We have a rewarding opportunity available for a Female* Finance Manager to join our team based in Bristol. You will join us on full time, permanent basis working 37.5 hours per week and in return, you will receive a competitive salary and benefits.

Missing Link provides practical advice and support to individuals to allow them to maintain a rich and meaningful life. The aim is to deliver recovery and wellbeing opportunities for people with mental health and other support needs to achieve their hopes and ambitions.

In return for joining us, we will offer you:

• Up to 30 days annual leave (depending on length of service)
• 3 extra holidays including International Women’s Day
• Excellent development and training opportunities
• Employer pension contribution (minimum 5% of your gross salary)
• Mindful Employer Plus Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Wellness Awards
• Living Wage Employer

About the role:

As our Female* Finance Manager, you will manage and develop the organisation’s accounting systems and procedures to ensure efficient and effective operation of all financial matters. The post-holder will manage a small finance team. The role will require someone who has leadership skills, and can work both independently and accountably with minimal supervision.

Key duties and responsibilities of our Female* Finance Manager:

• Full management of all day to day financial operations and procedures ensuring compliance with all relevant and new legislation.
• To support the Senior Management Team and Management Committee in business planning and organisational development to deliver a sustainable financial future for the organisation
• To provide quarterly and adhoc financial information to the Director of Resources, CEO and the finance committee
• To update and review budgets and prepare budgets for new business
• Preparation of financial statements and analysis
• Quarterly Management Accounts (and cash flow forecast) and assess actual performance against budget forecast
• Produce annual and long-term organisational forecasts to support strategic plans and work programmes
• To liaise with independent Auditors to produce annual accounts in line with statutory requirements

This is not an exhaustive list of your duties and outlines the general ways in which it is expected you will meet the overall requirements of this post.

What we are looking for in our ideal Female* Finance Manager

• Relevant accounting qualification Level 4 AAT or part qualified
• Experience of taking accounts to trial balance
• Experience of managing and monitoring income and expenditure across a range of income and funding streams and preparing cost-centred expenditure reports

• IT literate in the use of current relevant finance applications e.g. Sage Accounts, Sage payroll
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to develop and motivate others
• Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and regulation and good practice in accounting in voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations
• Comprehensive knowledge of accounting procedures and knowledge of current conventional uses of computerisation in accounting and financial control
• Ability to plan and prioritise workload and work to deadlines
• Able to demonstrate ability to work alone and as part of a team, working with customers and managing own time effectively and making best use of personal development and training

Please apply now to join us as our Female* Finance Manager and contribute to the valuable work Missing Link and its wider services, delivering hope and support to survivors of domestic violence and abuse.