Finance Manager
A small, well-established London-based not for profit membership body is seeking a Finance Manager for a full-time permanent role. The salary is £47,867 - £50,813 per annum, with the organisation usually looking to appoint at the entry level point on the salary scale.
Reporting to a Finance Director and managing a Finance Officer, the role is largely a business-as-usual finance role covering management accounts preparation, managing budgets with department heads, bank reconciliations & transactional finance and leading on all aspects of accounting for 2 very small related charitable entities.
The role offers hybrid working, with an average of 40% of the working week (including Thursdays) required to be onsite at the central London office, with the rest of the time from home.
The role would best suit a candidate experienced at Finance Manager level, with prior experience in a small charity or small membership body.
Duties include:
- Prepare draft management accounts for the main body and one of the small related charitable entities ensuring that they comply with accounting standards.
- Contribute to the preparation of the annual budget.
- Assist with the audit and lead on the audit for one of the small related charitable entities.
- Present financial management information in a concise and easily understandable format for inclusion in Board reports.
- Prepare reports for budget holders summarising spend in their area.
- Prepare monthly accruals and prepayments and manage all monthly reconciliations.
- Record investment transactions for the main organisation and the 2 related charitable entities.
- Develop financial transaction processing to improve efficiency and facilitate meeting reporting deadlines.
- Record all credit card transactions and produce the annual HMRC calculations for compliance with PAYE Settlement Agreement.
- Work with staff at 1 of the related entities to process sales, purchase and nominal ledger transactions for that organisation, along with supporting with other areas of transactional finance.
- Oversee accounting entries for the second related entity and ensure balance sheet reconciles
- Lead on the implementation of online expenses and credit card systems
- Line manage the work of the Finance Officer.
Candidate requirements:
- Graduate level education and at least a part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACMA or ACCA)
- Sound knowledge of management accounting and budgeting principles and methodology
- Ability to and experience of independently preparing draft accounts to management accounts level
- The ability to present Management Information in a visual and easy to understand way to a variety of stakeholders
- Experience of Sage accounts package, including the interface with Excel, and of CRM systems (desirable not essential)
- Experience of maximising the benefits of technology to present management information
- Knowledge of online expenses and credit card systems
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work both individually and as part of a team
Closing date: 24th October at 12 noon
1st stage interviews: 29th October (face-to-face)
2nd stage interviews: 5th November (face-to-face)
Please note the organisation will be asking for anonymised CVs and covering letters as part of the application process.
Please send your CV for further consideration.