Job: Finance Manager, Feedback Global, Hybrid, UK
Date: 16 Sep 2024
About the Organization
Feedback is a UK- and Netherlands-based campaign group working for food that is good for people and planet. We want a world where:
* All people have secure access to delicious, culturally appropriate food that is nutritious and does not cause environmental harm.
* Global supply chains, farming, and fishing contribute to food sovereignty, good livelihoods, mitigate climate change, and enable nature to thrive.
* Communities have agency to create food economies that are inclusive, equitable, resilient, and celebratory.
To meet these objectives, we carry out the following activities:
* We ideate and advocate for policy change and regulation.
Exciting opportunity reporting directly to the Executive Director, responsible for all financial management of the organisation. Accountable for quality and reliability of finance reporting, management and controls, and for their support of the other parts of the organisation.
Advising and supporting Feedback EU and our associated Community Interest Companies (Sussex Surplus CIC and Alchemic Kitchen CIC) and partners on financial activities.
Position Responsibilities
Finance Strategy
* Financial planning and direction.
* Protection of financial position.
* Reporting to SMT.
* Development and management of control procedures.
* Cash management.
Finance Team
* Ensure team alignment to organisational goals.
* Manage and develop Trainee accountant.
* Create a safe, supportive, collaborative, strong team environment.
* Develop and maintain accurate, efficient financial accounting processes.
* Ensure accounting transactions are suitably approved and in line with contracts.
* Ensure timely, quality, relevant management information and reporting.
* Prepare project reports for funders.
* Ensure all external reporting requirements and filings are satisfied.
* Create and manage annual organisational budget.
* Liaise with project managers to ensure project funding is managed appropriately.
* Liaise with and maintain effective working relationships with external parties.
* Manage Unrestricted reserves.
* Provide fresh eyes and innovation to our financial ways and methods.
* Streamline our processes wherever possible.
Contracting
* Review and agree Funder contracts.
* Manage and develop contracts to be used with sub-grantees and consultants.
* Make the funding process as easy and supportive as possible.
Governance
* Responsible for annual audit and funder audit requirements.
* Maintain strong relationships with auditors and banks.
* Ensure compliance with all statutory and legal reporting and management requirements.
* Convene quarterly Finance Committee meetings and required reporting.
* Manage financial risks appropriately and with care.
Terms of Employment
3 or 4 days per week (22.5 - 30 hours per week), with flexibility over working hours.
Location
This role is based in London at our offices in Tottenham Hale, with the possibility of hybrid working at home and in the office (minimum attendance in the office is 1 day per week on average).
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