Could your charity use an extra pair of skilled hands to support finance-related projects? Don’t miss the opportunity to get expert help from postgraduate students — at no cost to your organisation.
About the programme
Charterpath has partnered with the Alliance Manchester Business School to offer a unique programme matching charities with talented students undertaking a Masters course in International Accounting. These students bring prior work experience and are eager to apply their financial skills in a UK charity setting.
From management reporting to finance processes, this is a great chance to tackle those important but under-resourced projects – with motivated, skilled volunteer support.
Overview
Format: Student work in pairs
6 hours per week for 4-6 weeks across June - August 2026
Availability: Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays
Projects: The students can provide support with tasks such as:
- Financial administration, reconciling bank statements or organising documents for independent examination / audit
- Analysis of income and spending trends to identify risks or opportunities
- Collation of information for budget and forecasting or annual reports
- Preparation of reports and dashboards to track financial performance
- Review of finance processes and controls
- Automation of tools to make regular finance tasks more efficient
Support: The charity must provide a clear brief and supervise with regular check-ins
Students are also supported by AMBS and Charterpath teams
Eligibility: To participate, your organisation must:
- Be a registered charity or CIC
- Have an office in the Greater Manchester area
- Provide appropriate supervision (weekly, ideally in person)
- Have appropriate insurance and health & safety policies in place
What you’ll gain
- Support with finance-related tasks you've lacked the time or resource to tackle
- Insight into how skilled volunteers can contribute to your mission
- A chance to mentor emerging professionals and shape the future of socially minded talent
Complete the expression of interest form here by 20th May.