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Carers UK is the leading national charity for unpaid carers. The Finance Manager is responsible for the management of the financial accounting functions of the organisation, for the preparation of statutory accounts, regular management reports, the preparation of all tax returns, supporting budget holders and assisting them fulfil their responsibilities, and for compliance with statutory requirements including compliance with tax laws and regulations.
 

About the role

The Finance Manager will work closely with colleagues across the organisation, including the nation offices, supporting and advising, building excellence in standards within the finance office and injecting innovative solutions to the organisation’s financial strategy.
 

About you

We are looking for a proactive and visible finance professional who is able to engage and build relationships across the organisation as a pivotal member within a values led high performing organisation. You will be a qualified accountant with proven track record of financial management awareness and a solid understanding of charity audits and statutory accounts preparation. You will have the ability to work with staff across the organisation in supporting good financial governance and oversight of financial operational matters. You will have the ability to analyse financial information and present this in a suitable format for the audience. You will have good ability to meet deadlines, be IT literate with an emphasis on financial systems, spreadsheets, Quickbooks and Excel. You will be highly organised with excellent attention to detail and be able to work with minimum supervision.

The role will involve the management of the day-to-day financial activities, VAT, gift aid, payroll and the monthly, quarterly and annual reconciliations and statutory accounts preparation. The job holder will work closely with the Chief Operating Officer, Finance Officer and volunteers within the team. There will be a requirement to work closely with the income generating staff, budget holders, auditors, banks and credit card providers on a regular basis. The Finance Manager will be responsible for managing the Finance Officer and Finance volunteer. 
 

Diversity and inclusion

Carers UK is committed to becoming a diverse and truly inclusive organisation. We strive to create a workplace where our colleagues and volunteers can truly be themselves and feel like they belong and constantly seek to ensure all voices are heard.

To embrace this culture of diversity, our employee and volunteer recruitment should reflect our stakeholders and the society that we serve and support, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, physical abilities, disabilities or religious practices. We value individual diversity and are actively building diverse teams here at Carers UK and value our colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds.

As a membership charity for carers, we particularly seek employees and volunteers with a real understanding of the issues faced by carers. Reasonable adjustments can be made to the process and role dependent on the needs of the applicant.

At Carers UK, we want our application process to be as accessible as possible. If you need any adjustments to apply please email the recruitment team to discuss.

The closing date for applications is Friday 24 July 2026, 5pm.

Carers UK anonymises all applications prior to shortlisting.

Carers UK are actively interviewing as we receive applications. 

Carers UK reserves the right to appoint at any stage, should an outstanding candidate emerge.

Carers UK may carry out online and social media checks before a formal offer is made.

The Royal Collection Trust cares for one of the largest and most important art collections in the world.

Held in trust by His Majesty The King for his successors and the nation, it operates without recourse to public funds, reinvesting income from visitors and commercial activity into conserving the Collection (comprising of more than a million objects), and extending public access across Royal residences and galleries in the UK and through loans and exhibitions worldwide.

As Head of Finance, you’ll lead the finance function, helping to deliver Royal Collection’s strategy by ensuring the highest standards of financial control, reporting and strategic support across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading the Royal Collection Trust finance team, you’ll oversee the delivery of a full range of financial and management accounting services.
• Supporting the Chief Finance Officer, you’ll play a key role in shaping and delivering financial strategy, overseeing the annual budgeting process and ensuring robust financial planning and forecasting.
• You’ll take ownership of the annual accounts process across both the charity and its trading subsidiary, managing relationships with auditors and ensuring compliance with all relevant accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Overseeing monthly management accounts and commercial reporting, you’ll ensure stakeholders have clear, accurate and timely insight to support decision-making across admissions, retail and wider operations.
• With responsibility for taxation, treasury and financial controls, you’ll ensure strong governance across VAT, corporation tax and cashflow management.
• Working closely with senior stakeholders across Royal Collection Trust and the wider Royal Household, you’ll provide strategic financial advice, building strong business partnering relationships.
• You’ll lead, motivate and develop your team, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement and high performance.

