Finance jobs

The Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Business Services and Branch Finance Manager to join our team. Reporting to the Head of Finance and Resources, you will oversee financial compliance, business support services, and operational governance across our homing network.

This multifaceted role blends financial expertise, business services leadership, and compliance oversight, including Health & Safety, HR administration, procurement, fleet management, and facilities. You will be key in ensuring strong financial controls and supporting strategic decisions to enhance the impact of our charity.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage branch financial compliance, ensuring timely, accurate reporting aligned with Trust policies.

• Lead financial modelling and analysis to support new and ongoing branch activities.

• Oversee business support services including HR administration, insurance, data protection, and facilities management.

• Manage procurement and contract arrangements to secure best value and service quality.

• Provide strategic oversight of Health & Safety compliance, working with partners and branch teams.

• Lead fleet management, ensuring compliance, maintenance, and cost-effectiveness.

• Maintain financial policies, support investigations into irregularities, and embed robust governance frameworks.

• Prepare and present financial and operational reports for senior leadership and stakeholders.

Skills & Experience

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent) with strong management accounting skills; part-qualified candidates considered.

• Charity financial management experience, including understanding of Charity SORP and subsidiary reporting.

• Proven track record managing business services functions, Health & Safety, and procurement.

• Experience with fleet oversight and compliance management.

• Strong analytical skills, including financial modelling and forecasting.

• Excellent communicator, able to simplify complex financial and compliance issues for non-specialists.

• Proficient with financial software, MS Office, and IT systems.

Personal Attributes

• Professional, proactive, and solutions-oriented with a “can do” attitude.

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and time management.

• Confident maintaining confidentiality and exercising sound judgement.

• Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills.

• Empathetic to the Greyhound Trust mission.

• Comfortable working in a multifunctional environment with animals on site.

Location & Travel
Based at our National Support Centre in Horley, Surrey, with UK travel required to support branches.

Why Join Us?
This is a unique opportunity to combine your financial and business services expertise with a heartfelt mission to improve the lives of retired racing greyhounds. Join a passionate team and help shape the future of our charity’s branch network.

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Ready to make a difference? Submit your CV AND cover letter detailing how your skills and experience align with this role.

King George & Queen’s Hospitals Charity
Finance Manager
Salary: £55,000 - £60,000
Contract: Permanent, full-time (open to 4 days/week)
Hybrid working (60% office-based, Romford HQ)
Application deadline: 29 October 2025

About King George & Queen’s Hospitals Charity
King George & Queen’s Hospitals Charity exists to make a real difference for patients, families, and staff across King George Hospital in Ilford and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We raise vital funds to enhance hospital environments, support staff wellbeing, and improve the quality of care and experience for our communities.
Now entering an exciting new chapter, we are transitioning into a fully independent NHS charity — with a new Board of Trustees and the freedom to define our own strategy, build new partnerships, and expand our impact. As we establish our independent structure, this is a pivotal moment to join a small, dedicated team committed to creating a lasting legacy for local people.
Our vision is to help everyone who comes through our hospitals experience exceptional care, comfort, and compassion. Everything we do is guided by our values of collaboration, integrity, and community — ensuring every pound raised translates into meaningful change for those who need it most.

About the Role
As Finance Manager, you will play a key leadership role at the heart of the charity’s transformation. Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will oversee all aspects of financial management, governance, and reporting — ensuring the charity’s financial integrity and sustainability as we move to independence and beyond.
This is a unique opportunity for a proactive and strategic finance professional who enjoys being both hands-on and high-impact. You’ll help design and implement new systems, establish strong controls, and shape the financial framework that will underpin the charity’s growth and success for years to come.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of the charity’s financial management, from budgeting and forecasting to audit and reporting.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, cashflow statements and multi-year forecasts.
• Oversee year-end accounts and manage the audit process, ensuring full compliance with Charity SORP and HMRC requirements.
• Maintain Sage systems, streamline processes, and develop fit-for-purpose financial policies and procedures.
• Provide clear, insightful reporting to the CEO and Board of Trustees to inform strategic decisions.
• Manage restricted and unrestricted funds, fundraising income and grant reporting.
• Oversee investments and reserves in collaboration with external advisors.
• Partner with fundraising colleagues to maximise income impact and ensure financial sustainability.
• Support the charity’s transition from Trust to independence, embedding good governance and control frameworks.

