If you are a qualified accountant looking to give something back, this is a brilliant opportunity to support the success of a charity that connects communities and creates local greenspaces.

The Finance Manager will provide financial administrative, accounting and bookkeeping support to ensure the smooth financial running of The Orchard Project. They will produce regular management accounts, coordinate the preparation of the statutory accounts, lead on charity budgeting and forecasting, produce financial documents for funders, and report to the Finance & Compliance Committee (a sub-committee of the Board).

The Orchard Project is the national charity for community orchards. Our vision is that everyone, in cities across the UK, is within easy reach of a thriving community orchard. Our mission is to bring orchards into the heart of urban communities.

Orchards were once a significant part of the UK’s natural environment, but many have been lost to urban development. We want to remedy this, and bring the magic of orchards into cities and areas of urban deprivation, where the environmental and social benefits of greenspace and community growing can make such a big difference.

We inspire and train communities across England, Scotland and Wales to create, restore and maintain community orchards for the benefit of people, communities and the environment. We have been around since 2009, supporting about 600 community orchards in our time.

We provide ongoing support for groups as well as running accredited training programmes in orchard management and forest gardening. Our project work is varied and we work in a range of settings including prisons, schools and in the diverse communities that we serve.

Our total annual income is around £600k, and we have a staff team of 18 people.

Our charity raises funds (£2.2m+) and awareness for a leading charity in Pakistan that provides a holistic formal education for 260,000+ underprivileged children - 50% girls, in 1,833+ school units with all-female teaching faculties.

We are looking for an experienced and skilled Finance Manager to join our team. Reporting to the CEO, you will be expected to provide accurate, insightful financial information to the CEO and the Board, helping them drive and shape the charity’s financial strategy. You will also liaise directly with our banks, work closely with our external auditors, and help improve and streamline the charity’s financial processes and systems.

This is an exciting time to join our growing team, in a role that offers you the opportunity to rapidly grow and make a real, tangible difference in the lives of disadvantaged children and women.

Job purpose

The Bridge has been supporting women's health and wellbeing since it was formally set up in 1932 and today we continue the pioneering work of the radical women who laid the foundations.

Our various income streams include: income our gym, venue hire and café activities; revenue from leases, investments; and funding and donations. The diverse range of activities makes for a fascinating and ever-changing financial landscape within our small yet growing Charity.

You’ll be a key part of developing a forward-looking financial strategy to help us maximise our income and expenditure management to ensure the best outcome for the people we support in the community. You’ll be our go to person, efficiently and accurately overseeing the Charity’s day to day financial management. You’ll work closely in all that you do with the Senior Management Team.

Summary of role

Reporting to the CEO and Finance Sub-committee of the Board of Trustees, you’ll be a key member of the Senior Management Team and will assume responsibility for the financial operations of the Charity, including:

• developing a forward-looking financial strategy for the Charity
• management of the Finance Officer and oversight of the day to day financial management
• producing and presenting the annual budget and forecasts
• monitoring the Charity’s cash flow and providing proactive advice
• producing relevant financial reporting and analysis to allow effective decision making
• supporting managers in the delivery of their individual services and development of new income streams
• liaising with external auditors and fund managers
• continuously improving finance processes.

Please see the Job Description for more information. 

To apply, please complete the Application Form and send a C.V by Sunday 5 June at midnight. 

Interview invitations will take place w/c Monday 6 June. 

Interviews will take place w/c Monday 13 June.

Koestler Arts, the UK’s best-known prison arts charity, is looking for an organised and experienced Part-time Finance Manager to manage its accounts.

For 60 years, Koestler Arts has been encouraging people in the criminal justice system to take part in music, writing, design, performance, and the visual arts, and we showcase this unique work to the public through exhibitions, displays, events and publications.

We are looking for a part time Finance Manager working 21 hours per week (days / hours to be agreed), who will process all of our financial transactions, use Sage software to provide financial data for our budgeting and fundraising, organise our annual audit, and support other team members with financial tasks.

With relevant experience and plenty of enthusiasm, you will bring a combination of efficiency and attention to detail. You will be warmly welcomed in our busy team and supported by our chief executive, though also need to work from your own initiative. 

Applications must be made using our application form, which can be downloaded from this page or from our website, where you can also download a full job description. Please do not send a CV. The closing date is 9am Monday 20th June. We look forward to hearing from you.

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research is Britain’s oldest, and one of its most prestigious independent research institutes.  We specialise in applied social and economic research, combining high academic standards with relevance to policy making.  Our reputation for quality and independence, outstanding networks and unrivalled location at the heart of Westminster makes us the ideal base to build a national profile for academic or policy research that makes real impact. 

