• Job Title: Finance and Central Resources Manager
• Salary range: £35,928 - £39,651 per year - Permanent, Full-time
• Hours: Full time 35 hours per week (reduced hours will be considered)
• Closing Date: Noon, Friday 7th December 2023

Do you love the Lake District? Do you want to help protect it for future generations and wildlife? Do you enjoy working with others to overcome challenges?

Friends of the Lake District is passionate about protecting and enhancing Cumbria's special and precious landscapes. We protect and enhance the natural beauty of these landscapes for the benefit of visitors, local communities, and nature and you could play a key part in doing that.

About the role
This role has emerged from reshaping our central resources function to place greater emphasis on the importance of building a strong, stable and resilient organisation.

Overall purpose
Provide direction and management of finance, administration and volunteering. Working with the Head of Finance and Operations manage the current and further develop the central resource functions which support the organisation.

Skills / experience required. To be considered for this role you must:

• Have an accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Possess strong technical accounting and payroll knowledge
• Have extensive Sage experience
• Have experience of working with multiple income streams and the necessary departmental reporting for this income
• Have excellent communication skills and an ability to build relationships with key stakeholders within the organisation
• Be self-motivated and proactive in your approach
• Have experience of preparing year end accounts and liaising closely with external auditors

How to apply

To apply for this vacancy, please submit:

• Your CV - no more than 2x A4 sides detailing your education, training and work history, as well as any relevant key skills
• A supporting statement - no more than 3 x A4 side explaining why you wish to undertake this role at Friends of the Lake District and how you meet the criteria in the person specification.
• Your Equality and Diversity information - this voluntary information helps us to assess the diversity of our recruitment and further improve recruitment processes in future. It has no bearing on the success of your application and is not considered as part of the shortlisting process. 

Job Pack (pdf)
Equal Opportunities form - attached (Word doc) 

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Deadline for applications: Noon, Friday 7th December 2023

For further information or an informal discussion about the post please contact Stuart Clayton (Head of Finance and Operations) 01539 720788, [email protected]

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