About Walworth Garden

Walworth Garden is a charity dedicated to knowledge and nurture. We aim to improve lives by providing excellent learning and horticultural therapy in a garden that’s open to all, 7 days a week.

Walworth Garden is a registered charity and Company limited by guarantee, and governed by a voluntary Board of Trustees. Our main charitable work includes horticultural training for people not in work or education, and horticultural therapy for vulnerable and disabled adults. We also provide services that individuals or other organisations pay for in order to generate surplus income to support our charitable work.

About the role 

We are now seeking an experienced and qualified finance professional to take responsibility for the finance function of the charity and its trading subsidiary. The chosen candidate will be joining our team as we embark on an exciting new chapter in improving our site and growing our capacity. The Finance Manager will work with the CEO to ensure the organisation has guidance and support on all matters relating to finance so that the charity and its trading subsidiary are always compliant and secure. The ideal candidate will therefore be detail-oriented and well-organised, with the ability to develop effective working processes and procedures, and the analytical skills to inform managerial decision-making. Walworth Garden is also a plant-based and cruelty-free centre, where our ethos in supporting both people and planet permeates everything we do, so this role will be a great opportunity for someone looking to utilise their skills and experience toward a shared vision and charitable purpose.

Core Responsibilities 

Financial Management:

• Day to day management of the organisation’s financial and administrational activities, ensuring that appropriate systems are in place to receive and make payments, and to monitor financial performance of both the charity and the trading subsidiary

• Invoicing and, where required, debt management processes

• Regular reconciliation of bank and other relevant accounts

• Design and implementation of appropriate financial procedures, ensuring they are followed at all times

• Preparation of monthly payroll data and submission to external provider

• Managing all relevant tax aspects for the charity, ensuring that tax is appropriately calculated, collected, reported and paid

• Ensuring appropriate policies are in place, and updating these as required

• Carrying out other financial management activities to meet the evolving needs of the organisation

Financial Monitoring:

• Monitoring and managing cash-flow

• Monitoring financial performance of individual divisions

Financial Reporting and Budgeting:

• Preparation of monthly management accounts for both the charity and trading subsidiary and other financial analysis required by the CEO or Board of Trustees

• Preparing and supporting the independent verification/audit of annual accounts and any other financial reporting required to meet our obligations to the Charity Commission & Companies House

• Preparation and agreement of the annual budget and any required re-forecasts throughout the financial year

• Preparation of ad hoc financial analysis as required by the CEO or Board of Trustees

Procurement:

• Procurement and management of services and consumables required to support the organisation

Grant Administration:

• Overseeing the administration of grants and contracts, including ensuring eligibility of participants, submitting claims and other data required by funders, invoicing and budget monitoring, ensuring that all deadlines are met

• Supporting fundraising efforts, including preparing budgets for proposals

• Supporting the CEO to develop financial strategies for the organisation

General Administration / Other:

• Monitoring developments in financial regulations affecting the Garden, and ensuring processes / procedures are updated as required

• Liaison with the Board of Trustees on all financial matters and, where appropriate, attendance at Board meetings.