Finance Officer

Are you a motivated, organised individual looking for a new challenge?  The Brontë Society is looking for an experienced Finance Officer to join the finance team at the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth. 

Haworth Parsonage is the former home of the Brontë family and the place where the world-famous novels ‘Jane Eyre’, ‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘The Tenant of Wildfell Hall’ were written.  As the Brontë Parsonage Museum, it houses the world’s largest collection of Brontë artefacts and welcomes approx 65,000 visitors of all ages and backgrounds from across the world each year.    We are proud to be an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation for literature and one of the top must-see destinations in Yorkshire. 

Reporting to the Head of Finance, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the Society’s finances, taking responsibility for the purchasing and payments functions, preparing monthly payroll information and undertaking key reconciliations. The museum is a busy and fast-paced environment, and the ability to be flexible and adapt to change is a must. 

The working pattern will be 37.5 hours per week worked over five days (Monday-Friday) and will be based in our finance office in Haworth. 

It’s an exciting time to join the Brontë Society as we celebrate Bradford as UK City of Culture 2025 and welcome people from all over the world to Haworth. The successful candidate will benefit from the opportunity to work in a vibrant and iconic heritage setting; an annual leave allowance of 38 days (inclusive of bank holidays); enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay; free membership of the Brontë Society and the Museums Association; 20% discount in the museum shop and a monthly wellbeing hour. We are a Real Living Wage employer.

How to apply

Job description, person specification and the Brontë Society employment application form can be downloaded from the ‘downloads’ link on this page.

The Brontë Society has a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusivity.  Disabled, D/deaf, neurodivergent people and those from Black, Asian and ethnically diverse backgrounds are currently under-represented in our workforce, so we particularly encourage applications from people in these groups.
 
The Brontë Society is an equal opportunities employer.  Please help us to monitor how we are doing in this respect by completing the anonymous equal opportunities monitoring form. If you require any of the documents in a different format (eg printed/large type) please let us know.
 
Your completed employment application form and equal opportunities monitoring form should be sent to [email protected]. 

Thank you. We wish you every success with your application.