Finance and Monitoring Lead

Key responsibilities:

• Support the securing of income opportunities by providing financial information for bids, grants, and applications.

• Work with project leads and the senior team to ensure the effective management of funds, including tracking and reporting expenditures.

• Develop and deliver financial performance information to assist the senior team and trustees in running the charity, providing valuable financial insights to help make better decisions about formulating and executing the charity's strategy.

• Assist the CEO and Senior Leads in the business planning and budgeting/forecasting processes.

• Support the Director of Services, to manage and review contract rates to ensure competitiveness and maximize income generation.

• Manage the year-end independent examination by liaising and engaging with the external auditor.

• Monitor and evaluate Hooyo Eas Food Enterprise & Chicksand Preschool Business Model.

• Work with the Senior Team and Finance Sub Committee to provide adequate procedures, measures, and systems of internal control appropriate for the nature and size of the charity and meeting statutory obligations.

• Produce accurate monthly/quarterly Management Accounts for the CEO and Senior Management Team, including commentary on significant areas and variances from budgets and Update monthly the cash flow forecast.

• Manage the complete payroll process through QuickBooks and submit relevant deductions.

• Complete monthly payments to HMRC, and year-end submissions in a timely, proactive and accurate manner and deadlines are met.

• Manage accounts receivable and payable, ensuring authorised bills and invoices are recorded and processed on time.

• Enhance income streams, such as registering for Gift Aid and VAT etc.

• Ensure adherence to legal and regulatory requirements, identify and manage financial risks.

• Undertaking administrative tasks as required, being hands-on and fostering a collaborative working environment.

• Proactively monitor and evaluate activities within services business through the development and delivery of effective cross-service monitoring and evaluation, responding to issues and identifying and following-up on opportunities.

• Deputise for Director of Service and the CEO when necessary including attending meetings and preparing and presenting reports.

• Proactively monitor and evaluate activities within services business through the development and delivery of effective cross-service monitoring and evaluation, responding to issues and identifying and following-up on opportunities.

• Support/seek new business opportunities, develop, and draft funding bids, and produce and lead on tender responses, and produce progress reports For the fundraising team.

• Develop business case funding/tender reports for funders, commissioners and the Board of Trustees.

• Support the CEO strategic leadership role as an active member of the Senior Management Team, including being proactive in providing solutions to strategic issues with and for colleagues.

• Participate actively in strategic planning process in the following ways:

- Leading /inputting on the planning and development of projects (both existing and new); and

- Proactively alerting staff and trustees to potential opportunities and threats to the charity.

• Lead on the delivery of a sustainability plan, evidenced by Monitoring and evaluations outcomes.

• Oversee designated project budgets for services and produce reports related to these.