Finance Manager - Closing Date: 1pm, Friday 28th November 2025.

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 16th and Thursday 18th December 2025

Job Title:                      Finance Manager

Accountable to:           Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

 Location:                     Ipswich Office/Hybrid

 Hours:                         14 Hours per week

 Contract:                     Permanent

 Salary:                         £37,000 pro rata per annum, plus pension

 Key Responsibilities:

 1. Financial Planning & Strategy

• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning in collaboration with the CEO and senior leadership.

• Provide financial analysis and modelling to support strategic decisions (e.g., service expansion, funding changes, cost pressures).

2. Financial Operations & Reporting

• Oversee day-to-day financial operations: bookkeeping, accounts payable/receivable, bank reconciliations, cash-flow management.

• Prepare monthly/quarterly management accounts and present clear financial reports to senior leadership and Board/Trustees.

• Ensure preparation of year-end statutory accounts, liaising with external auditors.

• Monitor restricted and unrestricted funds (grants, donations, contracts) and ensure correct accounting and reporting for each.

• Manage/oversee payroll, pensions, VAT, Gift Aid, tax returns and ensure all statutory obligations are met.

3. Governance, Internal Controls & Compliance

• Ensure financial systems, policies and procedures are fit for purpose and reflect best practice in the charity sector.

• Maintain a robust internal control environment and ensure compliance with relevant legislation (Charities Act, Charity SORP, Companies Act, HMRC, etc.).

• Support the Board by providing timely, accurate information and ensuring good financial governance.

• Identify financial risks (e.g., funding volatility, cost inflation) and propose mitigations.

4. Funding, Cost Control & Efficiency

• Work with the fundraising team to provide financial input into bids, proposals and funding monitoring.

• Monitor cost centres to control expenditure and maximise value for money.

• Review and improve financial processes and systems to improve efficiency, accuracy and insight.

5. Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Manage and develop the finance officer, fostering a positive, collaborative, mission-driven culture.

• Act as a partner to non-finance colleagues: promoting financial awareness, describing financial implications in plain language, providing training/support where needed.

• Work closely with service leads to ensure frontline services (support for survivors) are resourced effectively and financially sustainable.

 Person Specification

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified accountant or equivalent professional qualification/experience.

• Proven experience in a finance management role, ideally within a charity, social enterprise or non-profit environment.

• Good working knowledge of charity accounting principles (Charity SORP), restricted fund accounting.

• Strong skills in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and presenting to non-finance stakeholders.

Desirable Experience & Skills

• Experience in the domestic abuse / women’s sector or working with vulnerable populations.

• Familiarity with multiple income streams (grants, services/contracts, donations) and cost/control in a service-delivery setting.

• Experience of managing or developing a small finance team.

• Proficiency in finance/accounting software (e.g., Xero, Sage) and advanced Excel skills.

• Strong communicator able to explain financial issues in straightforward terms, build relationships across the organisation, influence and support decision-making.

Personal Attributes

• Commitment to the mission and values of the charity (supporting survivors of domestic abuse, safeguarding, inclusion).

• Strategic, proactive and solutions-oriented mindset.

• High level of integrity, confidentiality and professionalism.

• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.

• Collaborative, supportive and approachable style: comfortable working with both leaders and frontline staff.

Additional Information

• The role may involve occasional travel, attendance at Board/Committee meetings, and flexible working to meet organisational needs.

• We expect all staff to adhere to the charity’s policies on safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion.

• Annual Leave – 5 weeks plus Bank Holidays