Senior Finance Manager

BRITISH PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY ASSOCIATION; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 46,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading charitable organization in a pivotal role overseeing financial management and reporting. You'll lead the accounts department, ensuring compliance with financial regulations while contributing to a supportive and inclusive work culture. This part-time position offers flexibility and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Annual leave of 25 days plus additional for service

NEST pension scheme with employer contributions

Ongoing training opportunities

Qualifications

• Responsible for financial management and reporting.
• Lead on charity’s year-end accounts and liaise with external auditors.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounts department efficiently.
• Ensure accurate sales and purchase ledgers.
• Manage banking arrangements for payments.

Skills

Financial Management

Reporting

Job description

Please note: If you want to discuss this role further with the Executive Director please get in contact and can arrange a phone call.

WHY WORK FOR US?

At the BPNA, we value a supportive, collaborative, and inclusive work culture. The BPNA is a medium sized charitable organization (income £1,000,000+) with big ambitions, and we work closely together to make an impact.
You'll join a welcoming team that values mutual respect, flexibility, and work-life balance. We believe in continuous learning and career progression. As a member of the BPNA team, you'll have access to ongoing training opportunities and support for professional development, ensuring that you can grow both within this role and across future career aspirations.

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will be responsible for the financial management and reporting of the organisation. You will also lead on the charity’s year-end accounts ensuring that financial statements are prepared in line with the latest SORP requirements, and liaising directly with the organisation's external auditors.

The main purpose of this role is to:

• Manage the accounts department to run efficiently and effectively.
• Ensure sales and purchase ledgers are accurate and up to date, other income is recorded accurately, profit and loss reports provided monthly and management reports are provided quarterly and end-of-year is completed on time.
• Manage banking arrangements to make supplier payments, collect income through direct debits and online payment gateway.

SALARY & BENEFITS

Salary: Grade 7.1 (Rest of country) £45,829 per year full time equivalent. Pro rata between £14,798 & £19,731. Annual increment increases are subject to satisfactory performance.

Contract: Permanent

Hours of work: Part time, 12-16 hours per week which can be discussed further (usually 4 hours per day over at least 3 days, two of which will start as Wednesday and Thursday in line with Accounts Clerk time in the office).

Annual leave: Full time equivalent is 25 days per annum plus pro rata statutory bank holidays plus an additional day for birthday. After every 2 years of service, you will receive an additional 1-day of annual leave, to a maximum of 30-days.

Pension: Pension: BPNA operates the NEST pension scheme. Employee contributions are 5%. Employer contributions are 7%.

TO APPLY

Email your CV and a separate cover letter about why you are suitable for the role. This can be on the Guardian site or directly.

The cover letter should be no more than 2 A4 size pages to [e-mail]

Closing date: 10 June 2025

Once applied we intend to request to talk with you initially online or on the phone if your application is suitable. This will be to discuss your experience and application further.

We will then request interviews to be held at our Bolton office soon after closing date aimed for 17 June 2025. Please do clearly inform us if for some reason you can’t make that date in person.

Candidates must have the Right To Work in the UK.