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.

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.

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.

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

Venture Trust believes no one should be left behind because they are struggling with adversity, inequality or vulnerability. That is why they are supporting people to gain the life skills, stability and confidence needed to reach their potential. At Venture Trust, they work to make a positive life possible for some of Scotland’s most vulnerable people across community justice, employability and wellbeing.

They support people in their local community and in the Scottish outdoors with learning and development. The outdoors offers an inherent challenge for individuals to reflect on beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours. With time and space away from influences at home, individuals can unlock skills and learn new, more positive, ways of approaching situations. At any stage in life, people can struggle. That is why Venture Trust focuses on the path to a positive future, without forgetting what led people to them. Many people they work with are surviving outside mainstream support, are unemployed, or they may have never been in employment. Most have faced trauma.

Venture Trust has the vision that everyone, irrespective of their past, can achieve their potential for a healthy, happy and fulfilling life.  Their values underpin everything they do: with courage, care, curiosity and collaboration they help men and women across Scotland gain the life skills, stability and confidence needed to reach their potential and to live their best lives.

As Finance Manager, Venture Trust is looking for someone who is passionate and driven about numbers, analytical and innovative in their approach, and who loves to collaborate! Sitting within the Finance team, we need someone ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA Qualified with experience and confidence of budgeting, preparing reports and analysis for senior management teams and who has a proven record of managing and mentoring a team. You do not need to have worked with a charity before to join this team. Those with transferable skills from an auditing background or other accounting or finance backgrounds are very welcome; however knowledge of the 3rd sector and how your skills can transfer is key. This role offers you the opportunity to help build a strong finance team and you will work with the Director of Corporate Services on policy and opportunities for growth.  If you have what we are looking for and the drive and enthusiasm to join Venture Trust, then please contact us to discuss this role further.

A key benefit of working with Venture Trust is their drive to find the right person for the right role and they know being flexible in process, principle and ways of working are all key. For this role, there is significant opportunity for you to create your role your way, expanding on current relationships and building new ones that will help Venture Trust support even more people across Scotland who need their help.  This role is primarily remote working but does include in-office work at the organisations headquarters in Edinburgh. The nature of this role means that there will be frequent travel to the head office and to interact specifically with those on the Finance Team and the External Affairs Team and the organisation as a whole.

You are advised to get in touch well in advance of the closing date to give us time to consider your application and pre-interview the strongest applicants.

Closing date: Midday, Wednesday 15th June

Interview date: Tuesday 28th June

This search is being conducted for Venture Trust by BTA (Bruce Tait Associates). Our leadership team have all worked in the voluntary sector and we use this experience to match organisations and individuals to create great appointments.

FINANCE MANAGER

Based in Head Office in Reading Berkshire

Salary circa £38,000 to £43,000 per annum based on experience

Full Time - 35 hours per week to include Hybrid working

Autism at Kingwood has an excellent reputation as a specialist support provider of services for people with autism, learning disabilities, mental health issues and Asperger's Syndrome.

We are looking for an enthusiastic & experienced Finance Manager to join a small & friendly charity based in Reading Berkshire that provides person-centred support to 140 autistic adults and people with Asperger’s Syndrome, across the Thames Valley. We provide this support so that they can live the lives they choose.

This is an exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Finance Manager to join our small & friendly finance team based in Lower Earley Reading Berkshire.

Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate experience in all aspects of payroll, be analytical and have a good knowledge of Excel, great organisational skills and be able to handle time-sensitive tasks. We need you to be a great team player, adaptable and be able to forward think.

