Finance Manager

Assistance Dogs; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Migrateful is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to lead the financial management of our growing charity with income over £1 million. You will oversee budgeting, forecasting and strategic financial insight, including trading activities alongside fundraising income.

You will collaborate with the COO, CEO and external accountants to ensure robust financial information and controls, supporting long-term sustainability and effective decision-making.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of financial management within a charity or not-for-profit organisation.
• Strong knowledge of charity accounting, including restricted and unrestricted funds.
• Experience of organisations with substantial trading income alongside charitable/fundraising income.
• Experience producing and interpreting management accounts, budgets, forecasts and cash-flow projections.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting process in partnership with CEO and COO.
• Produce regular forecasts, cash-flow projections and scenario modelling.
• Prepare financial papers for Board and committees and present to trustees.

Skills

Financial management

Charity accounting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cash flow

Excel/Google Sheets

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Accounting software

Job description

Salary: £50,000–£55,000 FTE, pro rata (0.6 FTE: £30,000–£33,000)
Hours: 3 days per week / 0.6 FTE
Contract: Permanent
Location: Predominantly remote, with regular travel to our London office as required
Reporting to: Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Application deadline: 20 October 2026
Start date: As soon as possible

About the role

Migrateful is looking for an experienced Finance Manager to lead the financial management of our growing charity.

With annual income of over £1 million and operations across London and Bristol, this is a senior role combining hands‑on financial management with budgeting, forecasting and strategic financial insight. A significant proportion of both our income and cost base relates to our trading activities, primarily the delivery and sale of cookery classes, so we are looking for someone with experience of managing finances in an organisation with substantial trading activity, alongside charitable and fundraising income.

You will work closely with our COO and CEO, external bookkeeper and accountant, Senior Management Team and Finance and Risk Sub‑Committee to ensure that Migrateful has robust financial information, controls and processes to support good decision‑making and long‑term financial sustainability.

You will take ownership of the finance function while working with colleagues across the organisation to ensure that budget holders understand their financial position and are supported to manage their budgets effectively.

Key Responsibilities

Financial planning, budgeting and forecasting

• Lead the annual budgeting process in partnership with the CEO and COO.

• Produce regular forecasts, cash‑flow projections and scenario modelling to support organisational planning and decision‑making.

• Monitor performance against budget, identify emerging risks and opportunities, and recommend corrective action where required.

• Work closely with the COO, through a business partnering relationship, to provide timely financial information and insights on all aspects of operations (especially cookery class delivery).

• Support budget holders to understand and manage their budgets and financial targets.

Management accounting and internal financial reporting

• Work closely with our external bookkeeper and accountant to ensure transactions are accurately recorded, restricted funding is correctly allocated and balance‑sheet accounts are reconciled.

• Review monthly management accounts and investigate significant variances.

• Produce clear monthly financial reporting and narrative for the Senior Management Team.

• Produce clear quarterly financial reporting and narrative for the Finance and Risk Sub‑Committee

• Translate financial information into accessible insights for colleagues and trustees who do not have a finance background.

• Prepare financial papers for Board and Finance and Risk Sub‑Committee meetings and support trustees to understand Migrateful's financial position.

• Support the COO in convening and servicing the quarterly Finance and Risk Sub‑Committee.

Income, expenditure and cash and treasury management

• Oversee sales invoicing and credit control, ensuring invoices are raised accurately and outstanding debts are followed up.

• Review and approve expenditure within delegated authority.

• Oversee fortnightly payment runs and supplier payments.

• Oversight on monthly payroll processes

• Maintain oversight of organisational cash flow.

• Manage our bank deposits at Flagstone to optimise interest income whilst maintaining appropriate levels of liquidity

Audit, compliance and governance

• Lead the annual external audit and preparation of statutory accounts, working with our external accountants and auditors.

• Ensure compliance with all relevant charity accounting and other statutory requirements, including the Charities SORP and HMRC.

Financial controls and systems

• Maintain and continually improve Migrateful's financial policies, procedures and internal controls, including delegated authorities, segregation of duties, anti‑fraud measures and reserves.

• Identify opportunities to make financial processes more efficient, accurate and automated.

• Ensure financial systems and processes remain appropriate as Migrateful grows.

Fundraising, funder reporting and restricted funds

• Support the CEO and fundraising team with budgets, financial information and projections for funding applications.

• Maintain effective oversight of restricted funding and grant expenditure.

• Prepare financial information for use in funding applications and reports.

Person Specification

Essential

• Significant experience of financial management within a charity or not-for-profit organisation

• Strong knowledge of charity accounting, including restricted and unrestricted funds.

• Experience of working in a charity or not-for-profit that has a significant level of earned income (and associated expenditure)

• Experience of producing and interpreting management accounts, budgets, forecasts and cash‑flow projections.

• Experience of leading or playing a significant role in annual budgeting and year‑end audit processes.

• Strong understanding of financial controls and the ability to identify and improve financial processes.

• Knowledge of the Charities SORP and charity statutory reporting requirements.

• Experience of organisations generating significant trading income alongside charitable/fundraising income.

• Excellent Excel or Google Sheets skills and confidence working with accounting and financial systems.

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn financial information into clear advice and recommendations.

• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues and trustees.

• Highly organised, accurate and able to manage competing deadlines independently.

• Collaborative and comfortable working with colleagues across an organisation.

• Able to attend meetings at our London office when required.

• Commitment to Migrateful's mission and values.

Desirable

• ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent qualification, or part-qualified.

• Experience working in a charity of a similar size and complexity.

• Experience working directly with trustees or a Finance and Risk Sub‑Committee.

• Experience supporting fundraising teams with grant budgets and restricted‑fund reporting.

• Experience of payroll and workplace pensions.

• Experience improving or automating finance systems and processes.

Right to Work

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Migrateful is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK before starting employment.