Our standard Full Time Equivalent hours are 35 hours per week, unless otherwise specified in the job advert.
Swim England is the national governing body for swimming in England.
We help people learn how to swim, enjoy the water safely, and compete in all our sports.
Our vision is of a nation swimming and we strive to inspire everyone to enjoy the water in the way that suits them. We work with our partners to create engaging programmes that enable everyone to be active, have fun and stay healthy through swimming.
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- Maternity Cover - Fixed-Term Contract
- Minimum of 3x Days a Week Onsite
- 35 Hours a Week (Mon-Fri)
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and collaborative Head of Finance Partnering to join us on a maternity-cover basis, leading a team of three and overseeing Swim England's core finance-partnering activity.
You will lead budgeting, forecasting, management accounts and financial reporting, working closely with budget holders and senior stakeholders to improve financial understanding, accountability and decision-making.
A key priority will be helping to embed Oracle NetSuite, improving reporting and identifying opportunities to streamline our month-end processes.
Key Responsibilities
In this role you will:
- Lead, manage and develop a team of three Finance Partners.
- Oversee budgeting, forecasting, management accounts and month-end.
- Provide financial insight, guidance and constructive challenge to budget holders.
- Support the Finance Director with financial modelling, analysis and reporting.
- Oversee financial reporting for externally funded programmes.
- Help embed Oracle NetSuite and support the adoption of new processes.
- Improve financial reporting, controls and ways of working.
Skills and Experience
Essential
- Significant management accounting, budgeting and forecasting experience.
- Proven experience partnering with non-finance stakeholders and senior managers.
- Confidence managing, supervising or developing finance colleagues.
- Advanced Excel and financial-modelling skills.
- Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder-management abilities.
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification, or substantial equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Experience using Oracle NetSuite or a comparable ERP system.
- Experience within a grant-funded, charitable, public-sector or sporting organisation.
- Experience supporting externally funded programmes and improving finance processes.
Please be advised that we cannot offer visa sponsorship and that you must have right to work in the UK to apply or be considered for this role. If you are a non-UK/EU National, you must have an appropriate working Visa to undertake employment. You must also be working within the UK to apply or be considered for this role, due to the public liability insurance Swim England holds.
Swim England is committed to inclusion and embraces the spirit of equality legislation. As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role are guaranteed an interview. We are also piloting a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for applicants from ethnically diverse backgrounds. Candidates who opt in to the scheme and demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview. Applicants can indicate if they wish to opt in by answering the relevant question within the application form.
Where possible, Swim England will always make reasonable adjustments for accessibility to anyone who requires it.
All appointments will be made on merit, following a fair and transparent process, in line with the Equality Act 2010. However, the organisation may employ positive action where candidates from underrepresented groups can demonstrate their ability to perform the role equally well.
Swim England is also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
Swim England and the Amateur Swimming Association
The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Ltd is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status. Registered charity number 1175603. Registered company number 10931571.
Swim England Trading Limited, registration number 3001915; Swim England Events and Sponsorship Limited, registration number 11186835.
All companies are registered in England and Wales at registered office: Pavilion 3, SportPark, 3 Oakwood Drive, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3QF.
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