[Hiring] Finance & Operations Manager @Intersect MBO

Role Description

The Finance & Operations Manager is a hands-on role responsible for the effective day-to-day management of Intersect’s core financial operations, while also supporting wider operational activity across the organisation.

• Working closely with the Head of Operations, Finance team and fractional CFO.
• Ensures that financial processes, reporting, controls and governance are accurate, reliable and well managed.
• Provides operational financial information needed for effective budgeting, forecasting and organisational decision-making.
• Coordinates specialist accounting, statutory and compliance activity where required.
• Supports the wider Operations function with cross-functional processes, systems, administration and improvement initiatives.

Core Accountabilities

• Financial Operations & Reporting
  • Manage the day-to-day operation of Intersect’s Finance function.
  • Coordinate monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting.
  • Maintain visibility of cash position, expenditure, commitments and financial performance.
  • Oversee payments, reconciliations, financial systems and close processes.
  • Ensure financial records and supporting information are complete, accurate and appropriately maintained.
  • Provide clear financial information and analysis to the Head of Operations, Executive Director and wider leadership.
  • Identify and investigate financial variances, anomalies or emerging issues.
• Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Planning
  • Coordinate organisational budgeting and forecasting activity.
  • Maintain accurate budget and forecast information.
  • Track actual and committed expenditure against organisational plans.
  • Provide reliable financial data and analysis to support resource planning.
  • Support scenario planning and financial modelling where required.
• Financial Controls, Governance & Compliance
  • Maintain and continuously improve financial controls, policies and approval processes.
  • Ensure appropriate segregation of duties and financial governance.
  • Coordinate audit preparation, statutory reporting and other financial compliance requirements.
  • Maintain clear documentation and evidence supporting financial processes.
  • Identify financial risks or control weaknesses and escalate material concerns.
  • Support effective purchasing and supplier controls in partnership with Procurement.
• Operational Coordination & Improvement
  • Support the Head of Operations with wider operational planning, coordination and improvement activity.
  • Identify opportunities to simplify or strengthen processes across Finance and Operations.
  • Support the development of repeatable, well-documented and scalable operational processes.
  • Coordinate operational activity that crosses Finance, Procurement, Administration and other functions.
  • Support organisational and entity administration, governance activity and coordination with external advisers.
  • Contribute to operational projects and priorities outside the core Finance remit.
  • Help maintain clear ownership, documentation and follow-through across operational processes.

Decision-Making Scope

• Owns:
  • Day-to-day financial operations and processes.
  • Financial reporting coordination and accuracy.
  • Financial controls and supporting documentation.
  • Finance systems, reconciliations, payments and close processes.
  • Budget and forecast tracking.
  • Financial process improvement.
• Leads:
  • Monthly and periodic financial reporting cycles.
  • Operational budgeting and forecasting coordination.
  • Audit and statutory reporting preparation.
  • Financial controls and process improvements.
  • Finance-related operational projects and initiatives.
  • Cross-functional operational activity assigned within the Operations function.
• Consults:
  • Head of Operations on financial performance, risks, controls, operational priorities and material issues.
  • Executive Director and Heads on budgets, forecasts and financial information.
  • Fractional CFO, accountants and specialist advisers on technical accounting, tax, statutory and complex financial matters.
  • Procurement on purchasing controls, supplier commitments and cost governance.
  • Wider Operations teams on cross-functional processes and operational improvement.
• Does not own:
  • Overall organisational or Operations strategy.
  • Executive financial decision-making or organisational resource allocation.
  • Specialist technical accounting, tax or legal advice where external or fractional expertise is required.
  • Senior oversight of functions sitting within the wider Head of Operations remit.

Success Measures

• Financial operations run reliably, accurately and with clear ownership.
• Financial reporting is accurate, timely and trusted by leadership.
• Budgets and forecasts are maintained with clear visibility of actual and committed expenditure.
• Cash, expenditure, commitments and material financial issues are visible and understood.
• Financial controls are proportionate, documented and consistently applied.
• Audit and statutory processes are well coordinated with minimal findings.
• Finance processes become increasingly efficient, repeatable and scalable.
• Operational work crossing Finance and other functions is effectively coordinated.
• The Head of Operations has reliable financial information and operational support.

Qualifications

• Strong practical Finance experience within a complex, scaling or evolving organisation.
• Experience managing or coordinating day-to-day financial operations and reporting.
• Strong experience of budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and financial controls.
• Good understanding of accounting principles and the ability to work confidently with accountants, auditors and senior Finance professionals.
• Experience with payments, reconciliations, month-end processes and financial systems.
• Experience supporting audit, statutory reporting or financial compliance activity.
• Strong analytical capability and attention to detail.
• Able to translate financial information into clear insight for non-financial stakeholders.
• Strong process improvement and systems-thinking capability.
• Comfortable taking ownership of work outside a narrowly defined Finance remit.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional communication skills.
• Comfortable operating in an evolving environment where structures and processes continue to mature.

Desirable

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant, or equivalent experience.
• Experience working within an internationally distributed or multi-entity organisation.
• Experience supporting corporate/entity administration or governance requirements.
• Experience working within a not-for-profit, membership or similarly complex organisation.
• Previous experience in a role spanning both Finance and broader business operations.