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Executive Assistant Location: Manchester Business Unit(s): Supervision Position Type: Full-Time Salary: £31,646 £35,391 The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) has been established to protect and promote the sustainability of English football, for the benefit of fans and the local communities football clubs serve. The IFR will help improve financial sustainability of clubs, ensure resilience across the leagues, and safeguard the heritage of English football. It will operate a licensing regime, set corporate governance standards and monitor, protect, and promote financial resilience. It will also enforce compliance with requirements on financial regulation, club ownership and directors, fan engagement, and heritage protection. The IFR will also have powers to prohibit clubs from joining competitions that are not fair or meritocratic, or that threaten the heritage or sustainability of English football. About the Role We are looking for an Executive Assistant to join the supervision and enforcement team at the Independent Football Regulator (IFR). The supervision function sits at the heart of the IFR undertaking core regulatory activity. It will also be a focal point for managing the IFR s relationship with the clubs it regulates. The enforcement team will be responsible for investigating and resolving infringements, including sanctioning when appropriate. Working within a fast-paced and commercially sensitive environment, the role will support the Director and two Deputy Directors in their oversight of the supervision and enforcement teams. Central to the role is the successful coordination of the Director and Deputies time. This will include diary management, utilising a sense of prioritisation to resolve clashes or conflicts and structure timeslots appropriately, and inbox management for the Director. All three travel frequently to see stakeholders, so arranging travel and structuring multi-meeting trips will be par for the course. The role will be key in managing internal and external stakeholders, including dealing with queries and delegating tasks to the wider team. Supporting the various governance processes, including managing the clearance of papers to relevant boards will be vital in ensuring the team runs smoothly. Essential Requirements: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders. Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritising effectively. A proactive and resilient negotiator, with a track record of anticipating potential problems and mitigating or resolving them. IT literate, with proficiency in Microsoft Office. Desirable Skills: Experience working within a regulator, central bank, or a regulated financial institution. Experience in private offices in public institutions. If successful, you will join a Non-Departmental Public Body and will be employed as a Public Servant. If you are an existing Civil Servant or a DCMS employee, you will no longer have access to Civil Service benefits including the Civil Service pension. The terms and conditions of employment include: Pension 12% An employee contribution of 5%, with an employer contribution of 7%. Flexible Benefit 8% Employees can choose to invest 8% of their base salary into their pension or take as cash (post tax). Reward We will have a performance-based reward programme. 31.5 days annual leave. Flexible and hybrid working 40% in office attendance. Occupational sick pay. 9 months paid Maternity Leave and generous paternity and adoption leave. A bespoke L&D programme to help you achieve your personal CPD, including paid membership fees. Cycle-to-work scheme and much more! Interested Click apply and you will be redirected to our careers site to complete your application.

Finance Manager - Property & Assets Location: Hybrid home working / Didsbury / Manchester Salary: 49,934 increasing to 51,783 after 6 months Full Time / 35 hours per week / Permanent About Us Southway Housing Trust is a committed and forward-thinking community focused housing association dedicated to providing excellent homes and outstanding customer care. With a vision of Thriving Communities, Southway manages over 6,500 homes across Greater Manchester. Southway strives to reduce child poverty, loneliness and isolation and increase employment, social connectedness and pride in neighbourhoods. Our REACH values of Respect, Equity, Ambition, Compassion and Honesty reflect Southway's culture, how we deliver our services, and our relationships with customers, colleagues and partners. Southway values diversity in all aspects of its communities and operations. Candidates / Role An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Finance team for a Finance Manager - Property & Assets to lead Southway Group's financial monitoring of its property and assets programme. This will entail collaborative work with service managers whilst preparing and reporting KPIs to demonstrate performance and driving improvements through internal controls and processes. You will also have: - Advanced accounts and general ledger skills. - Excellent verbal communication skills, able to explain financial information to residents and manage relations with internal customers effectively - Strong excel skills, with a knowledge of a range of functions and their application. Your main responsibilities would include: 1. Lead the development of effective reporting tools and financial data reports for the Property Services and Assets Teams to support the provision of good quality information for decision making, including concise written reports for the Executive and others. 