director finance manager Glasgow, Scotland
Job description
We are currently seeking a Director of Finance and Corporate Services to join our Senior Leadership Team on a permanent basis. The post-holder will maintain an overview of the organisation’s financial and corporate affairs, ensuring its financial viability and to ensure proper fiscal management. Working closely with the Chief Executive and the Executive team the post-holder will participate as an integral member of the Senior Leadership Team and actively contribute to the organisation’s strategic planning, implementation, and delivery.
Reporting to: Chief Executive
Salary: Competitive; dependent on experience
Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week with consideration to flexible
working (flexibility will be required to meet the demands of the role)
Benefits: 10% pension (7% employer and 3% employee), 40 days annual
leave, hybrid working, employee assistance, cycle to work scheme,
discount offerings
Essential Candidate Criteria
- Membership of one of the major professional accountancy bodies or equivalent.
- Significant experience at Finance Director level of accounting for a charity (of medium size) or similar organisation including knowledge of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice, HMRC regulations and VAT as applied to charities.
- Strategic and business planning and management experience.
- Knowledge and experience of risk management.
- Understanding of financial impact of decisions and proposals.
- Ability to interpret and challenge information and projections.
- Experience of developing and implementing accounting systems and controls in a rapidly changing environment.
- Ability to provide effective leadership and build a positive team spirit and inspire, motivate and support colleagues.
- Ability to analyse complex and diverse information and from that make clear and effective presentations and financial reports to the Board, senior managers and external funders.
Person Specification
- Personal style that demonstrates personal integrity and empathy for Beatson Cancer Charity.
- An independent thinker with sound judgment.
- A good team player who values a positive and cohesive organisational culture.
- Ability to take a wider view than confined by specialist discipline or background.
- Good interpersonal skills including the ability to listen and to communicate ideas.
- Political astuteness and sensitivity.
- Ability to ask probing questions.
For a full application pack, job description or an informal discussion please contact Kerry Munro, HR Manager via [email protected] or 0141 212 0505.
Closing Date: Tuesday 15 August @ 5pm
Interview Dates: Thursday 31 August or Friday 8 September
Beatson Cancer Charity is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to employing a wide range of employees who are reflective of the diverse community that we support.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free flu jabs
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Application question(s):
- Significant experience at Finance Director level of accounting for a charity (of medium size) or similar organisation including knowledge of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice, HMRC regulations and VAT as applied to charities.
Education:
- Bachelor's (required)
Licence/Certification:
- membership of professional accountancy bodies or equivalent (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Glasgow
Application deadline: 15/08/2023
