Financial Operations Manager: Hybrid Working

Job Title: Finance Operations Manager
Working Hours: 35 hours per week, agile working 2 office days per week

Contract Type: Permanent

We're proud to make a difference for all our members, by shaping attitudes towards British farming and leading the charge on a range of major issues, from climate change and food standards to rural crime and broadband rollout.

We are seeking a highly skilled Finance Operations Manager to lead the day-to-day finance operations within the NFU. This pivotal role will ensure the smooth running of accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cashbook functions, while supporting the delivery of management accounts for NFU subsidiaries and group consolidation. Finance Operations Management
Oversee Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
Oversee cashbook functions ensuring the bank accounts are reconciled daily and monthly
Manage invoice processing, payments, and collections.
Prepare payroll journals and reconciliations, including payment of all relevant taxes
Financial Reporting
Compile Monthly management accounts to include TB, balance sheet, P&L, aged debtors, aged creditors from the group subsidiaries, including variance analysis and commentary
Review and challenge balance sheet reconciliations of the group subsidiaries.
Assist group head of finance in preparing consolidated accounts.
Business partner with departmental budget holders, ensuring that they are kept up to date
Assist group head of finance with any reforecasting that may be required
Ensure intercompany reconciliations are performed and monitored.
Ensure accuracy of financial reporting through effective review of own and team’s work.

Compliance & Controls
~ Develop and maintain financial procedures and manuals.
~1st point of contact for the bank
~ Maintaining Bank mandates across the NFU and its subsidiaries.
~ Audit
~ Support the Group Head of Finance in coordinating external audits and statutory accounts, including supporting the subsidiaries with annual statutory accounts


Supervise and mentor finance staff.
Professional qualification (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
Minimum 5 years’ experience in finance operations or financial management.
Strong understanding of financial reporting and budgeting.
Proficiency in financial software and CRM systems.
Advanced skills in Word, Outlook, and Excel.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the financial operations of a dynamic organisation. Generous holiday allowance (starting at 25 days a year pro rata + Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days pro rata with length of service), plus 1 annual Christmas company day
Option to buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave
Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
Performance-related pay
Competitive Pension and Life assurance
Access to interest-free loans for cars, bikes, season tickets and driving lessons
Employee Assistance Programme to help you deal with life’s challenges
Discounts on a range of new vehicles, holiday rentals, wellbeing and lifestyle and many more

Every day, we're the voice of around 44,000 British farmers and growers who produce food, making sure their concerns are heard at the heart of government both online and locally. This means developing strong relationships with everyone from NFU colleagues to government ministers. So, as well as having a high profile in both the media and Westminster, we work with and support local members through a network of regional and county offices across England and Wales.

We’ll support you by providing you with extensive learning and development opportunities and build a career that balances your professional ambitions with your personal commitments including discussions around agile and flexible work options.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.