Job Description

 

Finance Manager – 4 days per week - National

 

Are you an experienced Finance Manager keen to join a growing organisation that makes a big impact on the health and wellbeing of children and adults through the healing power of music?  Charity People is delighted to be partnering with a £1million turnover organisation to help recruit a part time Finance Manager.

 

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will be managing one Finance Assistant. Working closely with the Head of Finance overseeing all processes and controls that feed into management accounts preparation, you will also be business partnering with the Senior Leadership Team, and budget holders.

 

This is a pivotal time to join this amazing charity, with an inclusive and strong CEO and staff.  

 

Salary: £40,000 per annum (this will be pro-rata'd for 30hours per week)

Benefits Excellent benefits package including 35 days per year (inclusive of bank holidays), Employer Pension contribution of 6%, Death in Service benefits, access to an Employee Assistance Programme, and the opportunity for flexible working.  

Contract: Part time 30 hours per week, Permanent

Location: Remote based role with an occasional travel to London, we encourage applicants from across the UK.
  

Key duties and responsibilities will include:

 

• Oversee day-to-day financial operations, working with Finance Assistant to ensure all financial transactions are recorded accurately.
• Lead the completion of month-end processes including preparation and posting of journals, balance sheet reconciliations including restricted fund reconciliations, and maintenance of control accounts.
• Assist the Head of Finance on drafting management accounts and cashflow
• Provide financial business partnering support to Senior Leadership Team and Managers as required.
• Collate and provide monthly payroll information to external payroll provider, reconciling payroll outputs to financial records.
• Support the Head of Finance in the preparation of year-end financial statements in line with the Charity SORP and statutory requirements.
• Act as the lead point of contact for the annual audit process, liaising with external auditors and preparing audit schedules and documentation as required.
• Act as a key contact for the charity’s banking, payment platforms (Stripe, CAF, Paypal etc) and financial systems (Sage).
• Monitor bank accounts, oversee and authorise payment uploads, and ensure accurate reporting via banking platforms.
• Provide reconciliations for fundraising between CRM (Beacon) and Financial System (Sage).
• Lead and empower the Finance Assistant 

 

Candidates applying for this role must have the following:

 

• Qualified by Experience (QBE), a recognised CCAB qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) or working towards a recognised Finance qualification
• Producing monthly or quarterly management accounts and providing suitable narrative as required
• Supporting or leading on aspects of the year-end processes and/ or the annual audit, including producing year-end schedules, accounts and liaising with the auditors
• Ability to build strong relationships with budget holders and being able to challenge them in a compassionate and respectful manner
• Strong verbal and written communication skills at all levels
• Strong interpersonal skills and being proactive 
• Experience working on Sage 50 

 

 

This role will be closing on 13^th July, 2025 and candidates shortlisted will be required to answer three questions which will form as part of shortlisting by the client. 

Therefore, please do apply without further delay!

Due to the nature of this role, the client may close this position early if we have suitable candidates.

 

Candidates applying for this role will need to complete the EDI Monitoring form - EDI monitoring form

 

First stage interviews will be held via MSTeams on Friday 18^th July

Second stage interviews via MSTeams on Wednesday 23rd July

 

 

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.