2. Regular reporting of key performance indicators to show performance against targets (operational and financial), trends and any risk to Southway including non-compliance, reduced income/spend levels, loss of grant, ensuring escalation where necessary to develop remedial actions. 3. Contrast the results of stock condition surveys to Business Plan assumptions. Prepare and monitor long term budgets based on data from various sources including programme schedules, survey results and data from housing management system. This should outline any slippage, savings, acceleration and overspends, with corresponding impacts on current and future year budgets. 4. Support preparation of programme returns and grant claims to external partners (identifying works, administration and staffing elements), ensuring all data and explanations are evidenced with colleagues before submission. 5. Prepare fixed asset register and general ledger entries using data from the stock investment programme to ensure the accountancy for the capital works costs and related grant are correctly identified for individual properties and components. 6. Prepare budgets for Property Services including analysis of different workstreams (and agree recharges between DLO and the client) to ensure value for money is achieved via operational delivery. 7. Ensure the Finance Apprentice (Property & Assets) liaises productively with budget holders to analyse results and consider actions to deliver effective budgetary control. 8. Identify and drive improvements in processes and procedures which impact the financial performance of the repairs and maintenance service. 9. Assist budget holders to operate an effective system of electronic purchase order and invoice authorisation routines, resolving individual users' difficulties. Support budget holders to enable them to navigate through the financial processes, including the NOPO report, to improve data integrity and accurately record costs and grant income to be accrued. 10. Provide information to Finance Operations team supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts, annual statutory accounts and other reports as required (e.g. Funders Report) outlining performance and explanations on variances. Closing Date: Monday 13 October 2025 Interview Date: w/c Monday 20 October 2025 For an informal discussion about this role please contact Bhups Gohil, Assistant Director of Finance . We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from suitably skilled people from all sectors of the community. All applicants who have a disability or are ex armed forces that meet the minimum essential criteria for the post will be invited to interview. If you have a disability or are ex armed forces, please tell us about this on your application form and please let us know about any special arrangements you would like us to make if you are invited in for an interview.

Ivy Rock Partners is delighted to be working exclusively with a Catholic charitable organisation to appoint a bright and attentive Executive Assistant to support the Finance Director and Treasurer. This is a unique opportunity to join a decentralised, community-focused charity where the Finance Director s remit extends well beyond finance into HR, compliance, risk, and operations. The successful candidate will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth running of governance, systems, and administration, enabling the Finance Director to focus on strategic priorities. Importantly, while this role touches on finance, no prior finance experience is required the Director and team are committed to coaching and supporting the postholder to develop confidence in finance-related tasks. Location: Hybrid (2 3 days in the office, flexible) Salary: £35,000 £42,000 (Full-time; part-time 0.6 0.8 FTE considered) The Role Act as executive assistant to the Finance Director and Treasurer, managing diaries, travel, inboxes, and logistics. Take ownership of the Every HR and compliance system across the organisation, ensuring accurate and up-to-date records for joiners and leavers. Prepare agendas and take formal minutes for committee meetings, notably Health & Safety, Finance, Risk, and Investment. Manage organisational policies, ensuring timely reviews by trustees/committees. Produce correspondence, expense claims, and other administrative documents. Administer the credit card programme and online banking, acting as the first point of contact for user queries. Oversee filing and document management (electronic and physical) within the finance department. Support monthly cashflow analysis by allocating bank transactions in spreadsheets (training provided). Collaborate with IT to ensure business continuity planning is robust. Person Profile Essential: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel). Excellent written English and communication skills. Highly organised, methodical, and detail focused. Able to work independently, showing initiative and foresight. Patient, adaptable, with a sense of humour. Sympathetic to the values and aims of the Catholic Church (but no requirement to be Catholic). Offer 5% employer pension contribution. Death-in-service benefit and access to an Employee Assistance Programme (including online GP) (non-contractual) 25 days holiday plus bank holidays. Flexible working, with 2 3 days in the office. Option for part-time hours (0.6 0.8 FTE). This role will suit someone who is proactive, highly organised, and eager to support a senior leader with wide-ranging responsibilities. It offers the chance to be part of a meaningful, mission-driven organisation while developing valuable skills across HR, compliance, and finance. Process One-stage in-person interview. Minute-taking exercise (outside the meeting). Reasonable adjustments will be considered. Flexible start timeline the organisation is focused on finding the right person.