Finance Manager

The Air Ambulance Service; Rugby; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced annual leave

Annual leave purchase options

Core hours 10:00-15:00

Enhanced sick pay

Life assurance

Blue Light Card eligibility

Employee Assistance Programme

EDI networks

Job summary

The Air Ambulance Service is seeking a Finance Manager to lead our finance team from Rugby. This 37.5 hour role focuses on reporting, month end processes and management accounts, with year end audit support.

You'll provide direction, coach staff, and ensure compliance with financial regulations. Strong knowledge of Business Central and Power BI is desirable, along with professional accounting qualifications or equivalent experience.

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent by experience.
• Proven experience in year end audits, annual accounts and management accounts.
• Experience in team management and leadership.
• Knowledge of Business Central and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Reporting and operational finance leadership for the team.
• Direction, support, and motivation; delegate tasks; monitor progress.
• Ensure effective communication within the team and with FP&A.
• Lead month end processes and management accounts; support year end audit.

Skills

Team management

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Collaborative

Problem solving

Passion for TAAS

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Tools

Business Central

Power BI

Job description

Join Our Lifesaving Team

Finance Manager

Full Job Description:

Location: Rugby

Hours: 37.5

We're on the lookout for a Finance Managerto support the Finance Team.

If you're looking for more than a job, motivated by purpose and ready to make a real impact to an organisation that is committed to saving lives every day, then this may be the opportunity you've been waiting for!

What We Offer:

• Enhanced annual leave, with even more added as your service grows
• Additional annual leave purchase options
• Core working hours 10:00am - 15:00 pm
• Enhanced sick pay
• Life assurance
• Blue Light Card eligibility and access to generous discount schemes
• A supportive, purpose-driven team
• Access to our comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, our people are encouraged to get involved in our internal EDI networks, which provide opportunities to connect, share experiences and help to shape a more inclusive workplace.

What You'll Be Doing:

The Finance Manager is responsible for reporting and operational finance. You will provide direction, support, and motivation to the team members, delegate tasks, monitor progress, and ensure effective communication within the team.

This is a tactical role with direct accountability for month end processes and Management Accounts (including year end audit and Annual Accounts support) ensuring compliance with financial regulations and the deadlines within the team, producing reports and working with the FP&A team to provide variance and trend analysis.

You will role model the leadership behaviours and demonstrates the core values of TAAS and will hold peers and colleagues to account to do the same. Working with all colleagues to create a positive and inclusive work culture.

We're Looking For:

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or qualified by experience
• Proven experience in year end audits, annual accounts and management accounts.
• Proven experience in team management
• Experience with Business central and Power BI
• An eye for detail, but able to prioritise and deliver to deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborative approach to achieving departmental and wider organisational objectives.
• Passion for the work that TAAS does
• Demonstrable evidence of behaviour in line with the core values of TAAS throughout career to date.
• Knowledge of business central is advantageous
• Knowledge of the retail sector and charity shop operations sector is advantageous.

What's In It For You:

At TAAS, you'll be part of a passionate and committed charity that's making a real difference every day. We value professionalism, compassion and teamwork - and we're proud of our inclusive, supportive culture.

Whether it's supporting emergency services from behind the scenes or helping shape the future of our leadership, you'll play a crucial role in helping us save lives.

The Air Ambulance Service isn't just a place to work; it's a place to build a meaningful career.

Compliance Responsibilities

In addition to specific compliance requirements within your area of expertise, you also hold responsibility in your specialism for:

• Health & Safety and Environment
• Safeguarding
• Data Protection
• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Quality

You are expected and encouraged to raise and elevate appropriately any potential breaches or areas for improvement regarding the above.

The role is subject to a Basic DBScheck.

Environment

TAAS is an inclusive working environment where Equality, Diversity and Human Rights are guiding principles, individuals are respected and a value of having a diverse workforce is recognised. The recruitment, employment and development of people are based on qualifications, experience and competency to do the job, eliminating personal bias or prejudice.

As an organisation, TAAS are committed to ensuring the safety and welfare of children and vulnerable adults involved in any of our activities. Our commitment applies to all acting on our behalf, i.e., employees, contractors, volunteers, supporters, patient, donors and visitors, meaning that all have a responsibility towards safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom they have contact with. Any new staff starting with the organisation will need to be committed to Safeguarding, complete relevant Safeguarding training and report any concerns they may have. TAAS operate a safer recruitment process, as part of our Safeguarding policy, which includes identifying and rejecting anyone who may be a risk to vulnerable people.

*Please note that we reserve the right to close this before the stated date, should the hiring manager deem there to be enough suitable applicants. We are currently recruiting for this role directly and do not require agency assistance at this time. If you have applied for this role within the last 6 months, please be aware your application may be automatically declined.