Director of
Finance
Application Pack
Kick London, a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales no.48315
and a registered charity no.1100072
KICK’S MISSION
At KICK, we are motivated to respond to a sense of hopelessness in many young people today as 1/3 of young
people aged 15 identify with a mental health condition, 2million grow up without a father at home, many are
disconnected from local communities with 95% now not attending church. We aspire to see a generation of
young people who will reach their God given potential; where communities have been socially impacted; and
where spiritual change has transformed a nation. Our mission is to transform young people’s lives, with
God's love, through sport and support. We do this through values-driven physical education, street dance,
mentoring, chaplaincy in schools and community KICK Academies to impact a sense of hopelessness and give
them a hope for the future and a joy in the present.
KICK work in Infant, Junior, Primary, Secondary, Pupil Referral Units, Private and Special Schools to deliver
the following services with Christian values embedded throughout every session:
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PE National Curriculum - Transformational Street Dance
Solutions Focused Mentoring - Schools based Chaplaincy
In all that we do we seek to live out our values to encourage young people to be aspirational, to be
compassionate in all circumstances, to deliver excellent quality sessions, and to be intentional in building
relationships and sharing the Gospel with young people every day and to show integrity in our decision-
making at all times. We are a growing charity, currently working with over 100 schools and have established
30 KICK Academies across the UK. Our staff team has more than doubled over the last 3 years, with KICK now
employing over 90 staff. As an organisation, we are engaging with over 30,000 young people every week and
are coming closer to achieving our vision to reach a generation of young people within a generation of time.
KICK APPLICATION PROCESS
Please send your CV and covering letter to our Director of HR – beccilee@kick.org.uk
Your covering letter should include the following areas and should clearly show how your skills and
experience meet the requirements for this post.
Aspirational - We believe in being aspirational towards our young people and in all that we do.
Please share your aspirations within the role of Finance Director and how to intend to drive the role to be a
success.
Compassionate – We believe in showing compassion to every young person we engage with.
Please tell us about your experiences as a Christian and how you have shown compassion within
interactions with colleagues and key partners previously.
Excellence – We believe in striving for excellence in every area of our work and learning.
Please tell us about your previous experience where you have shown excellence in your approach and
execution of projects, as well as how your skills and experience are relevant to this post.
Intentional Relationships – We believe in taking opportunities and making intentional relationships with
both young people and partners of KICK.
How are you suited to serving and developing the work of KICK through your management and leadership?
Integrity – We strive to be a people of integrity in our actions and all our decision-making.
What makes you stand out from others to make us bring you in for an interview?
If you do have any questions, please connect beccilee@kick.org.uk
Kick London, a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales no.48315
and a registered charity no.1100072
KICK JOB DESCRIPTION
Director of Finance
London/Outside negotiable
Title:
Based in:
Hours of work: Part Time (3 days)
Line Manager: Chief Executive Officer/Chief Operations Officer
Salary: £43,900 - £45,250 (pro rata to 3 days ACTUAL £26,340 - £27,150)
Role Purpose:
The purpose of this role is to help deliver KICK’s vision by providing direction to ensure strategic
and operational financial oversight. This will include day-to-day tasks such as, financial planning,
budgeting, reporting and financial analysis. The successful candidate will provide both strategic
and financial guidance to ensure that KICK’s financial commitments are met excellently and
accurately. The role will also involve working closely with both the Senior Leadership Team as well
as the board of Trustees to provide strategic recommendations and maintain and grow a solid
foundation for KICK to grow.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
Financial Strategy
• Ability to advise the CEO and board on financial strategy to achieve business objectives.
• Provide financial guidance for company activities, including investments, mergers, and
acquisitions.
• Contribute to commercial negotiations with customers and suppliers.
• Embody our ACEII values and work together with other KICK leaders and managers to
enhance quality practice and standards across KICK.
Financial Management
• Oversee and optimise financial management to maximise returns to ensure tight controls
of finances, resources and contracts to meet budget, targets and outcomes.
• Create and manage KICK's budget, forecasting, and planning processes to optimise our
finances.
• Responsible for accurate and timely monthly finance reporting to the Senior Leadership
Team and Board on KICK performance.
• Responsible for processing and running payroll, along with sessional payments and
expenses.
• Ensures stability, establish discipline, sets financial benchmarks and manage financial risks.
• Responsible for billing and chasing invoices.
• Complete KICK's Annual accounts, engaging auditors and meeting Charity Commission
compliance.
• Responsible for the management of our Bookkeeper to ensure targets are met, as well as
providing line management support and guidance.
Kick London, a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales no.48315
and a registered charity no.1100072
Impact Measurement and Systems
• Embody our ACEII values and work together with other KICK Managers to enhance quality
practice and standards across KICK.
• Responsible for a data dashboard, Impact Measurement and updating management
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information at KICK.
