Finance Manager

Key tasks and responsibilities

• Produce timely and accurate management financial information.
• To prepare budgets and forecasts along with ongoing variance reports.
• Provide analysis and insight into the organisation's performance, identifying areas of improvement to support objectives.
• Undertake planning and forecast analysis so that Senior Management and Trustees are able to provide timely governance for the organisation.
• To support business projects including implementation and cost comparison reports.
• To ensure credit control solutions are accurate including invoicing and debt collection.
• Collate monthly payroll information in a timely manner including overtime/ deductions/ mileage and expenses ensuring all timescales are met.
• Excellent knowledge of PAYE, NI, SSP. SMP, SPP paramount, as is an ability to manage end-to-end payroll function.
• Enrol and manage the company pension scheme.
• File VAT returns and understand partial exemption rules.
• Update restricted grant balance spreadsheet for income and expenditure.
• Be central point of contact for Auditors and manage Audit from the organisation's perspective.
• Report to the CEO on all financial matters.
• Confidentiality and GDPR awareness are paramount.
• Continuous development of financial procedures and controls to ensure operational efficiency.
• To ensure effective strategic and operational planning, monitoring and reporting to ensure that the organisation complies with all statutory and external requirements and regulations for financial, administrative and social enterprise functions.
• To provide Trustees and CEO with all information and guidance necessary for them to set policies for governance and to monitor the performance of the organisation.
• To work effectively with senior management with an emphasis on ‘what's best’ for the organisation.