At CrossReach, we are proud to support people across Scotland, delivering essential services in care, education, and social support. Our mission is rooted in compassion, dignity, and faith, ensuring we positively impact the lives of those we serve. With a strong commitment to excellence, we are looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our team until the end of 2025 and play a vital role in helping us deliver our vision.
The Role
As a Finance Business Partner at CrossReach, you will be at the heart of our mission, providing financial expertise to ensure the sustainability and effectiveness of our services. This is a project-based role and you will work closely with the Director of Finance & Resources and operational teams, to deliver insights and strategies that enhance financial performance and drive meaningful outcomes for the people and communities we support.
The role is based in the East of Edinburgh, near Joppa; however, some travel to services and regional offices across Scotland will be required. We also offer flexible and hybrid working.
About You
You will be a skilled and motivated finance professional with a strong commercial and strategic mindset. Your ability to build relationships and communicate effectively will be key to your success in this role. A successful candidate will hold a professional accounting qualification, such as ACA, ACCA, or CIMA or possess equivalent experience. They will have proven experience in a finance business partner role or a similar position, ideally within a not-for-profit or care environment. Strong analytical skills are essential, enabling the interpretation of complex financial data and the ability to translate it into actionable insights.
The role requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence and advise stakeholders at all levels. Advanced proficiency in financial systems and tools, such as Excel, Sage, or similar software, is crucial. Additionally, the candidate should demonstrate a commitment to CrossReach’s values and a passion for delivering impactful services.
Experience in the third sector or social care as well as knowledge of Scottish financial and regulatory requirements for care services would be advantageous.
What We Offer
At CrossReach, we value our team and the vital role they play in delivering our mission. We offer:
* A supportive and inclusive working environment, grounded in our core values.
* Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
* A competitive salary and benefits package.
* The chance to make a real difference in the lives of individuals and communities across Scotland.
We are looking for colleagues who are organised, comfortable working independently, and have a track record of working in a fast-paced and varied environment. You should be naturally optimistic and empathetic, with a can-do attitude. In line with our ethos of building meaningful relationships, applications from those with experience of collaboration are particularly welcome.
Successful applicants will have a positive attitude towards dementia, along with excellent communication skills and a caring manner. A pro-active approach to learn and participate in training will also be expected.
Are you an experienced Finance leader who’s on the lookout for a fresh new challenge? We could have just the role you are looking for!
We have an exciting opportunity to join Cornerstone as our Head of Finance on a full-time, permanent basis.
Reporting to our Director of Finance, you will be responsible for the management and development of our Finance function, ensuring the provision of accurate, reliable, and timely financial information and analysis to support our organisation in its activities. This is a varied role which encompasses many aspects within our Finance department.
Location
This role can be based in any of our main offices (Aberdeen, Dundee, or Glasgow), or part of our hybrid working model. If opting for hybrid, we would need you to live within a reasonable commute of Aberdeen, Dundee, or Glasgow. There will be occasions that we'll need you to travel to other Cornerstone branch locations (travel expenses will be reimbursed as set out in Cornerstone’s expense policy with travel reimbursed by HMRC legislation).
The Role
As a member of our Senior Leadership Team, you'll contribute to the delivery of Cornerstone's strategic, operational, and departmental plans.
You'll assist our Director of Finance to establish and maintain effective financial management and business support to ensure that appropriate financial policies and management information systems are in place to guarantee ongoing stability and growth.
Providing an accounting service to all departments and areas within Cornerstone, you'll combine your accounting skills with effective financial management to provide concise communications to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
You'll have responsibility for the preparation of monthly financial reporting and monthly written reports analysing performance and mitigation steps where necessary. You'll also support the preparation of annual budgets, monitoring reports, forecasts, and annual accounts.
