Finance & Administration Manager

Creative Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative organisation in Edinburgh is seeking an experienced Finance & Administration Manager to manage budgets and oversee compliance for its innovative programs. You will develop financial systems and ensure sound management practices, playing a crucial role in supporting the organisation's creative and cultural impact. The position offers a salary of £40,000 per annum with full-time hours, fostering a collaborative environment. Candidates should have strong organisational skills and prior experience in a similar role.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance and administration management within a similar role.
• Ability to bring financial expertise to a creative and cultural organisation.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee budgets, compliance, and administration to support creative and commercial programmes.
• Develop and maintain strong financial systems and controls.
• Support organisational operations and ensure sound financial management.
• Collaborate with teams to enable artistic innovation and cultural impact.

Skills

Financial expertise

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an experienced Finance & Administration Manager to join our creative team and play a vital role in keeping our organisation running smoothly.

Fruitmarket is looking for a Finance and Administration Manager. We are looking for an experienced Finance & Administration Manager to join our creative team and play a vital role in keeping our organisation running smoothly.

This is an exciting opportunity to bring your financial expertise to support one of Scotland’s foremost centres for creativity and culture. Ensuring that our creative and commercial programmes are supported by strong systems and sound management, you’ll be at the heart of our operations – overseeing budgets, compliance, and administration – helping us continue to build a strong foundation for artistic innovation and cultural impact.

Fruitmarket works to be an inclusive venue and employer.

Responsibilities

• Oversee budgets, compliance, and administration to support our creative and commercial programmes.
• Develop and maintain strong financial systems and controls.
• Support organisational operations and ensure sound financial management.
• Collaborate with teams to enable artistic innovation and cultural impact.

Qualifications / Experience

• Experience in finance and administration management within a similar role.
• Ability to bring financial expertise to a creative and cultural organisation.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Evidence of maintaining compliant financial processes.

Application Process

• For an informal discussion about the role please contact [e-mail].
• Please visit our website https://www.fruitmarket.co.uk/recruitment/ to download the job description and equalities monitoring form.
• Please complete the equalities monitoring information and submit a CV. Your CV should be maximum 4 pages and include a statement (up to 500 words) outlining how you fulfil the job criteria and demonstrating that you have the required skills for the post. We will also accept a statement as a video or audio file.
• The application should be emailed to [e-mail] with Finance and Administration Manager as the email subject heading.
• We will contact shortlisted candidates directly.

Salary & Hours

Salary: 40,000 p.a. (Band 5, SMT)

Full Time: 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Application Deadline

Application deadline: 02.03.26, 9am. The deadline is Monday 02 March 2026 at 09:00.