Finance Manager

Are you a senior finance professional looking to work within the charity sector across North Yorkshire?  Are you a finance manager who is fully qualified or partially qualified and working towards your ACA / ACCA / CIMA, looking for development into a finance business partner job?  

Are you interested in working across an Organisation, collaborating with other heads of departments on the financial strategy by setting priorities, and implementing and supporting projects and initiatives across their different service areas? Are you looking to work in an organisation where you are making a difference to the community and giving back whilst helping to support the future growth of the charity?

Are you curious by nature and like to find solutions to problems, and create efficiencies or the person who likes to asking questions to find better ways of working? If the answer is yes, then this could be the job for you.

What the Finance Manager job involves

Using a business partnering approach to support Directors and Heads of Department, across the charity, providing operational advice and guidance in areas such as: budget management, financial trend analysis, management information and digital transformation.

Supporting the implementation of systems, including finance software, roster management and developing and rolling out digital self-service solutions.

Line management of 2 Assistant Accountants with their development in mind.

Overseeing the production of the monthly management accounts.

Reviewing the debtor and creditor lists and driving down the time whilst reviewing the cashflow.

Managing the profit and loss, Cashflow forecasting, budgets and reporting and adding commentary for the board.

Maintain, review and develop financial models to support both new and existing business.

Monitor and control expenditure for your designated areas

Maintain, and develop accurate financial reporting to all respective stakeholders, supporting them in their understanding to enable informed decision making.

Manage the procurement process. ensuring best value for money, maintaining the preferred contractor and supplier lists.

Identifying tender opportunities to seek saving opportunities.

Implement new financial systems and develop best practice across the team.

Deliver excellent standards of governance, providing professional advice and guidance to the organisation, including the Board.

Ensure that everyone operates within all regulatory guidance, statutory and legislative requirements.

Taking responsibility for identifying and mitigating risks within the Finance team’s realm of responsibility.

Skills required

Working towards ACA / ACC / CIMA or fully qualified

Excellent MS Excel skills and previous use of finance software

Excellent communication skills and with the ability to speak to non finance people across the business.

Full driving licence as you will be required to travel to different sites for meetings.

Experience of communicating, negotiating, and influencing a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

Passion and interest in these values

Keep the person at the centre of everything we do

Value, respect and develop people

Maintain inclusive and respectful relationships

Listen, learn, reflect, and grow

Act with honesty, fairness and integrity

Other information

Full time working 37 hours a week

Able to work out of any office across North Yorkshire

22 – 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

£3000 car allowance plus mileage

Enhanced pension

Laptop and phone provided

This vacancy is being advertised through KD Recruitment Limited who are operating as an Employment Agency.

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