What We’re Looking For

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) — essential.
• Solid experience in charity finance, ideally within a fundraising or grant-giving environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of charity accounting (SORP), restricted funds, and Gift Aid.
• Confident working independently in a sole finance role, with both strategic and operational responsibilities.
• Experience building or improving financial systems during periods of change.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills — able to advise trustees and non-finance colleagues alike.
• Hands-on and proactive — comfortable processing invoices one day and presenting strategy the next.
• Familiarity with Sage (or similar) and strong Excel skills.

Why Join Us

• This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of a newly independent charity — one with a strong foundation, clear mission, and the ambition to make a difference every day.
• You’ll join a supportive and close-knit team working in partnership with NHS colleagues and our communities. We offer flexible hybrid working, professional development opportunities, and the chance to see the direct impact of your work across both hospitals.
• If you’re inspired by the idea of helping to build a modern, effective, and compassionate charity from the ground up — we’d love to hear from you.

How to Apply
We are proud to partner with Allen Lane for this recruitment. To discuss the process and next steps, please reach out to Iain Slinn. 

Finance & CRM Manager (3-Month Contract) – Charity Sector

Location: Central London (Hybrid 2 days in office, 3 remote)** | Salary: £40,000 (pro rata)** | Full-time | Start: End of October

I am excited to be supporting a small, ambitious national charity improving lives and raising awareness of a common health condition. They’re seeking a capable and hands-on Finance & CRM Manager to join their friendly team on a three-month contract.

This is a varied role at the heart of the organisation — perfect for someone who enjoys autonomy and can hit the ground running. You’ll manage day-to-day finance operations, oversee the membership scheme, and ensure the supporter database runs smoothly.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage finance operations: ledgers, payment runs, reconciliations, VAT and Gift Aid.
• Oversee memberships and donor payments, ensuring excellent supporter service.
• Lead on CRM (ThankQ) management and reporting.
• Support website donation functionality and finance reporting.

About you:

• Strong experience in bookkeeping and financial management (Xero preferred).
• Confident using CRM systems, ideally ThankQ.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable working independently in a small team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced finance all-rounder seeking a short-term, meaningful assignment in the charity sector.

If you have the above skills and experience and can start ASAP, please apply online today, I would love to have a conversation with you!

The Finance and Operations Officer is responsible for maintaining an efficient and streamlined service across the organisation to support and develop the charity’s finance administration, operations, governance and HR functions. It is ideal for someone who thrives on making sure everything behind the scenes works seamlessly to enable impactful frontline work.

You’ll support core functions helping ensure our systems are strong and efficient. Alongside this, you’ll contribute to our wider mission of supporting 250,000 young Londoners access healthy food, positive opportunities, and pathways into meaningful careers. You’ll help us live our values as a charity that’s authentically youth-led, nurturing talent and championing equity and inclusion in everything we do.

This is a varied and hands-on role, perfect for someone who’s proactive, organised and enjoys making things work better. You’ll use tools like Xero, Salesforce and Microsoft 365 to streamline processes, analyse data, and find smarter ways of working. You’ll manage communications with staff, suppliers and partners, provide diary support to the CEO, and help ensure compliance and good governance across the charity.

About the Role

The Liberty Church is seeking a dedicated and skilled Finance Manager to oversee all aspects of our financial operations. This is a pivotal role, ensuring excellent stewardship of resources, strong financial governance, and the provision of accurate, timely information to support decision-making at every level of the church.

As part of our team, you won’t just be managing numbers — you’ll be playing a key role in advancing our mission of transforming lives, communities, and nations. You will work closely with leadership, trustees, and ministry teams, strengthening financial systems that enable us to grow and deliver impact.

There is an occupational requirement for the post holder to have a personal commitment to the Christian faith, and it is advantageous if the person worships at The Liberty Church.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of The Liberty Church’s financial strategy, budgeting framework, and forecasting.

• Prepare annual budgets and work with budget holders on their submissions.

• Manage invoices, expenses, supplier payments, payroll, tax, NI, and pensions with accuracy and compliance.

• Develop and implement policies and procedures that strengthen financial governance.

• Oversee bookkeeping in partnership with the admin office, ensuring up-to-date records through accounting systems and proper filing.

• Manage Gift Aid processes, including declaration forms and monthly HMRC submissions.

• Provide regular reports on income, expenditure, and balance sheets to leadership and trustees.

• Liaise with external accountants and auditors to produce annual reports for the Charity Commission and Companies House.

