Finance Manager
Posted Today by MacKenzie King - Accountancy & Finance Recruitment
£45,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Ipswich, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Interim Finance Manager role involves partnering with a charity to enhance financial leadership and support impactful missions. The position requires expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and analysis, working closely with the Director of Finance. This opportunity is ideal for a finance professional who values responsibility and aims to improve systems for meaningful outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the production of monthly management accounts, forecasts, and variance analysis
- Oversee the annual budgeting process and support budget holders across the charity
- Ensure accurate, timely preparation of statutory accounts in line with Charity SORP (FRS 102)
- Manage the annual audit and liaise with external auditors
- Maintain strong financial controls, policies, and procedures
- Monitor performance against budget, highlighting risks and opportunities
- Develop financial models to support long-term planning and scenario analysis
- Ensure compliance with Charity SORP, VAT and tax requirements, and other regulatory obligations
- Provide high-quality insight and reporting to the Finance & Audit Sub-Committee and Board of Trustees
- Stay up to date with changes in accounting standards and charity finance regulation
- Oversee payroll checks, pensions, and expenses
- Manage finance systems (e.g., Xero) and drive process improvements
- Support new organisational initiatives by setting up appropriate financial processes
- Ensure timely submission of VAT, Gift Aid, and statutory returns
Key Skills:
- Full professional accountancy qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- Significant charity finance experience, including knowledge of Charity SORP (FRS 102)
- Strong Xero experience, including reporting, system management, and process improvement
- Experience working directly with auditors, managing audit processes and preparing statutory accounts
Salary (Rate): £45,000.00 yearly
City: Ipswich
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Make a real impact. Strengthen financial leadership. Support a mission that changes lives. MacKenzie King are partnering with a charity to recruit an Interim Finance Manager for an initial term of 2 months. Working closely with the Director of Finance you will bring expertise across budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and financial analysis. This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled finance professional who thrives on responsibility, enjoys improving systems, and wants their work to have purpose and impact.
Key Responsibilities:
- Financial Management and Reporting
- Lead the production of monthly management accounts, forecasts, and variance analysis
- Oversee the annual budgeting process and support budget holders across the charity
- Ensure accurate, timely preparation of statutory accounts in line with Charity SORP (FRS 102)
- Manage the annual audit and liaise with external auditors
- Maintain strong financial controls, policies, and procedures
- Budgeting and Planning
- Monitor performance against budget, highlighting risks and opportunities
- Develop financial models to support long-term planning and scenario analysis
- Governance and Compliance
- Ensure compliance with Charity SORP, VAT and tax requirements, and other regulatory obligations
- Provide high-quality insight and reporting to the Finance & Audit Sub-Committee and Board of Trustees
- Stay up to date with changes in accounting standards and charity finance regulation
- Systems and Processes
- Oversee payroll checks, pensions, and expenses
- Manage finance systems (e.g., Xero) and drive process improvements
- Support new organisational initiatives by setting up appropriate financial processes
- Ensure timely submission of VAT, Gift Aid, and statutory returns
Essential Experience and Qualifications
To be considered for this role, you must have:
- Full professional accountancy qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- Significant charity finance experience , including knowledge of Charity SORP (FRS 102)
- Strong Xero experience , including reporting, system management, and process improvement
- Experience working directly with auditors , managing audit processes and preparing statutory accounts