Finance Manager

Stroke Association; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave and holidays

Pension scheme

Health benefits

Learning and development

Flexible working

Life Assurance

Eye Care vouchers

Cashback & discount scheme

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Stroke Association is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to report to the Financial Controller. The role involves supervising five finance staff, supporting cashflow forecasting, managing finance enquiries and producing key reports for management and governance.

Regular travel to Northampton and other locations is required; home-based work is supported across the UK. The successful candidate will hold an accountancy qualification, demonstrate leadership and excel in data-driven reporting.

Qualifications

• Hold a recognised accountancy qualification e.g. AAT level 4 or above (or equivalent) or qualified by experience.
• Demonstrable experience of supervising team members, including setting expectations, monitoring performance and providing constructive feedback.
• Demonstrable experience of motivating, coaching and mentoring team members to achieve objectives and contribute to a positive, supportive working environment.
• Demonstrable proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including using lookup functions, SUMIFS and pivot tables to analyse financial data and produce accurate reports.
• Ideally but not necessarily have experience in using PSF Financials, CRM and on-line banking tools
• Experience of Accounts Receivable, Payable and Treasury functions would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide support, training and mentoring for all five reports.
• Assist in the maintenance of the operation cashflow forecast.
• Manage finance enquiry email box.
• Provide additional ad hoc reports and support, specifically including VAT and Gift aid returns.
• Provide leave cover for all five team members.
• Support the Financial Controller in monitoring, reviewing and adapting financial controls and processes to ensure the remain relevant and helps support the charity to meet its aims.

Skills

AAT level 4+ or equivalent

Team supervision

Coaching & mentoring

Excel proficiency

PSF Financials experience

CRM experience

Online banking tools

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Payable

Treasury functions

Education

Recognised accountancy qualification (AAT L4+ or equivalent)

Tools

PSF Financials

CRM

Online banking tools

Job description

Finance Manager

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Finance Manager who will report to the Financial Controller.

Position: 000058 Finance Manager

Location: Home-based, UK Nationwide. However, regular travel will be required to the Northampton office and other locations for team, training and other meetings as part of this role

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

Salary: Circa £36,900 PA (inner £3,950 PA/outer London weighting £2,457 PA may be applied)

Benefits: 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Health Cash Plan, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 18 October 2026

Interview Date: 27 October 2026. Interviews will be held via video conferencing.

The Role

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Finance Manager who will report to the Financial Controller.

Core to this role is the supervision, support and general mentoring of the Accounts Receivable Administrator, Accounts Payable Administrator, Group Network Finance Administrator and the Banking and Treasury Administrators, to ensure that each has the appropriate tools, skills knowledge to complete their duties.

The Finance Manager will contribute to building a strong relationship with key external and internal stakeholders.

Further the Finance Manager will be responsible for providing accurate and incisive reports to the management teams covering all four areas of responsibility.

Key responsibilities will include:

• To provide support, training and mentoring for all five reports
• To assist in the maintenance of the operation cashflow forecast
• To manage finance enquiry email box
• To provide additional ad hoc reports and support, specifically including VAT and Gift aid returns
• Provide leave cover for all five team members
• Support the Financial Controller in monitoring, reviewing and adapting financial controls and processes to ensure the remain relevant and helps support the charity to meet its aims.

About You

You will have:

• Hold a recognised accountancy qualification e.g. AAT level 4 or above (or equivalent) or qualified by experience
• Demonstrable experience of supervising team members, including setting expectations, monitoring performance and providing constructive feedback
• Demonstrable experience of motivating, coaching and mentoring team members to achieve objectives and contribute to a positive, supportive working environment.
• Demonstrable proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including using lookup functions, SUMIFS and pivot tables to analyse financial data and produce accurate reports.
• Ideally but not necessarily have experience in using PSF Financials, CRM and on-line banking tools
• Experience of Accounts Receivable, Payable and Treasury functions would be beneficial.

This role requires some travel to our Northampton office as well as other locations for meetings and training. Candidates must be able to demonstrate how they can meet this requirement of the role.

To fulfil the role, you must be a resident of the UK and have the right to work in the UK.

Stroke Association

Finding strength through support

The Stroke Association is the only charity in the UK providing lifelong support for all stroke survivors and their families. We provide tailored support to tens of thousands of stroke survivors each year. This support includes one-to-one and group support, funding vital scientific research into stroke prevention, acute treatment, recovery and long-term care, and campaigning to secure the best care for everyone affected by stroke.

We're here for stroke survivors and their loved ones, from the moment they enter the new and frightening post-stroke world, supporting them every step of the way as they find their strength and their way back to life.

It's only thanks to the generosity of our supporters and donors that we can provide vital support.

Stroke Association is driven by our ambition to improve the lives of everyone affected by stroke. This means we're determined to create an equitable and inclusive workplace that benefits from the difference, and thrives on the diversity, of our people. Guided by Our approach to solving inequity in stroke, we are prioritising listening to, and learning from, lived experience across our charity.

We are working to improve the representation of this lived experience at all levels within the Stroke Association and we are eager to recruit applicants from a variety of communities and backgrounds. We are keen to receive applications from people affected by stroke, people of colour, members of LGBT+ communities, and disabled people because these identities and experiences are underrepresented and would add enormous value to how we work.

We are a Disability Confident employer, and we are making great progress focusing on flexible working, reasonable adjustments and access to work. Our charity has a variety of staff network groups and we're committed to continuously improving our diversity and inclusion efforts. If you have questions, or access needs, we're happy to discuss any support and adjustments we can make throughout the recruitment process so that you're able to contribute your best in a way that meets your needs.