Finance Manager

Job Title:Finance Manager

Location: CXK Ashford Office (Hybrid working available)

Salary:£44,411 - £50,017 per annum (depending on experience)

Hours: Part-time 25-30 hours per week (can be worked over 4-5 days)

Contract:Permanent

Report to: Finance Director

About CXK

CXK empowers people to succeed in employment, education and training. The charity strives for a fairer society where everyone can grow and realise their potential. “The CXK Way” embodies the following core values:

• Ethical – We work with professionalism, honesty and integrity.
• Passionate – We reach out enthusiastically to all who need out support.
• Innovative – We inspire, enhance and improve.
• Collaborative – We engage, support and share with others.

You can clickhereto learn more about us.

The Role

CXK is an award-winning charity, and we are seeking an experienced, proactive and hands-on Finance Manager to join our organisation at an important time. This role offers the opportunity to lead the day-to-day delivery of the finance function while contributing clear financial insight that supports effective decision-making and long-term sustainability.

Reporting to the Director of Finance & Resources, you will be a visible and trusted finance partner across CXK, working closely with colleagues and leading a small finance team. You will enjoy being close to the detail, taking ownership of core finance processes whilst ensuring high standards of accuracy, control and reporting.

Combining a practical, hands-on approach with the ability to provide clear and timely financial insight, you will oversee day-to-day financial operations, produce high-quality financial reporting, and support informed decision-making that enables CXK to maximise its impact.

Skills and Knowledge

At CXK we are proud to be a disability confident and equal opportunities employer. We actively promote diversity within our workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Minimum Criteria

As Finance Manager, you will:

• Lead and manage the finance department, ensuring efficient and effective operations whilst supporting the performance and development of the team
• Produce accurate monthly management accounts, forecasts and oversee cashflow reporting to support informed decision-making
• Support year-end accounts, audit processes and statutory reporting
• Ensure strong financial controls, compliance and good governance
• Work closely with teams across the charity to help them understand and manage their budgets
• Contribute to financial modelling and the development of new and existing services
• Act as a key finance contact for internal stakeholders, auditors, banks and advisors

Core Competencies

• Hold a full formal accounting qualification (eg ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or otherwise qualified through substantial experience in a similar finance role.
• Experience of staff management, including supporting and coaching staff to improve individual performance and promote CPD.
• The ability to identify a problem, present a solution and to implement the outcome.
• An excellent working knowledge and usage of ICT systems, including financial systems
• Advanced excel skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent organisational skills, including the ability to balance competing priorities and meet agreed deadlines under pressure with acute attention to detail.
• Excellent communicator with inter-personal skills with a calm, positive and can-do attitude.

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Employee Experience

A career with CXK is rewarding work, enabling you to fulfil your potential. This fulfilling and exciting role provides the opportunity to develop and grow meaningful relationships. You will havehands-on responsibility for the day-to-day management and delivery of CXK’s finance function, ensuring accurate financial processing, robust controls and clear financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting.

The Finance Manager will play a key partnering role with the Charity, while also providing financial insight that supports effective decision-making and the sustainable use of charitable resources.

Benefits of working with us

Our employee benefits include:

• 30-33 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Defined contribution pension scheme (matched by CXK up to 10% depending on length of service criteria)
• Benenden private healthcare cover
• Flexible working
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Training and development programmes and opportunities
• Mental and physical healthcare initiatives andmore

Recruitment Timeline

Vacancy closing date: Wednesday 21st January

Application review date: Monday 26th January 2026

Interview date: Week Commencing 2nd February 2026