Are you a detail-driven finance professional with the skill for keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes? We’re looking for a Finance Manager to join our dynamic team and play a key role in ensuring the integrity and efficiency of our financial operations.

Reporting to the Head of Financial Operations, you’ll be at the heart of our finance department—overseeing everything from general ledger accuracy and treasury management to accounts payable/receivable and VAT returns. You’ll help maintain high standards of professional competence, support internal and external audits, and lead on monthly controls and reconciliations.

This role is not open to sponsorship

Duties & Responsibilities

Oversight of the integrity and accuracy of the general ledger
Responsibility for the monthly control oversight, including internal controls, prompt reconciliations of control accounts, separation of duties, and compliance with proscribed systems of authorisation. This includes the management of existing finance processes and associated process maps and policies.
Assist in the preparation of annual accounts, in compliance with the SORP and relevant GAAP. Liaison with external and internal auditors
Lead in preparation of the daily cash flow forecast, and preparation of monthly reconciliations between forecast and actual
Oversee the Purchase Ledger Manager including oversight of the purchase ledger function, ensuring the ledger is kept clean and at an acceptable level, and maintaining the sub ledgers within purchase ledger
Oversight of the sales ledger function working with the Billings & Contracts Officer.
Oversee the Fundraising Finance Lead role, ensuring accuracy of reconciliations between Fundraising and Finance
Oversight of the Fixed Asset Register, ensuring its accuracy
Submission of the quarterly VAT returns
Management of the Charity’s Bank Accounts and Corporate Cards
A leading role in ongoing development to the Finance systems to drive efficiencies
Cover for the Head of Financial Operations when necessary
Ad hoc projects as required by the Head of Financial Operations

Education:

Qualified Accountant ACA/ACCA/ACMA/CIMA
Qualified by experience

Experience:

Previous experience of working within a charity
Accounts payable experience
Credit control experience
Control account reconciliations
Bank account reconciliations
Financial reporting and forecasting
Cash flow management and forecasting
Financial Compliance
Working with external auditors

Skills & Knowledge:

Competence with Excel Spreadsheets
Competent writing and reporting skills
Knowledge of full reporting functionality of a general ledger reporting system: drill down, report writing, modelling, pivot tables
Pro-active problem solver who is willing to get stuck in and improve processes
Confident in coaching team members
Strong personal presentation skills
Highly organised and an excellent planner
Ability to communicate well across the business and with finance team members

Personal Qualities:

Commitment to the vision and values of The Children’s Trust.
Flexible and ‘can do’ attitude to competing commitments in workload.
Highly motivated and reliable.
Ability to cope working in a demanding environment.

About Us

The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.

Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.

Staff Benefits

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits on our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.

We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.

Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.