Charities and Not for Profit, Manager or Senior Manager

Saffery Llp; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy firm in the UK is seeking an Audit Manager or Senior Manager to join their Not-for-Profit team. This role involves managing a diverse portfolio of charity clients, providing tailored audits and advisory services. Candidates should be ACA/ACCA qualified with a strong audit background. The position offers great benefits, including a flexible working schedule with hybrid options. Join a collaborative culture that values individual contributions while delivering exceptional client outcomes.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Discretionary bonus scheme

Profit-Sharing Plan eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience working with charities or not-for-profits.
• Familiarity with Charities SORP and VAT/tax issues is a plus.
• Ability to mentor audit seniors and trainees.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a portfolio of charity and not-for-profit clients.
• Act as a trusted advisor offering technical guidance.
• Support business development through networking.

Skills

Strong audit background

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Personable and professional

Commercially minded

Education

ACA/ACCA qualified

Tools

MS Teams

Excel

Word

CCH Audit Automation

CCH Accounts Production

Inflo

Job description

Overview

At Saffery, clients choose us for our tailored, personal approach, deep expertise, and collaborative way of working. As an Audit Manager or Senior Manager in our growing Not-for-Profit team, you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality audit and advisory services to a wide range of organisations across the sector.

This is a role for someone who takes ownership of their work and client relationships, while thriving in a culture built on collaboration, shared success, and mutual support. You'll work closely with partners, colleagues, and clients—contributing to a team that values insight, integrity, and excellence. Sector experience is helpful, but not essential; individuals who are commercially minded, values-driven, and curious about their clients' work do very well here.

Saffery LLP is a leading adviser to individuals and businesses across a range of sectors. Founded in 1855, we are the UK's 15th largest accountancy firm. We're known for our personal approach, deep expertise, and commitment to our people. As a proud member of Nexia, we offer global insight with local understanding.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a varied portfolio of charity and not-for-profit clients, delivering audits and advisory work tailored to your clients' needs.
• Take ownership of engagements from planning to completion, while working collaboratively with your team to ensure quality, insight, and compliance.
• Act as a trusted advisor, offering technical guidance on accounting, practical advice on controls and wider advice.
• Support business development through tenders, networking, and identifying opportunities to add value within existing relationships.
• Mentor and develop audit seniors and trainees, contributing to a culture of learning, support, and shared success.
• Stay informed on regulatory and sector developments, particularly those affecting charity governance and reporting.
• Contribute to firm-wide initiatives including recruitment and training.
• Use systems such as MS Teams, Excel, Word, CCH Audit Automation, CCH Accounts Production, and Inflo to manage workflows and deliver high-quality outputs.

The Team

Our Not-for-Profit practice is one of the most respected in the sector, acting for over 400 organisations in a range of sectors including education, environment, grantmaking, and heritage. Our clients include start-up charities and centuries-old livery companies, clubs and membership organisations, social enterprises, independent schools, service delivery charities, grant-giving foundations, endowed trusts, theatres and cultural institutions. Clients value our pragmatic advice, deep sector knowledge, and genuinely partner-led service. We work closely together, sharing knowledge and supporting each other to deliver outstanding client outcomes.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA qualified with a strong audit background.
• Experience working with charities or not-for-profits.
• Familiarity with the Charities SORP and VAT/tax issues affecting charities is a plus.
• You're personable, professional, and commercially minded, with excellent communication and organisational skills.
• You take pride in your work, and thrive in a collaborative, professional environment.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We believe that Everyone Belongs. Our ED&I strategy is focused on building a truly inclusive culture, led from the top. We welcome applications from all backgrounds—because individual differences make us collectively stronger.

Reward & Benefits

• A 35 hour working week with a hybrid working policy with the flexibility to work from home for up to three days per week (our core hours are 10-4).
• Excellent benefits including contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave, Life Assurance cover and great flexible benefits and family friendly policies.
• Eligibility for the firm's Profit-Sharing Plan. Paid in December.
• Eligibility for the discretionary bonus scheme.