Job Description Finance Manager
Date posted: May 14, 2026
Pay: £35,000.00-£37,000.00 per year
Job Type: Part-time
Work Location: In person
Bene ts:
Casual dress
Company pension
Employee discount
On-site parking
Sick pay
Role Profile:
The role will have overall responsibility for the nance function supported by an in-house Finance Assistant. Our nancial software is Xero.
To be responsible for all aspects of nancial management and control including producing budgets/re-forecasts, monthly nancial reports, cash ow forecast and reporting to key stakeholders such as our Boards and Funders, as well as submission of annual statements to accountants in order to meet Charity Commission requirements
Overall responsibility for tax matters - Gift Aid, VAT etc
Continuous improvement of our nancial reporting speci cally reviewing the Balance Sheet and restricted reserves
• Managing and liaising with our external providers along with the Business Relations Co-ordinator
• Cash ow management and forecasting including a monthly rolling 12 month cash ow forecast
Support funding applications for core and project development by producing project budgets and project reports as required. Undertake monitoring and implementation of, and liaison for nancial aspects of funding agreements and grant o ers with ACE, NLHF and others
General nance support to the SMT and Boards to enable Creswell to operate well nancially e.g. monitoring costs, pricing strategy etc
Monitoring Restricted & Unrestricted funding balances and reviewing the Balance Sheet
• Undertake monitoring and implementation of, and liaison for nancial aspects of funding agreements and grant o ers
• Overall supplier management and guidance/mentoring of Business Relations Co-ordinator
• Developing operational nancial policies, procedures and documentation, including nancial risk management
Supporting the development of the organisation’s business plan
• Ensuring e cient and e ective budget management, maximising cost-savings and value for money across the organisation.
Job Description Finance Manager
Board and Finance Committee Reporting
The board meets 4 times per year and the Finance Committee (which also acts as the Trading Company Board) meets monthly.
Reporting includes a full nancial update for each meeting, including, management accounts budget variance analysis, rolling 12 month cash ow forecasts, reforecasts of current budget (if appropriate).
This needs to be accompanied with clear supporting commentary to enable the Board to make well-informed decisions and if necessary recommend mitigations if the budget is not on track. The monthly reports are also provided to ACE.
Person Specification
• Demonstrable experience of working with teams during periods of change and strategic review
Quali ed Accountant or QBE
Superb interpersonal and communication skills. Able to clearly translate and present nancial information to various audiences
• Strong stakeholder management skills, able to quickly build relationship of trusts with multiple stakeholders
• Able to combine strategic nancial thinking with a collaborative can-do practical attitude
• Signi cant experience of business planning, nancial planning and regulatory reporting
• Signi cant experience of monitoring and managing budgets
• Commercial business skills to support the development of the trading wing of the organisation
Experienced in the cultural and heritage sectors (preferred but not essential)
How to Apply
Please email your CV and covering letter to George.Buchanan@creswell-crags.org.uk and Alun.Canwell@creswell-crags.org.uk.