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Roots to Work is a project of Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming.

Finance Manager

St Werburghs City Farm
Bristol

Posted: 16 Apr 2025

Deadline: 31 May 2025

Compensation: Between £33,024 and £36,648 depending on experience

Living Wage employer Ethnicity Confident scheme Disability Confident scheme

Paid Part-time Permanent

Job description

We’re looking for someone who wants to join our busy charity to make a real and lasting difference in people’s lives. With experience in bookkeeping and financial administration, you will love numbers (and spreadsheets), have great attention to detail, and be an excellent communicator.  Working closely with the Director, you will be responsible for the administration of the Charity’s finances, including lots of different projects, accounts, and a wide variety of transactions. You will lead on tasks including:

• Weekly - invoice processing, payments, petty cash, bank deposits, and reconciliation, etc
• Monthly - compiling monthly payroll, creating management accounts/financial reports, supporting Project Managers with financial analysis, and reporting to Director/Trustees
• Annual – preparing budgets, submitting financial returns, reporting at the Annual General Meeting, and working with the accountancy firm to complete the financial audit.
• Ad hoc –financial support for Farm Events, developing budgets, and other enquiries.

As a member of the Farm’s Operational Management team, you will support the organisation with financial insights and guidance to help us develop the charity, remain sustainable and achieve our mission.

• Contract type: Permanent 
• Salary: Salary between £33,024 and £36,648 depending on experience.
• Hours of work: 28 hours per week (with some flexibility for the right candidate, but not less than 21 hours per week) largely undertaken between 9 - 5pm, Monday to Friday.
• Place of work: This role is based at St Werburghs City Farm in Bristol however hybrid working can be discussed following the induction period.
• Annual leave: 25 days holiday per year, plus public holidays, pro rata  
• Probationary period: The appointment will be subject to a probationary period of 3 months.  
• References: All appointments will be confirmed only upon receipt of satisfactory references.   

Application Deadline: We are conducting a rolling recruitment process, which means applications will be reviewed as they are received. This allows us to move quickly in selecting the right candidate, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Application information

Please start by reading the full job description.

To apply, download the application form HERE. Please note: you must download the form to your device. Completing it directly on the drive will not work.

Once completed, send the application form to office@swcityfarm.co.uk. We look forward to hearing from you! We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we work with and serve. We warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those who are underrepresented in our sector. This includes, but is not limited to, people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people with lived experience of the issues we address. If you believe you’d be a great fit for the role, we’d love to hear from you.

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