Responsibilities:
• Management and development of financial reporting processes and systems • Reporting on Financial management and governance • Reporting on Financial performance to the main board quarterly • Audit Committee secretary – preparing and circulating agenda and papers and taking minutes • Managing relationship with auditors accounting and tax advisors and responsible for obtaining timely advice • Responsible for finance, tax and VAT planning and management for the company, subsidiaries and group • Responsible for the production by the finance team for statutory accounts – company subsidiaries and group • Responsible for the production by the finance team of annual statements of grant usage in accordance with the grant offer letters • Primary point of contact for government funding providers on grant claim and other financial matters • Coordinating monthly cash forecasting to provide monthly grant claims and assisting budget holders in forecasting • Responsible for all aspects of tax, national insurance, and payroll for group companies • Responsible for all aspects of VAT for group companies • Responsible for all aspects of property taxes • Managing banking relationship • Responsible for Group Treasury policy and its implementation • Managing all activities relating to Inland Revenue, Compliance and Financial Analysis • Ensuring the achievement of reporting deadlines and accuracy of financial information • Managing central and corporate budgets, cashflow forecasts and assisting budget holders in complying with set budgets • Compliance with financial aspects of grant offer letters • Coordinating with internal audit function risk management and control improvement • Maintaining and improving internal financial controls and procedures • Provide finance team support for the head of business support who is responsible for business planning, performance monitoring and measurement.
Operations responsibilities: • Management of collection of receivables from the Energy Efficiency Loans Scheme, overview of disbursement and management of existing Regional loans schemes. • Management of collection of receivables from to Salix Finance Limited
Management Responsibilities: • Management of the Finance team of 7 people, including training and personal development
Governance Responsibilities: • Secretary to the Audit committee (four times a year) • Reporting to the Board as required (once a year minimum)
Key Performance Indicators: • CT meets all funding provider financial requirements • CT meets profit targets • Service Co achieves profit targets • No breaches of financial control procedures • No qualifications of accounts(joint and severally) by auditors • CT meets all statutory financial duties • Maintenance of company’s solvency through efficient management of funds • Accounting policies and procedures are developed, agreed and applied appropriately • Annual internal audit review of internal controls reveals no material issues. • Satisfy all business requirements for periodic and ad hoc financial information in the required format • All tax liabilities are met within statutory timetables, therefore incurring no penalties (Including VAT) • Compliance with P11D
Qualifications:
ACA with substantial post qualification experience
Work experience:
• Financial control • Corporate finance and/or corporate planning experience • Strong commercial perspective • IT literate (agresso) • Experience of managing a team of finance professionals • Practical/hands on approach • Excellent communication style • Ability to influence and engage as a peer at board and senior levels
To apply for this role applicants should send a CV of no more than 2 pages to human.resources@carbontrust.co.uk
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