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Interim Finance Manager

Social mobility charity, Leeds

Closing date: Rolling applications

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Social mobility charity, Leeds

Join a collaborative team and play a key role in delivering high-quality financial management and insight across this complex, multi-entity purpose-led organisation.

Join a collaborative team and play a key role in delivering high-quality financial management and insight across this complex, multi-entity purpose-led organisation.

  • Location: Hybrid / Leeds (1 day per week in office)
  • Salary: Up to £44,000 (12-month FTC)
  • Closing date: Rolling applications

About the organisation

Supporting communities across the North of England, this complex multi-entity purpose-led charity has collaboration at the heart of its work.

By bringing together donors, delivery partners and local leaders, the organisation helps address some of the region’s most pressing issues, including poverty, inequality, mental health and digital exclusion.

Through this joined-up approach, they have helped build stronger, more resilient communities while improving lives across the North.

About the role

The charity is looking for an experienced Finance Manager to join them on a 12-month fixed-term contract, working one day a week in their Leeds office.

This is a key finance role within a charitable organisation operating through multiple related entities. Working closely with the Head of Finance, you will support the delivery of financial management, reporting, control and governance activities across the group.

The successful candidate will play an important role in ensuring financial information is accurate, timely and provides meaningful insight to support decision-making across the organisation.

You will be required to:

  • Take ownership of management accounts, forecasting, cashflow management and financial reporting across multiple entities.
  • Partner closely with senior stakeholders, providing financial insight to support strategic decision-making and organisational growth.
  • Lead on fund accounting, financial controls and reporting, ensuring robust governance and accuracy.
  • Play a key role in budgeting, forecasting, year-end and audit activities while helping drive continuous improvement across finance processes and systems.
  • Gain exposure to a varied remit including treasury, cash management and investment reporting.
  • Join an organisation where finance is a genuine business partner, contributing to meaningful outcomes and long-term impact.

Who we are looking for

You will be:

  • An experienced finance professional with strong management accounting and financial reporting skills.
  • Confident working with budgets, forecasts, reconciliations and stakeholder engagement.
  • Have experience operating within a charity environment is essential and a multi-entity, complex organisation would be advantageous too.
  • AAT-qualified, part-qualified or fully qualified accountant, or equivalent experience.

To view the role description and person specification, please go to the ‘How to Apply’ tab above, fill in your details and download the candidate pack.

For further information or to arrange a confidential discussion, please contact our advising consultant at Peridot Partners:

Louise Steer | louise@peridotpartners.co.uk | 07903 713862

If you would like to know more about this role please contact Louise Steer

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Social mobility charity, Leeds