And in all you do, you’ll help ensure that income generated supports the care, conservation and public enjoyment of an extraordinary national collection.

The role is principally based at Buckingham Palace, with occasional travel to other Royal Collection Trust locations, including Windsor and Edinburgh.

Essential Criteria

• A qualified accountant (CCAB), you bring strong technical expertise across financial reporting, audit and accounting standards, including FRS102 and the Charities SORP.
• With significant experience in financial leadership roles, you’re confident overseeing the budgeting cycle, forecasts and management reporting in a complex organisation.
• You’re an excellent communicator, able to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels, translating complex financial information into clear, actionable insight.
• You’ll have a strong understanding of VAT and corporation tax, alongside experience in financial modelling, advanced excel skills and a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Exposure to finance transformation or systems implementation projects would also be beneficial.
• Highly organised and adaptable, you’re comfortable managing competing priorities and working to tight deadlines within a dynamic environment.
• An experienced people leader, you’re skilled in developing teams, managing performance and building capability for the future.

Benefits 

What we offer:

We know that to deliver our best work; we need to feel at our best. That’s why at the Royal Household we offer a generous benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and life priorities.

• Enjoy 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days pro rata (plus bank holidays) dependent on the length of time you have worked for us.
• Our excellent non-contributory pension plan (we’ll contribute 15% and you can contribute more if you wish) is highly valued by our employees, as is complimentary lunch on-site to keep you fuelled throughout the day.
• We also offer a range of leave options to support your life priorities, such as parental pay and leave and volunteering days, as well as benefits to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
• Other perks include 20% off at our Royal Collection Trust Shops and complimentary admission tickets across all our locations, along with many more exclusive employee discounts.

FINANCE DIRECTOR - financial leadership role in a national STEM charity. 

Drive financial sustainability, strengthen governance and help inspire the next generation of engineers.

The Smallpeice Trust inspires young people to pursue engineering and STEM careers, helping build the future talent pipeline through innovative educational programmes and partnerships. 

As Finance Director, you will be a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, providing strategic and operational financial leadership across the organisation. Reporting to the CEO and working closely with Trustees, you will strengthen financial governance, improve forecasting and management information, and support informed decision-making across the charity.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead financial strategy, planning, budgeting and forecasting 
• Strengthen financial controls, governance and risk management 
• Deliver robust management information, KPI reporting and analysis 
• Lead statutory accounts, audit and regulatory compliance 
• Develop and support a high-performing finance team 

Benefits:

• Pension (7% employer contribution)
• Life Assurance
• Private Healthcare

This role will suit a qualified accountant with significant senior finance leadership experience, strong commercial judgement and the ability to operate effectively at both strategic and operational level. This high-impact role is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a mission-led charity while helping to shape and modernise the finance function for the future.

Please see the candidate pack for full details.

• Location: Holly House, Leamington Spa / there is an expectation that you will spend 2 days a week in the office
• Closing date: 29 July 2026
• Charisma vetting interviews must be completed by: 6 August
• Interviews with the Smallpeice Trust: 
  • 1st stage: w/c 10 or 17 August 
  • 2nd stage: w/c 24 August 

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.

Finance Officer (Income)
Salary: £36,000 per annum
Hours: 33.75 hours per week (Monday–Friday, 9.15am–5.00pm)
Location: Central London
Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 days per week in the office initially, reducing to 1 day per week once established in the role
Contract: 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract (Maternity Cover)

Are you an experienced Finance Officer with strong income reconciliation skills and experience working with CRM or membership systems?

We're recruiting on behalf of a well-established professional membership organisation for a Finance Officer to join their collaborative finance team during an exciting period of systems transformation. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working with financial data, investigating discrepancies, improving processes and taking ownership of reconciliations.
The organisation supports a large membership base and manages significant volumes of subscription and fee income, making this an ideal opportunity for someone with experience in membership, subscription or recurring income environments.