As a Finance Manager you will:

• Preparation of monthly and annual management accounts and forecasts
• Monitor grants, contracts, restricted and designated funds
• Weekly bank reconciliations, cash flow statements and forecasts
• Monthly balance sheet reviews and reconciliations including accruals, prepayments
• Sales, costs, margin, movement, and variance analysis
• Budgetary control of all services and cost centres liaising with budget holders
• Ensure accuracy completeness and currency of receivables and payables
• Maintain robust and fit for purpose purchases and sales invoicing processes
• Oversee monthly timesheets (hours) analysis, payroll, PAYE and pensions
• Manage annual statutory audit and production of statutory accounts
• Supervision and mentoring of 3 finance staff, covering for them in their absence
• Assisting with cost analysis, pricing, planning, budgeting, and systems improvement
• Trouble shooting and resolving disputes, errors, or system related issues
• Identify and resolve or highlight operational issues affecting financial processes
• Work to clear deadlines
• Maintain robust financial controls adhering to company policies and procedures
• Assist with development of financial policies and procedures
• Produce ad hoc financial analysis and reports for CFO and SLT
• Monitor insurance and lease contracts with brokers and landlords respectively
• Maintain complete and up-to-date fixed assets register
• Assist in the implementation of new systems and processes

As a Finance Manager your skills and experience will include:

• Part-qualified (CIMA, ACCA, ICAEW), AAT, qualified by experience
• Good communication, organisation, analytical and prioritisation skills
• 3 years+ experience of:
  • Producing monthly and annual management accounts
  • Budgetary control, variance analysis reporting
  • Managing payables, receivables, bank reconciliations and payroll
  • PAYE, NIC, pensions processes and deadlines
  • Balance sheet reconciliations
  • Assisting with analysis, planning, budgeting, and forecasting
  • Quickbooks (ideally), Excel (pivot tables, vlookups etc.), MS Office

Benefits of working for Autism at Kingwood include

Employee Assistance Programme

Competitive pension scheme

Excellent career development opportunities

Full in-house training programme

*Travel time and mileage paid where applicable*

Great refer a friend incentive

Cycle to work scheme

Closing date: Monday 23rd May 2022

Interviews: Week commencing 30th May 2022

For more information or to apply online please visit our website where you will also be able to download a full Job Description for the role.

STRICTLY NO AGENCY CALLS PLEASE

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 seeking to appoint a Finance Manager to develop and deliver our financial processes, ensure all financial data is accurate and provide relevant financial information for the senior management team. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will lead a team of Finance Assistants and Officers in overseeing the completion of all financial tasks and the monthly payroll, maintaining appropriate levels of cash floats, and leading the finance team in delivering great service to our members and staff.

You will ensure the balance sheet accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis, reconciling all cash handling and reviewing the trial balance, profit and loss, and balance sheets along with maintaining the fixed assets register and validating depreciation.  In addition, you will oversee credit control and the purchase ledger, compiling all necessary information for the month end process and providing all relevant information for the year end process and audit along with engaging with budget holders to provide regular information about performance against budget on a relevant basis.

You will be qualified to ACCA / CIMA / CIPFA / ACA or as a a minimum, AAT level 4 with extensive experience of working within a finance function. You will have knowledge and experience in using accounting packages, ideally Sage 200 and Sage 50 Payroll and experience of developing and working within systems and processes to record financial transactions. You will have experience of budgeting, working with financial procedures and drafting financial policies along with experience of providing and explaining management accounting information to non-finance staff.

If this sounds like you, please click on the "APPLY NOW" and send us your CV and a covering letter letting us know why you believe the role is a good fit for you.

Please note, should we receive a number of applications, we may close this advert early. In addition, we may schedule interviews prior to the closing date, therefore, please monitor your emails.

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.

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

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.

Finance Manager ( School)

£44,000 Full Time ( 5 days per week on Site)

25 Days holiday

Reporting into the Director of Finance

The Finance Manager, is responsible for overseeing day-to-day finance functions throughout the organisation ( 2 schools) in line with current legislation and good practice, as well as supporting senior management in the planning and delivery of the charity’s objectives.

You will be a qualified accountant or Qualified by Experience, with excellent financial accounting skills and experience of providing support and collaborating with other teams. You will have sound knowledge and experience of statutory accounts preparation and ideally you will have experience with the Education sector

Responsibilities include:

• Production of the Monthly Management Accounts.
• Production of the Statutory Financial Accounts.
• Balance Sheet Control.
• Managing the payments and income processing

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

 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.