We’re Hiring: Head of Finance

2nd Apr 2025

We’re Hiring: Head of Finance.

CityCo is The Manchester City Centre Management Company.

CityCo was established 30 years ago and is cross-sector membership company. We work with Manchester’s leading names, manage the City Centre Business Improvement District (retail, leisure, offices) and are delivery partners for Manchester Accommodation BID (hoteliers).

We manage the Manchester Business Crime Reduction Partnership and administer the Manchester Pub & Club Network.

CityCo is a not-for-profit organisation and funding comes from business memberships.

Read more about the work we do, and our Business Services.

Head of Finance Role

The Head of Finance leads on all company financial matters. They are responsible for sound financial management to the Chief Exec and to the Boards of CityCo and City Centre BID.

They provide timely advice and analysis to enable effective oversight of company finances and adherence to financial policies.

A member of the Senior Management Team, the Head of Finance leads a team and provides advice and support across management and the entire company.

Working closely with other senior managers, the successful candidate will develop annual budgets, provide regular reports and reviews, ensuring the ever-changing nature of the businesses work is supported by sound fundamentals.

You will also work with auditors to ensure prompt delivery of annual accounts, report directly to finance and main boards of the companies.

The right candidate will have:

  • Experience in leading financial teams in not-for-profit, charity, membership-organization or related areas.
  • Developing, managing and reconciling management accounts, preferably across multiple companies.
  • Handling statutory authorities, HMRC and VAT processes.
  • Managing the audit process, end of year checks, reconciliations and effective response to queries.
  • Experience in dealing with finance and main boards, in presenting financial reports and responding to enquiries.
  • Managing pension, payroll and benefit schemes.
  • Experience in working as part of a senior management team.
  • Ability to be flexible and proactive in dealing with issues.
  • Experience in membership organizations, Company Secretarial duties would also be a bonus but not essential.
  • Experience of managing reconciliations across multiple companies.
  • Working with councils or other areas the public sector would be useful.

In return this role offers a friendly motivated work environment, flexi hours, hybrid, excellent holiday and pension.

To enquire, please drop a line to Belinda Roberts, 07875 673652.

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