Finance Manager

ICAEW; Newcastle upon Tyne; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

ICAEW is seeking a Finance Manager to partner with operational leaders, oversee management accounts, budgeting and forecasting, and support statutory accounts and treasury activities. The role involves driving financial insight, improving processes, and leading the use of Dynamics 365 Business Central to optimise finance systems.

The successful candidate will be a professionally qualified accountant with strong communication skills and a track record in fast-paced environments, ideally with

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
• Experience producing management accounts, forecasts and budgets.
• Excellent communicator with finance and non-finance stakeholders; collaborative.
• Experience in education, charity or not-for-profit sectors is advantageous; familiarity with Dynamics 365 is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead production of monthly management accounts, budgets and forecasts.
• Provide high-quality business partnering support to operational leaders.
• Assist statutory accounts, VAT compliance and treasury activities.
• Drive financial insight and performance improvements across the organisation.
• Develop financial models and business cases for strategic projects.

Skills

Management accounting

Forecasting

Budgets

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA

ACCA

CIMA

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Job description

Are you a qualified accountant looking for a role where you can make a genuine impact beyond the numbers?An established and highly respected organisation operating within the education and skills sector is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to play a pivotal role in supporting financial performance, strategic decision-making, and continuous improvement across the business.Working closely with the Head of Financial Services and senior stakeholders, this is a broad and influential position combining financial reporting, business partnering, budgeting and forecasting, statutory accounts, cashflow management, and systems optimisation. The successful candidate will help shape financial understanding across the organisation, providing insight, challenge, and support to budget holders and leadership teams.This is an excellent opportunity for a professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) who enjoys operating in a collaborative environment and wants to contribute to an organisation with a strong social purpose.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support the production of monthly management accounts, budgets, forecasts and financial reporting.
• Deliver high-quality business partnering support to operational leaders and budget holders.
• Support statutory accounts preparation, audits, VAT compliance and treasury management activities.
• Drive financial insight, performance improvement and informed decision-making across the organisation.
• Lead the effective use and continuous development of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and wider finance systems.
• Develop financial models and business cases to support strategic projects and investment decisions.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, controls and organisational efficiency.

About You

You will be a qualified accountant with strong technical accounting knowledge and experience of producing management accounts, forecasts and budgets. You will be an excellent communicator, capable of building credible relationships with both finance and non-finance stakeholders, and comfortable working within a fast-paced environment.Experience within education, training, charity or not-for-profit organisations would be advantageous, as would exposure to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, systems implementation projects, VAT compliance, and team leadership.

Why Apply?

This role offers the opportunity to join a values-led organisation that is committed to learning, innovation and social impact. You'll work with passionate colleagues, influence key business decisions, and help drive continuous improvement across finance and beyond.If you're looking for a commercially focused finance role within a purpose-driven organisation where your contribution will be visible and valued, we'd love to hear from you.