Senior Finance Manager

Sewell Wallis is working with a charitable organisation based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, who have an upcoming opportunity for a qualified Senior Finance Manager to join their brilliant team on a full or part time basis across either 4 or 5 days per week.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and manage the finance function, work with service managers across the organisation and liaise with the Board of Trustees. The successful candidate will direct financial strategy and policies, budgeting, payroll, investment, audits and support funding applications for the charity.

What will you be doing?

• Lead the finance function, line management of 2 staff members.
• Manage the financial position, monitoring reserves and coordinating investment strategy.
• Ensure a sustainable financial strategy for the charity, underpinned by robust financial planning and management systems
• Work with the Finance Subcommittee (CEO and Treasurer) to set financial policy, review risk and performance
• Ensure timely invoicing and payment for service income and the maintenance of cash balances
• Work with the Senior Management Team to develop the business plan, managing and monitoring effectiveness and performance to achieve its objectives
• Prepare annual budgets, forecasts and cash flow projections
• Provide budgeting support, training and reports to the SMT, project managers, funders and trustees when required
• Prepare monthly management accounts and commentary for the SMT and Board of Trustees
• Prepare draft year end accounts for audit and coordinate accountancy and audit activities
• Ensure compliance with charity accounting requirements, statutory regulations and internal financial controls
• Prepare information for the outsourced payroll function and ensure accurate reports are returned to allow for payment to be made to schedule
• Collaborate with the Business Development Manager on fundraising activities and coordinate Gift Aid claims
• Drive continuous improvement across finance processes and systems
• Oversee company pension scheme enrolment and reporting
• Support funding bids by preparing costings and reviewing financial implications

What skills are we looking for?

• Qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA/CIPFA
• Experience of working within the Charitable or Third Sector is preferred
• Experience of and commitment to delivering an effective financial support service in support of an organisation’s aim.
• Experience of managing staff members

What’s on offer?

• Flexible working arrangements (part/full time option)
• Hybrid working
• Hugely positive and inspiring working environment
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays 
• Pension Scheme

Apply for the role below or contact Lawrie for more information.

To apply, please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, please note that if we have not responded to your application within 7 days, it has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry. We offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.