Senior Finance Manager (Systems and Compliance)

Prospectus is pleased to be supporting The Sutton Trust to recruit for a Senior Finance Manager (Systems and Compliance) on a permanent part-time basis (24 hours per week, which can be undertaken across 3 or 4 days). Hybrid working, remotely and from their London office one or two days per week.

The Sutton Trust is the UK’s leading social mobility charity and believe every young person should have a fair chance in life, regardless of their family’s income, the school they go to or where they grow up. But today in Britain, the opportunity to succeed is heavily shaped by socio-economic background. Their mission is to change this. Their programmes empower young people to access life-changing opportunities, and their research influences national change to deliver a fairer future. 

The Trust has grown significantly over the past five years, and their organisational strategy predicts further growth across all their activities, which will allow the charity to increase and improve the support they provide for young people, and further raise the profile of social mobility in the UK.

Reporting into the Director of Finance and Operations, the Senior Finance Manager will join a small and dynamic team, focussing on general finance processes, internal controls and systems. This is an exciting time to join the team as they are looking to further improve process efficiencies and assess the use of technology and automation within the team after the implementation of a new finance system in 2025. This is a varied and hands-on role that requires a strong understanding of charity accounting (particularly funds), excellent problem-solving skills and initiative. You can expect a steep learning curve and fast-paced work in a passionate and supportive environment.  

The successful candidate will be an experienced finance generalist with strong experience of a wide variety of finance processes. You will be well versed in leading on aspects of the year-end process and/or the annual audit, including producing year-end schedules, accounts and liaising with the auditors. You will bring demonstrable experience of having improved financial controls and processes and using technology or automation to improve efficiencies. You will also have some team management experience having supported finance staff previously.

To apply, please submit your CV (preferably in Word/PDF) and a supporting statement via the Apply Now button. The statement should outline your motivation for joining The Sutton Trust, and why you feel you would be a good fit for this role. The Sutton Trust are particularly keen to hear about any examples where you have had to show initiative and times where you have had a steep learning curve, along with other examples to showcase your experience in relation to the person specification section on the job description.

If you require further information about this role please reach out to Steven Fraser at Prospectus via email steven.fraser@prospect-us.co.uk.

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