The Finance Manager will work collaboratively with the CEO, members of the senior management team and department heads to ensure strong financial management is in place throughout the charity. They will provide timely financial information to the Senior Team and the Board, and work with colleagues across the charity to support the development of budgets for fundraising applications and to monitor and report on funded expenditure.

Essential skills and experience

• A recognised accountancy qualification (CA/ACCA or similar) with post qualification experience in a financial management role, or partial qualification with substantial experience.
• Experience preparing management accounts, budgets and cashflow forecasts, with the ability to analyse business, financial and risk information and make clear recommendations to the Senior Management Team and trustees.
• Experience overseeing VAT returns and payroll
• An effective people manager with the ability to prioritise, delegate and deliver operational outcomes.
• Confident and experienced lead user of finance and/or CRM platforms, able to develop system functionality, run queries and produce reports independently
• Skills and confidence in adapting to and interrogating new systems.
• Good organisational and administrative skills with strong attention to detail.
• Leads by example and role models the values of the Charity, as described in our strategic plan.

Desirable skills and experience

• A passion for the natural world.
• Experience of overseeing a system implementation, migration or major upgrade.
• Experience working in a charity and accounting for charity funds.

We welcome applicants with the right skills and experience and are happy to explore different working hours or patterns to support the right candidate.

To discuss this role please contact Alan Surgeon, AWS Executive, at [email protected] or 07795954029.

The closing date is midnight on Friday the 4th of December 2026.