Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Final date to receive applications: 26 March 2026

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Truro

Reporting To: Marcus Lepp

Compensation: GBP 38,687 / year

As Finance Manager, you will lead a small team to deliver accurate and timely financial management, ensuring strong financial control and accountability to our funders while supporting the organisation to maximise the positive impact of every pound received by St Petrocs.

With an annual turnover of approximately GBP 5 million, you will oversee the organisation's key financial processes, including the preparation of monthly management accounts and year-end statutory accounts. You will ensure robust financial systems, reporting, and controls are in place, using a range of software systems, including Xero, to support effective financial management across the organisation. You will also play a key role in providing financial insight to support decision-making and the effective delivery of our services.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 2nd April 2026.
However, suitable candidates may be invited to interview before the closing date, and the advert may be closed early if a successful appointment is made - so interested jobseekers are encouraged to apply without delay. Many of our staff work flexibly. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

You'll share our core values:
Honesty, Integrity, Equality & Dignity You will demonstrate excellent attention to detail and a strong understanding of key financial processes, with the ability to oversee and ensure accuracy across complex areas of work. With strong organisational and leadership skills, you will be able to manage competing priorities, coordinate multiple work streams, and respond confidently to changing demands while supporting others to deliver effectively.

Importantly, we're looking for someone who passionately believes in our mission of ending homelessness. Homelessness is not an inevitability. It can be solved, and it can be prevented.

In addition to the criteria outlined below, this post is subject to successful completion of a Basic disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

• Commitment to our services and the people we serve
• Strong organisational and leadership skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail, ability to produce accurate work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Minimum AAT Level 4 qualification with relevant post-qualification experience.

We know that our staff are at their best when they feel supported, happy, and healthy - at work and  that end, we're pleased to offer the following employee benefits:

• 33 days annual leave a year, including bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity, partner, shared parental, and adoption pay
• Paid time off for neonatal care
• Paid time off for IVF treatment

• Competitive pension scheme
• Long-service awards
• Non-contributory life insurance (up to 3 x basic salary)
• Paid professional subscriptions (where relevant to role)

• Enhanced sick pay scheme
• Employee assistance programme (EAP) including access to counselling services
• Free eye tests and free vaccinations