We are seeking a Finance Manager to join the Administration team.  The purpose of the role is to formulate and implement NIESR’s financial and accounting practices, to support its business objectives and to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

The essential requirements we are looking for in the successful candidate are:

Experience

1. Post-qualification experience of:
   • Preparing end of year accounts for audit purposes
   • Preparing budgets and cashflow forecasts
   • Developing and reviewing effective financial systems and controls.
   • Preparing management accounts
2. Successfully managing multiple competing priorities while meeting deadlines and objectives in a high- pressure environment.
3. Innovating in the development of processes, procedures and information systems to support the work of your team and maintaining these effectively.
4. Effective leadership and line management in a financial or other relevant environment.
5. Experience using accountancy software, and the ability to use MS Excel to high level (including pivot tables).
6. Some knowledge of Access or willingness to learn

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

1. Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent).
2. Knowledge of the operational and technical aspects of payment processing, ledgers, credit control, bookkeeping and provision of management information.
3. Strong analytical and numerical skills with a high level of attention to detail.
4. The ability to produce accurate and concise reports to inform organisation decisions and objectives
5. Understanding of charity/non-profit accounting requirements and recognition of the challenges faced.

The following are required of all roles with the organisation.  However, you do not need to address these in your application.

• An understanding of and commitment to Diversity & Equality

• Willingness and ability to work hours outside of normal office hours on occasion (time off in lieu will be granted).

Willingness to work flexibly in response to changing organisational requirements.

Winston's Wish is a national charity providing support to children who have been bereaved. Our vision is of a society in which grieving children and young people get the support they need, when they need it.

We are currently seeking a Finance Manager to oversee the daily operation of our finance function and ensure that it operates effectively and efficiently.

You will have financial experience, be IT literate, and have knowledge of finance packages such as Xero. You must be able to work quickly and accurately with data, have strong communication and teamwork skills, and be able to use your own initiative.

In return, we can offer an interesting and rewarding environment where you can make a real difference.

Winston’s Wish is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from individuals who bring fresh perspectives and experiences. Should you require the recruitment pack or application form in a different format, or any other reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know.

Did you see the word ‘Diocese’ and think that this role isn’t for you? If so, do think again. Our staff come from a wide range of backgrounds. Some of our jobs require the jobholder to be a practising Christian, but not all, and this role doesn’t require you to be. What’s important is that your values align with ours, and you want to work for an organisation that makes a real difference to communities and people’s lives.

We are looking to appoint a Finance Manager who can apply their skills and experience to the variety of work that this role entails. It is a key, busy, fast paced and wide-ranging role, responsible for all aspects of the day to day accounting, and part of a small finance team.

You will combine a strong track record in successful financial management with a high attention to detail and excellent communication and time management skills. Efficient, timely and accurate processing and analysis is key, along with using your own initiative. You will also have a proven ability to work with a diverse range of stakeholders, which includes trustees, bishops, staff, vicars, auditors and volunteers in the 214 parishes across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

At the Diocese of Truro we really value work-life balance and employee wellbeing and are committed to supporting your development. We offer additional benefits such as flexible working, a range of wellbeing activities and the Church of England Pension Scheme with 9-15% employer contributions. More information on our website.

Applications only accepted through the Church of England Pathways site. No CVs.

Deadline noon on Friday 27th May 2022

Interviews Thursday 9th June 2022

We are looking for a highly organised Finance Manager to join our finance team and play a pivotal role in the day-to-day running of the department. Deputising for the Head of Finance as required, you will thrive on detail, your contribution ensuring the accurate and timely reporting of Watershed group accounts and assisting in the development of our financial processes

Marine Society and Sea Cadets are seeking to appoint a Finance Manager to join the team in London. Working on a full time basis, in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £35,000 - £37,000 gross pro rata depending on experience.

Marine Society and Sea Cadets (MSSC) is a leading maritime charity in lifelong learning and personal development and is the governing charity of the Sea Cadet Corps (SCC), a civilian voluntary youth organisation engaging some 15,000 young people over 400 Sea Cadet Units, throughout the UK. The SCC offers a wide range of youth opportunities with the same enduring objective – to give young people the best possible head start in life through nautical adventure and fun.

We are seeking a Finance Manager, who is studying for, or already holds, a CCAB qualified accountant, preferably with finance experience in a charity of comparable size. You will need the enthusiasm, vision, professionalism, expertise and experience to control and be responsible for many aspects of the charity’s finances, and to provide high quality financial advice and support to the charity’s staff and business. You will work closely with the Financial Controller.

Key areas you will focus on as a Finance Manager include:

• Maintain, manage and control the charity’s accounting books and records.
• Manage the charity’s accounting receipts and payments and other transactions, perform control checks and reconciliations as appropriate and in accordance with best accounting practice.
• Manage and lead the staff of the Finance department.