• Prepare monthly income and expenditure accounts and forecasts.

• Draft year-end statutory accounts in line with Charities SORP.

• Support ministry and team leads in managing budgets and providing financial insights.

What We’re Looking For

• Degree in Finance/Accounting (BSc minimum).

• 5+ years’ experience in financial management.

• Recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or working towards one preferred.

• Strong numeracy skills and the ability to analyse and present financial data clearly.

• Proven ability to develop financial systems and processes.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present complex information to diverse teams.

• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and confident in using accounting systems and Microsoft Office tools.

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise, multi-task, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.

• A proven understanding of, and commitment to, the vision, ethos, and ministry of The Liberty Church.

Why Join Us? 

At The Liberty Church, we believe our people are our greatest asset. When you join us, you’ll find more than just a job — you’ll discover a place where your skills, faith, and purpose align.

Career Growth & Development

• Structured career pathways with opportunities to progress.

• Access to learning programmes, mentorship, and training support.

Culture & Community

• A collaborative and supportive work environment.

• Strong team spirit, with regular recognition and celebration of success.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary of £45000 - £55000 per annum with performance-based rewards.

• Flexible working arrangements and wellbeing initiatives.

• Refreshments provided daily (water, coffee, tea, fruit).

• Complimentary monthly lunch voucher.

• 10% discount on TLC events via Eventbrite.

• Annual eye test covered (plus contribution towards glasses if required).

• Transport & wellness package.

Impact & Purpose

• Meaningful work that directly contributes to building the church of God.

• The opportunity to make a real difference and help shape the future of the organisation.

Finance and Tax Administrator
Location: London
Hybrid (35 hours/week): 2 days a week in the office for first three months of probation, 1 day/ week thereafter
Salary: £33000 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent

About the Organisation

Reporting to the Financial Controller, this role sits within a respected UK-based educational charity

About the Role

This is a varied and hands-on role, combining international tax administration with core finance tasks. You'll manage tax returns across multiple jurisdictions, liaise with global partners, and ensure accurate financial reporting. You'll also play a key role in bank reconciliations, cash flow updates, and supporting accounts receivable functions.

Key Responsibilities

Prepare and submit international tax returns across various countries
Maintain accurate records of tax liabilities and payments
Collaborate with internal teams and external tax partners
Allocate and post daily bank receipts
Complete monthly bank reconciliations
Raise sales invoices and support credit control
Assist with year-end audit schedules and ad hoc reporting

Experience Needed

5+ years' experience in finance and accounts
Experience using a CRM system and other finance systems.
Experience posting sales invoices and resolving payment queries.
Bank reconciliation and cash posting experience
Experience working with large volumes of data.
Credit control experience would be beneficial - chasing customers for payments.
Excellent Excel skills
Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities
A proactive, flexible, and collaborative approach

What you need to do now
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If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Whitechapel Gallery is seeking a talented and hands-on Finance Business Partner (Accounts and Reporting) to bring clarity, insight and practical support to our financial reporting. In this role you will play a pivotal part in ensuring the accuracy, compliance and integrity of our accounts while helping colleagues across the Gallery make confident financial decisions and deliver world-class exhibitions and programmes.

Working closely with the Director of Finance and departmental heads you will prepare monthly management accounts, consolidations and statutory returns and support budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning. You will also play a key role in developing financial processes and systems, supporting funding applications and ensuring compliance with charity and donor requirements making a real impact on the smooth running and success of the Gallery.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts for Whitechapel Gallery and Whitechapel Gallery Ventures.
• Prepare monthly consolidated accounts, including income & expense reports, balance sheets, and cash flow.
• Ensure the integrity of financial data through monthly review of transactions and correct coding to nominals and departments.
• Ensure compliance with donor restrictions, public sector, and charitable sector regulations.
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including accruals, prepayments, and stock.
• Prepare departmental income & expenditure reports for Senior Managers.
• Work with the Publications and Editions team to perform quarterly review and reconciliation of stock and post journals for movements in Sage.
• Provide quarterly commentary and analysis of performance, highlighting key variances to budget and risks or opportunities.
• Prepare quarterly VAT returns, including partial exemption calculations.
• Contribute to the Gallery-wide annual budgeting process, including preparation of Excel budget templates for Department Heads.
• Prepare schedules and supporting documentation for Museum and Galleries Exhibition Tax Relief (MGETR).

