Can you help us on our mission to ensure every child can live a Life Worth Living?

Who we are:

Nudge Education is a national intervention service for children that are chronically disengaged from education.

We are seeing in the region of 937,000 children across the UK missing education regularly, a number which is sadly expected to rise when the next set of data is published.

What we do:

We are hopeful that the tailored and bespoke interventions that we design and deliver will help to re-engage thousands of children across the country in the coming years. To do this we need a flexible, motivated and dynamic network of practitioners, and underpinning this network is the vital role that our teams play and Nudge Education HQ.

We are looking for someone who can join our Finance team, to help us reach larger numbers of professionals desperate to help our mission.

Main Accountabilities:

• Connectivity: fostering a community of skilled, like-minded professionals driven by Nudge Values to achieve our mission.
• Line management of 5 finance team professionals (currently) through supervision and monthly 1-1 meetings, embedding Performance Management Reviews and an individualised Learning & Development Plan.
• Supporting the Finance Director and senior management team to ensure the highest quality of service from the finance team including work on Finance, Operational projects and ad-hoc tasks and activities.
• Allocating tasks effectively across invoicing, purchase ledger, and cash management.
• Managing day-to-day financial activities, including accounts payable and receivable, payroll and expenses management.
• Ensuring timely and accurate P&L reporting and forecasting.
• Assisting with the budgeting process, delivering clear and actionable financial plans.
• Providing financial insights to assist the senior management team with strategic decision making.
• Ensuring compliance with financial regulations, statutory obligations and internal policies.
• Liaising with external accountants and funders.
• Driving continuous improvements to financial processes and systems.
• Collaborating effectively with other teams across Nudge Education and Nudge Minds.

Essential / Required Skills:

• Demonstrates best practice and upholds the values of the organisation at all times.
• Uses designated systems to record and report on activities within set timescales.
• Follows appropriate channels of communication.
• Communicates regularly with the Finance Director, Managing Director and Senior Management Team.
• Is present with Finance Team members, both online and in-person.
• Accurately reports key data as requested.
• Excellent knowledge of current accounting principles, P&L, revenue and cost management, balance sheet areas, control accounts and managing AR and AP ledgers.
• Qualified or Part-Qualified in a professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role, ideally within an SME.
• Experience of leading teams or individuals to success through effective line management.

Benefits:

• Hybrid role working between office & home (3 days per week based in the Newcastle office).
• Access to Health and Wellbeing services and benefits.
• Excellent CPD and learning opportunities.

Key details of the role:

• Salary: £35,000- £39,500
• Location: Newcastle
• Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday 8.30-4.30pm (Hybrid working, 3 days office based per week)
• Contract duration: Permanent (subject to passing 6 month probation period)
• Reporting to: Finance Director
• Responsible for: Finance Team

We comply with strict safeguarding policies and undertake thorough background checks in accordance with Safer Recruitment Practice.

If you feel that you have the skills and experience required to become our next Finance Manager, please click ‘apply’ today.. We would love to hear from you!