Head of Finance

Position title

Head of Finance

Reports to

CEO

Benefits

About The Eikon Charity

Role description

The Head of Finance will primarily have responsibility for planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial-related activities. You will have direct responsibility for the finance function. 

The role will also be responsible for partner relationships with external accountants and auditors.

The successful candidate will be joining Eikon at an exciting time as the organisation builds innovative ways to deliver services to young people, including strengthening the evidence to influence increased strategic investment in preventative and early support for children, young people and the adults around them. You’ll be a crucial part of the leadership team, contributing to the vision and strategy of the whole organisation, and ensuring the organisation is in control of its current and future financial position and strategy to achieve Eikon’s vision.

To succeed in this role, you will need to manage competing priorities and build effective relationships with senior level colleagues and teams, the Finance Trustee and the Board of Trustees.

You will ensure systems, internal controls and financial management are in place to meet Eikon’s financial, contractual, statutory and legal responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

Day to day financial management of the organisation, including:

• Ensuring the delivery of monthly management accounts
• Building and maintaining the systems for setting and managing annual financial organisational plans, budgets and quarterly forecasts
• Proactively manage the income and expenditure of the charity advising the management team on income shortfalls and overspends on expenditure relating to unrestricted and restricted funding
• Oversee and manage the charity’s finance operations including expenses, invoicing, payments and cash management
• Developing greater financial literacy across the organisation by building and maintaining accessible and clear systems and processes, and providing advice to budget holders
• Reporting to the Eikon Leadership and Management Teams, Audit and Finance Committee and the Board of Trustees
• Support and review of funding applications, commercial arrangements and contractual performance

Leadership across the charity:

• Contribute to Eikon’s overall vision and strategy through membership of the Senior Leadership Team
• Contribute to monitoring the performance of the charity against its key objectives and to any corrective action that is needed
• Working with the CEO, Senior Leadership Team, the Finance Trustee, develop and implement the financial strategies that enable the successful delivery of the organisational vision and strategy
• Provide insightful financial analysis to inform key decision-making on growth opportunities, ensuring a balance between risk management and sustainable organisational expansion
• Develop appropriate process and systems improvements across the organisation that enable performance enhancements of the finance function

Maintain effective internal accounts and leading on statutory reporting and annual audit, including:

• Ensuring financial procedures and delegated authorities are fit for purpose, adhered to and up to date
• Ensure compliance with applicable legislation and regulatory guidance for financial and tax reporting
• Ensure compliance of all statutory requirements and accounting in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) and the Companies Act
• Lead on the preparation of the Annual Statutory Financial Statements, liaise with auditors and ensure accounts are filed on time with the Charity Commission and Companies House

How to apply