Senior Finance Officer

Emmaus Cambridge is recruiting a Senior Finance Officer to provide high-quality financial management, accounting and reporting across both the charity and its social enterprise. This work will enable us to make the best use of our resources and continue delivering vital support to our residents.

The main duties include responsibility for preparing monthly management accounts for both the charity and social enterprise. You’ll ensure compliance with financial regulations, Charity SORP and Companies House requirements. You’ll also manage the purchase and sales ledgers for the social enterprise, and credit control for Emmaus Cambridge.

The ideal candidate will be a qualified or part-qualified accountant. You will have experience of working in a not-for-profit or small/medium-sized business environment. We also offer study support towards achieving a professional accounting qualification. You will have excellent communication skills and be able to share financial data with nonfinance staff and trustees to support strategic decision-making and effective budget control.

Ultimately, we are looking for someone who can join our team to support our financial management and reporting. You will be approachable, personable and able to build a positive rapport while maintaining professionalism.

Emmaus Cambridge is a charity that empowers people to overcome homelessness for good. We provide the foundation of a home and life-changing tailored support.

We’re here for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. We see the person and their strengths – and help them get their life back on track, based on the future they want to create. As part of a nationwide movement of local Emmaus charities, we equip people with valuable skills, training and work experience to achieve their goals.

Our residents all have their own bedroom and enjoy delicious home-cooked meals served in our communal dining room. Residents gain new skills and rebuild confidence and self-esteem through work experience in our social enterprises.

Working together, and with your support, we’re ending homelessness one person at a time.

Emmaus is a unique, secular organisation supporting people affected by homelessness and social exclusion. There are currently 28 Emmaus communities across the UK, stretching from Glasgow to Dover and Norfolk to South Wales. Collectively, the Emmaus Federation supports more than 1,000 people with experience of homelessness.

To apply for the role of Senior Finance Officer, download the recruitment documents below and complete the Job Application and Equal Opportunities forms or click the ‘apply now’ button on the right of this page. Please return your completed forms to jennifer.deacon@emmauscambridge.org

Closing date: 9am, Friday 25 September 2026

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 29 September 2026

If you’d like to find out more about the role, please contact Donna Talbot, Chief Executive, on 07500 338477 or email donna.talbot@emmauscambridge.org

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early and interview shortlisted applicants before the closing date. We therefore encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.

Emmaus UK provides equal opportunity for all job applicants and employees and is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination. We are dedicated to an inclusive culture, and we strive to create a workplace where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, perspectives, ideas, and experiences work together. We welcome applications from all individuals irrespective of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, marital status, or parental responsibilities.

Amendment to Donation Opening Hours/Policy.

Like many organisations, we are working hard to keep our team safe in the heat. As a response we have taken several measures:

Temporary reduction to Donation Hub opening hours – currently 10am-1pm from our usual 10-3pm 

To keep levels manageable and to support those processing our generous donations, we may need on occasions to pause accepting TEXTILE DONATIONS and ELECTRICAL Items (excluding laptops, PCs, monitors etc).

Thank you for your understanding and continued support.