Finance and operations manager - united kingdom, wigan, manchester

could you be curious mind’s finance & operations manager? this charity, helping children and young people in the northwest access creative and cultural learning opportunities, is looking for an organised yet flexible individual to join the team.

finance & operations manager

wigan wn1 1na

full time & part time available

flexible and hybrid working patterns available

£31,560-£35,495, 37 hours per week

curious minds’ vision is for a future where being creative and experiencing brilliant culture is a regular part of every child’s learning and life. we work strategically across the north of england to tackle unequal access to creativity and culture for children and young people.

we are looking for a finance and operations manager to join our team, an integral role within the charity.

we’re looking for someone to bring relevant experience and skills, energy and dynamism to the role, keen to make their own creative mark and drive forward our internal operational development plans, whilst holding finance systems and operational processes in a safe pair of hands.

this is a vital role that will keep the operational wheels turning within a team of spirited, passionate and dedicated professionals, all working together to the common goal of improving the lives of children and young people.

as finance & operations manager, you will be responsible for:

managing day-to-day finance processes for the organisation. managing spend against overhead budgets. supporting programme budget holders in tracking spend against budget. ensuring the accounting software in use is up to date and accurate. supporting annual preparation of financial statements of the charity and the audit of accounts. managing financial processing for other organisations such as blaze arts, under a service level agreement, ensuring accounting software is up to date and accurate. helping manage all premises requirements, general overhead supplier relationships and accounts managing it provider relationships support provision to the team, ensuring access to hardware, software, files and folders, subscriptions and telephone services. managing it and other equipment records, including the asset register and disposals. management of day to day hr processes and documentation, supporting any recruitment processes as required. assisting with monthly payroll and statutory payments to meet deadlines. ensuring dbs certification for internal and external workers, as necessary. line-management of the finance & operations assistant’s workload and training needs.

about you

previous experience in a finance role is essential, as is some general experience of office management and hr systems. strong it skills are also important to support the team and lead on developing our hybrid working capabilities in a new base.

what we can offer

you can expect a rewarding opportunity to thrive in a dynamic, progressive and supportive team, with fantastic benefits of life assurance, pension and medicash health cash plan. curious minds is proud of our progressive and contemporary policies on parental leave, menopause, anti-racism and environmental sustainability. the successful candidate will not only benefit from these policies, but also play an instrumental role in shaping them for the future.

this role will be based on a hybrid working arrangement between home and our wigan office.

a range of flexible options including job shares, part-time and alternative working patterns will be considered. we are willing to support the right candidate for this role to work in a way that is right for them.

how to apply for the finance & operations manager role:

if you have the skills and experience required for this position, click “apply” today and check your inbox for an email providing more information on how to tailor your application and provide a cover letter or any supporting documents.

we’re committed to diversity, and we’re keen to add to the diversity of our team.

if accessibility is a barrier, we are happy to receive an audio application, no more than ten minutes long, as an alternative.

you must be eligible to work in the uk.

other suitable skills and experience includes: finance, accounts assistant, accountancy, account manager, finance manager, finance assistant, administration, administrator, admin, work from home, business manager

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