Finance Manager

Finance Manager (part time)

Part-Time (hours to be agreed during the application process)

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Line manages: Finance Officer (who completes the monthly payroll)

Member of: Leadership Team, Senior Management Team (SMT) and Management Team

Location: Stoke-on-Trent (hybrid working available – desire to have the post holder attend the Stoke-on-Trent offices in Longton for at least two sessions per week)

Contract: Permanent, part-time

Salary: £42,191.17 FTE (£28,127 for 25 hours) salary will be pro rata to the hours agreed during the application process

Safeguarding:
Role subject to reference checks and, if required, DBS.

Description:

Help us power a growing charity that provides supported accommodation and outreach for families across Stoke on Trent and beyond. We’re expanding our services and increasing our geographical footprint.

As our Finance Manager, you’ll lead day to day finance, produce sharp monthly reports, guide budgets and forecasts, and line manage our Finance Assistant (who completes payroll). You’ll work closely with the CEO, sit on the Leadership Team and Senior Management Team and present to Trustees.

The ideal candidate will be proactive in their approach, qualified (or equivalent experience) in charity finance. Plain-English communicator who gets things done on time.

You will need:

• Accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA) or equivalent senior experience in charity finance.
• A strong track record delivering management and statutory accounts, budgets, forecasts and audits in a charity environment.
• Confidence with payroll, Gift Aid and VAT; skilled in Excel and modern finance systems
• Line-manage and support a capable Finance Assistant; work closely with our Head of Services, HR Officer and Maintenance Lead
• Evidence you’ve designed and run a whole-organisation compliance/assurance approach (calendars, owners, evidence, escalation) with on-time returns.
• Experience coordinating KPI dashboards and risk registers that drive action, not paperwork.
• Clear, plain-English communication with non-finance colleagues and Trustees; a calm, organised style; and a focus on getting the basics right on time, every time.

Salary: £42,191.17 (FTE, dependent on experience)

Hours: Hours to be agreed – Hybrid working available

(Flexible working considered)

To Apply:

To find out more about this vacancy and what we are looking for in a candidate, please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification.

If you would like to apply for this post, please download and complete the Application Form and return it to:

Find Application Form here

Closing Date for Applications:Monday 26thJanuary 2026

Date of Interviews:To Be Arranged

Gingerbread Family Support is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people.