Finance Manager

Purpose and objectives: To provide professional leadership of Girls' Brigade Ministries finance, ensuring financial management is optimised for efficiency and robust financial controls and appropriate reporting processes are in place.
To contribute financial expertise to Girls' Brigade Ministries, developing trusted professional relationships with the Chief Executive Officer, Trustee Board, budget holders and wider staff team Location: Girls' Brigade Ministries offices (S32 3XG).
Flexible and remote/home working options are available.

Main responsibilities:
Financial planning, control budgeting and reporting:

• Lead on the production of monthly management accounts and the forecasting process, providing

analysis and insights to budget holders, the CEO and Trustee Board

• Prepare annual financial income and expenditure plans supported by a robust 12-month rolling

cash flow forecast, working collaboratively with the CEO and Trustee Board

• Prepare, monitor, and adjust longer term forecasts to support the organisations 5-year planning

cycle, working collaboratively with the CEO and Trustee Board

• Support the CEO, Trustee Board and budget holders with professional finance related guidance

and advice, allowing appropriate and considered decisions to be made

• Manage the supplier and credit control function for the organisation and associated subsidiaries


• Ensure financial procedures are robust, compliant, and fit for purpose and that they are reviewed

and updated as necessary due to changes in internal processes or legislation

• met, and the preparation of the annual financial statements is following latest requirements.


• Work closely with the appointed Auditors to produce statutory annual accounts


• Be lead liaison with regards to outsourced investment management and provide information as

necessary to assist the CEO and Trustee Board to make investment or disinvestment decisions
Governance:

• Maintain compliance by acting as the primary point of contact for the organisations financial and

reporting obligations, to include responsibility for all relevant submissions, particularly as required
by the Charity Commission, Companies House, HMRC (PAYE, NICs, VAT, etc.), the Pension Regulator,
our outsourced payroll provider, and Gift Aid returns
Line management:

• Support and enable the professional development of the Finance Assistant through effective and

appropriate line management