What we're looking for in our ideal Finance Manager:

• Good general level of formal education
• Part-Qualified CCAB accountant (active studying)
• An excellent management and financial accountant with excellent numeracy
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively

In return as our National Booking Centre & Training Coordinator you will receive:

• 25 days’ annual leave pro rata
• Training opportunities and professional development
• Pension Scheme
• Life Insurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• season ticket loans
• Eye Care

Closing Date: 23 May 2022

Interviews:W/C 23 May 2022

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our National Booking Centre & Training Coordinator, then please click “apply” below – we’d love to hear from you!

Applications should consist of a CV and a supporting statement. Without this, we sadly will be unable to consider your application for this role.

Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

 Finance Manager 

The National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR), the UK’s largest funder of research, is actively looking to employ a Finance Manager to join our Finance and Contracts team based in Twickenham. 

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Grant Management Group who manage several major health research programmes and infrastructure investments for NIHR and DHSC, with a total annual budget more than £400 million per year. 

Key Responsibilities

Client Funded Payments

• Manage the process of making payments on behalf of clients
• Managing one member of staff (oversight of 3 others)
• Liaising with LGC’s head office
• Liaising with clients 

SOPs/Work Instructions

• Ensuring all F&C processes have an SOP/WI
• Ensuring that all are quality controlled
• Ensuring that all stakeholders are aware and engaged (where relevant: Programme Teams, ADs, GPI team, IS team, other cross-cutting teams) 

Projects

• Managing F&C team projects as required by the Assistant Finance Director
• Overseeing the different stages of the project management life-cycle
• Ensuring that all requirements are accurately recorded
• Keeping the Improvement Log up-to-date for these projects
• Keeping the Strategic and Operational Plan up-to-date for these projects
• Identifying new CI projects 

Annual Research Funding Processes

• Manage Annual Statement of Expenditure process (ASTOX)
• Manage Research Capability Funding process (RCF)
• Agreement of balances

 Systems

• Become GMG’s subject matter expert (SME) for all systems and software used by the F&C team (inc. the Research Management System, IFS, Jira, Qlikview, Google sheets, Excel
• Responsible for overseeing systems development on all systems used
• Responsible for overseeing upgrades on all systems used by the F&C team
• Responsible for second line queries regarding systems 

Contracts

• Liaising with the NIHR IP team regarding contract issues relating to all DHSC contracts
• Representing CCF at the IP and contracts meetings
  
  Sourcing any IP related issues from the programme ADs in advance of meetings
  Raising issues at the meeting
  Following up on these issues as appropriate

• Responsible for the Programme Directors contracting process
  
  Instigating the process 9 months prior to expiration of previous contract
  Communicating with stakeholders – DHSC and organisation providing the resource
  Drafting contract and ensuring it is processed through the DocuSign system

• Responsible for overseeing and improving the LGC contracting process 
  
  Taking ownership of the sales and purchase contracting process
  Communicating with various stakeholders such as LGC Legal, senior LGC management and external organisations
  Ensuring that records are kept up-to-date 

Qualifications & Experience 

• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Understanding of the Project Management Lifecycle
• Experience of managing staff
• Experience of developing, documenting, deploying and managing accounting processes
• Delivering high quality outputs
• Very high attention to detail
• Very organised and methodical
• Able to communicate effectively and clearly at all levels, both verbally and written
• Strong analytical skills
• Advanced Excel (the ability to write and maintain Macros would be a big advantage)
• Ability to be flexible by confidently working alone plus contributing to a team
• Health sector or research sector experience would be an advantage

Interested in learning more about this opportunity, please send a CV and cover letter and one of the team will get in touch to confidentially discuss this role. 

In your new role you will be responsible for overseeing the reconciliation of all General Ledger Balance Sheet control accounts, Management Accounts and Monthly Payroll and Pension Processing. You will be solely responsible for the supervision of Sales and Purchase ledgers, including credit cards and expenses, and have full line management responsibility for both the Senior Accounts Assistant and Accounts Assistant.

To excel in this role, you will be qualified ACCA/ACA/CIMA, have proven experience in a similar role, and have demonstrated strong attention to detail. Extensive experience of balance sheet reconciliation and bank account reconciliation is essential.

A stone's throw away from Temple tube station, your new organisation will offer you 22 days plus BH's and 3 days shut down over Christmas and flexible and hybrid working. You will also have access to access private medical and an on-site gym.

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.

Are you a qualified Finance Manager who enjoys a varied role? Andover Mind’s mission is to empower anyone with or at risk of experiencing a mental health issue and all carers to access the right advice, information and support. We campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding of mental health. 

