Finance Manager

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The ideal candidate will be responsible for working with senior management lead and manage operations within GISDA’s finance department. Provide financial expertise to ensure compliance with current legislation for charitable organisations. You would oversee GISDA’s current finance systems including – SAGE, Advantage, accounts on Excel and Payroll. Be comfortable providing monthly financial reports on our projects including preparing budgets and end-of-year accounts. The financial manager would ensure the smooth running of all our finance processes and guide and support staff to complete that work, while being the main point of contact with external agencies in relation to finance matters

Main Duties

• Ensure that the company’s funding sources are used efficiently and effectively to enable the business to carry out its activities related to supporting young people in the area.
• Provide a key role in the preparation and monitoring of the performance and financial data for the use of managers, trustees, customers and stakeholders.
• To manage and co-ordinate the actions and financial resources of the company and ensure that these resources are used efficiently and effectively ensure that they are used purposefully and meet the statutory requirements and acceptable accounting conventions.
• Lead and develop the company’s financial systems and ensure that they are used as intended and meet the statutory requirements and acceptable accounting conventions
• Leading on the development, implementation and monitoring of the company finance handbook, procedures and policies.
• Lead all banking work and be the main point of contact with our bankers.
• Lead the GISDA payroll and oversee all processes (part of the payroll process is currently outsourced)
• To manage any taxation issues that may arise.
• Be responsible for GISDA’s annual accounts and be the main point of contact for GISDA’s auditor and treasurer.
• Responsibility for GISDA’s bank accounts
• Ensure that the staff follow the financial procedures and that our due diligence processes are secure. Undertake internal audits and self-monitoring of our systems including payroll, petty cash and the cafe to ensure we are fraud-proof.
• Analyze performance results and lead on initiatives that identify savings and improve systems.
• Manage the GISDA pension scheme with the appropriate agencies and co-ordinate the provision of information on pension schemes to the appropriate staff.
• To be responsible and accountable for all grant reports to commissioners.
• Work with Head of Business to inform and report to the Charity Commission and Companies House on the annual accounts.
• Supervise all contracts and ensure value for money such as telephone contracts, insurance, photocopier etc.
• Ensure effective communication in all aspects of the work
• Establishing and agreeing on targets with staff
• Monitor staff performance against the targets
• Provide suitable advice and support
• Communicating the needs of the department to the Management Team
• Carrying out regular supervision and annual reviews
• Identify and support the professional development needs of staff

Qualifications & Experience

• Finance Qualification to a level that matches the requirements of the job description (essential)
• 3+ experience managing finance and budgets at senior level (essential)
• AAT Level 4 (or equivalent) (desirable)

Being able to communicate fluently in welsh is essential for this role

For more information and full Job description, visit our website: https://www.gisda.org/en/opportunities/jobs