Finance Manager

About the role

As the Finance Manager, you will work with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and Trustees to ensure the charity’s finances are being utilised as intended and in line with the charity mission.

While the role will include;

• overseeing the day to day financial activities performed by the Finance Assistant who will report directly to you and;

• ensuring accuracy of the monthly reconciliations

the position will also play an important role in developing new finance processes and controls for the business, in addition to working strategically across all teams

What you will do

You will be responsible for the following:

• Management of the day to day accounting function

• Financial Reporting

• Budgeting & Forecasting

• Cash Flow Management

• Financial Analysis

• Internal Controls

• Compliance

• Strategic Input

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a Qualified accountant with a recognised accountancy body or working towards the final stages who is dynamic, forward thinking, team player with a ‘can do’ attitude and a real passion to deliver.

You will have excellent communication and people skills, and be someone who will fit our positive culture and support the delivery of successful projects.

It is essential you have:

• Solid knowledge of financial and accounting procedures and control processes

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills

• High level of computer literacy and comfortable using multiple databases

• Advanced excel skills, including importing and manipulating data

• Exceptional attention to detail

• Working knowledge of accounting software, ideally Sage or Xero

• Ability to record information in a concise, accurate and legible manner

• Ability to work under pressure and meet targets and deadlines

Ideally the candidate will have experience in the charity/not for profit sector but we welcome applications from people looking to move into this career.

This a new role for our charity and the job description is a draft. It will be updated and agreed upon after completion of an initial 3 month review by the charity and the successful candidate.

Following a successful induction and probationary period this will be a hybrid role working 22.5 hours per week with flexibility to work between the hours of 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday and of which 7.5 hours per week must be worked in the office.