Head of Financial Control and Operations
£57,000 per annum
Location: Old Street, London, EC1V 9HU
Accountable to: Assistant Director of Finance
Hours: 37.5 per week (part-time will be considered)
Contract type: Permanent
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About the role
You will lead the Financial Control and Operations Team.
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Outcomes
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Efficient, timely and accurate financial transactional processing.
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Effective treasury management.
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Accurate and timely year end accounts produced in line with the latest SORP.
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Successful year end audits with minimal disruption to Shelter.
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A robust framework of financial controls which helps both safeguard Shelter’s resources and ensure accuracy of management information.
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An engaged, motivated and effective Financial Control and Operations Team who are supported to drive their own development.
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Compliance with laws and regulations relating to finance and tax.
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(Common to all finance roles) A finance team that collaborates and communicates to deliver our mission and vision.
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Required knowledge, skills and experience
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Professional accountancy qualification (CCAB or overseas equivalent).
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Experience of leading a team.
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Significant experience of being responsible for a financial controls framework.
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Significant experience of leading the year-end process, including accounts production and the external audit.
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Excellent attention to detail, a high level of numeracy and intermediate MS Excel skills.
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Excellent time management, including an ability to work to deadlines and prioritise tasks when circumstances change.
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Proficiency in the main MS Office applications including Outlook and Word.
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High level of expertise in charity finance, laws and regulations, and taxation.
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Experience of using accounting software (Unit 4 Business World desirable).
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Required behaviours
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Works proactively: demonstrates initiative, thinks ahead and takes prompt action to solve problems; completes tasks, overcomes obstacles and seizes opportunities.
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Leads change and improves performance: responds quickly and positively to change seeking to continuously improve performance by learning quickly from mistakes, celebrating successes and constantly developing our people and processes.
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Demonstrates creativity and innovation: applies creative thinking, challenges the status quo and introduces new ideas, methods and processes.
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Client and customer focused: focuses on and understands the needs of internal and external customers, clients and other stakeholders and strives to deliver a prompt, effective and personalised service.
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Influences others and communicates effectively: Listens closely and communicates clearly both verbally and in writing; positively influences others and where appropriate persuades them to change their views, intentions or actions.
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Results driven and commercially aware: commits to achieving results, takes personal accountability for work and understands and applies commercial and financial principles.
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Applies and shares expert knowledge: demonstrates the specialist knowledge and technical requirements of the job; applies skills and experience to perform the job effectively, completes work to a high standard and shares knowledge across the organisation.
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Works collaboratively with others: works collaboratively with others for the good of the business; builds a network of good relationships and develops a thorough understanding of the organisation and the wider sector.
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Values and respects people: respects other individuals; listens and takes into account different opinions, feelings and motivations; is trustworthy and acts with integrity, responds and acts constructively towards others.
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Other information
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All staff should adhere to Shelter's Equality Policy and will be expected to play a key role in its successful implementation.
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This job description does not form part of the employment contract.
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This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
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This role is subject to a basic DBS check.
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