Finance Manager

Location: Hybrid working with minimum 2 day per week in our Nottingham office

Salary:  £32,318.31 pa, actual salary for part time hours £26204.04  

Hours: 30 pw (over 4 days).  Full time hours may be considered for an exceptional candidate 

Contract:  12 months fixed term with expectation to extend or make permanent subject to funding

About the role

Are you an experienced finance professional looking to make a real difference in your community? 

We’re seeking a Finance Manager to provide strategic financial leadership at Equation. This is a pivotal role, working directly with our CEO and senior leadership team to ensure robust financial management as we continue to grow our impact across Nottinghamshire.

You’ll oversee all aspects of our finances, from budget management and funder reporting to supporting business planning and organisational sustainability. You’ll work with our external accountants and auditors, manage outsourced bookkeeping, and ensure our trustees and budget holders have the financial information they need to make informed decisions.

With an annual income of approximately £1.4 million and growing, this is an opportunity to shape the financial foundations of a charity doing vital work to end domestic abuse and sexual violence.

We’re looking for someone who

• Is AAT qualified (or equivalent) with demonstrable experience in charity finance

• Has strong experience managing budgets and producing management accounts

• Understands grant and contract financial management

• Is confident using QuickBooks

• Can communicate financial information clearly to non-financial colleagues and trustees

• Is committed to our mission of ending domestic abuse and sexual violence

What you’ll get 

• Hybrid and flexible working, offering excellent work-life balance

• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 31 days

• 3% employer pension contribution

• Supportive team environment with professional development opportunities

• The chance to use your skills to support meaningful work

How to apply

Applications can be made via our recruitment portal.  Apply here.  For any questions, please email admin@equation.org.uk. CVs cannot be accepted. 

Closing date

9am on 9th February 2026.

Safeguarding

Equation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and to work in accordance with our safeguarding policies and procedures.

The successful candidate will be subject to safer recruitment checks including an Enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references covering the past five years, and completion of our safeguarding disclosure questionnaire.

This post involves regulated activity with children and vulnerable adults.

Equation operates a zero-tolerance approach to any form of abuse, discrimination, bullying, harassment or exploitation. We are dedicated to creating a safe environment where everyone we work with feels protected and able to speak up if they have concerns.

About us

Our goal is for everyone to have equal, healthy relationships free from domestic abuse. This is front and centre of everything we do. We run education programmes with young people in schools, training for professionals and behaviour change programmes, as well as raising awareness of where to get help and support. We also run a helpline and support services for men and LGBTQ+ people experiencing abuse living in Nottinghamshire.

Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel valued and encourage applications from all under-represented groups, particularly those from disabled, LGBTQ+ and diverse and minoritised backgrounds.

We believe that equity, diversity and inclusion improves the health, wellbeing and development of our colleagues and helps to ensure everyone feels valued. We know that when diversity, inclusion and wellbeing are prioritised, we are happier, healthier and can achieve more.

Wellbeing and benefits

We offer a range of benefits to our team members to ensure wellbeing remains a top priority. Work-life balance is important to us so we have family friendly policies, flexible, hybrid working options and an incremental annual leave allowance.

These include:

• Flexible and hybrid working for suitable roles
• Supportive flexitime and toil arrangements
• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 31
• Clinical supervision is available for all front life staff
• Free annual eye test
• Sick pay, compassionate leave and special leave
• Expenses and mileage paid
• Progression opportunities
• Family friendly leave policies including maternity, adoption and parental leave. Carers leave, and fertility treatment leave.
• Auto-enrolment to People’s Partnership pension scheme (salary dependent) with an employer contribution of 5%. Further 3% is automatically deducted from monthly salary.

Ongoing development

We’re committed to providing development opportunities for our whole team. We welcome people with a wide range of skills and experiences, as this allows us to be creative and provide the best support for people experiencing domestic abuse.

To support this, we have a robust induction and development programme available to the whole team, throughout your career here at Equation.

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