Finance Manager

Posted on 13 November 2023

Finance Manager (P/T): Vacancy

Salary: £29,000-£31,000 (F/T equivalent) – paid pro rata

Working Hours: 18-21 hours per week

Sandwell Consortium is a third sector led consortium that delivers services in community settings that tackle poverty and inequality and promote the wellbeing of Sandwell’s residents. We are seeking a skilled and enthusiastic Finance Manager whose role is to provide a reliable and pro-active finance and accounting function at this exciting time in the organisation’s development. The vacancy has arisen as our current Finance Manager is taking up a Head of Finance role at a larger, nationally known organisation.

Key tasks

Financial management and accounting of all aspects of Sandwell Consortium’s finances
Reporting quarterly management accounts to Sandwell Consortium’s Board and Finance Committee
Liaise with the CEO and Programmes Manager to ensure all financial management information and reporting systems are up to date, fit for purpose and used effectively.
Advise project staff and delivery partners to enable them to meet their financial reporting responsibilities and requirements.
Liaise with funding bodies on financial reporting matters as requested

We are looking for someone with:

a professional accounting qualification
experience in preparing annual accounts, organisational budgets and management accounts
experience and skills in financial operations (e.g., invoicing, purchase orders, petty cash, charitable grants, payments to partners and suppliers)
experience in accounting software, preferably QuickBooks
excellent analytical and numerical skills and attention to detail
a good understanding of Microsoft Office applications, in particular Excel
the ability to manage multiple priorities and plan workload to meet deadlines
good written and verbal communication skills.

We will offer you a friendly and supportive work environment, where diversity is valued and with training and development opportunities. This role will mainly be on site.

For an informal discussion about this role, call our CEO, Louise Kilbride, on 0121 533 2568.

To apply

Job description, person specification and application forms are available here:

Job Description and Personal Specification

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Please highlight your relevant skills and experience on the form to tell us how you meet the person specification.

Please note: CVs cannot be accepted.

Please submit applications by email to recruitment@sandwellconsortium.co.uk

Closing date: 9.00am. Monday 27th November 2023. Applications received after this time cannot be considered.