TITLE: Interim Head of Decision Support (Finance)
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed term contract - 12 months
SALARY: £75k
LOCATION: 3 days on-site London, Piccadilly (W1J 0BD), 2 days from home.
Immediate start - successful candidates must be able to start in the role within 2 weeks.
About Us
The RA dates way back to 1768 when a group of artists and architects persuaded King George lll to help them to ‘establish a society for promoting the Art of Design'. The original academy, in Pall Mall, was less than 10 meters long. Since then, there have been many changes, though the RA’s core purpose of bringing art and design to a broad audience and championing art and artists still holds true.
The RA is truly a unique place, both as an attraction to our visitors, but also as a workplace. Our people are at the heart of all we do, and we support a broad and inspiring mix of departments; from exhibitions, curators, art handlers, researchers, publishers, and digital to schools and education, visitor welcome, fundraisers, and corporate support.
About the Role
* Responsible for leading, supporting and motivating the Decision Support team during a period of organisational change
* Identify opportunities for development, training and process improvement that maximises the impact of an already high-performing team
* Lead the team and organisation through the annual planning cycle, with an immediate priority being the delivery of the first quarter reforecast of the financial year
* Provide hands on support across a wide range of complex and commercial business streams, including for example: detailed financial modelling of Friends membership scheme, catering contract performance and KPI tracking; retail, art sales and ecommerce performance and stock management
* Provide clear, insightful and impactful reporting of complex financial matters to non-financial stakeholders. Support the team with ongoing improvements in, and automation of, financial reporting. Ensure budget holders are engaging with financial reports and are held accountable for variances to budget
About You
* You must be available to start in this role within 2 weeks
* You must be a qualified accountant with significant senior post-qualified experience
* Experience of managing a team in a large, complex organisation, ideally through times of organisational change
* Excellent working knowledge of Gift Aid, VAT and other UK taxation matters
Our Benefits
* Exhibitions
* Reciprocal Agreements with galleries across the UK
* Enhanced Pension
* Generous employer contributions
* Enhanced Holiday
* 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
* Wellbeing
* Access to a virtual GP Service and Mental Health First Aiders
* Agile Working
* The opportunity to work flexibly
* RA Staff Council
* Where your views are heard and listened to
* Employee Clubs
* Football, Staff Choir and more
To apply, simply submit your CV and our recruitment partner will be in touch. Applications close on Wednesday 29th Oct 10am.