Job Description

Finance & Resources Manager | Full-time 35 hours per week | £46,749 - £49,521 
Based at our offices in Clapham, near Settle, with flexible home working 

An impending retirement has opened up an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of YDMT and it’s subsidiary YDMT Consultants Ltd. We're looking for an experienced Finance & Resources Manager to join our growing organisation, with a current annual income of c£2million and a staff team of 32 FTE.

Leading our finance and central support teams you'll play a crucial role in safeguarding the financial health of YDMT and maximising our resources in order to deliver the greatest charitable impact.

About Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust 

Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT) is a small Charity doing big things for People, Landscape and Wildlife in the Dales. 

For 27 years we have delivered diverse and inspirational projects, helping to plant 1.5 million trees and securing the future of more than 750 hectares of wildflower hay meadows, creating habitats for our wildlife and helping to tackle climate change. We are passionate about inspiring disadvantaged groups and future generations to care for this special area.

About the role 

Leading on financial management processes across the organisation you will provide high quality, meaningful financial information to support the decision making of our Board of Trustees.

You will support YDMT's fundraising, grant-giving and project delivery - leading the central support team to develop and manage robust HR, finance, IT and facilities systems and procedures.

As a member of the YDMT Executive Leadership Team, you will also support our Chief Executive in shaping the future of YDMT's work. You'll provide support and information to the Board and contribute to our vision and direction. 

About you

We are looking for somebody with a proven background in account management within the charity sector or similar. You'll have a track record of managaing financial accounting systems and handling multiple funding streams in a charitable context, as well as excellent people skills and experience of leading a team. 

Underpinning all of this is your ability to work within our culture – which means sharing our values of being creative, caring, honest and enabling.