The Role

This position is predominantly focused on income accounting (70%), with a smaller purchase ledger/accounts payable element (30%).
Working closely with the Finance Leadership team, you will be responsible for managing high-volume income transactions, reconciling data across finance and CRM systems, investigating anomalies and supporting the organisation through a major CRM migration project. This is a hands-on role that would suit someone who is confident working independently, interrogating data, investigating discrepancies and identifying practical solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Reconcile income across bank accounts, CRM and finance systems.
• Investigate and resolve reconciliation discrepancies.
• Process membership and subscription income.
• Manage direct debit collections, refunds and income allocations.
• Extract, analyse and interrogate CRM data and financial reports.
• Support the migration to a new CRM system.
• Process supplier invoices and support purchase ledger activities.
• Reconcile company credit card expenditure.
• Assist with month-end processes and finance administration.
• Maintain accurate financial and CRM records.
• Support wider finance projects and process improvements.

About You


You will be someone who enjoys working with large volumes of data and can confidently investigate issues, identify trends and propose improvements.
Experience dealing with membership fees, subscriptions, deferred income or similar recurring income streams would be highly advantageous.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience within an income-focused finance role.
• Significant experience of high-volume bank reconciliations and income reconciliations.
• Experience working with CRM, membership or customer database systems.
• Experience extracting, analysing and interrogating financial data.
• Experience reconciling transactions across multiple systems.
• Sage experience is essential.
• Strong Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP.
• Purchase Ledger / Accounts Payable experience.
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.

Benefits Include

• Hybrid working with office attendance reducing to one day per week once established.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Generous employer pension contribution.
• Private medical insurance.
• Employee discounts and wellbeing benefits.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Paid volunteering days.
• Supportive and collaborative team environment.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

The Finance administrator provides essential administrative support across the Finance & commercial directorate, acting as the first point of contact for queries and managing key correspondence, banking, credit, procurement, and corporate account processes. The postholder plays a central role in ensuring the finance team operates efficiently and accurately by maintaining records, coordinating transactions and reporting, and supporting stakeholders including suppliers, budget holders, and volunteers.

Direct finance experience is desirable, but not essential, for this role. 

Key skills required:

- Good verbal and written communication skills

- Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload to meet deadlines

- Strong numeracy skills

- High accuracy and attention to detail

Our partner is an innovative international non-profit organisation working to improve health and wellbeing outcomes in low-income countries.

They are seeking a Finance Manager to join their close-knit finance team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role will work closely with both, the UK finance team and colleagues in international offices, supporting effective financial management, reporting, budgeting, forecasting and process improvement across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and consolidate organisational, project and HQ budgets, cashflow forecasts, management accounts and other financial reports to support planning and decision-making.
• Develop, maintain and improve Excel-based financial models, reports and tools for budgeting, forecasting, analysis and organisational reporting.
• Work closely with UK and international colleagues to review monthly financial performance, support budget management and strengthen planning across country portfolios.
• Support donor financial reporting, ensuring expenditure is reported accurately and in line with donor requirements and organisational policies.
• Support payroll, VAT, year-end audit, statutory reporting and wider compliance requirements.
• Work with the finance team to improve finance processes, strengthen controls, streamline workflows and support the transition of accounting software
• Coach and support finance and non-finance colleagues in the UK and overseas to understand financial models, finance processes and financial management requirements.

Requirements

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant, with the ability to operate confidently at Finance Manager level.
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and financial analysis.
• Strong business partnering skills, ideally with experience supporting overseas offices or international teams.
• Experience working with project or grant-funded budgets; donor reporting experience would be helpful.
• Excellent Excel skills, including the ability to create, maintain and improve financial models.
• Strong technical finance skills, including understanding of controls, reconciliations, payroll, VAT, audit and statutory reporting requirements.
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A collaborative approach, with the confidence to support, coach and work constructively with finance and non-finance colleagues.
• Interest in working in the charity, NGO or international development sector.

The organisation operates a hybrid working model, with staff expected to attend the London office 2 days/week. 
This role is only open to candidates with right to work in the UK. 

Candidates are being considered on a rolling basis, and early applications are strongly encouraged. 

