Finance Manager

Style Acre; Wallingford; On-site; GBP 45,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee financial operations and reporting. This role involves preparing management accounts, collaborating with operational teams, and ensuring compliance with financial standards. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with experience in financial management and a strong grasp of accounting software. Join a dedicated team committed to creating inclusive communities and making a positive impact. This opportunity offers the chance to lead financial processes, support a diverse team, and contribute to the organization's mission of valuing individuals with learning disabilities and autism.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong knowledge of UK GAAP and VAT.
• Experience with financial reporting and team leadership in finance.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts and oversee financial reporting.
• Support purchase ledger, sales ledger, and payroll management.

Skills

Financial Reporting

Analytical Skills

Team Leadership

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)

Experience in Finance

Tools

SAGE 200

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Title: Finance Manager

Reporting to: Finance Director

Location: Wallingford, OX10

Hours: 22.5 to 30 hours per week over 4 days

Salary: £27,000.00 to £36,000.00 (FTE £45,000.00)

Main Purpose of Job:

The Finance Team at Style Acre has two Finance Managers who between them are responsible for all aspects of finance and accounting for Style Acre (SA), Style Acre Trading (SAT) and Acre Housing (AH). Including but not limited to management accounts, statutory accounts, budgets and forecasts, cashflows, payment cards programme, bank accounts and VAT. Individual responsibilities will be allocated to each Finance Manager; however, the expectation is that the two Finance Managers are both flexible, work closely together and cover each other's responsibilities as required.

Main Areas of Responsibility:

1. Ownership and preparation of the monthly management accounts including posting journals, accruals and prepayments, fixed assets, investments, fundraising, balance sheet reconciliations for SA, SAT and AH. Includes all costs and income and ensuring the Finance Director has information required to understand and present the financial positions of the entities.
2. Working alongside the Finance Director in sharing financial information with operational teams.
3. Overseeing and supporting purchase ledger, sales ledger, debt collection and payroll.
4. Preparation of the Financial Statements - year ended 31 March - including the preparation for the year end, preparation of the year end numbers and analysis, preparation of the audit deliverables, leading the day to day audit and working with auditors in the preparation of the Financial Statements.
5. Ensuring that income received from local authorities is correct and all issues resolved.
6. Preparation of the annual budgets working alongside the Finance Director.
7. Cashflow monitoring and forecasting.
8. VAT returns - SAT only.

Other Responsibilities:

1. Management of the credit/payment cards programme.
2. ONS surveys.
3. Audit of the people we support's finances.
4. Agency spend analysis and monitoring.
5. Ownership of housekeeping finance models.
6. Ownership of vehicle finance models.
7. Line management of Finance Administrator.

Team-wide Responsibilities:

1. Continually working to improve processes and better meet needs of Trustees, SMT, and Operational Teams.
2. Supporting Finance Director in other tasks as required.
3. The role is subject to an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check.

Key Performance Indicators:

1. Meeting all requirements and deadlines on all aspects of financial reporting.

Person Specification:

Knowledge, Experience, Qualifications, Professional Memberships & Training:

1. Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) or qualified by experience and able to demonstrate experience of skills/responsibilities required for role, finance principles, financial standards (UK GAAP) and VAT.
2. Strong knowledge of working with SAGE 200 (accounting package).
3. Strong IT skills and ability to build/develop spreadsheets in Excel, particularly experience of working with VLookUps and SumIfs.

Communication, Engagement & Relationships:

1. Ability and willingness to work with and interact with people with learning disabilities.
2. Experience of working collaboratively with operational teams.

Team Skills:

1. Experience as a senior member of a finance team, leading and supporting all team members to ensure the team delivers all required.
2. Willingness to be flexible around tasks and work effectively as part of a team.

Analytical, Problem Solving & Judgement Skills:

1. Ability to think through what doing, consider bigger picture and adjust accordingly rather than simply following a process but know when to seek guidance or review.
2. Ability to solve problems independently.
3. Experience of leading continuous improvement.
4. Able to think analytically and work logically.
5. Able to work independently but know when need to seek clarity.

Planning & Organisational Skills:

1. Ability to manage own workload.
2. Ability to work to deadlines.

Standards & Compliance:

Working knowledge of FRS 102.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusivity:

Working towards our vision to create communities where people with learning disabilities and Autism are valued as equals and to our values of caring, respect, honesty, ambition, and collaboration.

Personal / Professional Development:

Willingness to continually learn and develop both skills and personally.

This job description is a broad reflection of current duties, but it is not exhaustive. It will be reviewed on no less than an annual basis to reflect priorities and developments during the ongoing appraisal and performance review process and any organisational change arising.