and effective service and will develop these functions to be best in class and deliver a high level of accuracy and assurance in our core financial systems and processes.. You will lead the organisation on all technical aspects of accounting ensuring that financial reporting standards are interpreted and fully met in order to produce statutory accounts for all entities with the Group, You will provide strategic leadership and professional management combined with operational responsibility for financial processing and accounting services to the wider business. You will work closely with the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis in the development and delivery of business performance insight, and oversee the provision of streamlined and automated financial processes and systems which support the organisation's accounting policies, strategy, and delivery of core financial services.
With extensive post Qualification experience in a senior Finance / Accountancy role in a business environment you will have proven experience of leading, managing and developing diverse teams including recruitment, managing performance, training and coaching. We are looking to see a successful track record of effectively managing transactional finance and balance sheet management with substantial experience of developing and implementing financial control procedures. You will have extensive experience of providing advice and support to managers and staff from non-financial areas and are able to interpreting complex data and presenting findings in a simple and easily understood format to a variety of audiences. From your previous roles you will have an in depth knowledge of accountancy and payroll systems (knowledge of Sage accountancy and payroll systems would be very helpful) with an knowledge of financial management in the not-for-profit sector, housing associations, businesses and charities would be highly desirable but not essential. You must have experience of preparing statutory accounts and feel confident to lead that process for our organisation; this is a critical part of the role and unfortunately we do not have the ability to train or teach this aspect of the role. If you are seeking a role where you have the ability to make a real difference and be part of an organisation making real change to those less advantaged, this is the ideal role for you. You will be working with like-minded people, striving for operational excellence and ready to embrace change. This role will primarily be based between our 2 Head Office locations; Nottingham and Newark. You must be comfortable and able to travel between both where your teams are based. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.