Head of Finance
- Recruiter
- The Royal Parks
- Location
- The Old Police House, Hyde Park, London
- Salary
- £41,270 - £51,704
- Posted
- 30 Nov 2015
- Closes
- 16 Dec 2015
- Ref
- HF1215
- Job Title
- Finance Manager
- Category
- Leisure, Travel / Tourism
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Head of Finance
Salary: £41,270 - £51,704
Location: The Old Police House, Hyde Park, London
About us
London’s eight Royal Parks are some of the best-loved and most beautiful spaces in the world. Managed by The Royal Parks (TRP), an executive agency of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the parks are enjoyed by millions of Londoners and visitors to each year. The Parks provide 5,000 acres of urban parkland and unparalleled opportunities for enjoyment, exploration and healthy living in the capital.
About the role
This role combines financial management leadership and direction to improve the parks financial capability and awareness.
This post involves a mix of hands on accounting, managing and owning the TRP business budget and forecasting process, making use of various financial packages as well as a more strategic input to financial transactions and completion of Year end annual reports and accounts, also providing support to the Director of Resources on optimal decisions.
Line Management responsibility for 6 staff including two qualified accountants.
About you
To succeed in this senior leadership role, you will need to be a qualified accountant with significant post qualification experience. You’ll need to be skilled to advanced level in Excel, able to manipulate financial data to produce information required for the annual accounts and audits.
You will be able to actively build and maintain a network of colleagues, build strong interpersonal relationships, actively involve partners to deliver financial business outcomes through collaboration and compromise.
To apply
To apply for this role candidates should send a request for an application pack by clicking the apply button and quoting in the subject bar: Your full name and the ref number for the vacancy (HF1215). Once you have received your pack, please complete all relevant sections and follow the submission instructions on the application packs first page, to submit.
Closing Date for Applications is 16th December 2015.