Finance Manager

Hybrid Finance Manager role available within a charity not for profit organisation near High Wycombe, Bucks which offers outstanding benefits and a 35 hour working week.

You will need to be  Fully Qualified – ACCA, CIMA, ACA (or equivalent) with experience of managing a small team. You will be well versed in preparing management and year-end financial accounts and reports as well as preparing VAT returns.

You would be taking a lead role in treasury management, finance process, controls and systems improvement, production of the annual report and accounts, and oversight of the company’s general insurance portfolio, VAT management, and banking relationship and sub-ledger management.

What will the finance manager role involve?

• All activities relating to the company accounts including annual report, monthly trial balance, detailed financial reports and their interpretation and other management reports.
• Review and oversight of management accounts, balance sheet, cashflow statement and finance reports
• Liaise closely with budget owners and business partnership team to provide a comprehensive accounting support service, including the provision of financial information, analysis to budget owners and review of business cases
• Analyse variances and explore potential problems with budget owners/finance business partners, making recommendations and executing those recommendations
• Carry out any necessary research, analysing and concluding on the information
• Implement and document ways of developing the management accounting and reporting systems
• Participate in reviews of organisational financial performance
• Provide financial support for the trading company of the charity
• Prepare the draft Annual Report and Accounts (including notes) and Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA)
• Draft annual report paper for Board
• Involvement and support for budgeting / forecasting / reporting processes and other activities of the business partnership team
• Management of sales and purchase ledger
• Good working knowledge of computerised accounting systems
• Good knowledge of how databases work
• Up to date knowledge of accounting standards and financial legislation
• Co-ordination of group insurance
• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes and systems and lead on agreed changes
• Treasury Management -Ensure sufficient funds for business to operate through cashflow forecasting