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A Cathedral based in Portsmouth, Hampshire is seeking an immediately available Finance Manager for an interim role. The position is offered on a 3-6 month contract basis for 4 days per week – with 2 days per week required onsite in Portsmouth/Southsea. The salary offered is £43,750 per annum FTE (£35,000 per annum for 4 days per week).

The role is to assist the organisation while they go through a period of change. They are currently recruiting a new Chief Financial Officer, so the role will report to the current Chief Operating Officer until the new CFO is in place.

Duties:

-Line management of 1 Finance Assistant

-Administering all bank accounts and reconciliations

-Maintain Sage accounts system

-Lead on Payroll for 30 staff in Sage

-Monthly management accounts preparation

-Cashflow reports

-Monthly bank reconciliations

-Ad-hoc transactional finance work

-Assist COO/CFO with budgets

Requirements:

-Familiarity and previous experience of undertaking a similar role in a small finance team (preferably charity)

-Empathy with the Christian ethos of Portsmouth cathedral and the wider Church of England and supportive of its role in wider civic and Diocesan activity.

-Familiarity and past experience of using Sage

-Experience of management accounting and production of management reports and analysis

-Experience of running payroll for a similar sized organisation

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Closing date: Ongoing/ASAP

Interviews: Tuesday 3rd June onsite in Portsmouth

Start date: Tuesday 10th June

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Please send your CV for immediate consideration.

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