Director of Finance and Operations

Director of Finance and Operations

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Mary’s Meals serves nutritious school meals to more than 2.4 million children living in some of the world’s poorest countries. The promise of a meal attracts these hungry children into the classroom, giving them the energy to learn and hope for a better future.

Reporting to the Executive Director and serving as an integral member of the Mary’s Meals UK senior leadership team, the Director of Finance and Operations contributes significantly to the organisation’s overall strategic direction and is a source of inspiration, direction, and encouragement for staff and volunteers – both within the Finance and Operations directorate and the wider Mary’s Meals UK team.

Key duties include:

• Make a significant contribution to the organisation’s overall strategic direction and growth, as part of the senior leadership team, and safeguard financial stability, security and probity.
• Continually protect, demonstrate and promote Mary’s Meals’ values both within the organisation and with external stakeholders, and maintain a positive, healthy and safe working environment for all our people.
• Drive forward strategy in the areas of Finance, Operations, Facilities; IT Systems and Data Insight – and maintain robust oversight of key systems, processes, controls and day-to-day operations.
• Ensure the organisation is always in compliance with relevant legislation and regulations – including company law, charity law, employment law and data protection – and uphold best practice in all key areas.
• Maintain robust accounting processes and financial controls which deliver accurate income and expenditure recording, and safeguard good stewardship of the funds entrusted to us.
• Oversee production of quality monthly management information, analysis and forecasting; produce the statutory accounts; facilitate the successful completion of the annual external audit process; and prepare robust budgets.
• Ensure the appropriateness of the key assumptions included in the charity's medium-term financial plan and annual budget proposals – and provide clear advice to the Executive Director and other senior colleagues on such matters.
• Work with Mary’s Meals International to strengthen IT security; and manage, maintain and enhance Mary’s Meals UK’s maximisation of key business systems.
• Develop, enhance and maintain the operational and strategic risk registers, and support the Executive Director and trustees in good organisational governance and effective risk management.
   

The above list is not exhaustive. More details on the role and duties can be found in the recruitment pack below. 

If you are passionate about using your skills and experience to make a real difference in the lives of children all over the world, we would love to hear from you.