Deputy Director of Operations and Finance

Deputy Director, Operations & Finance (9 month maternity cover)

£75,000 - £85,000 pa

• Are you an experienced Operations Manager with Finance, HR, legal and compliance/risk experience?
• Do you have a proven track record in leadership within a think thank, government department or medium sized charity?
• Are you educated to degree level (ideally with a Masters)?
• Are you available immediately?

If so, a not for profit international "think tank" may be interested in speaking to you.

Your duties will include:

• Overseeing a divisional team (total 11) including 5 direct reports including Projects, HR, Communications, Operations and Finance.
• Directing all functional aspects of running the organisations operations including Financial Management, HR, Legal, Governance, Grants. Project Management, operations and security
• Driving organisational improvement, systems development and strategic growth

Your key responsibilities:

Finance

• Oversee an annual budget of c £5 million
• Oversee the organisations finances, including P & L and management of the finance function
• Prepare and report on quarterly financial statements for the board
• Oversee the completion of the annual audits
• Sage-guard the organisations financial security

HR

• Direct and oversee the work of the Senior HR Manager
• Ensure the organisation complies with all relevant employment law
• Manage a network of consultants including recruitment
• Manage the UK visa and immigration licence

Governance and Compliance

• Support the CEO in Board Management, engagement and recruitment
• Respond to external inquiries in governance or operations from donors and regulators
• Lead the organisations response to any audits by any third parities

Office, operations and security

• Manage Operations in overseeing premises, security, it and day to day operations
• Direct, manage and approve capital improvements
• Lead risk management, business continuity and incident responses

Projects

• Manage and work closely with the Head of Project Operations to oversee all grants and project delivery
• Oversee innovations in systems and processes for grants and project management

Legal

• Manage and safeguard the organisations legal position
• Liaise with lawyers in the UK, US and Germany
• Review and sign-off all contracts
• Issue non-disclosure agreements

To be considered:

• You will be educated to degree level (ideally a Masters degree)
• Strong financial management skills and familiarity with Quickbooks
• Understanding of legal and governance requirements within the UK charity sector

Desirable:

• Accountancy qualification or part qualification
• Additional European foreign languages

The Pro-Recruitment Group consists of five distinct brands: Pro-Tax, Pro-Legal, Pro-Finance, Pro-HR and Pro-Marketing.