Job Description

Interviews w/c 12th May

Key Activities & Responsibilities

As Finance Manager, your key activities and responsibilities will be to:

Provide a high quality and effective financial management service to The OutHouse. Prepare, develop and analyse finance and accounting information, including income and expenditure processing, ensuring information is timely precise, clear, informative and understood Keep good quality accounting records for our charity by preparing annual accounts and maintaining up to date records on our accountancy and book-keeping systems (making any recommendations for improvement as necessary) Work with the CEO and Operations Change Manager to ensure efficient financial management and planning systems, ensure financial reports effectively inform business development and fundraising strategies and that the organisation demonstrates value for money across all activities and services Prepare information for our Funders on funded projects expenditure and work with the SLT to present this in a meaningful way Attend Trustee meetings as required to provide information and analysis ensuring partnership with CEO and board Treasurer to allow for easier financial decisions Ensure financial information supplied to management and the board is full and accurate so as to support sound decision making Ensure compliance and proactively highlight potential risk with relevant financial statutory and regulatory matters Identify and manage risks and contribute to the risk register on financial matters and wider decision making when appropriate Keep up to date with financial developments across the sector and changes in requirements for charity reporting and legislation Make sure financial reporting complies with relevant legal requirements Maintain and monitor internal policy documents and procedures and make recommendations on best practice and good governance Liaise with and maintain a good working relationship with our CEO, colleagues and trustees, Treasurer as well as stakeholders and key operational contacts such as bankers, auditors and funders Lead and implement monthly payroll using Xero Line management of the charities Administrator. Ad hoc HR administration including joiners, leavers, personal use equipment co-ordination
Experience

Managing charity finances to a high professional standard Operational knowledge of internal financial controls and legal financial requirements for charities Knowledge of good governance practices and of bodies which issue updates, guidance and information on relevant legislative change Can effectively run financial administrative systems
Person Specification

Proven ability to work as part of a small and effective team Open and transparent with colleagues across the organisation Credible and trustworthy Excellent communication and organisational skills and an ability to be proactive and solution focussed Ambition with a desire to grow with our charity through a change and transformation period Strong communication skills with an ability to present financial data precisely as well as being able to use narrative as a means to accurately contextualise data
We encourage applications from members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, non-binary and gender questioning community.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 25,600.00 per year

Expected hours: 28 per week

Benefits:

On-site parking
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Experience:

finance management: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 02/05/2025