Rutherford Cross are recruiting an Interim Finance Manager for a charity on the outskirts of Edinburgh and can pay either on a day rate or fixed term basis.

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for efficient and effective day-to-day management of the Finance Department
• Produce quality and timely financial information, including management accounts, budgets, forecasts, Board and donor reports
• Undertake and manage year-end activities - statutory accounts and audit file preparation & liaising with external auditors
• Internal controls systems – responsible for implementation and maintenance of  internal controls
• Supervision and development of  Finance Department staff
• Managing day-to-day treasury, insurance, & other corporate activities

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified Accountant
• IT (especially excel) and financial accounting packages literate to a detailed level
• Management of a small finance team
• Production and presentation of management information (accounts, cash flow forecasting and budgets)
• Preparation of year end statutory accounts & related audit obligations

Desirable

• Understanding of charity sector and  statutory reporting obligations
• Introduction, and management of processes, procedures and policies
• Corporate Services experience

Your key stakeholders will be the Director of Corporate Services & Finance, CEO and Board members, bank & auditors, Board of Finance & Audit Committee, Funding bodies regulators and Project staff. Your written and spoken communication and interpersonal skills are central to the role.

Please call email your CV to lucyedgar@rutherfordcross.com or call 0131 603 8111 for more detail.