Your newpanyHays Accountancy & Finance are partnering exclusively with a well-established national charity to recruit a hands-on and dynamic Finance Manager to join their close-knit accounting team based in Stroud, Gloucestershire. The Finance Manager will play a key member of the Leadership Team, reporting directly to the Financial Director, providing strategic financial leadership across the charity. The role will oversee day-to-day financial operations, ensure robust financial management, statutorypliance, and effective reporting to support decision-making and safeguard the charity’s financial sustainability. The role will offer remote/office hybrid working, a full-time position, but part-time candidates will also be considered (4 days per week). Open to both qualified/part-qualified accountants or finance professionals qualified by experience. This is a great opportunity for a hands-on Finance Manager who is passionate to really adding value to a leading charity. Previous charity experience is not essential but desirable. Your new role
Your key duties will involve leading the preparation of annual budgets, forecasts and long-term financial plans. You will provide financial analysis to support strategic decision-making, support funding bids, along with monitoring financial performance. You will supervise a small accounting team overseeing day-to-day financial operations and treasury management, produce management accounts, variance analysis, along with cash flow forecasts. You will prepare statutory accounts, coordinate the external audit, along with delivering regular financial reports to the senior leadership team. You will ensurepliance with the Charitymission and HMRC, including VAT, PAYE and gift aid, lead the development of processes/systems, along with deputising for the Financial Director as required. You will business partner with operational management, delivering financial results and advice. What you'll need to succeed
To be considered for this hands-on Finance Manager position, you will have experience in a similar role; ACCA/ACA/CIMA part-qualified/qualified or qualified by experience. Strong MS excel skills, experience with financial systems, along with being adaptable to organisational needs. You will be used to managing workloads, a key problem-solver keen to improve processes/systems. You will have keymunication to partner internally with operational management, along with external parties, and be able to work collaboratively across various teams within the Charity. You will have a positive and proactive mind-set, passionate to working within the charity sector with an end mission of supporting others. Experience within the charity, not-for-profit or public sectors, along with management of a small accounting team, and knowledge of funding/grant reporting would be advantageous but not essential. What you'll get in return
This unique permanent Finance Manager opportunity offers a salary up to £50,000 per annum (full-time) or pro rata over 4 days per week, based in Stroud, Gloucestershire. Remote/office hybrid working offered, flexible working hours, a contributed pension scheme, on-site parking and further organisational benefits. An excellent chance to add real value to a reputable charity, using your accounting expertise to influence operational effectiveness and organisational success.