About the role

We are delighted to be exclusively supporting our Newcastle based client in the search for a Finance Manager to join their lovely team on a permanent basis.

This role has a salary of up to £35,000, involves hybrid working and could be made into part-time.

Benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays)

• 27 days after one year

• Generous pension scheme

• Discounted car parking in centre of Newcastle

• Flexible start and finish times

The role:

The main purpose of the role is to provide support to the Finance Director through preparation of monthly management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations andquarterly VAT returns in accordance with agreed timescales.

Your key duties will include:

• Prepare monthly management accounts

• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly basis, investigating and correcting errors and discrepancies

• Prepare analysis of income and expenditure on a monthly basis, investigating and correcting errors and discrepancies

• Prepare working papers file for all statutory external audits and answer queries arising

• Prepare working papers as requested by the Finance Director for the Audit Committee

• Prepare the annual service charge accounts for audit and subsequent submission to tenants

• Manage the audit of grant funding claims

• Line manage Finance Staff on a daily basis

• Complete annual appraisals of Finance Staff

• Prepare quarterly VAT return and associated reconciliations

• Oversee and review monthly payroll

What you need:

• Professional accounting qualification, or equivalent experience

• Excellent communication skills

• Ability to produce accurate management accounts to tight deadlines

• Sound understanding of budgetary management and control

• Understanding of the relationship between a charity and its trading subsidiary

If you are interested in this role of Finance Manager, click ‘Apply Now’ and a member of our team will be in touch.