Finance Manager

St James Centre; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A local charity in the UK is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee all financial matters, ensuring the charity continues to thrive. The position involves creating invoices, managing cash flow, and preparing annual budgets. The ideal candidate should hold an AAT Level 4 qualification or be a qualified ACCA/CIMA accountant with at least 3 years of experience. This full-time role is based in Derby and offers a salary of £35,921 plus generous leave.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

8 bank holidays

Flexible start and finish times

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience managing finance in a medium-sized organization.
• Willingness to complete an enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Create and record monthly sale invoices.
• Process supplier invoices.
• Manage petty cash and cash flow.
• Undertake payroll, expenses and pensions.
• Prepare financial budgets and monthly accounts.
• Prepare summary financial reports for Board Members.
• Support auditors during annual account preparations.

Skills

AAT Level 4 qualification

Full or part qualified accountant ACCA/CIMA

Strong IT skills in Moneysoft

Expertise in Sage

Proficient in Excel

Proficient in Word

Knowledge of the Voluntary Sector

Job description

St James is an innovative and dynamic local charity working with diverse communities to help them fulfil their potential and live life to the MAX! Supporting disabled children, adults and their families, providing a multi-lingual Advice Service; dishing up at the Community Café are just a few of the many things we do to benefit individuals and communities.

We are seeking a dynamic Finance Manager to take charge of all fiscal matters to enable the charities work to continue to flourish and grow. The post holder will be a member of the Senior Management Team and be responsible to the CEO, therefore they will be expected to contribute to the development of the charity.

The responsibilities of this post are:-

• Create and record monthly sale invoices to send to clients and customers and credit control
• Process supplier invoices
• Manage petty cash, credit cards and cash flow
• Undertake payroll, expenses and pensions
• Check monthly balance sheet reconciliations and bank reconciliations,
• Prepare the annual financial budgets in conjunction with the Senior Management Team and CEO
• Prepare monthly accounts and reports comparing actual expenditure to budget for St James Centre and report any major variances to the CEO
• Prepare a summary financial report for Board Members (approximately 6 times per year)
• Work with the company auditors to support the preperation of he Annual Accounts

Person Specification: You will need to have at least an AAT Level 4 qualification or a full or part qualified accountant ACCA/CIMA and a minimum of 3 years experience of managing finance in a medium sized Organisation. Excellent IT skills in Moneysoft, Sage, Excel and Word are needed. Knowledge of the Voluntary Sector is helpful. Willing to complete an enhanced DBS.

The job will be full time, which is 37 hours a week, Monday to Friday. Flexible start and finish time are avilable, around the core hours of 10am to 4pm, but we do require you to work from our Centre in Derby.

The salary is £35,921 per annum. We offer 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays.

If you would like to apply please send your CV with a covering letter explaining why you are interested in the position The closing date is Monday 20th October and Interviews will be held on Monday 27th October 2025.