Who we’re looking for

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) with strong technical accounting skills.
• Able to communicate financial information clearly and effectively to non-finance colleagues.
• Curious, proactive, and solutions-focused, with a strong attention to detail.
• Collaborative and flexible, thriving in a fast-paced, creative environment.

You will be part of a small, supportive Finance team where your skills, insight and expertise genuinely make a difference. This is not just about numbers it is about helping colleagues bring inspiring exhibitions and programmes to life, reaching and engaging communities in meaningful ways. Every report you prepare, every process you improve and every piece of guidance you give contributes directly to the Gallery’s creative work.

At Whitechapel Gallery we see finance as part of the creative heartbeat of the organisation. It is not just about numbers it helps ideas take shape exhibitions come to life and audiences be inspired. In this role your work really matters every day. You will be welcomed into a supportive friendly team that values your skills and experience and you will help guide decisions across the Gallery from day to day financial management to planning for the future.

We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates and especially encourage individuals from our local community who identify as BIPOC/Global Majority to apply. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued, and everyone has the opportunity to contribute, grow, and thrive.

Senior Finance Business Partner: £85,000 - £92,000 | Birmingham | Hybrid

For Europe's largest infrastructure project, we are recruiting a Senior Finance Business Partner to drive accountability and focus on cost control for the Corporate Services Directorate. This is a key role measuring and reporting on financial performance and promoting effective decision-making of direct and indirect costs. Reporting to the Head of Finance Business Partnering and providing oversight, control and direction to a team of up to 4 Finance Business Partners, this role is key in ensuring the financial targets and value for money are met.

Main Duties:

• Manage, and develop the Finance Business Partner team to embed and drive a cost control and productivity focused culture across the directorate
• Lead the business case development process - reviewing and challenging funding requests to ensure they represent value for money
• Support business performance management, enabling senior executives to effectively manage their budgets
• Manage a diverse range of stakeholder groups with competing priorities and deliver tactical productivity initiatives across business areas
• Interpret and provide insightful analysis from management reports to enable effective decision-making processes across the senior management team
• Oversee the month-end financial close, preparing accounts, completing monthly analysis, variance analysis and assurance of reporting packs
• Support the business through annual business planning and budgeting. Provide quarterly re-forecasts working with non-finance executives
• Submit cash flows for business areas to supporting funding requirements
• Identify and implement process improvements, and drive the adoption of consistent reporting and financial processes across the finance business partnering, commercia and programme teams
• Provide first-class business partnering support to the business, reviewing and challenging forecasts and variances

Person Specification:

• Qualified accountant with strong experience of leading and managing finance business partnering teams
• Experience leading annual business planning and budget setting processes in complex, matrix managed organisations - ideally infrastructure programmes.
• Strong skills in business partnering key executive level stakeholder groups including planning, procurement, contract management and HR teams.
• Ability to critically review and challenge forecasts, assessing affordability, value for money and the impact om programme delivery

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

Venn Group is delighted to be working with a leading health charity to recruit a Finance Business Partner for an initial 3 month interim contract.

This is a key role within the finance team, providing strategic financial insight and business partnering support to managers and leaders across the organisation. You will play a critical part in enabling the charity to make informed decisions, optimising the use of resources, and embedding a culture of financial awareness.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Deliver accurate and timely financial reporting and analysis to support operational and strategic decisions
• Collaborate with managers to evaluate projects, initiatives, and opportunities from a financial perspective
• Assist the Head of Finance with annual budgeting, long-term forecasts, and business planning processes
• Build financial capability across teams, helping non-financial staff understand budgets, forecasts, and costings
• Work alongside the Financial Accountant to ensure month-end reconciliations, accruals, and prepayments are completed accurately
• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes, systems, and reporting
• Promote a culture of accountability, financial awareness, and responsible resource management across the charity

Ideal candidate profile:

• Qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent) with solid accounting experience
• Previous experience in a business partnering role at a similar level of responsibility
• Familiarity with the Charity SORP and experience with SUN Accounting system is desirable
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of explaining financial concepts clearly to non-finance colleagues
• Skilled at influencing, coaching, and building collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders

Agency reference number: J91377
Location: Central London
Duration: 3 month interim contract, subject to further extension
Pay rate: £380 - £400 per day
Working hours: Full-time
Working pattern: Hybrid (3 days per week on-site)

This vacancy will be actively shortlisted so early applications are encouraged to avoid missing out.
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.

At Viva, we want children everywhere to have life in all its fullness. Viva inspires, supports and connects networks of churches and community-based organisations to work together to make a bigger, better and longer-lasting impact in the lives of children.

We do this by providing coaching, supporting programme implementation, helping them access funding, creating tools to measure impact, and facilitating a global community of learning.

As Viva's Finance & Operations Manager, you will ensure the smooth running of the organisation’s finance and operational systems. You’ll be in a hands-on role, responsible for day-to-day bookkeeping, financial administration, and supporting core operational processes for the UK charity and overseas entities. Working alongside the COO and Finance Director, you will help ensure Viva remains financially sound, compliant and efficient. Through all this, you will play a vital role in making it possible for Viva to achieve its goal of enabling more children to live life in all its fullness.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Finance: undertaking and managing the efficient day-to-day operation of Viva’s finance function 
• Operations: ensuring the effective operation of our logistics, IT infrastructure and data

This role will suit you if:

• you have a demonstrated track record of financial management experience
• you are experienced in managing operational systems, in particular IT and data protection
• you have an accountancy qualification e.g. minimum AAT Level 3 
• you are a great problem solver with high levels of accuracy and attention to detail
• you are looking to join a welcoming, creative, supportive and international team

Location: this role can be remote, hybrid or office-based in Viva’s Oxford office with occasional travel to the office or other locations in the UK

Hours: 37.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday

Salary: £40,000 per annum

Reporting to: Chief Operating Officer

How to apply: Take a look at the full job description and person spec in the Job Information Pack and then click the CharityJob Apply button below. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and cover letter and answer a few short screening questions about your relevant skills. Please note that you will need the right to live and work in the UK to apply for this role.

Key dates: the closing date will be midnight on Sunday 26th October 2025. Interviews will be held online on Thursday 6th November 2025.

Based at the magnificent Hampton Court Palace, the Royal School of Needlework is a registered charity and the international centre of excellence for the art of hand embroidery.  Our renowned Embroidery Studio creates stunning bespoke embroidery for fashion, art and royalty, as well as expertly restoring and conserving valuable and historical embroidered pieces. We also offer an online and onsite shop that stocks a full range of embroidery kits and merchandise. 

We are recruiting for an experienced Finance Assistant, qualified to a minimum AAT Level 2 with experience in the charity sector, who will have responsibility for the RSN’s accounting records. The Finance Assistant will perform day to day processing tasks for the sales and purchase ledgers, balance sheet reconciliations. Experience of Sage accounting package essential. 

Primary purpose

To perform day-to-day processing tasks for the sales and purchase ledgers, and certain balance sheet reconciliations

Job responsibilities

• Receive, log and record all purchase invoices and post onto Sage.
• Maintain customer and supplier records in the sales and purchase. ledgers, including verifying details of new suppliers and changes of supplier bank details for existing suppliers.
• Set up fortnightly payment runs and generate and send remittances to suppliers.
• Create occasional sales invoices for various departments.
• Post all entries into banks and reconcile banks.
• Prepare monthly PayPal audit trail for website transactions. Code these and import to Sage.
• Create monthly PayPal import spreadsheet from data provided by the IT department. Adjust and correct as necessary and import to Sage.
• Create monthly Square import spreadsheet from data provided by the IT department. Adjust and correct as necessary and import to Sage.
• Code and post all Bookeo transactions into Sage.
• Check and post all credit card transactions onto Sage and ensure all relevant approvals done.
• Maintain the prepayments and accruals schedules and prepare nominal journals for prepayments and accruals as part of the monthly management accounts process.
• Prepare certain balance sheet reconciliations monthly for review by the Finance Manager
• Review and analysis of Sage VAT posting reports for incorporation into the quarterly VAT return
• Use of the GoCardless system to collect direct debit payments
• Provide holiday and absence cover for the Finance Officer for RSN Enterprises Ltd
• Participation in project work as required
• Any other activities as required such as assistance with year end audit.

Qualifications and experience required

• Minimum AAT level 2 qualification
• Experience of working in the charity sector and the relevant accounting and tax regulations applying to charities, including VAT.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Systems experience – ideally Sage 50 but also experience of other systems interfacing with the main accounting system.

Personal Skills

• High level of numeracy and literacy
• Good analytical skills
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Good communication skills
• High level of attention to detail
• Efficient and fast paced worker 

This is a full-time role for 35 hours per week, to be worked Monday to Friday based at Hampton Court Palace, with at least three days per week in the office.  This is non-negotiable.Salary is £30,000-£32,000 depending on experience. 

