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Job Description
The Lord’s Taverners exists to positively impact the lives of young people facing the challenges of inequality. Through inclusive and transformative cricket programmes, we empower young people with disabilities and from disadvantaged communities across the UK and beyond.
We are now seeking a skilled and proactive Management Accountant to join our Finance and Operations Directorate and play a pivotal role in strengthening our financial insight, supporting strategic decision‑making, and ensuring the organisation’s financial resilience.
As outlined in the job description, this role is central to “delivering timely, accurate, and insightful management information to support effective strategic decision‑making across the organisation” and to “maintaining robust financial accounts, ensuring that all financial data is reliable and up to date.”
The Role
This is a key position within the charity, responsible for producing high‑quality management information, partnering with budget holders, and driving continuous improvement in financial systems and processes.
You will lead the month‑end process, oversee cashflow forecasting, support the annual budget cycle, and develop financial models to inform strategic decisions. You will also deputise for the Director of Finance and Operations when required, ensuring continuity and operational resilience.
The role includes line management of the Senior Finance Officer and the opportunity to contribute to cross‑organisational projects, including impact measurement, funding bids, and organisational change initiatives.
About You
You will be a qualified and experienced management accountant (CCAB, CIMA or equivalent) with a strong track record of producing high‑quality financial analysis, business partnering, and driving improvements in financial systems.
You will bring:
· Substantial post‑qualification experience, ideally within the charity or not‑for‑profit sector
· Experience designing management accounts, dashboards and KPI reporting
· Strong financial modelling skills and advanced Excel capability
· Experience leading or contributing to digital transformation or process improvement projects
· The ability to translate complex financial information for non‑financial colleagues
· Experience preparing financial statements and supporting audit processes
· Knowledge of charity SORP and sector specific compliance requirements
At Lord’s Taverners, sport is a means to an end. We are looking for people who share our belief in sport’s power to change lives, and who are motivated by impact, inclusion and opportunity for young people.
Above all, you will be motivated by our mission and aligned with our values: We Include, We Inspire, We Empower.
Safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This role requires an enhanced DBS check and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with statutory guidance, applicants do not need to disclose youth cautions or any protected convictions or cautions.
As part of our safer recruitment practices, an online search will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates.
Benefits
· 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
· Five additional days between Christmas and New Year
· 6% pension contribution
· Group income protection
· Critical illness cover
· Life assurance
· Health Cash Plan
· Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Two volunteering days
· Birthday day off
· Season ticket loan
· Flexible working
· Wellbeing plan
Deadline for applications: Sunday 12 April
First stage interviews: 20–22 April
Second stage interviews: 27–29 April
As part of your application, please submit:
· Your CV, and
· A written response (maximum 300 words) to the following question:
“Please describe a specific example where you personally led, or made a significant contribution to, improving or developing an internal financial reporting process or structure. Briefly outline the challenge, the actions you took, and the impact your work had on decision-making. Please focus on your individual contribution rather than team activity.”
We will not accept applications that do not complete this task, or applications that upload a cover note in place of the required written response.
Upload your written response where application states to upload your cover note.
Deliver high quality cricket programmes that will empower young people facing inequality to make positive choices, improve their health and wellbeing
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Terrence Higgins Trust is seeking a motivated, fully or part qualified Assistant Management Accountant to support the delivery of high quality financial data and reporting across the organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a purpose-driven charity, helping to ensure robust financial processes that support our mission to end new HIV transmissions and tackle stigma. Working closely with teams across the organisation, you’ll contribute to maintaining strong financial controls and improving processes where possible.
In this role, you will be responsible for processing financial data, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring transactions are recorded in a timely and consistent manner. You will also support the management accounts process by preparing and posting balance sheet reconciliations and schedules.
This role is well suited to someone who is highly organised, has strong attention to detail and good problem solving. If you enjoy working with data, supporting financial reporting, and being part of a team that makes a real difference, join us at Terrence Higgins Trust.
Ideally, the candidate will be based in London, though other locations within the UK may be considered for the right individual.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Who are we
Unlocking Potential is the charity that supports schools and communities to ensure no child or family struggles alone with their social, emotional and mental health needs. We provide flexible, over-time, multi-disciplinary therapeutic support that meets children and families where they are, and enables them to feel safe, understood and the best version of themselves.
The scale of the social and mental health challenges affecting children and families in the UK is greater than ever before and our services for schools, and with families, is an impactful response to unprecedented demand and unmet need for therapeutic support.
Vision
Everyone feels supported, equipped and able to achieve their potential.
Mission
Our mission is to provide tailored therapeutic support to more children, while training the practitioners of the future to build holistic, resilient social systems that equip children and their families with the confidence, tools, and skills to thrive at school and within their communities.
Values
Individual
Everything we do is about the individual and what is right for them – no two children, families or schools are the same.
Innovative
We look for new solutions, evolving our thinking and approach – ensuring the use of bold, co-designed practice.
Collaborative
We choose to work with others to find the best solutions – we are stronger together.
Overview
This is an exciting time to be joining the charity! Our new strategy focuses on growth and long-term sustainability, with ambitious plans to extend our reach and impact nationally and to expand and diversify our services. Our long-term ambition for the future is a transformed landscape of multi-disciplinary therapeutic support in schools, with UP acknowledged and recognised as a thought-leader, innovator, preferred collaborator and convener.
Working closely with the Finance & Resources Director, this newly created role will be a key member of UP’s Finance team, supporting the charity to successfully deliver the charity’s strategic plan. You will provide accurate financial information, robust accounting controls and support for budgeting and programme costing, helping the charity operate efficiently and sustainably.
This role is ideal for someone with experience in charity or not-for-profit finance, confident in accounting software (Xero) and with strong Excel skills. You will be highly organised, detail-focused, and able to communicate financial information clearly to non-financial colleagues.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.

