Finance Manager - London - immediate start

Charity People; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

An impactful charity organization based in London is seeking a Finance Manager to lead the finance function. Responsibilities include managing financial processes, producing management accounts, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Candidates should have experience in the charity sector and a recognized finance qualification. The position offers a hybrid work model and opportunities for contributing to charitable goals. This role is closing on December 4, 2025, with interviews on December 8, 2025.

Qualifications

• Experience working in the charity or NFP sector is essential.
• Candidates must have experience producing management accounts.
• Understanding VAT, Gift Aid, and compliance is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day finance function and ensure internal controls.
• Produce accurate monthly management accounts and lead improvements.
• Prepare for the year-end audit and support statutory account production.

Skills

Experience in the charity sector

Qualified by Experience or CCAB qualification

Understanding of Charity SORP

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Ability to build strong relationships

Improving processes

Education

Recognised CCAB qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA)

Tools

Business Central

Job description

Finance Manager - London - start January 2026

Hybrid one day a week in the office

Are you an experienced Finance Manager keen to join a growing organisation that makes a big impact on the health and wellbeing of people? Charity People is delighted to be partnering with a wonderful organisation based in London to help recruit a Finance Manager.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will be managing one Finance Assistant. Working closely with the Head of Finance overseeing all processes and controls that feed into management accounts preparation.

Candidates applying for this role must have experience working in the charity sector and should be available to start on 5th January, 2026.

Salary:

£44,356 - £48,397 per annum if London based
£40,072 - £44,114 per annum outside London

Contract: 35 hours per week, Permanent

Hybrid: Once a week in London

Key duties and responsibilities will include:

• Lead the day-to-day finance function, ensuring accurate processing and strong internal controls across both the charity and Trading Subsidiary.
• Line manage and support the Finance Assistant.
• Ensure all finance processes comply with Charity SORP, audit requirements, HMRC regulations (including VAT).
• Run the full monthly finance cycle to agreed deadlines.
• Produce accurate monthly management accounts, including commentary and variance analysis, for review by the Head of Finance.
• Lead improvements to workflows, month-end processes, and financial reporting.
• Oversee system interfaces and quarterly reconciliations between financial and CRM systems.
• VAT, Gift Aid & Compliance
• Review contracts and agreements for VAT implications and ensure correct treatment across the charity and Trading Subsidiary.
• Prepare accurate quarterly VAT returns, ensuring compliance with HMRC rules including partial exemption.
• Oversee monthly Gift Aid claims and ensure controls and reconciliations are robust.
• Lead preparation for the year-end audit, including working papers, reconciliations and coordination with external auditors.
• Support the Head of Finance in the production of statutory accounts for both the charity and Trading Subsidiary.
• Ensure data accuracy, completeness and audit-readiness throughout the year.
• Work closely with budget holders to improve financial understanding and forecasting accuracy.
• Act as a business partner to colleagues, enabling better decision-making across departments

Candidates applying for this role must have the following:

• Qualified by Experience (QBE), a recognised CCAB qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) or working towards a recognised Finance qualification
• Experience working in the charity or NFP sector
• Understanding of Charity SORP and Statutory accounts
• Understanding VAT (charity and trading) and Gift Aid
• Producing management accounts, commentary and variance
• Improving processes
• Ability to build strong relationships with budget holders
• Strong verbal and written communication skills at all levels
• Strong interpersonal skills and being proactive
• Experience working on Business Central would be an added advantage

This role will be closing on 4th December, 2025

Interviews happening on 8th December, 2025

Candidates should be available to start on 5th January, 2026

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.