Urban Pursuit are seeking a Finance & Business Manager to oversee the financial management, business systems, and organisational infrastructure that are the foundation for our Bristol programmes to thrive.
This role combines hands-on financial management with strategic leadership of business operations. You will play a key role ensuring the organisation remains financially sustainable, operationally effective, and compliant during a period of growth.
Our programmes empower young people to make significant personal progress, gain hope, and journey towards a positive future. At the heart of our ethos is a spirit of adventure and responsible risk-taking. We use adrenaline sports and adventure activities to deliver personal and social development programmes that lead to lasting change in the lives of many young people.
Responsible for:
- Financial management and reporting
- Leadership of business operations, inc. systems and process
- Business infrastructure and organisational risk management
Salary: Pay is awarded on a tiered system, with pro-rated actual salary starting at £27,125 and rising to £29,813. (Equivalent to FTE £44,059 to FTE £48,235).
Contract: Permanent contract, initially 3.5 days per week. Bristol term-time working pattern.
Working arrangements:
School term-time plus up to 10 additional working days during school holidays. Flexibility required, particularly around payroll, month-end, and operational deadlines. Hybrid flexibility available by agreement following induction period. Minimum expectation of working across four days, with two office-based days each week.
Location: Bristol harbourside office, with occasional local travel as required.
In addition to your contracted workplace pension and eleven non working weeks per year, we boast of our supportive team, wellbeing practices, great shared office location, complimentary drinks fridge and company vehicles provided for work hours.
About the Role
The Finance & Business Manager will play a critical leadership role within Urban Pursuit, overseeing the financial and business infrastructure that supports our programmes and staff team.
You will lead on day-to-day finance management, including invoicing, payroll, budgeting, and reporting. You will ensure appropriate IT provision and manage internal systems.You will also ensure compliance across facilities, insurance, operational policies, and organisational risk management.
As part of the Senior Leadership Team, you will support the CEO by providing accurate financial reporting and management accounts, as well as business oversight and commercially sound recommendations.
Key priorities during the first year will be: successful migration from QuickBooks to Xero, procurement and implementation of a new Management Information System, strengthening management reporting and forecasting, and embedding business systems to support cost efficiency through organisational growth.
About you
You are highly dependable, capable of balancing detail with strategy, and you calmly make confident decisions, even under pressure. You will be fully on-board with our vision: “Every young person finding hope and a future”.
You are confident handling finance, compliance, and operational administration within a growing SME environment. You are organised, commercially minded and enjoy solving problems, building systems, and simplifying complex operations.
You are comfortable being the organisation’s ‘go-to’ person for financial clarity. You are able to communicate financial information clearly to non-financial colleagues and can build trust across a diverse staff team. You will enjoy an environment alongside fun-loving operational staff, as opposed to a dull back-office.
You’ll fit in well if you can align yourself with our core values:
- We’re committed to building lasting relationships
- We’re proud to go the extra mile
- We never give up on young people
We recognise that strong candidates may come from a variety of backgrounds. You may, for example, be a School Business Manager, Finance & Operations Manager, Finance Manager, or Business Manager within a charity, SME, or education setting.If you have experience leading finance and organisational infrastructure and are motivated by our mission, then we encourage you to apply.
Stage 1: If you are selected, we will arrange a short phone call on Monday 14th September.
Stage 2: Those shortlisted will be invited to an interview on Friday 18th September.
Start date: The successful candidate will begin 2nd November 2026 or as soon as possible.
Safeguarding statement
Urban Pursuit is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
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