Finance Manager

ATA Carnet HQ; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading charity as a Finance Manager in Cambridge, where you will oversee financial operations for supported living and residential care services. This role requires a qualified professional with strong leadership skills in financial governance, ensuring compliance and high-quality reporting in a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Opportunities for professional development

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Cash back scheme on health care

Access to virtual GPs

Free legal advice

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in financial management within medium to large organisations.
• Strong technical knowledge with ability to guide and advise others.
• Proven ability to manage and lead teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of transactional finance and ensure compliance.
• Produce management accounts, prepare balance sheets, and monthly cash flow reports.
• Manage VAT processes and coordinate the audit process.

Skills

Leadership

Financial Governance

Technical Accounting Expertise

Education

Professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Job description

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Purpose of the Job

We are looking for a qualified Finance Manager to support the financial operations of our established national charity, which delivers supported living and residential care for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs.

Job Title: Finance Manager

Location: Petersfield, Hampshire

Salary: £50,000 - £52,000

Employment Type: Full-time

Reporting to: Head of Finance

Purpose of the Job

We are looking for a qualified Finance Manager to support the financial operations of our established national charity, which delivers supported living and residential care for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs.

The successful candidate will have experience in medium to large organisations and a proven ability to lead teams of at least three direct reports. This role is responsible for overseeing all aspects of transactional finance, ensuring strong financial governance, compliance with regulatory standards, and accurate reporting that supports the delivery of high-quality care.

The role offers hybrid working, with a balanced blend of remote work and in-office collaboration to promote flexibility and effectiveness.

Outline Of Responsibilities And Duties

Management of both payables and receivables ledgers.

Management Accounts

• Produce initial trial balance and draft management accounts for all entities ready for analysis by the Finance Business Partner.
• Prepare monthly balance sheets including monthly reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts with supporting information.
• Monthly cash flow reporting.
  
  

Financial Accounts and audit

• Prepare the draft annual financial statements for all entities, prepared in accordance with SORP, the Companies Act, and other relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare an audit file in line with the requirements of the external auditors providing sufficient documentation to support and justify the financial statements.
• Respond to audit queries and liaise with other staff to ensure audit requirements are met on a timely basis.
• Perform Internal audits on our services as required, providing report on findings for each.
• Produce and execute an annual year end programme in consultation with the auditors and the Director of Finance.
  
  

VAT

• Produce the quarterly VAT returns, supporting documentation and transactional adjustments in the system.
• Coordinate the VAT project to novate remaining contracts across. Negotiate and recalculate as necessary as new contracts come across.
• Keep up to date with changes in VAT policy and administration and implement as appropriate.
  
  

Budgeting

• Support with relevant areas within the annual budgeting cycle.
  
  

Other

• Staff Management 7 direct reports
• Banking administration FitzRoy bank accounts
• Key contact for insurance and responsible for preparation of documentation and summaries for annual renewal.
• Work closely with the Finance Business Partner to ensure the smooth running of the finance function and that an environment of continuous improvement is developed, with particular focus on systems and procedural enhancement
• Contribute to agreed strategic projects as and when required such as exciting finance transformation projects planned throughout 2025 and 2026.
• Maintain accurate records and filing systems
• Any other tasks that may arise within the finance team
• Take action to keep yourself professionally updated with the technical accounting expertise to ensure accounting records are compliant
  
  

General

• Ensure every aspect of confidentiality relating to FitzRoy, service users and staff is strictly maintained.
• Manage workload and maintain timelines and priorities
• Maintain quality and adhere to policies and procedures
• Establish positive working relationships with staff at all levels and outside stakeholders
• Understand and promote Fitzroys values
• This role will require technical accounting expertise to ensure accounting records are compliant
  
  

What You Will Have

• A professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc) with post- qualification experience.
• Experience of running the financial accounting function for an organisation that has several branches, subsidiaries or locations.
• Experience of coordinating the audit process through to statutory accounts production.
• Experience of managing VAT.
• Strong technical knowledge with ability to guide, challenge and advise others.
• Experience of maintaining and updating internal controls.
• Experience of reviewing, developing and continuously improving financial system processes.
  
  

What We Offer

• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Optionto purchase more holidays through our holiday purchase scheme
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Flexible working arrangements
• Opportunities for professional development and further training
• The chance to contribute to meaningful and impactful charitable work
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays increasing with service..
• Cash back scheme on health care such as dentists and opticians.
• Access to virtual GPs.
• Free legal advice.
• Blue Light Card for instant shopping and leisure discounts.
• Perkbox.
• Life assurance.
  
  

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Seniority level

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  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Finance

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