Finance Manager

Description:

Are you a qualified accountant looking for a role where you can make a genuine impact beyond the numbers?An established and highly respected organisation operating within the education and skills sector is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to play a pivotal role in supporting financial performance, strategic decision-making, and continuous improvement across the business.Working closely with the Head of Financial Services and senior stakeholders, this is a broad and influential position combining financial reporting, business partnering, budgeting and forecasting, statutory accounts, cashflow management, and systems optimisation. The successful candidate will help shape financial understanding across the organisation, providing insight, challenge, and support to budget holders and leadership teams.This is an excellent opportunity for a professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) who enjoys operating in a collaborative environment and wants to contribute to an organisation with a strong social purpose.
Key Responsibilities

Lead and support the production of monthly management accounts, budgets, forecasts and financial reporting.
Deliver high-quality business partnering support to operational leaders and budget holders.
Support statutory accounts preparation, audits, VAT compliance and treasury management activities.
Drive financial insight, performance improvement and informed decision-making across the organisation.
Lead the effective use and continuous development of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and wider finance systems.
Develop financial models and business cases to support strategic projects and investment decisions.
Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, controls and organisational efficiency.About YouYou will be a qualified accountant with strong technical accounting knowledge and experience of producing management accounts, forecasts and budgets. You will be an excellent communicator, capable of building credible relationships with both finance and non-finance stakeholders, and comfortable working within a fast-paced environment.Experience within education, training, charity or not-for-profit organisations would be advantageous, as would exposure to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, systems implementation projects, VAT compliance, and team leadership.Why Apply?This role offers the opportunity to join a values-led organisation that is committed to learning, innovation and social impact. You'll work with passionate colleagues, influence key business decisions, and help drive continuous improvement across finance and beyond.If you're looking for a commercially focused finance role within a purpose-driven organisation where your contribution will be visible and valued, we'd love to hear from you.

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