MAG (Mines Advisory Group)
MAG (Mines Advisory Group)
1,001 – 5,000 Employees
CharityNon-profitSocial Impact
MAG (Mines Advisory Group) is a humanitarian charity working to make conflict-affected communities safer. Its teams clear landmines, cluster munitions, and unexploded bombs, while also delivering explosive-ordnance risk education and programs designed to reduce armed violence. Founded in 1989, the international nonprofit operates across dozens of countries and combines field operations with advocacy and campaigning focused on the causes and lasting effects of armed conflict. MAG funds this work through donations, fundraising, corporate partnerships, and volunteer support.

Corporate Finance Manager – Manchester Hybrid

Lead statutory reporting, treasury, payroll, financial controls, and team operations for MAG, an international humanitarian organisation working to remove landmines and reduce armed violence.

Description

  • Manage the preparation, scheduling, and external audit coordination of MAG’s UK annual statutory accounts
  • Oversee compliance accounting for overseas programmes and coordinate head-office documentation for donor audits
  • Help develop, communicate, and enforce internal finance policies and controls
  • Manage month-end close, balance-sheet reconciliations, and accounts payable and receivable activities
  • Approve supplier payments and coordinate fund transfers across global programmes
  • Oversee quarterly VAT submissions
  • Contribute to monthly management accounts and the head-office Annual Business Plan
  • Lead initiatives to improve financial processes and controls
  • Support cash forecasting, working-capital reporting, and schedules for planned currency trades
  • Manage foreign-exchange impacts and regularly revalue balance-sheet accounts
  • Monitor organisational cash holdings to optimise short-term deposit income while preserving required liquidity
  • Plan, prioritise, and communicate workloads across the Corporate Finance team
  • Lead, motivate, and mentor team members while identifying development and training needs
  • Embed continuous improvement across the team to strengthen daily operations and increase value to MAG
  • Act as a key finance contact for internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers, banks, and payroll providers, resolving queries and providing guidance

Requirements

  • Experience preparing Charity SORP statutory accounts, management accounts, and business plans
  • Hands-on experience managing external audits
  • Advanced knowledge of complex, multi-currency transaction accounting
  • Strong expertise in treasury and cash-flow management
  • Working knowledge of UK VAT legislation
  • Advanced proficiency with finance systems and Excel
  • Experience leading, training, and motivating a part-qualified accounts team
  • Strong technical accounting capability
  • Ability to create efficient finance workflows and establish effective internal controls
  • Ability to explain complex financial information clearly to colleagues without a finance background
  • Ability to develop effective professional relationships across all levels of an organisation
  • Self-directed, thorough, and attentive to detail
  • Able to work independently and respond effectively to changing circumstances
  • Committed to MAG’s humanitarian mission
  • Able to obtain any required visa or work permit within a reasonable timeframe

Benefits

  • Starting salary of £48,264 per year
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • MAG will support the successful candidate with any required visa or work permit, including applications, administration, and associated costs

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