Finance Manager

Garsington Opera; Stokenchurch; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Garsington Opera is seeking an experienced AAT Level 3 qualified or QBE finance professional to join our busy finance team as a part-time Finance Manager. You will report to the Finance Director and play a key role in day-to-day financial operations within a world-renowned arts organisation.

The role involves income accounting, fixed assets, and financial reporting, with monthly management accounts and audit support.

Qualifications

• Must be AAT Level 3 qualified or qualified by experience.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication skills and able to communicate financial concepts to non-financial colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile income from tickets, donations, and memberships with bank.
• Record income in Sage Intacct from Tessitura CRM.
• Raise sales invoices for the organisation and its subsidiary.
• Ensure VAT treatment on income is correctly recorded.
• Manage debtors and ensure timely invoice payments.
• Input payments to online banking and monitor BACS receipts.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and supporting analyses.
• Assist with year-end audit and liaise with auditors.

Skills

AAT qualification or QBE

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team player

MS Office

CRM familiarity

Education

AAT Level 3 or equivalent

Tools

Sage Intacct

Tessitura CRM

CRM systems

Job description

Finance Manager

Garsington Opera is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic AAT Level 3 qualified or QBE Finance professional to join our busy finance team as Part-Time Finance Manager. Reporting directly to the Finance Director, you will play a key role in the day-to-day financial operations of the organisation, providing an exceptional opportunity to become involved in finance initiatives in a supportive, world-renowned arts organisation.

• Post: Finance Manager


• Reporting to: Finance Director


• Hours: Permanent, part time (0.5 FTE) with some home-working up to one day a week considered. Hours can be spread across 4 or 5 days a week to suit the applicant.


• Salary: £40-45,000 FTE


• Application Deadline: 9am on Monday 16 November 2026


• Interview Date: Friday 27 November at the Studios with second interviews early the following week at Garsington Studios


• Start Date: ASAP

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Income Accounting

• Work closely with Box Office and Development Teams to ensure all income (tickets, donations, membership etc) reconciles to the bank.


• Ensure the correct recording of income from the CRM System (Tessitura) into Sage Intacct.


• Ensure all other receipts are correctly recorded.


• Raise sales invoices for Garsington Opera and its trading subsidiary, Garsington Opera Enterprises.


• Ensure that the VAT treatment on all income is correctly recorded.


• Manage the debtors schedule to ensure that invoices are paid within the relevant time period.


• Alert the relevant member of the wider team to BACS receipts ensuring they are recorded in the CRM system or against hire contracts.


• Input payments to the online banking system where tickets have been resold.


• Work with the Box Office Team to ensure gift aid is claimed on all eligible donations on a quarterly basis.

Fixed Assets

• Ensure the fixed asset register is appropriately maintained and depreciation policy correctly applied in Sage Intacct.

Financial management and reporting

• Manage and post prepayment and accrual journals to the accounting system.


• Prepare monthly management accounts, financial reports and supporting analysis.


• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations of income related accounts including deferred income, accrued income, gift certificates and aged debtor balances.


• Work with the Finance Director to ensure the audit file is prepared on a timely basis.


• Liaise with the auditors during the year end audit to ensure testing can be completed to schedule.

Projects and other work

• To assist with project work as required including capital projects and process/systems improvements.


• To assist the Development Team with the completion of the annual Equivalency Determination for the CAF American Donor Fund.


• To assist the Finance Director and wider team with any additional work as required.

Person Specification

Essential

• Fully qualified AAT or equivalent/qualified by experience.


• Accuracy and attention to detail.


• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.


• Excellent communication skills and able to communicate financial concepts to non-financial colleagues.


• Collaborative and enjoys working as part of a team.


• Strong IT skills with an emphasis on Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) and a familiarity with the principles of CRM systems.

Desirable

• Experience of Sage Intacct.


• Interest in the performing arts sector.


• Understanding of the Charity SORP and its application.