Purpose of the role

The Finance Manager has responsibility for the organisation’s finance function working closely with the Chief Executive and the Finance & General Purposes Sub-committee. The role will:
• lead on the day to day financial control and management of the organisation with responsibility for statutory compliance
• produce the financial reporting and budgets
• lead a small team

Key Responsibilities

The postholder will have oversight of the organisation's finance function, and be responsible for:

1. Day to day financial control
• All aspects of financial accounting using Sage 50 Accounts including nominal ledger, sales ledger, suppliers, banking and reconciliations
• Management of invoicing and credit control
• Responsible for preparation of management accounts, budgets and forecasts with commentaries
• Responsible for cash flow management, maintenance of appropriate bank and investment accounts and relationships with account managers
• Responsible for ensuring appropriate internal control procedures are in place and operating satisfactorily
• Responsible for the administration of pensions and the relationship with the third party pension provider
• Provision of costings and other financial input for grant applications, tenders and mortgage applications
• Support the Chief Executive in the scrutinising of leases and contracts
• Management of contracts for electricity, gas, franking, Sage software, card readers and photocopying
• Responsible for the adequate insurance of assets
• Suggest and implement changes to systems and procedures to increase efficiency and adapt to operational changes
• Support the management team and other staff with ad hoc financial information as required
• Payroll: Co-ordination of payroll work using SAGE Payroll, supported by the Finance Assistant:
• Ensure that financial information and processes are well understood by colleagues across the organisation
o calculation of all payroll (with reference to HMRC tax notifications) and timely payments
o generation and distribution of documentation, e.g. payslips, P45s, P60s

1. Quarterly Financial Reporting
• Quarterly reporting to the Finance & General Purposes Sub-committee of actual results and of forecasts of income and expenditure and cashflow for the remainder of the year
1. Budgeting
• Preparation of budgets for the organisation’s core activities & specific projects
• Working with budget holders to update forecasts for up to date information, on a quarterly basis
• Ensuring correct allocation of spend within budget categories
1. Annual Accounts and compliance with statutory requirements
• Preparation of annual report and statutory accounts
• Acting as Company Secretary and filing of accounts and returns
1. Finance & General Purposes Sub-committee
• Work with the Treasurer, service the sub-committee and ensure the Trustee Board is provided with all necessary financial information
1. People & Relationship Management
• Reports to Chief Executive and works closely with the Treasurer
• Management of the Finance Assistant and Finance Clerk
• Carry out staff supervision quarterly
General
• To participate in supervision, training and team meetings as required
• To comply with organisational policies and procedures, and in particular, to ensure safe, fair and responsible working practices
• To undertake other duties commensurate with this post

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