The Royal Medical Benevolent Fund (RMBF) supports doctors, medical students and their families, providing vital financial, practical and emotional support when illness, disability, bereavement or other life-changing circumstances create hardship. The RMBF helps hundreds of doctors each year, ensuring that those who have dedicated their lives to caring for others have somewhere to turn when they need help most.
About the role:
The Finance Manager is responsible for producing accurate and up-to-date accounts and reports for senior management. This is a hands-on role in a small team of three, also covering the purchase ledger, grant payments, donor income, Gift Aid, bank reconciliations and day-to-day bookkeeping.
Key responsibilities include:
- Preparing monthly management accounts with variance commentary for the Head of Finance & IT and the Chief Executive
- Maintaining the purchase ledger on Sage and running fortnightly BACS payments
- Processing weekly and monthly grant payment runs and reconciling them to the CRM database
- Preparing bank and credit card reconciliations, and posting accruals, prepayments and journals
- Reconciling donor income monthly between the CRM database, the bank and Sage
- Preparing and submitting Gift Aid claims to HMRC
- Supervising and reviewing the work of the Finance Assistant
- Supporting budgets, the annual audit and year-end accounts under the Charities SORP
Personal Specification
Essential:
- Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Good Excel skills, including pivot tables and lookups.
- Experience of using accounting systems and databases. (The RMBF currently uses Sage 50 and Access Charity CRM.)
- A high level of numeracy.
- Experience of preparing management accounts, reconciliations and journals.
- Attention to detail, coupled with the ability to deal with a significant volume of transactions in an accurate and timely manner.
- Comfortable working independently in a small team, with good interpersonal skills.
Desirable:
- Hands-on experience of Sage 50 and Access Charity CRM or similar systems.
- Experience of preparing Gift Aid claims.
- Experience of charity finance, including restricted funds and the Charities SORP.
- Experience of supervising or reviewing the work of others.
What we offer
- £29,250 to £39,000 pro rata (£48,750 full-time equivalent)
- 21–28 hours per week (0.6–0.8 FTE), three to four days a week, with hybrid working of up to 40% from home
- Generous pension scheme with 15% employer contributions and 5% employee contributions with salary sacrifice option
- 25 days' holiday, rising to 30.5 days after four years' service (pro rata), plus 3 extra days between Christmas and New Year
- Death in service benefit, dental insurance and an employee assistance programme
How to apply:
Send your CV and a covering letter. The cover letter should clearly demonstrate your relevant experience and explain how you meet the personal specification outlined in the job description. Applications that do not include both documents may not be considered.
Closing date: 11.59pm, Sunday 8 November 2026 Interviews: w/c 16 November 2026 Start date: mid-January 2027
We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.