Please see the Role Profile attached to our advert for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
About You
What we'll need you to bring:
* Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline
* Recognised chartered accountancy CCAB qualification
* Knowledge and experience of the legal and charitable framework
* Experience of leading, developing, and managing a Finance team to deliver high quality and service within a similar type or size of organisation
* Proven experience in the development and maintenance of financial controls, policies, and procedures
* Good analytical and evaluation skills with the ability to understand and carry out complex numerical and financial calculations and analyse data
* The ability to transfer strategy into operational and departmental work plans
* Meticulous attention to detail
* Effective communication and interpersonal skills
* Strong organisational skills with the ability to plan and organise work
* Proven track record of working to tight deadlines and simultaneously managing several initiatives
* The ability to identify quality processes and procedures with the ability to communicate these clearly verbally and in writing
About Us
Established in 1980, Cornerstone is one of Scotland's largest charities with over 40 years' experience providing great care and support for adults and children with various support needs across Scotland.
We operate over 18 local authorities in Scotland and provide a wide range of services to over 2,000 individuals each year. Our focus is to encourage social inclusion, reduce loneliness, and improve health, independence, and wellbeing by working closely with the people we support and their families, setting personal goals with them, and ensuring they receive the care and support they need to live the best life possible.
We are always flexible and responsive in meeting the ever-changing needs of the people we support and work closely with individuals and families to agree what sort of support will work best for them.
Our strategic aims:
* To become an expert provider of services to people with learning disabilities, autism, and complex care needs
* To be the best employer in social care in Scotland
* To achieve stability and sustainability which supports future developments.
If you’re up for the challenge and think you have what it takes, then apply today with your CV and cover letter, we'd love to hear from you.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited along to an interview in person at our Glasgow office on Thursday 26th January 2025.
The successful candidate will need to undertake a Standard Disclosure check through Disclosure Scotland.
Aberlour is Scotland’s leading children’s charity and has been recognised as a Top 100 best places to work winner by the Sunday Times for 2024.
Our strategy is to be bold and brave, to ensure that every child in Scotland has an equal chance. As an organisation, we are ambitious to deliver real and lasting change for children, young people, and families.
We are committed to doing all we can to deliver on Scotland’s Policy aspirations (The Promise, UNCRC) to be the best place to grow up for all children, young people, and families.
What we are looking for...
Due to the postholder’s retirement, this is an exciting opportunity to join our team.
You will play a key role in leading and delivering the best care and support for children. As an experienced leader, you will work with key strategic partners in Moray and Highlands to design and deliver services and models of care that offer the required support for children, young people, and families.
You will oversee the leadership and management of our established services including our registered disability residential and respite service, our community youth support service both located in Elgin, and our service for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children based in Inverness. You will also work with commissioners to identify future needs and growth opportunities.
You will have demonstrable management-level experience in social care within the public, private, or voluntary sector. You will thrive on building positive relationships with commissioners, local government, NHS, other third sector partners, and trusts to identify opportunities for growth and additional funding. You will also be driven to influence local and national strategy, policy, and practice to the benefit of vulnerable people.
You will hold a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 9 or above plus a management qualification at SCQF level 8 or above.
To find out more about the requirements of the role check out our jobs page on our website.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead lasting and meaningful change for children, young people, and families.
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme, life assurance worth 3x salary, and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.
MYPAS promotes the health and wellbeing of young people across East Lothian and Midlothian and currently focuses on working in the areas of mental health, substance use, and LGBT+ support. MYPAS is a community-based organisation with charitable status and based in Dalkeith, Midlothian.
The postholder will be responsible for providing counselling to young people aged 12-18 within a holistic service. The postholder will also develop and promote further therapeutic work both within and outwith MYPAS.
Qualified to Diploma level (or equivalent) in a counselling therapeutic discipline, a member of a recognised professional body (e.g. BACP, COSCA), and have experience of working with young people, you will also be committed to delivering a service according to best practice and within community settings.
The postholder will work within a multi-disciplinary service and work effectively with other agencies in partnership settings. Contributing to the wider MYPAS service, the postholder will ensure that young people are worked with using a holistic approach through effectively linking the work of the Therapies team with other areas of MYPAS’ work as well as that of partner organisations.
This post may require regular evening and occasional weekend work.
Special conditions:
* The post is funded for a fixed term of 3 years (continuation dependent on MYPAS securing further funding)
* The post may involve evening working and occasional weekend working – to be negotiated depending on client needs
* You must be able to travel across Midlothian
* This post is funded by the Henry Smith Charity
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