Canine Partners
Finance Manager
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From Puppy to Partnership: Help Transform Lives Through Finance Lead our finance team to make a tangible difference by managing funds to create life-changing assistance dogs for disabled people.
About Canine Partners At Canine Partners, we breed, train, and support expert assistance dogs to create loving, life-changing partnerships with disabled people. Across the UK, we support people with a variety of physical disabilities and their families, carefully matching them with a dog that suits their needs, personality, and lifestyle. Our dogs bring confidence and independence, love and companionship, reducing reliance on carers and giving people the freedom to live life their own way.
The Role Position: Finance Manager Hours: 37.5 hours per week Location: Homebased or Hybrid. Travel: Occasional travel to the National Training Centre, in Leicestershire for managers meetings or staff engagement days.
Financial sustainability is essential to ensuring Canine Partners can continue to deliver life-changing support to our beneficiaries. You will play a key role in supporting this by overseeing all financial activities, reporting and providing analysis for the organisation whilst maintaining robust financial controls, driving continuous improvement and leading on the ongoing development of our financial systems. Working alongside the Finance Director, you will also support the development of the Finance team and help maximise the benefits of our newly implemented finance system. What You'll Be Doing Working with budget holders and project leads as a business partner by providing the required tools, insights and analysis, you will provide them with easy-to-understand financial information, support planning and inform decision making. Manage the budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes. Maintain the financial data and records to reflect the needs of the charity. Analyse financial information and provide modelling and data analytics as requested to support decision making and planning. Be responsible for development and implementation of all finance systems, and their integration with the CRM database and other operational systems.
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About You Qualified accountant (CIPFA/CIMA/FCA/ACA/ACCCA) with relevant senior financial experience in organisations with multiple income streams and/ or £3m+ in revenue. Methodical with an eye for detail. Flexible and adaptable. Strong ICT skills, including database (Office 365, specifically excel). Effective written and oral communication skills.
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Most importantly, you will be passionate about the transformative impact that our assistance dogs provide to our beneficiaries.
Ready to Make a Difference? If you are excited about this role, don't hesitate to apply! We welcome applicants who bring unique perspectives, and would be delighted to hear from you. Please apply online with a comprehensive CV and supporting statement explaining how you believe you match the requirements of the role.
Please note we may interview candidates prior to the closing date. If we find a suitable candidate or receive a high volume of applications, we may close this advertisement prior to the closing date so apply now to ensure you don't miss out! Please be assured that we contact all candidates regarding the outcome of their application, this may take longer if we receive high volumes of applications.
Closing date: 24th August 2026
We recognise the benefit of diverse experience and welcome and encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are a disability confident committed employer.
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