Identifying and maximising effective IT hardware, software and systems to ensure efficient
processes to enhance KICK operations and prepare us for growth.
Person Specification:
Proven Experience
- A qualified accountant.
- Proven experience in a senior management role.
- Experience of strategic planning and business development.
- Experience of complex and multi-dimensional problem solving whilst having a clear
knowledge of the options, impacts, risks when suggesting a resolution.
- Experience of communicating with senior executive leadership in matters of strategic
importance. The applicant should have the ability to influence internal and external partners
to understand and accept concepts, practices and approaches of the job area.
- Experience of collating monthly accounts and annual accounts as well as managing various
budgets across an organisation.
Skills and Abilities
- A good understanding of IT packages and systems.
- A forward thinker with the ability to be proactive in improving current activities and
processes.
- Ability to empower, motivate and lead others through supporting teams to succeed,
investing in the capabilities of staff and providing clear feedback.
- Ability to show responsibility and accountability for quality outcomes whilst keeping a firm
focus on priority management.
Personal Qualities
- The Desire to own, guards and deepen KICK’s Christian ethos, vision, mission and values.
- Able to take the initiative and be a self-starter.
- Passionate to see young people and staff progress and achieve their full potential.
- Clear Enhanced DBS.
Kick London, a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales no.48315
and a registered charity no.1100072
Professional Competencies
MASTERY PATHWAY: DIRECTOR
Directs as Head of a Function for the organisation. Establishes and
implements tactical and operational plans for the function, with significant
impact on the achievement of Functional Results. Focus is on strategies (3
years or less) to achieve organisational results, which may require
substantial development of new processes, standards or operational plans
to achieve strategies.
Seeing the big
picture
Achieving
entrepreneurial
outcomes
A
Changing and
improving
Building capacity
for all
C
Making effective
decisions
Delivering at pace
Managing a quality
service
E
Owns, guards and deepens KICK’s Christian ethos. Prays through
decision and discerns way forward in organisational matters. Scans
the political and wider context to maximise the impact of
implementation strategies. Facilitates continuous improvement;
transforms services and supports Strategic Aims.
Eg
1-
5
Identifies new opportunities, considering market forces and
customer needs. Promotes innovative business models, new
commercial partnerships and secures agreements to deliver added
value to KICK’s mission.
Nurtures and drives growth. Provides a sense of safety. Forward
thinking and proactive. Responsible for improving entire processes
or systems, leveraging on personal experiences and best practices
to improve the competitive position of the organisation.
Continuously seeks ways to improve process implementation and
build a leaner, more flexible and responsive organisation.
Empowers others to self-organise. Fosters a sense of connection
and belonging. Responsible for developing mid to long-term plans
to optimise their responsibilities with talent required to succeed.
Coaches and invests in the capabilities of staff, to be effective now
and in the future - giving clear, honest feedback and supporting
teams to succeed as a conscious unconscious competence.
Effective in ability to delegate and matrix manage Directorate
Problems are frequently complex and multi-dimensional, requiring
broad-based consideration of variables that impact multiple areas.
Directs evidence-based strategies, evaluates options, impacts,
risks and solutions to understand the root cause. Predictive ahead
of being reactive to future problems.
Leads from the front showcasing timely performance with energy
and taking responsibility and accountability for quality outcomes.
Keeps a firm focus on priorities, addresses performance issues
resolutely, fairly & promptly. Typically has substantial latitude for
hiring, firing and promotion within guidelines.
Creates an environment to deliver the desired operational service
standards. Shapes senior managers to lead others and projects.
Open to new ideas and fosters organisational learning. Requires
advanced business knowledge, general management, and
leadership capability to lead functional teams. Typically has
broader practical experience across multiple professional
disciplines, combining theory & past practical experience for KICK’s
practices.
Leading and
communicating
(Internal)
I
Is visible, establishes a strong direction and persuasive future
vision; manages and engages with people in a lovingly truthful
way. Able to communicate with senior executive leadership in
matters of strategic importance. May be required to negotiate and
Kick London, a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales no.48315
and a registered charity no.1100072
compromise to influence internal and external partners to accept
concepts, practices and approaches of the job area.
Communicates with partners within and outside of own job
function, internally and externally. Rapidly responsive in personal
communications. Adept at leveraging possibilities for the
organisation from external interactions. Approachable to partners,
delivering organisational objectives by creating an environment
that is available to challenge however uncomfortable.
Accountable for Directorate performance ensuring tight controls of
finances, resources and contracts to meet budget, targets and
outcomes. Builds a performance culture where staff are given
space, authority and support.
Collaborating and
partnering
(External)
Delivering value
for money
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Skills
Typically, a Degree or equivalent experience, QTS and minimum
15 year’s experience of leadership and management.
Kick London, a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales no.48315
and a registered charity no.1100072
