Finance Manager | Edinburgh
Recruiter: Social Enterprise Academy
Location: Edinburgh
Salary: Up to £52,000 pro rata
Contract Type: Full time
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About us
At the Social Enterprise Academy, we believe social entrepreneurs play an essential role in changing the world.
We strengthen their role in local communities through transformational learning programmes that will increase their community impact.
Our programmes are accredited, responsive to learner needs, and are delivered by experienced Facilitators who are social change leaders themselves.
Since 2004, we have delivered over 1,900 learning programmes to 28,000+ learners in over 30 countries. We have also engaged over 55,000 young people around the world, using social enterprise as a tool to help them reach their full potential and create positive change in their communities.
Job Purpose
To lead the Academy’s financial planning, supporting the identification of measures and actions which will enable the Academy to secure its financial ambitions. The role achieves this through:
- Management of the financial processes, maximising value from the allocation of resources and ensuring best practice in financial management and reporting.
- Leading on all aspects of financial planning, analysis, forecasting and reporting.
- Leads financial compliance and has operational responsibility for budgeting and the annual audit process.
- Contributes to strategic business planning through advising on financial approaches and decisions and leading on the financial progress reports and projections for the Leadership Teams, Finance Sub-Committee and Board.
Main Responsibilities
Financial planning
- Contribute to the future plans of the organisation through a future-focus on financial sustainability and opportunities for the business. Influence financial planning and decisions in collaboration with the Senior Leadership Team and Board.
- Provide high quality financial planning and forecasting which enable the organisation to reach its growth potential.
- Lead the yearly financial planning and review cycle, working in collaboration with the Senior Leadership Team and Department Heads.
- Work with the Senior Leadership Team to produce 3-5 year financial plans – ensuring financial resilience of medium to long-term organisational strategies and priorities.
Financial management
- Produce and provide analysis of comprehensive financial management information reports and analysis including monthly management accounts, balance sheet analysis, weekly cash position reports and any other reports that may be required by the Senior Leadership Team, Board and Board sub committees.
- Hold Departmental Heads to account with regards budget spend and financial compliance through advising Heads of Departments on variance and financial strategy when required.
- Prepare year end accounts to FRS102 standards including profit & loss, balance sheet, cash flows and supporting information and manage the audit process including account management of the auditors and external accountants.
- Plan the annual audit and liaise with the auditors.
- Manage and control accounting systems to ensure that accounting information is effectively managed, accurate, and follows good practice.
- Manage the banking relationship and escalate wherever required.
- Maintain and ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory body requirements.
Person Specification
essential
- Relevant qualification or professional membership (chartered accountant, membership of ACCA or CIMA).
- Knowledge of financial regulatory and VAT compliance.
- Advanced skills in the use of accounting software (preferably Xero) and financial management best practice and compliance.
- Significant experience (over 5 years) in leading financial planning and management accounting in commerce and/or industry.
- Experience of financial reporting at a senior level (to Senior Leadership Teams and Boards).
- You bring operational level skills and experience that enhance the Academy’s impact and support its growth.
- You have an open and authentic leaders\hip style and are a natural fit with Academy values.
- You work with integrity and kindness and in awareness of the strengths and needs of the people around you.
- You are familiar with leading a working culture underpinned by Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
- You have a proven ability to seek out, initiate and manage key stakeholder relationships and you can evidence your successful leadership of complex and strategic level partnerships and collaborative ventures.
- You are a natural communicator, people leader, motivator and mentor - experienced in engaging with staff at all levels, embedding organisational vision and values and bringing people with you through change and transition.
- Your business acumen and strong budgeting and financial planning skills enable you to lead and manage business growth.
- You thrive on initiating, leading and successfully delivering complex projects and initiatives in a multi-cultural, multi-regional context.
- You are credible as a highly visible ambassador for social enterprise, personifying the values of both the Academy and the sector.
- Your proven ability in strategic and critical thinking, analysis and planning enables you to lead organisational vision and make a strong contribution at Strategic Leadership Team and Board level.
- Experience and/or an interest in learning and development to support the growth and development of others.
Terms & Conditions
- 3-4 days a week (35 hour working week)
- Place of work – Edinburgh office with the option of hybrid working.
- The post will report to the COO with regular contact with the Senior Leadership Team and Finance Sub-Committee.
How to Apply
Please send a CV and Covering Letter to seah@socialenterprise.academy and we will be in touch.
If you have any questions or if you would like to discuss this opportunity in more detail please contact Neil McLean, CEO at Neil@socialenterprise.academy
