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Responsible to: Finance Manager

Contract Type: permanent, full time (37 hours per week) or part time (30 hours per week)

Salary band: £37,000 – £42,000 a year (full time), dependent on experience. Pro rata for part time

Location: Edinburgh / Hybrid

Application process: please send your CV and a covering message to recruitment@social-bite.co.uk

About the role

We are seeking an individual with strong financial skills to join our team in the role of Finance Manager and support our mission to end homelessness. We recognise that our people are integral to achieving this mission and wish to ensure that Social Bite is a challenging, supportive, rewarding and fun place for all our employees to work and develop in.

What you’ll be doing:

This will involve:

• Providing timely monthly management accounts and associated reports for Social Bite Limited (SBL).
• Weekly financial performance reporting for each of the coffee shops within SBL.
• Preparing long term forecasts for SBL in conjunction with the Managing Director and Head of Operations.
• Preparing monthly payroll information for submission to payroll provider.
• Review and preparation of the quarterly VAT return for SBL as part of the Group VAT submission.
• Monitoring of coffee shop cash management alongside the Head of Operations and Finance Executive.
• Providing coffee shop sales analysis to support product line decision making.
• Supporting the Finance Executive with credit control.
• Monitoring and review of financial software used by SBL.
• Documentation of key finance processes and continuously improving the way in which we do things to create efficiencies and a robust finance environment.
• Supporting the Finance and Risk Director and Head of Finance with Board reporting.
• Supporting the Head of Finance with successful completion of the annual audit and associated corporation tax returns.
• Providing general operational support as required.

Why join us?

• Impact: your work will empower people experiencing homelessness to transform their own lives through our key pillars of providing homes, jobs, food and support.
• Culture: you’ll be part of a supportive and dynamic team in an entrepreneurial organisation that values your unique take on how to achieve our goals.
• Growth: opportunities to work on exciting projects and learn, grow, and shine in a role that’s as rewarding as it is challenging.
• Perks: competitive salary, flexible working hours, and benefits including:
  • 32 days paid annual leave (full time – pro-rated for part time)
  • Staff discount at Social Bite Coffee Shops
  • Reward Hub (discounted gym, restaurants, shop partnerships)
  • Enhanced sick pay
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Reflective Practice
  • Values Superstars rewards

Application process: please send a CV and cover message to recruitment@social-bite.co.uk. Your cover message should give us a sense of who you and help us understand why you’re a good fit for this role. It could be a letter (up to 500 words), a video or voice note (up to four minutes), or something else.  Ultimately, it’s what you are comfortable with.   Note – applications without a supporting message will not be considered.

Recruitment process:
We believe the right recruitment process is one that allows both of us to learn about the other, to ensure that we both make the right decision.  The right candidate will fit well within Social Bite and understand and believe in our values and what we are trying to achieve.

There will be a two-stage process (with possibly an initial telephone/teams call) allowing you to meet with Richard White, the Head of Finance, along with colleagues.

As this role is one that replaces an existing, we are keen to recruit as soon as possible, so all applications will be considered as they are received and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis, therefore early applications for this role are encouraged.

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