Purpose:Responsibility for the financial function, and providing financial management support to the Chief Executive, Treasurer and Finance Committee. This is a varied and hands-on role where you will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, including monthly reconciliation and producing regular management accounts. The role will also be responsible for monitoring cashflow and producing financial reports relating to project funding.

The Finance Manager will work alongside the Chief Executive in creating the financial strategy and annual budgets. The role will also be the day to day contact for the Auditors, Payroll providers, Bank Managers etc.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management & Accounting

• Support the Chief Executive with preparing the annual budget and Five-Year financial strategy
• Produce monthly management accounts to track income and expenditure against the budget
• Produce regular financial reports for designated and restricted funds, including for project funding
• Monitor cash-flow and financial sustainability of the charity
• Preparation of Annual Accounts and facilitation of independent Annual Audit
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations
• Maintain accurate records of payment receipts and issue invoices
• Initiate all online payments
• Process Gift Aid submissions for donations
• Complete quarterly partial exemption VAT return
• Liaise with the Investment Manager in respect to day to day management of the investment portfolio
• Manage the administration of legacies received

Payroll & HR

• Liaise with Payroll provider on a monthly basis, including checking and approving salary payments
• Maintain staff salary records
• Liaise with the pension provider to ensure contribution schedules are correct and timely

BB Supplies

• Oversee the relationship with the fulfilment service provider
• Maintain records of sales / stock and other financial information
• Provide statements and other financial information

Governance

• Assist the Chief Executive by compiling returns and updating records for the Charity Commission and other Regulatory Bodies
• Service the Finance Committee by producing necessary papers and taking the minutes
• Maintain and review financial polices and procedures

Person Specification

Essential

• Accounting qualification or equivalent professional experience
• Significant experience in bookkeeping, and the management of restricted funds
• Knowledge of statutory requirements of financial management in relation to SORP
• Experience in budget planning and financial reporting
• Advanced IT skills, including use of Microsoft Excel
• Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail
• Experience of working with a range of stakeholders (staff, volunteers, trustees, suppliers, partners)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Commitment to the Vision, Mission, and Values of The Boys’ Brigade

Desirable

• Knowledge of the Charity Sector and financial reporting requirements
• Qualified Chartered Accountant
• Experience of the Uniformed Youth Sector

Intercultural Youth Scotland (IYS), a leading voice for Black and People of Colour (BPoC) young people in Scotland, is looking for a passionate and experienced Mental Health Service Manager to lead our intercultural counselling and mental health support programme for BPoC youth aged 12–29.

Our Mental Health Service offers free, specialist intercultural counselling and mental health support for young PoC and minority ethnic groups in Scotland, aged 12-29.

Within this role, you’ll oversee service delivery, manage a small team of service providers, build relationships with schools and stakeholders, and ensure the programme continues to deliver measurable impact.

This is an exciting opportunity to take forward a recently restructured service and shape it to become a leading provider of intercultural mental health support for young people in Scotland.

For more information about this job, please refer to the full job description.

• We’re looking for someone with a strong track record in mental health services and a deep understanding of the needs of young people of colour in Scotland. You should be able to demonstrate:
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in mental health service delivery, management, or programme management
• Strong project and people management skills
• Strategic thinking and a growth mindset
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• A strong understanding of youth mental health support systems in Scotland and the UK
• Experience in monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and budget management
• Commitment to anti-racism, inclusion, and youth empowerment

A clinical qualification (BACP/UKCP), and experience scaling health or wellbeing services would be advantageous but not required.

What we offer:

• 4-day full-time working week
• 29 days holiday (inc. public holidays)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A chance to transform mental health for BPoC youth in Scotland

Youth Scotland, Scotland’s national charity for the support and delivery of community-based youth work, would love you to come and join our dynamic team.

We are looking for a worker to join our youth work and training team and help us develop and deliver engaging training programmes which will be used to inspire and upskill young people and youth workers across Scotland.

If you have experience of youth and community work, a passion for making learning fun and engaging, an interest in e-learning and digital and a desire to share your skills with others, then this role is for you.

Capital City Partnership (CCP) is an arm’s length company of the City of Edinburgh Council and is tasked with the operational development, management and support of local and regional employability and poverty reduction measures. It takes a flexible approach to changing economic conditions, needs and opportunities but its core functions comprise:

• The management of all employability related grants and contracts awarded to external providers by the council and other key partners.

• The management of assessment processes related to bids received for such grants and contracts and making recommendations for funding.

• The provision of policy advice, research, and development support (including secretariat functions) to the city’s Jobs Strategy Partnership and partners

• The development and maintenance of common communications and management information infrastructure for the Jobs Strategy Partnership

• Development and support of the Joined Up for Jobs network and the Joined Up for Business partnership

• Provision of support to the Edinburgh and South-East Scotland City Region Deal skills programme.

JOB PURPOSE

The Communications and Participation Assistant will support the delivery of Capital City Partnership’s Whole Family Equality Project. The Whole Family Equality Project aims to arrive at a better understanding of what makes sustainable, good quality employment for people from ethnic minorities in Edinburgh and brings together organisations who are working with those individuals, supporting collaborative work. It develops resources to help employers diversify their workforces and support their employees from Minority Ethnic communities to thrive in the workplace. At the heart of all that we do is an understanding of the experience of education, training and employment by people from ethnic minorities and refugees; learning from the project will be further enhanced and tested through the lens of lived experience by the Skilled Voices Panel.

Whole Family equality project (WFEP) Strategic Objectives.

1. To maximise equitable support for minority ethnic families and communities through a joined-up whole family support model of delivery.

2. To reduce social and economic disparities through improvement of minority ethnic family well-being, education and attainment, employment opportunities and outcomes, social and economic outcomes.

3. To improve participation and representation through elevating the voices of minority ethnic families and communities.

4. To make racial equality an everyday accountability through securing change at system and structural level.

The post holder will undertake the day-to-day administration of the project, event and workshop organisation and co-ordination of our lived experience panel. They will also be responsible for communications relating to the project to a wide range of stakeholders.