Finance Manager

Finance Manager

This is an exciting role for a motivated self-starter, who is keen to make a key contribution to delivering a robust financial control framework, excellent reporting solutions and has a well-rounded business partnering approach to delivering Finance solutions.

Position: Finance Manager

Location: London/hybrid

Salary: £35,000 to £40,000 p.a. plus £3,000 p.a. London Weighting pro rata (actual salary £28,000 - £32,000 plus £2,400 plus London Weighting)

Hours: Part Time, 30 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 9am 27th November

Interviews: 4 & 7 December 2026 (potential for changes) 

Start date: January 2027

About the Role

The charity has ambitious plans to grow and need a Finance Manager to build strong foundations in relation to financial control and commercial awareness across the organisation, working closely with the Financial Controller and Senior Finance and Operations Co-Ordinator. You will report into the Financial Controller and will be crucial in supporting delivery of the financial strategy, giving you the opportunity to build strong relationships across the organisation and provide outstanding customer service to various stakeholders. A broad role, encompassing many different aspects of Finance and an amazing opportunity for you to develop a broad Finance skillset. The role would suit those who are willing to be in conversation with stakeholders outside of finance. 

Key responsibilities include:

• Achieving and maintaining information of utmost integrity and completeness, enabling relevant and timely reporting addressing statutory and stakeholder requirements.

Manager of financial control framework, including but not limited to:

• Leading a successful month-end process.
• Producing high-quality monthly management accounts.
• Covering the monthly payroll process and related financial controls in conjunction with outsourced payroll provider and the HR department. 
• Scrutinising all aspects of sound financial controls in the context of the operating model and regulatory requirements driving through use of technology to automate checks and balances. 
• Optimising use of the accounting software (Xledger), through pro-active maintenance, development and integration with relevant applications. 
• Managing the annual audit.
• Maintaining, regularly reviewing and updating organisational policies relating to finance. 
• Ensuring the charity fulfils its obligations in relation to tax and other regulatory requirements. 
• Play a key role in managing financial strategy including supporting budget holders across the organisation. 
• Key role in budget preparation, implementation, variance analysis as well as forecasting cycles. 
• Enabling budget holders, through business partnering and training, to manage their own budgets effectively and make commercial decisions based on sound understanding of strategic financial drivers of the organisation and effective use of finance systems such as XLedger. 
• Understanding of financial strategy and associated KPIs to play a role in financial risk management. 
• Supporting the Fundraising and Communications team with financial information for funding applications and producing financial reports to funders.

About You

We are looking for someone with the below skills and experience:

• Newly qualified accountant (e.g. ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with at least five years relevant experience or a finance professionals with sufficient relevant experience, close to becoming fully qualified may also be considered. 
• Outstanding attention to detail whilst being able to think strategically at the same time.
• Substantial and relevant experience within the not-for-profit sector.
• Excellent understanding restricted funding, its implications and ensuring that spend is in line with requirements of funders and Charities SORP.
• Understanding the practical application of FRS102 requirements.
• Able to build effective relationships across the organisation.
• Able to effectively communicate complex financial matters to non-finance colleagues.
• Committed to driving and seeing through improvements within the finance team.

About the Organisation

This education charity supports young people from under-resourced backgrounds to access top universities through tuition, mentoring and skills coaching. Through their unique programme, the charity supports young people to make the most of their education and achieve social mobility.

Benefits include 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays and winter closure days, two paid volunteering days, a paid wellbeing day, employee assistance and online GP services, and learning and development opportunities. Requests for flexible working are welcomed. The charity welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to inclusion and safeguarding. Appointment is subject to appropriate safeguarding checks.

Other roles you may have experience of could include Finance Manager, Finance Officer, Senior Finance Officer, Deputy Finance Manager, Finance and Operations Manager, Accountant, Business Accountant.

Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client, Not For Profit People. #INDNFP