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK

Help shape the financial future of a fast-growing charity supporting Gaza’s children. If you’re a qualified, detail-oriented finance professional who thrives in purpose-driven settings, we’d love to hear from you!

About Children Not Numbers

The conflict in Gaza has left thousands of children in urgent need of medical care, trauma support, and long-term assistance. Children Not Numbers is a grassroots UK-based charity committed to the health, safety, education, and wellbeing of Gaza’s children.

Children Not Numbers was established in early 2024 to address the urgent need to support Palestinian children caught up amid an unprecedented conflict. Within 18 months, we have grown rapidly into a global network of c.200 staff and volunteers, most of whom are volunteer paediatric medics representing more than 30 subspecialties.

Our work includes:

• Emergency medical aid for sick and injured children in Gaza, delivered through collaboration between local staff and an international network of volunteer medics

• Short-term medical evacuation for urgent and complex cases – more than 230 children have been safely evacuated to date

• Rehabilitation and trauma support for children with life-changing injuries and extreme psychological trauma

• Maternal Support Programme – over 500 women supported across 1,100+ appointments

• Education and Empowerment Programme, currently supporting 300 children in Gaza with academic and psychological care

• International advocacy, including engagement with the UN, European Commission, UK government and other international bodies

About the role

 As Finance Manger you will have opportunity and agency to make a huge contribution:

○ Ensuring smooth financial operations;
○ Agency to set up and develop the function;
○ Supporting our team on the ground, and patient facing team to ensure they are empowered to make a difference.

As well as this opportunity to make a difference, you will supported in your role by an international team that cares and supports one another, where diversity is a given and creating a sense of belonging is core to who we are and what we do.

We are seeking a values-based, experienced and qualified Finance professional to support and oversee all our financial operations, including but not limited to recordkeeping, payment processing, reporting, and systems oversight, ensuring transparency and compliance.

Reporting to the charity co-founders and directors, you’ll work closely with the Senior Leadership Team, Fundraising and People teams, and Trustees.

About you

We are seeking a qualified accountant (e.g. ACCA, CIMA, ACA) - or equivalent - with proven experience of budget development and financial reporting (trusts, foundations, or institutional funders). You will have a track record of managing supplier relationships, payment platforms, and international transactions, and a demonstrated ability to prepare financial statements and reports for fundraising teams, boards, or trustees. 

Please see the job description document attached for a full list of role responsibilities and person specification. 

The International Rescue Committee UK (IRC UK) is seeking a Finance Business Partner (Grants) to join their London-based team at a pivotal time for the organisation. This is a new role within the team, working closely with UK Finance leadership and other HQ teams, as the IRC seeks to strengthen its oversight and control of UK and European funding within the global IRC network.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

The Role

As Finance Business Partner (Grants), you will play a key role in ensuring robust financial management across a diverse portfolio of grants and contracts. Acting as a strategic partner to both finance and programme teams, you’ll provide financial insight, ensure donor compliance, and drive best practice throughout the grant lifecycle from proposal to closeout.

You’ll support sound financial decision-making across IRC UK’s growing portfolio of institutional and statutory funders, helping to ensure funds are managed efficiently, transparently, and in line with both donor and IRC requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with project and finance teams throughout all stages of the grant lifecycle: proposal development, implementation, and closeout.
• Prepare and review donor budgets, financial reports, and reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and compliance with funding agreements and financial standards.
• Monitor income and expenditure, and fund balances across a designated portfolio, identifying key risks and advising on mitigation.
• Support donor audits, statutory reporting, coordinating with IRC Inc HQ and country finance teams to ensure a consistent approach.
• Support continuous improvement in grant financial management processes and systems, promoting efficiency, cost recovery, and compliance.
• Lead on financial reviews, cashflow monitoring, and cost recovery to ensure sustainable programme delivery.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues across IRC UK, IRC Inc (New York HQ) and international field offices, Awards Management Unit (AMU), Corporate/private Partnerships

About You

You will be a qualified, part-qualified, or QBE accountant with strong financial management experience and excellent technical accounting skills. You’ll have a sharp understanding of how accounting operates within large, international organisations and demonstrable experience with institutional donor finance (e.g. FCDO, SIDA, Irish Aid, AFD). Experience working within multi-entity or international grant-funded environments, where collaboration across HQ and field teams is key, will be a strong advantage. You’ll also be confident working within complex reporting environments.

