Finance Manager – 14 month FTC (Ref: BH-10074) Permanent

This is a great opportunity for an accomplished Finance professional seeking a long-term contract opportunity in a senior role with our client, an established a Mid-Kent based charity doing amazing things in the Kent community.
 
Your new role:

• Strategic Leadership: Guide our financial strategy and manage the company’s finances, ensuring efficient and timely execution of all financial tasks.
• Financial Oversight: Handle payroll preparation and processing, manage salary payments and pensions, oversee accounts payable and receivable, maintain ledgers, and more.
• Strategic Support: Offer expert financial advice, budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling to our governing and executive bodies.
• Project Support: Assist project leaders with service pricing and engagement with public sector bodies.
• Sustainable Growth: Help develop strategies for social investment and maximise financial opportunities.
• Policy Development: Enhance financial policies and procedures to boost social impact and ensure robust financial controls.
• Team Building: Line-manage a small but dedicated finance team.
• Financial Management: Oversee cash flow, profitability, core accounting functions, and preparation of statutory accounts.
• Compliance: Stay current with legal and regulatory developments, optimising government provisions for our benefit.

 
About You:

• Proven experience as a financial leader and/or management accountant in ideally an education or charity / non-profit environment.
• Qualified by Experience or Part / Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACA or ACCA)
• Strong bookkeeping and core accounting skills, including statutory accounts preparation and payroll.
• Passion for social change and commitment to our vision and values. Flexible, reliable, and self-motivated.
• Team player with the initiative to identify and complete tasks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities
• Proficient with internet and cloud-based accounting software like Xero, Syft, and Google Sheets.

 
Salary on offer is up to £48,000 DOE, plus a range of company benefits including 25 days holidays (plus bank holidays) 5% Company Pension contribution, plus hybrid working. #10074

Unfortunately, due to the high number of applications currently being received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.