Chief Financial Office - James Andrew Recruitment Solutions (JAR Solutions) : Job Details

Our client is a national newsletter based in Central London and is looking for a Chief Financial Officer to lead their social investment arm on a permanent basis. The position is due to start immediately and the salary is negotiable dependent upon experience.

The ideal candidate must be a fully qualified Accountant possess strong financial accounting skills. They will also be comfortable managing concurrent workflows and have experience of complex cash-flow structures.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Managing the outputs of the Assistant Management Accountant & shared services finance team
• Completing the consolidated management accounts and presentation to the board
• Completing the cashflow forecasts split across the 5 legal entities
• Accounting for the loan portfolio and overseeing transfer of data from the loan management system into the accounting system
• Preparing periodical bespoke reports for senior stakeholders within the group, from the risk & audit committees to the Board of Directors
• Overseeing the annual budgeting process and guiding the Senior Management Team through the process
• Acting as the lead with external auditors to deliver a smooth year end process across all five legal entities
• Adapting Group financial systems and controls to both ensure compliance with policy and maximise efficiency

Experience required:

• Fully Qualified (ACCA/CIMA/ACA)
• Experience of complex cash flow structures
• Strong financial accounting skills
• Cash Management - experience of managing cash across multiple bank accounts
• Good at directing multiple workflows, both internal & external
• Strong at producing management accounts for a variety of stakeholders, able to update/modify & improve existing reports.
• Good with Excel, able to amend complex workbooks
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Be able to engage with non-finance stakeholders throughout the business and at board level

Rewards and Benefits:

• Three days working from home
• Flexible working hours
• BUPA health insurance
• Competitive pension scheme with great employer contributions
• Life insurance

Working hours:

• 35 hours per week
• Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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