Finance Manager

Finance Manager

A fantastic opportunity for a qualified finance professional to lead financial operations, reporting, budgeting and compliance within a purpose-driven organisation, supporting audit preparation, forecasting and income generation activities.

If you've also worked in the following roles, we'd also like to hear from you:

• Financial Controller
• Management Accountant
• Head of Finance
• Finance Business Partner

Salary: £42,000 per annum + Benefits

Location: Crewe, Cheshire, North West England

Job type: Full-Time, Permanent

Working hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Finance Manager to play a key role in overseeing day‑to‑day financial operations and ensuring strong financial governance across the organisation.

As a Finance Manager, you will lead on management accounts, budgeting, forecasting and statutory compliance, while maintaining accurate and consistent financial records aligned with charity accounting standards and regulatory frameworks.

The Finance Manager will work closely with senior leaders, supporting strategic decision-making, income generation activity, grant reporting and audit preparation, contributing to long‑term financial sustainability.

• Financial Operations Oversight: Managing day‑to‑day finance activities including ledgers, payables and receivables.
• Management Reporting: Preparing accurate monthly management accounts, financial reports and variance analysis.
• Budgeting and Forecasting: Leading annual and quarterly budgeting processes and financial forecasting.
• Compliance and Governance: Ensuring compliance with charity accounting standards, SORP and regulatory requirements.
• Audit Preparation: Supporting statutory accounts production and acting as key contact for external auditors.
• Financial Controls: Developing, reviewing and improving financial policies, procedures and internal controls.
• Income Generation Support: Costing funding bids and supporting grant financial reporting and project accounting.
• Systems and Processes: Overseeing financial systems and ensuring they meet organisational needs.
• Stakeholder
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Working closely with senior leaders to support strategic financial planning.

• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or CIPFA) or equivalent.
• Proven experience supporting statutory accounts preparation and annual audits.
• Up‑to‑date knowledge of Charity SORP and relevant regulatory standards.
• Strong financial acumen with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial systems or accounting software.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain financial information clearly.

• Experience working within a charity or not‑for‑profit environment.
• Experience supporting income generation activities such as costing bids.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a small team and with external partners.

• Company sick pay.
• Pension contribution.
• Life assurance (four times annual salary).
• Health care cash back scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

The organisation is committed to the active promotion of equal opportunity, both in the provision of services and as an employer of paid and unpaid workers.

The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and Enhanced DBS check.

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