Finance Manager (Business Partner)

The Pace Centre; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity seeks a Finance Manager (Business Partner) to manage day-to-day financial operations, ensuring compliance and accurate reporting. The role involves budget preparation, auditing, and supporting HR with payroll. Ideal candidates will be qualified accountants, experienced in charity finance, and proficient in financial reporting tools.

Qualifications

• Experience in charity finance and knowledge of SORP.
• Strong Excel and financial reporting skills are crucial.
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Lead budget preparation, forecasts, and cash flow reporting.
• Coordinate annual audit, ensuring compliance with financial regulations.
• Support HR with payroll and oversee invoicing and Gift Aid claims.

Skills

Financial reporting

Excel

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication

Education

Part-qualified or qualified accountant (e.g. AAT, ACCA, CIMA)

Tools

Xero

Approval Max

MS packages

Job description

Finance Manager (Business Partner)

Working Days: 3 days a week

Salary: £42,900-48,000

Purpose of the role:

To manage the day-to-day financial operations of the charity, ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance with statutory requirements, and effective support to internal teams.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and cash flow reports in line with organisational needs.
• Maintain compliance with the Charity SORP and support the preparation of statutory accounts.
• Provide timely and accurate financial information to support decision-making by senior leadership.
• Coordinate the annual audit process, including the preparation of audit schedules and liaison with external auditors.
• Support HR with payroll.
• Oversee invoicing and Gift Aid claims.
• Manage credit control, working closely with Practice Management and the Income Generation Manager.
• Manage the relationship with the outsourced bookkeeping provider, ensuring accurate and timely processing.
• Monitor income and expenditure, ensuring effective cost control and reconciliation of accounts.
• Support department heads with financial queries, budget monitoring, and training as needed.
• Ensure compliance with financial and fundraising regulations, including Companies House and HMRC requirements.
• Maintain internal controls and support internal assurance processes.

Our values and habits:

Pace is a values-led organisation. We continually encourage all of our Pace employees and volunteers to live and breathe our values. We are and always seek to be:

• Child and family centred
• Innovative
• Specialist
• Dedicated
• Compassionate
• Aspirational

From these values we have articulated twelve Pace habits, which align with our values: Focus, Empathy, Creativity, Problem-Solving, Curiosity, Learning, Passion, Commitment, Compassion, Respect, Positivity and Ambition. These habits are critical to who we are and what we do and form part of our person specification for all of our roles.

Required skills and experience:

Education

• Part-qualified or qualified accountant (e.g. AAT, ACCA, CIMA) or relevant experience.

Experience

• Experience in charity finance and knowledge of SORP.
• Xero
• Approval Max
• MS packages

Skills and abilities

• Strong Excel and financial reporting skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues.

Other

• An affinity with and an ability to work within Pace’s values and habits.