Interim Head of Finance
Salary: £60000 - £70000
Location: South Shields
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Interim Head of Finance to join a dynamic and growing organisation in South Shields. Reporting to the COO, your duties will be as follows:
- Delivering finance objectives on an annual and strategic basis
- Ensuring monthly management accounts are produced to strict deadlines
- Preparation of annual and three-year draft budget
- Ensuring budgets are well managed and addressing variances from budget
- Monitoring income and expenditure against allocated revenue
- Monitoring cashflow and following up any concerns arising
- Managing bank accounts, procurement cards, BACS, investments and VAT
- Ensuring monthly reconciliations of the bank and key control accounts
- Annually reviewing financial policies, processes, and procedures and recommending changes to the Board as required
- Leading the production of the annual report and financial statements and returns to statutory and funding bodies
- Managing the prompt collection of debts and the payment of creditors
- Maintaining the Fixed Asset Register and inventory records
- Responsible for the financial strategy of the organization and advising on any matters relating to this.
- Leading the finance team to develop financial procedures to maintain and improve financial sustainability.
- Responsible for effective systems of internal audit control
You will be a qualified Accountant and will have worked in a similar role previously. Strong leadership skills are essential.