Finance Manager

Carers UK; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading national charity in the UK seeks a Finance Manager to oversee day-to-day financial activities, ensure compliance with financial regulations, and work closely with multiple stakeholders. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with strong financial management skills, adept in charity audits and preparation of statutory accounts. This role provides an excellent opportunity to contribute to the mission of supporting unpaid caregivers. Applications close on Friday 7 November 2025, 5pm.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of managing financial operations.
• Ability to analyze financial information for varied audiences.
• Experience in handling charity audits and statutory accounts.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily financial activities including VAT and payroll.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reconciliations.
• Work closely with the Chief Operating Officer and Finance Officer.

Skills

Financial management awareness

Attention to detail

Proficiency in Quickbooks

IT literacy with spreadsheets and Excel

Education

Qualified accountant

Tools

Quickbooks

Financial systems

Excel

Job description

About you

We are looking for a proactive and visible finance professional who is able to engage and build relationships across the organisation as a pivotal member within a values‑led high performing organisation. You will be a qualified accountant with proven track record of financial management awareness and a solid understanding of charity audits and statutory accounts preparation. You will have the ability to work with staff across the organisation in supporting good financial governance and oversight of financial operational matters. You will have the ability to analyse financial information and present this in a suitable format for the audience. You will have good ability to meet deadlines, be IT literate with an emphasis on financial systems, spreadsheets, Quickbooks and Excel. You will be highly organised with excellent attention to detail and be able to work with minimum supervision.

About the role

The role will involve the management of the day‑to‑day financial activities, VAT, gift aid, payroll and the monthly, quarterly and annual reconciliations and statutory accounts preparation. The job holder will work closely with the Chief Operating Officer, Finance Officer and volunteers within the team. There will be a requirement to work closely with the income generating staff, budget holders, auditors, banks and credit card providers on a regular basis. The Finance Manager will be responsible for managing the Finance Officer and Finance volunteer.

About us

Carers UK is the leading national charity for unpaid carers. Our support, advice, information and campaigning work are now needed more than ever, as unpaid carers are providing more and more care, adversely impacting on their own health and wellbeing. We exist to make life better for carers and bring about lasting change.

Diversity and inclusion

Carers UK is committed to becoming a diverse and truly inclusive organisation. We strive to create a workplace where our colleagues and volunteers can truly be themselves and feel like they belong and constantly seek to ensure all voices are heard.

To embrace this culture of diversity, our employee and volunteer recruitment should reflect our stakeholders and the society that we serve and support, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, physical abilities, disabilities or religious practices. We value individual diversity and are actively building diverse teams here at Carers UK and value our colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds.

As a membership charity for carers, we particularly seek employees and volunteers with a real understanding of the issues faced by carers. Reasonable adjustments can be made to the process and role dependent on the needs of the applicant.

At Carers UK, we want our application process to be as accessible as possible. If you need any adjustments to apply please email the recruitment team to discuss.

The closing date for applications is Friday 7 November 2025, 5pm.

The information on the diversity monitoring form will be treated as confidential and used for statistical purposes only.

Carers UK anonymises all applications prior to shortlisting.

Carers UK reserves the right to appoint at any stage, should an outstanding candidate emerge.

Carers UK may carry out online and social media checks before a formal offer is made.