Finance and Admin Lead

NEW OPPORTUNITY: 
Finance and Admin Lead

Chol: Igniting a creative revolution where every young person feels powerful, valued and connected

We are Chol. A dynamic and socially conscious theatre company and registered charity based in Yorkshire since its founding in 1989. We work with children and young people (CYP) from early years to early career across Yorkshire and the North, prioritising work in Kirklees, Barnsley, Sheffield and Rotherham. Our approach is entirely collaborative, working in everyday community and educational settings to co-create stories that are rooted in communities and local heritage. We are committed to nurturing the next generation of creative change makers, supporting children and young people to know and understand that they can be active in making positive change happen in their own lives and in their communities.

Vision:

• To see children and young people feeling powerful, valued and connected
• To see Yorkshire as the caring and creative capital of the UK
• To see robust, dynamic and inclusive arts education practices in the UK and internationally
• To make significant contribution to arts in community and heritage practices in the UK and internationally
• To lead by example in relation to anti-racism, inclusivity and equity in the arts and wider society
• To lead by example in relation to equitable, collaborative leadership that celebrates individual and collective expertise
• To see the value and importance of action research, monitoring and evaluation recognised and implemented in the arts, nationally.

We are looking for a finance and admin lead to support the day-to-day running of our organisation. Tasks will include:

• Producing reports, providing accurate financial information.
• Performing regular bank reconciliations.
• Acting as One of two bank signatories.
• Liaising with external accountant on year end, Charity Commission returns
• confirmation statements etc.
• Producing and updating cashflow documents.
• Leading on the development and management of annual budgets, supported by
• Chol directors.
• Processing transactions.
• Running monthly payroll.
• Maintaining good attention to detail.
• Maintaining a grant management system to ensure reporting requirements are met.

• Overseeing policies in partnership with all Chol directors.

Essential:

• Belief in and commitment to Chol's programme and mission
• A demonstrable commitment to anti-racism, justice, equity, diversity and
• inclusion
• ACE NPO organisational experience
• Quickbooks
• Charity Accounts
• Purchase ledger/sales ledger.
• Bookkeeping
• Knowledge of UK Payroll legislation, PAYE, NI, pensions and theatre union
• agreements
• The ability to work independently, self motivating, as well as working sensitively
• and adaptively in a team
• Good IT skills, especially excel.
• Strong communications skills
• Excellent time management
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information

Desirable

• Experience of updating and maintaining Arts Council England's Illuminate system
• A willingness to undertake training as required for the development of the post
• An appetite to support the growth of Chol and therefore the growth of the role.
• Understanding and/or experience of HR, contracting, data protection, and governance

• An interest in the development of the Finance Lead role

Contract and Renumeration

Start Date:

November

Contract:

An initial Fixed Term contract until the end of the financial year, 2026 (April 5th) is offered for this part time role of 2 days a week (16 hours a week). Days to be worked will be agreed to meet the needs of Chol and the employee but it is likely that one of those days would be Monday for the weekly, online Chol- Operative team meeting, and our monthly in person meeting.

Salary:

The annual salary is £32,500 FTE (£13,000 pro rata) (flat Chol-Operative rate)

Pension:

Should the role extend beyond this initial term, the postholder will be enrolled into Chol's company pension scheme (NEST). Chol makes employer contributions at the current statutory minimum rate of 3% with employee contributions of 5%

Holiday:

The full time holiday allowance is 30 days including all bank holidays. For this part time role, holidays will be calculated at the pro-rata rate when a start date has been agreed.

Location:

All members of the Chol-Operative are supported to work flexibly.

We encourage a mix of remote and in-person working. The Chol-Operative usually meet in person once a month, these meetings can take place in or around Sheffield, Barnsley or Huddersfield.

Application Process

Please submit your CV and a short response to the following 3 questions:

• How do you feel about working within the Chol-Operative company structure?
• How do your personal and professional values and interests connect with
• Chol's mission and programme of work?
• What will your skills and experiences bring to the role of Finance Lead and to
• Chol?
• Your response to these questions can be written (no more than 1 side of A4) or in the form of a digital presentation (no more than five slides).

Application Timeline

Application opens: Application deadline: Interview dates: Start date:

Monday 29th September 2025

Wednesday 15th October 2025

Monday 20th, Tuesday 21st and Friday 24th October November

Please submit your application to

If you are thinking of applying and would like an informal discussion with a member of the team before applying please contact Anna to arrange a call.