JOB DESCRIPTION HEAD OF FINANCE
• School project finance – ensuring that school capital projects are accounted for and delivered on budget. Claiming grant appropriately and promptly.
• Gift aid – operating a central system for accounting for donations made to the parishes under gift aid, recovering tax relief and ensuring parishes comply with HMRC audit requirements.
• Purchase, sales ledger and cash book administration – ensuring invoices are paid and raised in a timely fashion and that bank reconciliations are completed and reviewed regularly. Undertaking cash requirement forecasts to ensure availability of cash for parish and diocesan requirements.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience • Strong financial, analytical and numeric skills • Experience of managing an accounts office • Leadership and people management skills
• Knowledge of accounting and regulatory requirements relating to charities • Experience of budgeting, planning, management reporting and cash planning • Knowledge of investments • Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office • Excellent attention to detail • Ability to deliver to strict timetables whilst being responsive to ad hoc requests for support
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