Finance Manager

Skills Builder UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Team days with in-person meetings

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Potential to buy back holidays

Free fruit, tea, and coffee

£600 London weighting

Job summary

A leading educational charity is searching for a Finance Manager to lead strategic financial planning and manage finance operations. The ideal candidate should have a hands-on, builder mindset and be proficient in spreadsheets with an interest in coding and technical solutions. This role offers the flexibility of remote or hybrid work, competitive benefits including 25 days of vacation, and opportunities for personal development. If you’re ready to contribute to positive change through financial management, we encourage you to apply.

Qualifications

• Obsession with optimizing and innovating while delivering high-quality outputs.
• Enjoy working with others and maintaining positive relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic financial planning.
• Manage end-to-end finance operations and accounting.

Skills

Hands-on, builder mindset

Spreadsheet proficiency

Coding and software problem-solving

Understanding of employment law

Data protection knowledge

Job description

Finance Manager

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This is a role for someone with a hands‑on, “builder” mindset who wants to apply their technical and financial skills in an agile environment. Someone who is obsessed with optimising and innovating while consistently delivering high quality outputs.

You’ll be a spreadsheet pro, but see the huge potential in solving problems with code and software. You may also be interested in other technical subject matter like employment law and data protection.

Responsibilities

As the Global Finance Manager, you’ll be leading our strategic financial planning as well as our end‑to‑end finance operations and accounting.

Company Overview

Skills Builder’s Global Division provides services and support to the UK division and to partners across the world, so it’ll be important that you enjoy working with others, creating and maintaining positive working relationships.

We have big ambitions and your scope to grow, learn and achieve matches that. If you want to benefit from working with an inspiring team, with huge potential for learning, growth and development, we want to hear from you.

There are eight skills that are essential for success in all areas of life, which resonate across the world.

Research shows that they underpin academic progress, support wellbeing and lead to higher skilled, higher paid careers. Unfortunately, those from less privileged backgrounds have fewer opportunities to build these skills. We exist to change the systems that allow this to happen.

Benefits

• Term: Permanent
• Start Date: As soon as possible
• Working hours: Flexible (full‑time or part‑time)
• Team days: We get together in person in Oxford or London 6 times a year for strategy, fun and food
• Holidays: 25 days per year, increasing each year, plus bank holidays & potential to buy back up to 5 days
• Location: UK remote OR London hybrid (with 1+ days in the office per week, free fruit, tea and coffee, ‘pastry socials’ and £600 London weighting)

Application Process

Applications should be made via our online form – on completion of the online application please also send your CV by email to [e-mail]. The application deadline is 0900 on 12th January, with first round interviews weeks commencing 12th & 19th January.