Finance Manager in Sheffield

Sewell Wallis are partnering with a fantastic Charity based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, to secure a Finance Manager to oversee and lead their Finance function. You'll need to be a confident No.1 who creates, and presents, financial information to the SLT and board of Trustees, being able to defend and challenge. You'll be managing a small team of two and responsible for financial strategy, preparing budgets, forecasts and cash flow projections, managing investments, collaborating on funding, and leading on year end reporting and audit activities. This role is perfect for someone who wants to give back to the local community and loves to get thoroughly involved with all aspects of a business! As Finance Manager you'll need to be confident liaising with internal and external stakeholders, always with the best interest of the charity in mind. The business pride themselves on having a warm and welcoming working environment, with many of the team being long-standing appointments, retention here is excellent and speaks volumes about the how the business care for their employees. To be considered you'll need to be qualified and have experience working as part of the SLT, ideally you'll have some not-for-profit/public sector experience (although not essential) and be confident managing a team. What will you be doing? Lead the finance function, line management of 2 people Ensure a sustainable financial strategy underpinned by robust financial planning and management systems. Work with the Senior Management Team to develop the business plan, managing and monitoring effectiveness and performance to achieve its objectives Prepare annual budgets, forecasts and cash flow projections Prepare monthly management accounts and commentary for the SMT and Board of Trustees Prepare draft year end accounts for audit and coordinate accountancy and audit activities Ensure compliance with charity accounting requirements, statutory regulations and internal financial controls Prepare information for the outsourced payroll function and ensure accurate reports are returned to allow for payment to be made to schedule Support funding bids by preparing costings and reviewing financial implications What skills are we looking for? Qualified candidate - ACA, ACCA, CIMA Management experience Experience preparing management information and delivering to the SLT & board of trustees Good knowledge of charity finances would be beneficial (although not essential) Strong commercial acumen and business awareness to push growthWhat's on offer? Up to £50,000 salary Pension 5% employee contribution, 3% employer contribution Annual leave is 25 days, increasing to 27 after 2 years service, 30 after 5 years Hybrid working Parking available nearby Employee Assistance Programme Send us your CV below, or contact Inci Evcil for more information. To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions