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The Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust is seeking an experienced finance professional to lead its financial management and oversee the organisation's operational functions. This is a senior leadership role supporting the Trust's continued growth, financial resilience, and conservation mission. The position can be based remotely, with travel to the Isles of Scilly as needed.
What Makes This Role Unique
- Opportunity to join the senior leadership team of a respected conservation charity.
- Flexible full-time or part-time arrangement.
- Remote working (with some travel to the Isles of Scilly as required) will be considered.
- Broad influence across finance, operations, governance and organisational development.
- Chance to contribute to nationally significant conservation projects, including the Isles of Scilly Seabird Recovery Project.
Our Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will be:
- A qualified (or nearly qualified) accountant.
- Collaborative and approachable.
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
- Comfortable working strategically while also managing day-to-day financial
- operations.
- Passionate about conservation and supporting the Trust's mission.
- Motivated to help a growing charity strengthen its systems and long-term
- sustainability.
Overall, this is a senior finance leadership role with significant operational responsibilities, suited to someone who enjoys combining strong financial stewardship with organisational improvement in a mission-driven charity.
For the full list of key responsibilities please see the job description.
About Us
Our mission is to keep Scilly special – to protect the islands’ unique heritage, particularly its native wildlife, ensuring that this heritage can be enjoyed by all.
We look after around half of the Isles of Scilly, making sure that Scilly stays special. We help wildlife thrive and provide opportunities for us all to enjoy nature.
If you have any questions, or would like to talk about this role, please find our contact details in the job description.
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Contract: Temporary (3+ Months)
Locatiom: Hybrid (London office/remote working)
Pay rate: £24.04 - £25.11 per hourplus holiday pay
Hours: Monday-Friday 36 hours per week
Weare supporting a small, publicly funded organisation to recruit an experienced Finance Lead on a temporary basis for an initial 3-month period. This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly respected organisation with a national remit. With a workforce of around 22 employees and a small, collaborative corporate services team, the successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of the finance function. The organisation operates in a public-sector environment and works closely with external stakeholders, auditors and governance committees.
Key Responsibilities
To lead on the Finance and Corporate Management Information for the Commission, including financial reporting, external returns, banking, budgeting and budget management, financial projections, capital and internal audit.
- Lead day-to-day finance operations and financial stewardship.
- Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities.
- Produce management information, financial reports and expenditure analysis.
- Complete bank reconciliations, month-end processes and financial controls
- Liaise with external auditors and support audit preparation.
- Support risk management, governance and committee reporting.
- Work closely with operational managers and senior stakeholders on budget monitoring and financial matters.
About You
- Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent) or a strong qualified-by-experience finance professional.
- Experience managing budgets, forecasting and financial planning.
- Strong management reporting skills, including variance analysis and financial commentary.
- Experience of month-end processes, bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls.
- Experience supporting external audits and preparing financial information for auditors.
- Ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders, budget holders and non-finance managers.
- Strong understanding of financial governance, policies and procedures.
- Experience within a public sector, regulatory, charity or publicly funded organisation would be highly desirable
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
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