Head of finance

Goodman Masson are delighted to be partnered with Ruach City Church on their search for a new Head of Finance! Who would you be working for? Ruach City Church is one of the largest and fastest-growing non-denominational Pentecostal Christian churches in Europe. Founded in December 1992, the church is known for hosting interdenominational events and has a mission to bring the church to the people with four sites across the UK and regular live streams of their worship. What is the role? Joining the organisation at a pivotal time, with various exciting upcoming projects, you would be reporting directly into the CEO. Main responsibilities include but are not limited to: Overseeing the entirety of the Finance department and four direct reports Acting as a business partner for the Finance department; liaising with various stakeholders at a number of different levels, communicating financial information effectively Budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning to ensure maintained financial health of the Church Responsibility for the year-end accounts and audit liaison Ensuring all financial processes and governance within the Church adhere to up-to-date regulations; developing new policies where necessary What do you need to succeed? A full accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or equivalent) Experience, or desire to be working within a charity finance function Demonstrable, extensive post-qualification accounting experience, having managed teams and interacted with Senior Leadership Teams, The Board, etc. Confident user of Excel and other accounting systems Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate with a variety of stakeholders at differing seniorityPlease reach out directly to (url removed) if you are keen to discuss this further. In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you