Bath Festivals organises The Bath Festival, (May), Bath Children’s Literature Festival (Sept/Oct).
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT (PART TIME)
1.5 days per week (7.5 hours) with a requirement for additional hours around the annual audit and Festival times (normally June and October).
To start with immediate effect
Reporting to: Chief Executive and Finance Trustee
Necessary qualifications / experience
- Used to undertaking all tasks and functions and experience of XERO Essential
- Understanding of not-for-profit/charitable/cultural sectors is desirable
Responsibilities
- Maintain weekly cashflow forecast
- Prepare payment runs and payments in line with the cashflow forecast
- Prepare quarterly VAT returns (residual VAT) and deal with any VAT related issues including any correspondence required with HMRC
- Prepare quarterly management accounts from XERO TB and update forecast
- Maintain and monitor annual budgets for festivals provided by the CEO and Festival Directors. Update with actual costs
- Prepare quarterly financial reports for the Board
- Check contracts for any financial commitments
- Submit claims to grant-aid bodies and local authority and ensure that accurate financial information is supplied to these bodies as requested
- Prepare end-of-year accounts & liaise with auditors for statutory audit
- Involvement with other areas of the business, including possible attendance at Board, Finance Group or Patrons Committee meetings as required
- Purchase and sales ledger control – all aspects from raising & entering invoices to credit control and Payments
- Prepare and submit Gift Aid returns
- HR – staff offer letters / contracts. (No staff currently, just contractors)
- Review Reports supplied by the Box Office on ticket sales
- Calculate third party event settlements
- Maintain restricted fund records
- XERO reconciliation and reporting to budget holders
- Maintaining accurate records for membership schemes
- Maintain Patron/members list on Mailchimp, sending reminders for membership renewal and chasing where necessary
Closing Date: 10th July 2026
Please send a CV to Paula Shore, Finance Trustee Bath Festivals at paulashore@hotmail.com.
