United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Head of Central Finance

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice. We actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. We support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 75 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

Plan International is embarking on an ambitious and exciting change process, to make the organisation more relevant, bold, engaging and effective in a new global context, ensuring we make a stand for all children’s rights, through a focus on girls and other disadvantaged children.

The Opportunity

The Group Finance department at International Headquarters (IH) provides financial services to support the €700 million global operations of Plan International across 50 Program Countries, 4 Regional Offices, International Headquarters and the 20 National Organisations which are the independent members of Plan.

We are currently recruiting for a Head of Central Finance to provide financial services to the staff and operations at Headquarters and management accounting and financial planning to Headquarters budget holders and the Executive Team. This will include ensuring that management reporting is delivered on time and in agreed formats to enable sound financial management, and that statutory audits and compliance reporting are efficiently managed and that the annual budget and quarterly re-forecasts are prepared in accordance with the group reporting timetable, supported by informative analysis and budget options.

You will be a key business user of the SAP BPC consolidation and reporting system to interrogate and investigate the financial data for central operations.

This role will manage and develop a team of approximately five.

Do you have what it takes?

A qualified account with significant post qualification experience you will have experience of UK GAAP, VAT, PAYE and Corporation tax and strong knowledge and experience of applying financial accounting controls. Experience of SAP BPC and SAP Finance would be preferred.

You will have experience of leading and developing a finance team and the ability to manage competing priorities. You will communicate effectively, with tact and diplomacy at all levels and demonstrate an ability to influence and motivate others. Consistent decision making is imperative as it the drive to promote continuous improvement, innovation and learning.

Please click on the following link for a full job description and person specification; https://www.dropbox.com/s/bkh26shb494wfrn/Head%20of%20Central%20Finance….

Location: Woking, Surrey (approximately 23 minutes from London Waterloo)

Type of Role: Permanent

Reports to: Director of Finance

Salary: £48-60000 per annum

Closing Date: Friday 10th June