Charity Finance & Operations Lead — Budgeting & Reporting

Church of England; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Together Liverpool is seeking a Finance & Operations Manager to lead day-to-day finance, combining bookkeeping with budgeting, management accounts, financial planning and funder reporting. You will also support trustee and Finance Committee administration, governance, and the development of simple internal systems.

The role suits someone who works independently in a small charity and can clearly communicate financial information to staff and trustees.

Qualifications

• Experience managing day-to-day finance including bookkeeping, budgeting and forecasting.
• Experience with restricted fund/project accounting and financial reporting to funders.
• Experience preparing year-end information with an accountant or independent examiner.
• Experience preparing project budgets for funding applications.
• Experience in charity or not-for-profit finance is desirable.
• Experience supporting trustees or governance bodies is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Carry out day-to-day bookkeeping, including invoices, expenses, income, payments and bank reconciliations.
• Maintain accounting across unrestricted and restricted funds and project budgets.
• Produce monthly management accounts for the CEO and quarterly reports for trustees and Finance Committee.
• Lead annual budgeting and maintain cashflow forecasts.
• Monitor expenditure against budgets and identify risks.
• Maintain financial controls, policies and processes.
• Prepare project budgets and financial information for funding applications.
• Prepare year-end schedules and liaise with accountant/ examiner.
• Coordinate payroll information with outsourced payroll provider.
• Coordinate trustee/Finance Committee meetings and governance deadlines.
• Help develop internal systems linking planning, finance and reporting.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Budgeting

Management accounts

Forecasting

Finance software

Excel

Education

AAT qualification or equivalent

Part-qualified accounting

Tools

Excel

Accounting software

Job description

Together Liverpool is seeking a Finance & Operations Manager to lead day-to-day finance, combining bookkeeping with budgeting, management accounts, financial planning and funder reporting. You will also support trustee and Finance Committee administration, governance, and the development of simple internal systems.

The role suits someone who works independently in a small charity and can clearly communicate financial information to staff and trustees.