Finance Manager

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Exeter; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

8 bank holidays pro rata

Pension scheme, 6% employer contribu­t

Occupational sick pay scheme

Counselling and financial wellbeing

Electric vehicle lease cars via salary

Job summary

Devon Air Ambulance Trust is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to join their Exeter-based finance team. You will lead the transactions team, deliver accurate management accounts, and drive continuous improvements across financial processes.

Working closely with colleagues at all levels, you will support budgeting and forecasting, ensure robust financial controls, and help keep the life-saving service running.

Qualifications

• Experience producing management accounts.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Able to communicate financial information to non-finance colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transactions team and ensure robust financial processes.
• Support budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Deliver accurate management accounts information.

Skills

Management accounts

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Job description

Location: Exeter HQ / Hybrid with regular attendance at HQ

Company: Devon Air Ambulance Trust

Duration: Permanent

Salary: £38,000 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

THE ROLE

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Finance Manager to join the Devon Air Ambulance team. You'll play a key role in supporting the day-to-day running of our finance function, helping to deliver accurate management accounts information and drive continuous improvement of financial processes across the organisation. Working closely with colleagues at all levels, you'll lead the transactions team, support budgeting and forecasting activities, and ensure robust financial processes that help keep Devon Air Ambulance delivering its life-saving service.

THE CANDIDATE

We’re looking for a collaborative and proactive finance professional who combines strong technical knowledge with a passion for continuous improvement. You'll have experience producing management accounts, excellent analytical skills, and the confidence to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues. Most importantly, you'll share our values, bringing drive, accountability and a team-focused approach, while helping others succeed and supporting our mission to make a difference to communities across Devon and beyond.

THE PACKAGE

As a valued member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata), rising to 28 days with length of service
• Occupational Maternity/Paternity & Adoption leave
• Paid time off for fertility treatment
• Pension scheme, 6% employer contributions
• Occupational sick pay scheme
• Counselling and financial wellbeing services
• Access to electric vehicle lease cars through salary sacrifice

Find out more about our staff benefits here [https://careers.daat.org/benefits].

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

DEPARTMENT & VALUES

Devon Air Ambulance are a Disability Confident Level 1 employer, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. We encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and will make reasonable adjustments to support candidates throughout the recruitment journey. If you require any accommodations, please let us know.

We recognise that candidates may use AI tools to support their application, for example to improve clarity, structure, or presentation. However, we value authenticity and expect candidates to retain accountability for the content of their application, and for all submissions to reflect the candidate’s own experience and skills and be an honest representation of their capabilities. Please be assured that we do not use AI to make shortlisting or hiring decisions.

Due to the nature of this role, offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check and references.

Disclaimer: Devon Air Ambulance reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if a high number of applications are received. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unfortunately unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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