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Director of Finance

COREcruitment

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Pride In London

Year after year, London’s Pride celebrations bring people together in amazing ways. The connections and community we build lay the groundwork for a brighter, more inclusive future. Now’s your opportunity to play a meaningful part as a Pride in London volunteer.

Pride in London is embracing a renewed sense of purpose that resonates with everyone. We stand as a beacon to highlight ongoing challenges within the LGBTQ+ community, even amidst progress. Our roots intertwine the protest origins of Pride with the spirit of celebration.. Our guiding values – Visibility, Unity, and Equality – drive every step we take.

Our incredible team is a blend of passionate staff and volunteers who champion diversity, inclusivity, and understanding. We hail from diverse walks of life, forming a vibrant community of change-makers. Our ultimate goal? To amplify awareness of LGBTQ+ matters and advocate for the rights that ensure equal lives for all.

With a diverse and dedicated year-round team of around 150 volunteers, we orchestrate Pride in London, the incredible event that unites us all. Your unique voice can contribute to the symphony!

Pride in London stands committed to truly representing every facet of our community. We celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion. Our focus is on enriching the diversity of our volunteers, ensuring that Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled, Trans, and all communities are vividly reflected within our teams.

Volunteer Role

We are looking for an experienced, hands on yet forward-thinking Director of Finance who can get behind managing the detail and financial structure of the organisation.

You will be a valued member of the team who will help us with immediate short-term success, but you will also be an integral part of shaping the future.

Responsibilities

  • Oversight of the finance and accounting strategy, ensuring the organisation meets its budget responsibilities.
  • Direct the day-to-day accounting operations including oversight of accounts payable and receivable, maintenance of the general ledger, reconciliation and expenses.
  • Prepare, analyse and present financial reports (income statements and balance sheets) in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate monthly and annual financial statements to the board.
  • Own the organisation’s cash flow management, including timely and accurate forecasting.
  • Oversee accounting, audit and tax functions, coordinate activities with external accounting/audit firms.
  • Ensure the legal framework of Community Interest Company (CIC) is compliant, including Companies House.
  • Manage and shape the existing volunteer finance team, and recruiting as necessary, to deliver on the objectives of the directorate.

About you…

  • Fully Qualified Accountant ACA/ACCA/CIMA with 3+ years experience
  • The ability to operate easily between strategic and operational levels.
  • Experience in a finance role including preparation of annual accounts and financial statements, preparing budgets and cash-flow forecasts, developing financial systems and controls
  • Demonstrable advanced skills and knowledge of Excel, as well as accountancy software (working knowledge of Xero would be beneficial)
  • Experience in dealing with auditors
  • Good people and interpersonal skills with experience in communicating and influencing effectively across the organisation, including at senior and board level
  • A thorough understanding of accounting standards.
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Knowledge of legislative and regulatory frameworks.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.

 What you’ll get joining Pride in London

  • Be yourself, no masks!
  • Friendly Induction, year-round Training
  • Opportunity to be a crucial part of delivering the Pride in London Parade
  • Expand network
  • Connect with Volunteers
  • Commitment to celebrating diversity and promoting inclusivity

Diversity & Inclusion

Our volunteer team is more than amazing – they inspire great ideas, generate needed sponsorship, drive forward our operational plans, capture Pride moments and help make Pride in London a fantastic place to volunteer and work.

We endeavour to attract and recruit a diverse mix of employees and volunteers who are representative of the diversity in our LGBTQ+ communities which gives us a great opportunity to have access to a broad range of ideas and allows us to deliver an inclusive event that you expect from Pride in London. Therefore, we actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, particularly women, people of colour and those from the trans and non-binary communities.

Location: Greater London

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