the royal air forces association is a charity providing a range of welfare support and membership services to serving and former members of the raf and their entitled dependants head of finance location leicester hours full time salary following a restructuring we are recruiting into a new post of head of finance who will assist the director of finance it with the overall financial management of the association including production of statutory and management accounts and the preparation and monitoring of budgets heshe will oversee the management of the finance department ensuring that income and expenditure is processed promptly and accurately to be considered for this senior appointment you must be a fully qualified accountant with experience of the preparation of accounts budgets and vat returns you will also need to evidence experience of working in and managing a finance team within a similarsized organisation and be proficient with the use of sage ideally you will have knowledge of charity accounting and sorp requirements knowledge of gift aid and experience of preparing pension fund accounts some national travel is required and so you will need to have a driving licence closing date thursday 7th february 2013 interviews wednesday 20th february 2013 to apply and for further information please click the apply button you will then be taken directly to the employers website once you have visited the employers website please follow their instructions on how to complete the application please note the job board may ask to upload your cv to register but you will be required to complete an application form from the employers website cvs will not be accepted a disclosure baring service check is required registered charity in england wales sc in scotland no agencies please