Finance Manager

Active Herefordshire and Worcestershire; Huddersfield; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Huddersfield Town Foundation is seeking a Finance Manager to lead day-to-day financial management, produce monthly accounts and deliver robust financial reporting. The role supports the Senior Leadership Team and Board, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and funding partners.

With a turnover of the Foundation and a team environment, you will promote strong financial controls, embed Terrier Spirit values, and help steer the organisation’s sustainable growth and impact.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial management, preferably within the charity sector.
• Ability to promote sound financial control and attention to detail.
• Collaborative working across the Foundation to support governance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day financial management and monthly management accounts.
• Provide financial reporting and high-quality financial support to staff, SLT and Board.
• Coordinate financial returns to statutory bodies and funding partners; review policies and risk documentation.

Skills

Financial management

Charity sector

Governance

Attention to detail

Job description

SALARY: £35,000 to £40,000 full-time equivalent, depending on experience and skills

WORKING PATTERN: Flexible – Full time and Part time options (the working pattern can be flexible, subject to the requirements of the role)

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: The Huddersfield Town Foundation, Leeds Road Sports Complex

FURTHER DETAILS: Permanent

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Finance Manager will take responsibility for day-to-day financial management, monthly management accounts, financial reporting, and high-quality financial support to Huddersfield Town Foundation staff, the Senior Leadership Team and the Board of Trustees. The role will also coordinate financial returns to statutory bodies and funding partners and support good governance through the review of relevant policies, risk documentation and working practices.

What are we looking for?

An experienced and inclusive finance professional - someone with strong financial management experience, ideally within the charity sector - who can promote sound financial control and attention to detail, work collaboratively across the Foundation, and embed our Terrier Spirit values in everything they do.

The role:

This role reflects our commitment to sustainable growth and impact. With a team of 22 staff and a turnover of £1.2m, the Foundation is entering a new chapter. The Board has ambitious plans, and we need a resilient, knowledgeable and values-led finance professional to provide the control, insight and support required to deliver our mission to empower OUR TOWN to thrive.

The post holder will be working closely with the Chief Executive Officer and providing timely information and constructive challenge to the Senior Leadership Team and Board of Trustees to support the future direction and sustainability of the Foundation.