Quadrature Climate Foundation

Finance Executive

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Location: Liverpool Street Station

Hybrid working 2 days a week in the office

Quadrature Climate Foundation (QCF) is a philanthropic organisation focused on accelerating climate solutions at the scale and pace required to address the climate crisis. Through strategic grant-making, partnerships and evidence-led decision-making, QCF supports initiatives that can deliver meaningful, lasting impact for people and the planet.

As the Foundation continues to grow its global portfolio and ambitions, we are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Finance Executive to join the team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in a mission-driven organisation, supporting the financial stewardship of significant philanthropic investments that help tackle one of the defining challenges of our time.

About the Role

Reporting into the Finance team, the Finance Executive will play a central role in the day-to-day financial operations of the Foundation.

You will ensure the accurate processing of financial transactions, support grant payments, maintain robust financial controls, and contribute to reporting, treasury activities and continuous improvement initiatives. Working across the organisation, you will collaborate with colleagues, suppliers and grantee partners to provide high-quality finance support and help ensure that funds are managed effectively and responsibly.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their finance career within a purpose-led organisation, gaining exposure to a broad range of financial activities including grant management, treasury operations, financial reporting and process improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Operations & Grant Management

• Manage the end-to-end processing of supplier invoices, employee expenses and card transactions.
• Support the verification and delivery of grant payments, ensuring compliance with funding requirements and internal controls.
• Maintain accurate financial records across finance systems, including Xero and Dext.
• Support budget monitoring through the maintenance of financial trackers and records.

Cashflow, Banking & Treasury

• Support the monthly donation cashflow process in collaboration with programme teams.
• Process banking and treasury transactions, including transfers between accounts and investment vehicles.
• Complete bank reconciliations and investigate payment queries.
• Monitor cash balances and support treasury reporting and cashflow forecasting activities.

Financial Reporting & Assurance

• Assist with month-end close activities, reconciliations and ledger maintenance.
• Prepare schedules and supporting analysis for management reporting, Trustee reporting and statutory accounts.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation and supporting evidence.
• Support compliance with financial policies, controls and external reporting requirements.

Systems & Continuous Improvement

• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of financial data across systems.
• Support finance process automation and reporting enhancements.
• Contribute to systems, controls and process improvement projects.
• Help maintain finance documentation and internal resources.

Business Partnering & Organisational Support

• Provide responsive finance support to colleagues, suppliers and grantees.
• Communicate finance processes and policies clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively across teams to resolve issues and improve ways of working.
• Contribute to a culture of strong financial management and value for money.

About You

We are looking for a proactive and conscientious finance professional with strong organisational skills and a commitment to accuracy and continuous improvement.

You will bring:

• A degree, finance qualification or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience working in a finance, accounting or operational finance environment.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, reconciliations and financial controls.
• Experience using finance systems such as Xero and strong Excel skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• A collaborative and service-focused approach, with strong communication skills.
• High levels of integrity and professionalism when handling sensitive financial information.

Experience within a charity, foundation, grant-making or not-for-profit environment would be advantageous, but is not essential. Experience of treasury activities, cashflow management or international payments would also be beneficial.

Why Join Quadrature Climate Foundation?

This is a unique opportunity to join an organisation at the forefront of climate philanthropy, where your work will directly support funding decisions and programmes that contribute to tackling global environmental challenges.

You'll be part of a collaborative, values-driven team that combines ambition, innovation and rigorous financial stewardship to maximise impact. The role offers broad exposure, developmental opportunities and the chance to build a rewarding career while contributing to meaningful change.

Apply Now

Quadrature Climate Foundation is partnering with Allen Lane on the recruitment of this opportunity.

For a confidential discussion and further information, please contact Iain Slinn at Allen Lane.

Few finance roles offer the opportunity to combine strategic leadership with stewardship of an organisation whose history and cultural significance spans centuries.

Our client is an independent charitable organisation that occupies a unique place in the UK's cultural and civic life. Custodian of an exceptional historic institution, it delivers a diverse programme of community engagement, education, heritage and charitable activities while ensuring that an important part of the nation's history continues to thrive for future generations.

As Finance Manager, you'll become a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, leading the organisation's financial strategy and operations while helping to shape its future. This is a broad and influential role, combining financial management with governance, risk, contracts and organisational planning.

