Finance Manager

McGeorge Appointments Ltd; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

McGeorge Appointments Ltd seeks a Finance Manager in Edinburgh to lead charity accounting, budgeting and reporting within a busy finance team. The role partners with senior staff to analyse income, monitor expenditure streams and deliver governance reports across the organisation.

The successful candidate will be a fully qualified accountant with charity sector experience, excellent Excel skills and the ability to drive change, including implementing new accounting software planned for 2027.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with solid charity sector experience.
• Strong communication skills with non-finance stakeholders.
• Enthusiasm for change and adaptability to new accounting software.

Responsibilities

• Charity accounting: analyse income and expenditure streams within the charity.
• Budgeting: monitor income fluctuations across divisions to support budgeting processes.
• Reporting: provide debt and governance reports to the National Office and Governance Groups.

Skills

Charity accounting

Communication

Enthusiasm for change

Governance knowledge

Education

Fully qualified accountant

Tools

Excel

Job description

This Finance Manager job in Edinburgh with one of Scotland's leading charities is an outstanding opportunity for a qualified accountant to make a substantial contribution to society. The role of Finance Manager is a key position within the wider finance team, acting as a lynchpin to several key stakeholders across the wider organisation. Managing a small team of three people and reporting to the Deputy Director of Finance, your duties and responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Charity accounting – As Finance Manager, you will read, examine and analyse charity accounts to identify appropriate income and expenditure streams
• Budgeting – the Finance Manager will monitor fluctuations in income levels across several divisions to support the budgeting process
• Reporting – the Finance Manager will provide information on debt levels of across the organisation, providing summary reports to the Governance Groups within the National Office

To be successful, you will be a fully qualified accountant with a solid understanding of the charity sector gained either in professional practice, and/or a sizeable charity, with appropriate levels of post-qualified experience. In addition to technical excellence, the Finance Manager should also be able to demonstrate the following softer skills:

• Communication – the Finance Manager must be able to respond to queries from numerous non-finance stakeholders and budget holders in a sensitive and patient manner.
• Enthusiasm for change – there are lots of changes coming including the implementation of new accounting software being introduced in 2027 and the Finance Manager will play a key part in this
• Charity governance and compliance – knowledge of charity SORP and good governance would be beneficial, though not essential
• Excel whizz – there is a lot of data to process so the Finance Manager needs to be proficient in using excel, especially around look‑ups and pivot tables

In short, this is an excellent opportunity for a skilled finance professional to develop their career in a supportive, meritocratic and fun environment, whilst supporting a number of change initiatives; thus offering excellent personal and career development.