Finance Manager

From Puppy to Partnership:
Help Transform Lives Through Finance

Lead our finance team to make a tangible difference by managing funds to create life-changing assistance dogs for disabled people.

About Canine Partners

At Canine Partners, we breed, train, and support expert assistance dogs to create loving, life-changing partnerships with disabled people. Across the UK, we support people with a variety of physical disabilities and their families, carefully matching them with a dog that suits their needs, personality, and lifestyle.

Our dogs bring confidence and independence, love and companionship, reducing reliance on carers and giving people the freedom to live life their own way.

The Role

Financial sustainability is essential to ensuring Canine Partners can continue to deliver life-changing support to our beneficiaries. You will play a key role in supporting this by overseeing all financial activities, reporting and providing analysis for the organisation whilst maintaining robust financial controls, driving continuous improvement and leading on the ongoing development of our financial systems. Working alongside the Finance Director, you will also support the development of the Finance team and help maximise the benefits of our newly implemented finance system.

What You'll Be Doing

• Working with budget holders and project leads as a business partner by providing the required tools, insights and analysis, you will provide them with easy-to-understand financial information, support planning and inform decision making.
• Manage the budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes.
• Maintain the financial data and records to reflect the needs of the charity.
• Analyse financial information and provide modelling and data analytics as requested to support decision making and planning.
• Be responsible for development and implementation of all finance systems, and their integration with the CRM database and other operational systems.

About You

• Qualified accountant (CIPFA/CIMA/FCA/ACA/ACCCA) with relevant senior financial experience in organisations with multiple income streams and/ or £3m+ in revenue.
• Methodical with an eye for detail.
• Flexible and adaptable.
• Strong ICT skills, including database (Office 365, specifically excel).
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Must be based in the UK with the right to work in the UK

Most importantly, you will be passionate about the transformative impact that our assistance dogs provide to our beneficiaries.

Ready to Make a Difference?

Closing date
: 24th August 2026

We recognise the benefit of diverse experience and welcome and encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are a disability confident committed employer.

Canine Partners, registered charity in England and Wales (803680) and Scotland (SC039050).

A company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales company number 2516146. Registered office:
Ashby Road, Osgathorpe, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 9SR