Working closely with the Chief Executive, Trustees and senior colleagues, you'll provide insightful financial leadership, oversee budgeting and reporting, manage the annual audit, strengthen financial controls and support long-term sustainability. You'll also play an important role in developing funding opportunities, managing grants and contracts, and ensuring the organisation continues to operate to the highest standards of governance and compliance.

This is an opportunity to contribute far beyond the numbers—helping safeguard an institution of genuine historical and cultural importance while supporting its continued growth and public benefit.

About you

We're looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with experience in a senior finance role, ideally within the charity or not-for-profit sector.

You'll bring:

• Strong financial management, budgeting and reporting expertise
• Experience of audit, financial controls and cash management
• The ability to communicate financial information clearly to senior leaders and trustees
• A collaborative approach and a track record of improving systems and processes
• A strategic mindset, coupled with a willingness to remain hands-on when needed

Experience of grant-funded organisations or complex stakeholder environments would be advantageous.

In return

You'll join a passionate, collaborative team committed to preserving an organisation of national significance while delivering meaningful charitable impact.

The role offers:

• Salary of £50,000 (£60,000 FTE)
• 28 hours per week worked over four days
• Central London location
• 15% employer pension contribution
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Additional employee benefits

If you're looking for a finance leadership role where your expertise will help protect an important part of the UK's heritage while supporting ambitious charitable work, we'd love to hear from you.

Your new company
A medium-sized, London-based not-for-profit organisation.
Your new role
Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will manage a team of three and take ownership of the smooth running of the finance function and oversee the financial management of the organisation. Duties and responsibilities include overseeing the financial strategy of the organisation; preparing reports and papers for committee meetings and overall responsibility for statutory financial reporting and accurate budgeting and forecasting. The anticipated duration is 6 months+. To start ASAP.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be a qualified Accountant with strong, recent experience as a Head of Finance/Director of Finance for a not-for-profit organisation.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Make Your Numbers Matter!

We’re looking for a Head of Finance to help drive our mission of supporting mental health in Herefordshire. If you’re a skilled finance professional who wants to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you

The Role

You’ll lead all aspects of our finance function, working closely with the CEO and senior team to:

• Lead day-to-day finance, payroll, and reporting
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning
• Ensure strong governance and compliance
• Deliver clear insights to support decision-making
• Line-manage the Finance Officer
• Develop future state planning and insight

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years financial management experience.
• Strong accounting, reporting, and budgeting skills with ACCA qualifications.
• Knowledge of charity finance (SORP desirable)
• Great organisation and communication skills
• A passion for making a difference

Why Join Us?

• Meaningful, community-focused work
• Supportive and friendly team
• Flexible, part-time hours based in central Hereford

Closing Date: Monday 3rd of August 2026

This post will require an Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check. Please note: This vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Your new company
An established London-based charity held in high esteem within the local community.

Your new role
Reporting to the COO, you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of finance and financial operations, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and strong financial controls. Duties and responsibilities include managing the small finance team; overseeing the month-end process and preparation of monthly management accounts. Anticipated duration is 6 months+. To start ASAP. Flexible working.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be a qualified Accountant with strong, recent experience as a Head of Finance within the charity and not-for-profit sector.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Head of Transactional Finance

Location: London (2 days per week in the office)
Salary: Circa £80,000

Contract: 6–9 Months
Start Date: ASAP

A distinguished housing association is recruiting for an experienced Head of Transactions to join a business during a critical period of their finance journey.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proven transactional finance leader to step into a fast-paced environment, stabilise operations, manage a significant backlog, and lead a large AP and AR function through a period of change.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions
• Clear transactional backlogs and oversee reconciliations
• Improve processes, systems and bring structure to a complex environment
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and provide regular reporting

Key Requirements:

• Previous experience as a Head of Transactions, or similar senior transactional finance leadership role
• Strong knowledge of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, team management and system knowledge
• Experience leading teams through periods of change
• A track record of reducing backlogs, improving controls, and delivering operational efficiencies

The successful candidate could come from any sector, with leadership capability and transactional finance expertise being the key requirements.