Analytical, proactive, and collaborative, you will combine technical rigour with the confidence to influence stakeholders across an international network - ensuring that IRC’s resources are used effectively and with integrity.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or overseas equivalent)
• Strong knowledge of charity finance and institutional donor reporting.
• Experience of financial control frameworks and audit processes.
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with accounting systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary: £50,000 – £55,000 per annum, dependent on experience.
• Contract: Permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week).
• Location: Hybrid, 1x per week in the London office

How to Apply

Ivy Rock Partners are working exclusively with the International Rescue Committee UK to recruit this position. For more information or an informal discussion, please contact Madeleine Kind or Jake Morrow at Ivy Rock Partners.

Are you a commercially and risk-aware finance professional with a strong analytical mindset and a desire to make a real impact using your skills in financial management, planning and analysis? Do you want to use and develop your knowledge and skills to support the delivery of vital services to pets at a national scale by influencing operational and strategic decision-making at a senior level?

We’re looking for two, mutually-supporting, Finance Business Partners to join our Finance team at Woodgreen, where their insight and initiative will help shape the future of our charity in these newly created positions.

Our successful candidates will individually and collectively contribute to the effective financial management of Woodgreen Pets Charity and its trading subsidiary, Wood Green Enterprises Limited (“WGEL”).  They will work closely with the Executive Leadership Team and senior leaders to provide expert financial guidance, insight, challenge, and assurance across a wide range of financial management, planning and analysis activities.

Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, but working independently within the charity and often with minimal supervision, you will be confident using your own initiative to identify opportunities, risks, and solutions.  You will provide actionable insights for budget holders, whilst maintaining rigorous attention to the provision of accurate and timely financial reporting, compliance with relevant policies and procedures, and robust audit-ready record keeping.  You will:

• Build trust with decision makers and budget holders so that Finance Business Partner analysis, advice and guidance is actively sought and adds value in generating desired business outcomes.
• Provide insightful financial analysis, promoting commercial and risk awareness to inform decision making, providing constructive challenge and ensuring that financial governance, control and alignment to Woodgreen’s strategic plans is maintained.
• Be highly visible and engage early in supporting projects and leading them where required.  This will include the development of the financial aspects of business cases, particularly the financial aspects which ensure that business cases are of a consistent high quality and are robust and accurate.

The two roles will be equivalent, offering similar opportunities and challenges, but will be responsible for different areas of the charity’s work.  One role will partner with budget holders in the Income and Engagement Directorate, which includes responsibilities for regular audits of Woodgreen’s retail estate and may involve some regional travel.  The second role will partner with budget holders in the Pet and Corporate Services directorates, plus the CEO as the lead director for WGEL.

If you have:

• a detailed understanding of Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs/XLOOKUPs, IF statements, and other advanced functions;
• the ability to manage and interpret large volumes of data and understand complex interdependencies;
• strong influencing, communication and negotiating skills;
• a strategic mindset;
• are emotionally intelligent, can see the bigger picture, and consider the human impact behind the numbers;
• have an awareness of the current financial and economic environment affecting the charity sector.

And are a qualified member of CIMA or a CCAB, or qualified by substantial experience in an equivalent Finance Business Partner role with demonstrable evidence of ongoing relevant Continuous Professional Development.

We would love to hear from you!

These are full time, permanent, hybrid positions with the expectation that the successful applicants will work approximately 1 day a week from our Godmanchester site.  As our Finance Business Partner, Income and Engagement will also be required to travel to our retail shops approximately 1 – 2 times a month a full driving licence will be essential for this role.

In addition to a starting salary of £45,511 - £55,625 per annum, depending on experience, you will receive;

• 36 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) rising by 1 day each year to 40 days after five years
• Up to 8% employer pension contributions
• Support towards healthcare costs (cashplan)
• Free access to Headspace
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Benefits hub – exclusive discounts on popular brands
• 25% discount in our charity shops

Please note that you will need to have existing Right to Work in the UK to apply for these opportunities as we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

These roles are subject to a range of pre-employment checks to include a basic DBS check.

Woodgreen is committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and, as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.

Early application is encouraged as this position may close sooner than the stated deadline if a suitable candidate is found.

Woodgreen is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and protecting anyone that comes into contact with us from harm. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.