Finance Manager

TPP Recruitment; Princes Risborough; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Pension contributions

Life assurance

Company sick pay

Performance-related bonus

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle-to-work

Volunteering day

Hybrid working

Job summary

TPP Recruitment is seeking an experienced Finance Business Manager to lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning across a membership-focused organisation. You will own the annual plan, provide robust financial insight and model income streams including subscriptions, events and publications.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will manage a small team of Finance Business Partners, partner with senior leaders, and deliver clear financial analysis to support strategic decision-making.

Qualifications

• Qualified accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Significant experience in financial planning and analysis, budgeting and forecasting
• Experience modelling income budgets of £20m or similar
• Experience leading and developing a small finance team
• Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent financial income modelling and advanced Excel capability
• Not-for-profit experience desirable
• Experience with income streams such as membership subscriptions, events, publications or deferred income beneficial

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities across the organisation.
• Manage, coach and develop a small team of Finance Business Partners.
• Take responsibility for forecasting and modelling income budgets of ~£20m+, with robust assumptions.
• Deliver meaningful financial analysis to support operational and strategic decision-making.
• Lead quarterly forecasting processes and support annual budget planning.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and act as a trusted business partner.
• Provide challenge and support to budget holders and senior leaders.
• Manage and develop members of the finance team.
• Support management of multiple income streams and financial reporting

Skills

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder management

Financial planning

Budgeting & forecasting

Business partnering

Team leadership

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Job description

Job role: Finance Business Manager

Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 plus excellent benefits

Location: Buckinghamshire

Working pattern: Onsite once a week, 4 days from home

Hours: 35 hours per week

We are seeking an experienced Finance Business Manager to play a key role in delivering high-quality financial planning, forecasting and business insight across a respected membership-focused organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified finance professional to take ownership of budgeting, forecasting and financial planning across an organisation with annual income of approximately £20 million. Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will manage a small team of Finance Business Partners and play a key role in supporting senior leaders with financial insight, forecasting and strategic decision-making.

• Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities across the organisation.
• Manage, coach and develop a small team of Finance Business Partners, ensuring the delivery
• Take responsibility for forecasting and modelling income budgets of a similar scale, approximately £20m+, ensuring robust assumptions and clear financial insight.
• Deliver meaningful financial analysis to support operational and strategic decision-making
• Lead quarterly forecasting processes and support annual budget planning
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation, acting as a trusted business partner
• Provide challenge and support to budget holders and senior leaders
• Manage and develop members of the finance team
• Support the effective management of multiple income streams and associated financial reporting

We're looking for someone with:

• A recognised professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Significant experience in financial planning and analysis, budgeting and forecasting.
• Experience managing, modelling and forecasting income budgets of approximately £20m or a similar level of organisational complexity.
• Previous experience leading and developing a small finance team, with responsibility for prioritisation, coaching and performance management.
• Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent financial income modelling and advanced Excel capability.
• The ability to turn complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for senior leaders.
• Experience within a professional membership body, charity, awarding organisation or other not-for-profit environment would bedesirable.
• Experience working with income streams such as membership subscriptions, qualifications, events, publications, deferred income or partial VAT environments would be beneficial.

Benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service.
• Private healthcare and dental cover following probation.
• Pension contributions of up to 8%.
• Life assurance at four times salary.
• Company sick pay scheme.
• Performance-related bonus scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Salary sacrifice benefits, including additional annual leave purchase and cycle-to-work scheme.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Flexible and hybrid working with only 4 days per month in the office.