Finance Manager

£45,000 - £50,000

Full time or part time considered (salary will be pro rata for part-time)

Hybrid - part London office based

As Finance Manager your role will be critical in delivering high-quality, insightful, and timely financial information. You will work closely with budget holders, enabling data-led decision-making and contribute to internal and external stakeholder reporting. As a key member of a small and collaborative team, you will be hands-on managing day-to-day operations, proactive in ensuring a strong internal control environment and keen to drive operational and cost efficiencies.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Responsible for all balance sheet reconciliations including creditor and debtor controls.
• Preparation of timely, accurate financial information including monthly management accounts, cash flow, forecasts.
• Assisting managers and project coordinators in preparation of financial reports to funders
• Compile financial information for grant applications and contract reporting demonstrating sound financial acumen.
• Timely provision of information for the annual audit.
• Assist in the creation of department budgets
• Interpreting variances against budgets and helping to produce informative commentary.
• Maintain fixed asset register and undertake regular review
• Coordinating and performing the day-to-day accounting operations including sales invoicing, income capture, purchase processes through to payment, payroll coordination with outsourced providers and cost accounting.
• Responsible for month end close, ensuring high quality, efficient transactional processing.
• Build strong relationships across the charity, supporting operational delivery as necessary from time to time.

Skills and experience required:

• Previous experience of working in a similar role with broad financial management.
• Ideally accounting qualifications / or steady career in finance roles.
• Confident and able to work cross organisationally
• Experience of working with senior management to develop, manage and monitor budgets and forecasting.
• Excellent communication skills.
• High levels of attention to detail.
• Team player and able to build strong working relationships internally and externally.