Finance Director (hands-on), Charity / Hospitality, London c£65k – £70k

Finance Director (hands-on), Charity / Hospitality, London c£65k – £70k

A Wonderful opportunity has arisen for an Operationally “hands-on” Finance Director in this Charity / Hospitality environment for this residential conference, events, retreats centre and a great place to stay when in London; a real urban oasis of peace in one of the busiest cities on the globe. Close by to the City of London, the charity has been established for an age or more and is utilised by some of the most inspirational charities and not for profit organisations who come to the facility and do great work. Seminars, Board Meetings, Training events, Consultations, Business Retreats and more beside. With 45 bedrooms and great food, it is a wonderful place to come and stay – just by the river Thames and ten minutes from Bank and Canary Wharf. A number of businesses have discovered them recently too and this is a growing area for the organisation.

The “hands-on” Finance Director will lead a small finance team to oversee the all financial aspects of this c£3m turnover charity / hospitality venue with a total workforce of around 60 staff. You will lead on the charity’s financial reporting needs around commercial and operational activities, acting as the key business partner to the General Manager and as part of a small Senior Leadership Team. This role is pivotal in the day-to-day managing all the financial aspects of the organisation and the performance of the facility ensuring that accurate and insightful financial data is available to enable the driving of sound commercial success to support the organisation’s charitable objectives. The successful candidate will be an energising, results-driven leader with a track record of delivering exceptional financial expertise. The organisation is a Christian centre, so candidates will be able to demonstrate being sympathetic to, and supportive of, the Christian and Historical values of this distinctive charity which has a chapel and a pattern of prayer at its heart (although the post is open to people of all faith and no faith). Responsibilities including:

• Acting as a business partner to the General Manager and through them to the department managers as required
• Maintaining the organisation’s financial records to reflect at all times a complete and accurate picture of the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account (making using the Sage Intacct system).
• Be responsible for the chart of accounts including timely monthly close, balance sheet reconciliation / adjustment, corporate & tax returns, VAT quarterly returns, Gift Aid, processing of trading subsidiary entries & reporting.
• Monitoring & Reporting – Develop high quality management information and performance measurement, develop new reports and KPIs that highlight relevant financial information for the senior team & Board of Trustees and develop new automated processes as appropriate.
• Audit – including preparation & planning for annual audit with liaison & support of the Auditors.
• Payroll & HR operations support of the Accounts Assistant in their duties.
• Oversee the Financial Assistant in their work of HR administration of key processes around training / learning / recruitment and compliance.
• Cashflow management.
• Ensure the organisation takes advantage of, and complies with, tax and other legislation affecting charities and hospitality business.
• Ensure that financial and reporting systems operate in compliance with internal and external policies, procedures and legislation.
• Act as Data Protection Officer and ensure GDPR compliance.
• Budget & Financial appraisals.
• Learn, Use and Improve the systems to meet accounting, analysis and reporting process needs, maintaining the daily journal interface between the hospitality booking system (Rezlynx) and Sage Intacct (accounting system) ensuring that it is correctly mapped.
• Represent the organisation in person from time to time in a manner and style reflecting the Charity’s ethos and core values. This will include attending & representing the charity at events including but not limited to professional corporate, charity, community and social events.

Additionally, you will be able to demonstrate:

• CCAB accounting qualification or equivalent (ACCA, ICAEW, CIPFA, ICAS, Chartered Accountants Ireland).

• Technical and Operational Experience to be able to fulfil the functions identified.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and evidence of effective people and change management.

• Ability to work with others including clients and suppliers

• Excellent communication skills

Sound interesting? Would you like to know more? This is a full -time role & we have an annual salary of c£65k – £70k + benefits available (dependent upon experience) and a full job description. For more information e-mail us or call for an informal chat during the day or to request an out of hours conversation. Ref: MD00485. [email removed] [phone removed] / [phone removed]

Landmark Faith Recruiting Solutions Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Landmark Faith Recruiting Solutions is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.