Head of Resources and Assurance
Ritz Recruitment
- Central London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead and manage responsibility for Finance, resources, audit and risk
- Reporting to Audit Committee and Council on year-end accounts, audit, investments and risk management
- Managing the annual financial audit and report findings to CE&R, Audit Committee and Council and implement these.
- Be the financial business partner for all departments.
- Develop a forward-looking financial strategy to underpin the Strategic and Business Plans
- Lead on the development of the annual budget setting process, in collaboration with departments, to support the Strategic Plan and annual Business Plans, and manage budget performance in year, including the staff cost budget.
- Report on budget performance
- Monitor the potential for efficiency savings across all departments to control costs
- Run the monthly internal Governance/Risk meeting
- Report to the Audit Committee and Council on risk management.
- Work in partnership with internal colleagues to ensure the regular review of the risk management framework, including the upkeep of the risk register to reflect the current business climate.
- Ensure preparation of accounts/year-end accounts; compare, analyse and report on performance
- Undertake monthly payment run and ensure BACS payments are appropriately authorized
- Regular one to one meetings and feedback
- Initiate and manage ad hoc projects related to finance, IT, audit and risk, which may impact across all departments
- Appraise and manage financial elements / impact of projects, and report findings.
- Where appropriate, analyse efficiency savings arising from project delivery/ implementation.
- Evidence of Working collaboratively with the rest of the organisation on Finance, IT, Audit, Facilities and risk matters
- Able to move between strategy and operational detail. Willing to proactively pick things up outside of job description
- Engages on a personal level and invests time in building relationships with all levels including non-executives and staff
- Forward thinking, able to anticipate challenges and bring others on the journey with them towards solutions which prevent escalation.
- Professional Accounting Qualification required
- Experience of Identifying and reporting on financial trends and budget performance; forecasting risks and opportunities.
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