Finance Manager

GreenJobs Ltd; Neath; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused charity in Neath is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to provide financial leadership and manage budgets. You will ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and oversee financial operations. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with strong analytical skills and experience using financial systems. This role supports the charity's mission toward net zero carbon goals. Hybrid working options are available.

Benefits

Ethical Pension scheme

25 days holiday (pro rata)

Qualifications

• Experience in a financial management role, including reporting and budgeting.
• Experience in producing management and financial accounts.
• Ability to present complex numerical and qualitative information effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial leadership and sustainable business plans.
• Generate monthly and quarterly financial management reports.
• Oversee day-to-day financial and cash management operations.

Skills

Financial management

Reporting

Budgeting

Financial forecasting

Analytical skills

MS Excel

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CPFA)

Tools

Xero

Job description

Overview

Job title: Finance Manager

Employer: Awel Aman Tawe

Reports to: AAT’s Deputy Director

Salary: £35-40,000 per annum, pro rata (will depend on qualifications and experience)

Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours p/week), although part-time hours will be considered, mainly standard office hours.

Contract Term: Permanent

Holiday Entitlement: 25 days p/annum pro rata, plus statutory holidays pro rata

Place of work: Our new Hwb y Gors development, in Cwmgors, we also support some home working as appropriate.

Ethical Pension scheme: 6.5% salary contribution by AAT.

Who we are: Awel Aman Tawe is a charity based in the upper Amman Valley and founded in 1998 with the joint objectives of addressing the climate emergency and supporting community resilience. We have developed the two largest renewable energy co-ops in Wales: Awel Co-op (wind) and Egni Co-op (solar). We also run a variety of projects including Energy Warriors schools’ education programme, sustainable community transport, energy efficiency advice and community arts. We bought the former primary school in Cwmgors in 2018 and are currently re-developing it into a new low-carbon arts, education and enterprise centre: Hwb y Gors, which has just opened, and this position will play a key role in developing our vision for the venue.

Position: AAT is looking for an experienced and motivated Finance Manager who is committed to supporting the organisation in accelerating Wales towards net zero carbon and helping the community energy sector’s vital role in doing this.

Duties include:

Duties and responsibilities

• Leadership and Strategic: To provide financial leadership to the organisation, working closely with the Deputy Director, Senior Management Team, Board of Trustees and Treasurer to produce sustainable and viable long-term financial business plans.
• Leadership and Strategic: To generate monthly and quarterly financial management reports to Senior Management Team and the Board of Trustees.
• Leadership and Strategic: Produce annual financial budgets, income and expenditure forecasts.
• Leadership and Strategic: Financial planning and modelling, including financial analysis of business risks and benefits of developments.
• Leadership and Strategic: Produce finance reports for various funding stream requirements which includes grants and loan providers (currently Triodos Bank, Development Bank of Wales and Wales Council for Voluntary Action).
• Leadership and Strategic: Involvement in funding applications and tenders, and develop earned income from activities.
• Leadership and Strategic: Oversee grant claim submissions and monitoring.

Operational

• Overseeing day-to-day financial and cash management operations and maintain the integrity of the accounts.
• Planning and managing annual accounts process including; preparing annual statutory accounts for our five entities, guaranteeing compliance with SORP requirements, liaising with external examiners and auditors, and consolidating Awel Co-op & Awel y Gwrhyd CIC accounts.
• Report & submit end of year accounts to the Charity Commission and FCA.
• To monitor the financial and accounting system Xero, including identifying best practices, improving internal finance systems, and reporting.
• Ensure compliance with external requirements and internal finance controls, regulations, policies and procedures are adhered to and updated.
• Liaise with the banks, HMRC, accountants and other finance related entities.
• Share in AAT knowledge dissemination, reporting and communication, including supporting administration team in the distribution of Awel and Egni Co-ops annual statements and payments to members where appropriate.

Management

• Manage, mentor, and support the finance AAT’s small finance officer/admin team.
• Ensuring segregation of duties within the finance team.
• Advise on the professional development needs of team members.

Person specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience in a financial management role, including reporting and budgeting.
• Experience in producing management and financial accounts.
• Experience in financial forecasting and modelling.
• Experience of using accounting software, preferably Xero financial recording systems.

Desirable

• Staff and team management experience.
• Knowledge/understanding of charity finance and community share coop schemes.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CPFA) accountant.
• Ability to present complex numerical and qualitative information effectively and appropriately.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Excellent MS Excel skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to produce work to a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to work under self-direction with a high degree of autonomy.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide array of people.

Desirable

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Knowledge or experience of the community energy sector and its organisations.
• Welsh Speaker or commitment to learn.

Personal qualities

Essential

• Leadership Qualities
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Enthusiasm and commitment to environmental and social welfare objectives
• A team-worker, committed to the success of the whole team and to resolution of any conflicts encountered

Note: Positions are open to all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Application process

Application materials: CV and covering letter. Please describe your motivations, experience and suitability for the role with reference to the expectations set out in the personal specification and job description. Email your application to [e-mail] with Finance Manager in the subject heading.

Deadline: 18th November 2025

To find out more about Awel Aman Tawe please visit: www.aat.cymru