Assistant Finance Manager

Autism Plus; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading charity as an Assistant Finance Manager in Nottingham, responsible for managing financial processes and leading a finance team. You will play a key role in ensuring accurate financial reporting and collaborating with various stakeholders to improve efficiencies within the organisation. This position offers competitive benefits and a supportive working environment, perfect for someone looking to develop their career in finance within the charity sector.

Benefits

Flexi-time

Generous holiday allowance

Generous staff pension

Paid Union closure days

Wellbeing activities

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience as Team Leader/Assistant Manager in finance.
• Managing complex financial procedures and processes.
• Experience in Higher Education/Charity Sector is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Head of Finance & Finance Manager.
• Supervise staff and identify learning & development opportunities.
• Manage monthly Management Accounts pack delivery.

Skills

Team leadership

Financial management

Project management

Problem solving

Education

Relevant accounting qualification

Tools

Computerised accounting software

Excel

Job description

The University of Nottingham Students' Union has an exciting opportunity for a Assistant Finance Manager to join our team based in Nottingham. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £28,567 per annum.

Who are we and what do we do?

Here at the University of Nottingham Students' Union, we are a connected student community. A brilliant, diverse, ambitious community, 38,000 strong. We are proudly independent from the university and right at the heart of student life. We're a diverse community from first-year undergraduates to research students, elected student Executive and staff, to volunteers, pioneers, and so much more. Together, we are getting involved, making change, and supporting each other, making student life at the University of Nottingham the very best it can be.

We are one of the largest Students' Union in the country, connecting 38,000 student members to share, support and inspire each other while at University. As a registered charity we act as the recognised representative body of all students at the University, and every student is automatically a member free of charge. We provide a range of activities, events, campaigning, commercial and professional services that benefit and support students to get involved, find support, and make change.

Our mission is to make student life at the University of Nottingham the best it can be. We support students to share and voice their views on academic life and the wider University experience and have strong student leadership in our elected student representatives. We provide an excellent Advice service to help students with academic, housing, financial issues and welfare support. There is a diverse range of social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities and many opportunities for personal development. We work with and support events and activities through the student committees of over 400 societies, 75 sports clubs, media groups and other student communities and we facilitate many student volunteers to take part in community projects. Through our trading company, UNU Services Limited, we run two SPAR shops, a bar, coffee shop, clothing shop and a print shop. Our annual financial turnover, for the charity and trading company combined is in excess of £11m annually.

As a charity the Students' Union has a Board of Trustees which is responsible for the governance, management, strategy and budget of the Students' Union. The Trustees currently consist of our Full Time elected Student Officers and 4 appointed Lay Trustees, along with 4 appointed Student Trustees. The daily work of the Students' Union is directed by elected Student Officers, with advice and support from staff. The Officer team is made of 9 part-time Officers and 8 full-time sabbatical Officers. Each Officer has their own portfolio of individual responsibilities as well as holding the shared responsibility for creating changes which will improve the lives of students at the University.

The Assistant Finance Manager Role

Reporting to the Head of Finance & Finance Manager, you will hold a relevant accounting qualification or be qualified by demonstrable experience. Experience of operating at Team Leader/Assistant Manager in a finance setting is essential including building teams, supervising staff and identifying learning & development opportunities. You will have experience of managing complex financial procedures, processes and reconciliations using computerised accounting software and excel, seeking out answers and solutions to discrepancies to enable delivery of the monthly Management Accounts pack. You will have proven experience managing projects with multiple dependencies & stakeholders and an ability to collaborate and influence others in the wider organisation with a view to making organisation wide process efficiencies. Experience in Higher Education/Charity Sector & knowledge of complex VAT schemes such as Partial Exemption is desirable but not essential.

Our People Offer

We offer a range of employee benefits which support employee wellbeing such as flexi-time, flexible working, generous holiday allowance, generous staff pension, paid Union closure days, wellbeing activities, learning and development opportunities and much more.

For a full role profile, role dimensions, and person specification and to apply for the role as our Venue Supervisor, then please click ‘apply' now! We'd love to hear from you!

Closing date: 17th June 2025

Interviews: w/c 23rd June 2025

Please note, applications from agencies will not be accepted at this stage.