Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting

• Manage and oversee month-end processes, including P&L review, balance sheet reconciliations, journals and ensuring the timely production of management accounts, with commentary.
• Produce regular Board Packs including collation of KPI’s, variance reports of actuals against budgets and other ad hoc reports, rolling cash-flows and reserves forecasts.
• Supervise and oversee the payroll and ensure HMRC compliance.
• Create Budget files and work collaboratively across business areas to collate data for annual budgets and reforecasts. Prepare Cashflow budgets and re-forecasts.

Tax

• Prepare and submit quarterly VAT returns.
• Collate information for Orchestra Tax Relief and assist in OTR return. Oversee FET and other tax related matters.
• Ensure suitable training is in place for team.

Statutory Accounting

• Assist in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the CBSO and related entities.
• Prepare for the annual audit, including liaising with auditors, coordination and submission of information, and overseeing the implementation of audit recommendations.

Cash & Reserves Management

• Manage cash flow forecasting to ensure adequate cash levels are maintained throughout the year.
• Actively manage Per Diems, cash floats and other financing requirements.
• Quarterly investment & cashflow reporting for Pension scheme.

Team Leadership

• Actively lead the finance team and assist in all areas as required.
• Manage and develop team members through regular 1 to 1s, identifying development opportunities, and conduct annual appraisals.
• Management of finance accounting systems and training.

General

• Work closely with the Director of Finance & Resources to support the organisation’s objectives and strategic plans.
• Prepare and collate Arts Council England annual return data. Assist with any other funding reporting requirements.
• Attend Audit and Risk committee meetings.
• Assist in review and strengthening of the controls, ensuring that all relevant policies and procedures are robust and that the organisation is meeting its regulatory compliance and reporting requirements in relation to the day to day finance operations.
• Assist in the renewal of annual insurance and insurance claims.
• To undertake additional duties as and when the needs of the business requires it, at the direction of the Director of Finance and Resources.

How to apply

To apply for the Finance Manager Role please send a CV and a supporting statement of no more than two pages of A4 to Hollie Dunster, HR Manager at hdunster@cbso.co.uk

We ask that you complete the equal opportunities information online when you submit your application. The information collected will be treated as confidential and used for to help the CBSO improve its approach to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation. It will not be treated as part of your application.

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