Head of Finance

Your new company
You will be working for this established charity in Edinburgh City centre. This organisation is long-established and evolving and this is an exciting opportunity for a qualified accountant with charity experience to join them as they continue to ensure the effective financial management of the charity and help the organisation to deliver an excellent service to its members. This position is offered on a permanent basis.

Your new role
This is a Head of Department role within the Finance & IT team, reporting directly to the Finance Director.
You will have overall responsibility for financial and management accounting including sales, purchase and nominal ledgers, payroll, treasury, internal reporting, financial systems, stock control and cash handling functions.
You will also liaise with external parties such as auditors and the bank, and with trustees and staff of the Association. You will also be responsible for developing and improving financial controls, processes and systems.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be an experienced, qualified accountant who will help to transform the organisation's financial systems, processes and reporting. You will have strong technical, communications and problem-solving skills w,ith an ability to manage a large team in a complex charitable organisation. You will also have a strong customer service-driven focus with a positive, problem-solving approach. You will also have an ability to lead, motivate and develop people, to develop a positive team culture, and to take your team through periods of change.
You will be comfortable developing and maintaining day-to-day financial controls and processes and will be technically strong and able to contribute to the organisation's ongoing development of financial systems.

What you'll get in return
You will have the opportunity to be part of a fantastic organisation with strong values and a great purpose. This role is one which allows a good degree of autonomy, the chance to lead a team and help shape the organisation in the months and years to come. You will also benefit from a generous annual leave and pension entitlement and ongoing career progression.

What you need to do now
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