We are looking for a self-motivated, qualified accountant (ACMA, ACCA or ACA) with significant experience in using Sage 50 accounts and preparing annual budgets. Experience within a relevant sector, of dealing with pricing and costings for tender bids, and the preparation of fundraising bids with statutory and grant making bodies, would be desirable.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the successful individual will work as part of the Senior Leadership Team in Andover Mind, managing the Finance Officer in overseeing the completion of all financial tasks. This will include working with HR on the monthly payroll (this is processed externally), overseeing the process of invoices and expenses as well as maintaining appropriate levels of cash flow, and leading the finance team in delivering great service.

Our ideal candidate will be friendly and collaborative with great organisational and self-management skills and be able to contribute to a positive charity culture. This isn’t just a numbers based role, you will be building strong working relationships with your amazing colleagues, working together to maintain the delivery and shaping of our excellent finance service. The candidate will be a qualified accountant, have excellent IT and problem-solving skills and work with attention to detail. This role will attract someone who wants more from their job than just finance and where no two days are the same. 

If you have an accomplished background in Finance, can build and maintain excellent working relationships, are able to handle a busy working week and cope under pressure, and feel you have the right skills and qualities, we would love to hear from you.

The role is 30 hours per week, with flexibility to be worked across 4-5 days and opportunity for 2 days working from home per week.

Our benefits include ongoing training and development to all staff, 27 days holiday entitlement rising to 30 days after 3 full years service plus bank holidays and access to an Employee Assistance Programme.

Hours: 30 hours (Flexible, over 4-5 days with opportunity for 2 days working from home per week) 

Salary: FTE £38,000 per annum

Closing Date: 6th June 2022

Interview date: 28th & 29th June 2022

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Finance Manager to manage the finance function of the charity, covering core finance processes including accounts payable & receivable and the general ledger. The organisation is based close to the London - Essex border.

Please note, there is flexibility from the organisation for this role to be done over 4 days per week or 5 days per week - the salary on show is the FTE (5 days).

You will predominantly be based from home but would need to go into the office 2 days per week.

As Finance Manager, you will:
- Be responsible for managing the development and enhancement of the finance function of the charity
- Manage the finance function of the charity
- Produce timely and accurate monthly management accounts
- Plan, organise and co-ordinate financial activities to ensure the timely delivery of the financial statements to the external Auditor

The successful applicant will:
- Have demonstrable experience within finance and in a similar role within the charity sector
- Be CCAB qualified or part qualified, working towards full qualification
- Have experience in the preparation of Statutory Accounts and detailed knowledge of Charities' SORP
- Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

If this sounds like you and you're keen to hear more, please do get in touch ASAP!

Please note, only successful applicants will be contacted with further information.

Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partners.

Finance Manager

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Finance Manager to take a lead on financial reporting for a portfolio of partnerships for the organisation.

About the Organisation

Established in 2004 Primera Corporation is a leading management consultancy firm within the regeneration

sector. They are specialists in developing business partnerships and Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in

Central London working with businesses and a broad spectrum of stakeholders.

The company has grown significantly over the last 3 years and has ambitious plans for further growth.

Position: Finance Manager

Location: -Farringdon London EC1M

Salary: £45k-£50k per annum depending on experience

Hours: Full Time, permanent, 35hrs per week

Closing Date: 15th June 2022

About the role:

The Finance manager will take a lead on financial reporting for the company’s portfolio of partnerships.

The successful candidate will line manage an accounts assistant who will be responsible for data input

and day to day ledger management. The Finance Manager will in turn report into the Managing Partner.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Oversee payroll function within the organisation
• Weekly monitoring of revenue profile and cash collection across the portfolio
• Preparation of quarterly management accounts in respect of portfolio of clients
• Review and submission of quarterly VAT Returns
• Ensuring all company records are up to date at Companies House and fully compliant
• Preparation of final year end accounts in respect of each partnership
• Prepare year end file for auditor
• Line managing Accounts Assistant
• Establish and maintain financial policies, procedures, and ledger structure for the company

About You:

To be successful in the role of Finance Manager applicant needs to be a part qualified accountant

Other key skills:

• Experience of writing board reports
• Leadership skills- experience of line managing team and more junior colleagues
• Enthusiasm and appetite to become involved and be an integral part of the team
• Intermediate Excel skills are imperative along with good command of MS Word and PowerPoint
• All accounts are maintained electronically via SAGE and XERO accounting software- so an advanced working knowledge of both is required.
• The ability to work as part of a team, and on your own initiative, is essential, along with the skills to be flexible, multitask and work to demanding deadlines in a busy working environment.
• Plan and prioritise work to manage conflicting tasks, meet delivery deadlines/ targets, review progress, with minimum supervision

When applying for this role you will be asked to submit a CV and Covering letter of no more than 2 sides of A4.

We are now recruiting a Finance manager.

Other roles you may have experience of could include; Finance Manager, Head of Finance, Finance Team Leader, Finance Analyst, Senior Finance Manager, Interim Finance Manager, Financial Accounting Manager, Finance Manager, Accounts Manager etc