Senior Finance Manager

World Jewish Relief provides life-saving and life-changing action to people in crisis around the world. We work with our trusted local partners to help people survive the consequences of conflict and disaster, to thrive and rebuild their lives. We deliver programmes using our expertise, with urgency to achieve maximum and sustainable impact for those within and beyond our community.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Finance Manager to join our Finance & Resources team. This is a new role responsible for improving finance processes and for building stronger financial literacy and financial management across the organisation.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading budgeting and forecasting processes for the organisation.
• Ensuring accurate budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting for UK and International Programmes.  
• Embedding a Business Partnering culture across the Finance department.  
• Preparation of monthly cash flow statement and day to day treasury and investment management. 
• Reviewing and signing off monthly and quarterly reconciliations ensuring issues are rectified promptly.
• Reviewing & posting monthly payroll.  Make recommendations for any payroll process improvements to the Director of People & Culture.
• Devise and deliver training to budget holders and staff with financial responsibility to enable them to undertake their responsibility in an effective manner.

You should have:

• A recognised accountancy qualification.
• Relevant senior accounting and financial management experience in a medium sized charity, not for profit or public sector organisation.
• Excellent communication skills with experience of explaining complex financial information to non-financial staff and of delivering in-house training.
• Experience of producing regular management accounts, cash flow forecasts, budgets and other financial reports.
• Experience of running or inputting into monthly payroll process.
• Advanced excel and finance software skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy across every aspect of your work.
• A proactive, enthusiastic, flexible and open approach to engaging with colleagues, suppliers and supporters.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits including:

• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays and Jewish holidays. After 2 years’ service holiday entitlement increases to 25 days.
• Pension scheme – we contribute 5% to the World Jewish Relief pension scheme.
• Life Insurance – up to 3 times salary to nominated beneficiaries.
• Health Cash Plan – cash back to cover the costs of dental treatment, optical care, specialist consultations and a range of complementary therapies.
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay.
• Employee Assistance Programme – free, confidential advice or support with any personal or work. related concerns or free counselling if needed.
• Season ticket / travel to work loan.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• On Friday the office closes at 3pm.
• We encourage flexible working and offer a range of flexible working options

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

World Jewish Relief promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We invite and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from candidates of different ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation and of faith or none that meet the criteria set out for this role. You don’t need to be Jewish to work for us, but you must share our desire to assist those who need help based on their vulnerability, not their identity, recognising the dignity and potential of all people.

To apply

Please upload your CV and answer the following application question:  

We are looking for someone with demonstrable ability and aptitude to improve finance processes. As part of your application we are keen to understand your experience of process improvement.  In no more than 400 words please cover the following four points: outline the original process and the purpose it served; explain how you went about identifying its inadequacies; set out the steps you took to devise the improvements; explain the effect achieved both for the finance team and other beneficiaries.

Interview dates: 19th & 20th February (TBC)