If you are immediately available or available at short notice and are looking for your next interim assignment, please apply as the role is moving quick.

The Finance Officer will work with the finance team to manage weekly book-keeping, keeping financial records, preparing quarterly reports, and helping with budgeting and forecasting processes, as a member of Ethical Consumer, the UK’s longest running alternative consumer organisation.

Ethical Consumer welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are a multi-stakeholder co-operative with Investor-Members, and the Finance Officer will also play a key role in managing our investors.

Ethical Consumer was founded in Manchester in 1988 as a not-for-profit co-operative to provide ‘information on the companies behind the brand names’ and to promote the ethical use of consumer power. All members share the responsibilities of running the co-operative

About The Role

As a Finance Business Partner, you'll work alongside budget holders across Alzheimer's Society, turning complex financial information into clear insights that support better decision-making.

In a role where every pound matters in the fight against dementia, you'll help ensure our resources reach the places they can have the most impact, whether that's funding ground-breaking research, delivering vital support services, or campaigning for systemic change.
You'll build trusted relationships with stakeholders across the organisation, providing the financial analysis, challenge and support they need to navigate complexity with confidence. Through coaching and partnership, you'll help budget holders strengthen their own financial capability, so that sound financial thinking becomes part of how the Society operates, not something that sits only within Finance.

You'll be part of our Finance and Assurance directorate, where our vision is to be the Society's single point of truth. Working within the Financial Partnering, Planning and Analysis function, you'll be the dedicated finance partner for our Dementia Support and Partnerships directorate, connecting Finance with the teams responsible for providing our services across the UK. You'll translate their plans into sound financial frameworks that enable our mission rather than hold it back.

About you

You're a finance professional with proven business partnering experience who understands that effective partnering means combining accurate numbers with clear communication, constructive challenge and a genuine interest in helping others see the bigger picture. You're comfortable working across boundaries, building relationships at all levels, and coaching colleagues to develop their financial confidence.

- A relevant professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), either fully or part qualified, or qualified by experience.
- Experience supporting business teams with budgeting, forecasting and month-end processes, including ensuring appropriate controls are in place and financial performance is communicated effectively and on time.
- A track record of applying analytical skills to provide financial advice that supports strategic decision-making.
- Experience of identifying and collecting feedback and other data to inform quality improvement and to monitor the performance of processes or tools.
- Good communication skills, with the ability to interpret financial information and present it in a way that tells a clear story.
- The confidence to challenge, negotiate and influence, while taking a balanced view that incorporates different perspectives.
- Experience working with ERP systems. Experience with Unit4 would be particularly valuable, though it is not essential.
- The ability to work independently and manage competing priorities, while knowing when to consult and when to ask for support.

Key Responsibilities:

- Partnering with budget holders across your assigned directorate to provide analysis, insight and recommendations that support effective, informed decision-making.
- Preparing financial reports, budgets, forecasts and business plans, and modelling financial data to support operational and strategic priorities.
- Supporting and challenging budget holders to identify risks and opportunities early, escalating appropriately and agreeing remedial action where needed.
- Strengthening financial knowledge and confidence across your stakeholder group through coaching, training and a partnership-based approach.
- Working collaboratively across the Finance team to design intuitive reports and analysis that meet the needs of colleagues across the Society.
- Advocating good accounting principles and helping to educate, inform and develop others within your directorate and the wider Finance team.
- Identifying cost saving or optimisation opportunities, working closely with colleagues in Procurement and Sustainability to realise these.
- Supporting Senior Business Partners in identifying key performance metrics and collecting routine feedback from partners across the Society to drive constant quality improvement.

You may also line manage a Finance Business Partnering Assistant, role-modelling a high challenge, high support culture where accountability, performance and development go hand in hand.

Are you ready to be a trusted financial partner, bringing both challenge and practical solutions to the people working to make life better for everyone affected by dementia?

Interviews for this role have been provisionally scheduled to take place on Teams during week commencing 27th July and week commencing 3rd August 2026.

Please join us for a Q&A session via Zoom on Tuesday 14th July at 2pm by emailing [email protected] for the joining details.