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Do you care about doing something worthwhile with your working day? Are you passionate about supporting people at work and beyond? At FareShare South West, you can make a real difference to the one million people in the south west who are going hungry.
It’s very rewarding and impactful to work here, the sense of social positivity and giving to the community in ways that I never thought would be possible.
Daniel
We are the region’s largest food charity. We join the dots between food waste and hunger, transforming an environmental problem into social good.
FareShare South West is a Real Living Wage employer. We believe everyone who works for us deserves a salary that meets the costs and pressures they face in their everyday lives. All employees, regardless of age, receive a minimum hourly wage of £12, higher than the government minimum for over 21s which currently stands at £11.44 per hour.
Finance Manager
Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Salary: £40,000 pa pro rata (£32,000)
Hours: 4 days per week (30 hours). Open to flexible working patterns
Terms: Permanent, 25 days Holiday pa (pro rata, exc. Bank Holidays), 5% pension contribution, Employee Assistance Programme, Line Managers Support Line, enhanced leave (sickness, parental), flexible working, individual training budget
Location: Bristol office with travel to other sites in Bristol and Plymouth
Responsible for: HR & Finance Administrator, Finance Support Volunteers
Purpose of the post
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced finance professional to join our team and help drive our financial operations. As Finance Manager, you will ensure the accuracy, timeliness, and compliance of our financial reporting, while also providing strategic financial insights to support our mission. You will be a member of the Wider Senior Leadership Team (SLT), working closely with the CEO, Board of Trustees, and internal teams to ensure our financial sustainability and resilience.
This is a hands-on role with a mix of strategic and operational tasks and is essential to the success of our 3-year strategy, maintaining best practice financial controls and budgetary oversight, and meeting statutory obligations. You will be part of an upbeat, skilled team within a values-led organisation that focuses on the wellbeing of its staff.
You’ll make an important contribution to our culture of togetherness, inclusivity, respect, and passion in our mission to see no good food going to waste in the South West.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We actively encourage applications from global majority candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities. We value the positive impact that wide representation has on FareShare South West.
Read the full job description and person specification
How to apply:
Please send your CV and covering letter (one side of A4) explaining how you meet the person specification. Please also submit the equal opportunities forms to: recruitment@faresharesouthwest.org.uk
The deadline to apply by is before midnight on the 27th of October 2024. Interviews will be conducted on the W/C 4th November.
For an informal chat about the role, please contact our Chief Executive, Lucy Bearn, via
Lucy.Bearn@faresharesouthwest.org.uk
About FareShare South West
FareShare South West is part of the national FareShare UK network of surplus food redistribution charities. We fight food poverty by tackling food waste. We source quality surplus food – from food retailers, manufacturers, and suppliers – and engage volunteers to redistribute that food to local charities, schools and community groups that provide meals to people facing food insecurity. Our food is a vital lifeline for children and families, people on low incomes, people who have lost their jobs, the homeless, refugees, domestic abuse survivors, the elderly, and keyworkers.
“I started as a volunteer. I like giving something back. It’s something really meaningful and purposeful.”
Georgina
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