Finance Manager

This post is responsible for ensuring the financial health of the Spiritualists National Union, offering advice to the trustees on the National Executive Committee on financial planning and managing and monitoring the budget, helping them to make sound decisions to meet the charity’s objects.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Introduce updated financial reporting processes to ensure the provision of  timely financial reports to trustees, key staff and external bodies
• Instigate processes to prepare budgets across multiple cost centres.
• Monitor financial performance and identify areas for improvement. Liaise with accounts staff to investigate and report on variances
• Write and implement internal financial policies for the charity.
• Review financial systems including financial software and payment gateway providers and work with senior management to implement any necessary changes
• Work with accounts staff to liaise with auditors to ensure appropriate monitoring of the finances and provision of end of year accounts for the charity
• Review and enhance the range of income streams
• Monitor the use of restricted and designated funds
• To attend and contribute to NEC and Finance meetings   to advise members of the finance implications of proposed policies and actions
• Analyse expenditure, costs and pricing
• Advise on investment activities and strategies
• Develop projections for the financial performance of the charity
• Ensure the effective running of day to day financial operations
• Be involved in ad hoc projects and reports
• Assess the financial implications of proposed policies and actions

Personal Specification

• Educated to graduate level or equivalent
• Professional qualification such as CIMA or QBE
• Proven experience as a financial manager
• Worked within the charity sector
• Experience of working with confidential and sensitive material in a professional manner
• Proficient user of financial software
• First class interpersonal skills including discretion
• Used to building credibility with senior figures and managing relationships with board members
• Has the confidence to make impactful interventions at board meetings and committees.
• Self motivated, able to prioritise work to meet deadlines