Jonathan Goodfellow
Finance Manager @Families Outside
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WORK HISTORY
Finance Manager @Families Outside
Edinburgh, GB
Hold overall responsibility, oversight and monitoring of the financial activity and operations of the organisation- Excellent management accounting skills and monitoring of income/expenditure- Excellent budgeting skills re: setting, adapting, monitoring and managing- Lead on analysing financial, quantitative and qualitative data to produce reports- Excellent knowledge of the restrictions on income and accounting restricted and unrestricted practice- Excellent pre-audit prep skills for annual accounting and OSCR requirements- Excellent skill at income/payment tracking and the ensuing bank reconciliation- Clear understanding of charity financial needs and complex funding landscape- Excellent and articulate in writing funding applications- Excellent at writing reports and meeting deadlines for stakeholders- Excellent office management skills.ACHIEVEMENTS:Upon taking up post, identified the financial risk to Families Outside with heavy reliance on statutory income. Redressed this balance to make it a 50/50 split of reliance on statutory income and charitable trusts. Have since taken this further and included more “pots” such as local government and corporates to reduce risk further.Led on the development of a family support database to capture the diverse needs of stakeholder requirements.Improved cost efficiency at Families Outside to ensure 83% of resources go to service support with minimal spend on overheads, and was pushing for sufficient capacity for infrastructure and fundraising prior to deciding to leave.
EDUCATION
University of Glasgow
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Gryffe High School
High School
SKILLS
ABOUT JONATHAN GOODFELLOW
I am the Finance Manager of Families Outside, a Scottish voluntary organisation that works on behalf of families affected by imprisonment. I have worked with the charity since 2005 and define my role as a financial expert, fundraiser and a fixer of problems.The main elements of my current role are- Hold overall responsibility, oversight, monitoring of the financial activity and operations of the organisation- Excellent management accounting skills and monitoring of income/expenditure- Excellent budgeting skills re: setting, adapting, monitoring and managing- Lead on analysing financial, quantitative and qualitative data to produce reports- Excellent knowledge of the restrictions on income and accounting restricted and unrestricted practice- Excellent pre-audit prep skills for annual accounting and OSCR requirements- Excellent skill at income/payment tracking and the ensuing bank reconciliation- Clear understanding of charity financial needs and complex funding landscape- Excellent and articulate in writing funding applications- Excellent at writing reports and meeting deadlines for stakeholders- Excellent office management skills.PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES- Strong technical financial and accounting knowledge- Excellent critical thinking and data analysis- Compassionate, empathetic, and non-judgmental- Articulate with excellent writing skills- Excellent attention to detail- Strong interpersonal and communication skills- Excellent mathematical abilities- Great sense of humour- Effective working individually or as part of a team- Honest, resilient, determined, and self-aware- Excellent written and verbal communication- Excellent systems management skills- Excellent financial leadership and management skills- Confident presentation skills.IT SKILLS:Sage 50 Accounts : excellentMS Outlook : excellentMS Teams : very goodMS Excel : excellentMS Word : excellentMS Access : very goodMS Power BI : goodMS SharePoint : very goodMS OneDrive : very goodGoogle Chrome : excellentAdobe Pro : excellentWord Press : very goodADDITIONAL SKILLS- Website maintenance/development- Policy development- I.T. support and setup- Event coordination.INTERESTS- I have an interest in and practice meditation and mindfulness- Love gardening and DIY and always have a project on the go- Enjoy writing, having taken time out to develop my writing skills and pursue a career as a screenwriter- Fascinated by and watch/read a lot on true crime, wartime history and European history.
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