Senior Finance Manager

Reed; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility to work full-time hours 4-

Retail discounts

Cycle to work and travel discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing fund

Job summary

Reed is seeking a Senior Financial Accounting Manager in the Northwest with hybrid flexibility. The role focuses on leading financial controls, statutory reporting, audits, treasury, and complex group accounting matters to support the charity’s governance and strategic aims.

The candidate will influence senior stakeholders, drive improvements, and develop a high-performing finance team in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification required.
• Strong knowledge of UK accounting standards and governance.
• Experience producing consolidated group accounts.
• Experience leading external audits.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.
• Strong leadership and team development.
• Advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and strengthen financial control framework.
• Own balance sheet integrity and monthly reporting.
• Lead statutory accounts and financial statements.
• Coordinate consolidation of group and subsidiaries.
• Manage external audit relationships.
• Oversee HMRC, ONS, Gift Aid compliance.
• Lead treasury accounting and cash flow forecasting.
• Support M&A activity from finance perspective.
• Drive process improvements and smarter controls.
• Present insights to senior leaders and trustees.
• Lead and develop finance team.

Skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Financial accounting

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Advanced Excel

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Job description

Job Title: Senior Financial Accounting Manager

Salary: £48,000 to £52,000

Location: Northwest (with flexibility)

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

This is a fabulous opportunity to join one of the UK's largest and most successful charities, as a Senior Financial Accounting Manager. Within this role you will have the chance to lead a complex and varied financial controls function, influencing senior stakeholders and leading critical statutory reporting, audit, treasury, and compliance activities.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Maintain and strengthen the organisation's financial control framework.


• Own balance sheet integrity and produce monthly balance sheet and cash flow reporting.


• Lead the preparation and review of statutory accounts and financial statements.


• Coordinate the consolidation of group and subsidiary accounts.


• Manage external audit relationships and ensure successful audit delivery.


• Oversee compliance submissions including HMRC, ONS, Gift Aid, and other regulatory requirements.


• Lead treasury accounting, liquidity reporting, and cash flow forecasting.


• Support business acquisitions, mergers, and integrations from a finance perspective.


• Drive financial process improvement and reduce manual intervention through smarter controls and systems.


• Translate complex accounting matters into clear, meaningful insights for senior leaders and trustees.


• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing finance team.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified.


• Significant experience within financial accounting, financial controls, audit, or statutory reporting.


• Strong understanding of UK accounting standards, financial regulations, and governance requirements.


• Experience producing consolidated group accounts.


• Experience managing and coordinating external audits.


• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.


• Strong leadership experience with a track record of developing teams.


• Advanced Excel skills.

Highly Desirable:

• Experience working within a charity or not-for-profit environment.


• M&A accounting and business integration experience.


• Exposure to complex group structures.


• Experience leading finance transformation or control improvement projects.

Benefits:

• Flexibility to work full-time hours over 4 days, with hybrid working


• Retail discounts, holiday discounts, cycle to work scheme, and travel discounts


• Employee Assistance Programme, financial support options, and wellbeing fund.

A great opportunity

You'll become part of an award-winning organisation that's recognised as a Great Place to Work and committed to developing its people. You'll be instrumental in ensuring their financial governance remains industry-leading, directly contributing to their mission of supporting thousands to live the best lives possible.