Role Description

Provide strategic leadership to the Finance Team, overseeing all aspects of SCIE’s day-to-day financial operations, including all income, expenditure and balance sheet accounts, ensuring compliance with polices, charity legislation and other relevant financial standards. 2. [...] Lead on the complex process of preparing and setting budgets, ensuring accurate and complete financial forecasting, liaising closely with the Director of Finance andCorporate Resources and budget holders as appropriate, aligning with SCIE’s strategic priorities. 4. [...] Lead on the timely preparation and production of the monthly management accounts and all associated reconciliations, ensuring income and expenditure is recognised accurately with appropriate, supporting audit documentation in place. 5. [...] Act as a Finance Business Partner, leading and directing meetings with budget holders on a monthly basis, to review, monitor and manage SCIE’s financial position and performance, providing strategic financial insights and advice, reporting on budget variances to the senior leadership team. 6. [...] Lead on the preparation of accurate and timely financial reports to the CEO, Senior Leadership Team, Audit and Risk Committee and the Board of Trustees, providing strategic financial advice, direction and recommendations as appropriate. 7. [...] Leading on SCIE’s annual external audit, including the preparation of our statutory accounts, ensuring compliance with all relevant charity legislation, regulations and financial reporting standards, ensuring the successful implementation of audit recommendations. 10. [...] Excellent financial management and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret and explain complex financial information. [...] Deep understanding of financial ratios, trends and performance metrics. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to explain financial processes to non-financial staff. [...] Proven experience in strategic financial planning, budgeting and forecasting, including leading on the production of monthly management accounts. Proven experience working with senior leadership teams and Boards, providing financial insights and strategic advice, in managing an organisation’s finances (ideally within the charity sector). [...] Ability to establish and maintain effective, collaborative working relationships. A demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development and to keeping up-to-date with new developments in the financial sector.