Finance Officer

About the role

We are looking for a Finance Offier who will be responsible for all aspects of the company’s bookkeeping, including producing quarterly management accounts for review by the Executive Director and maintaining accurate financial records for year-end reporting. The role will also provide financial information for specific projects and support the preparation of monitoring reports, statutory returns and funding applications.

Key details

Salary: £36,181 per annum pro rata + 6% pension for PAYE or £38,000 pro rata for a freelance contract
Hours: 7.5hrs p.w. (1 day) worked flexibly in line with reporting requirements and the company’s pattern of activity
Contract: Freelance or PAYE
Location: Hybrid, mix of remote and office working

The role 

All aspects of bookkeeping for the company

• Maintenance of the Company’s main financial (Sales and Purchase) ledgers including the generation and posting on Quickbooks of invoices for sales and purchases.
• Ensure purchase and sales invoices are paid on time.
• Reconciling monthly bank statements and maintenance of company back accounts.
• Completion of quarterly VAT returns and related payments.
• Managing and running payroll, and logging NI/PAYE payments.
• Ensure auto enrolment of pensions and private pensions is in order and required payments made on time.
• Manage all of the invoices, expense claims, travel claims, petty cash floats and receipts. Checking them, gaining approval for payment from relevant colleague. Creating a weekly list of payments for Executive Director to make through BACS.
• Maintenance of the Company’s fixed asset register.

Producing quarterly management accounts for review by Executive Director and prepare financial records for year end

• Produce Management Accounts in line with prescribed timelines directly from Quickbooks system for review by Executive Director. Work with Executive Director in finalising the Accounts for presentation to Trustees.
• To ensure all bookkeeping is up to date and in order at year end. Ensure all accounts are reconciled and reports made available to accountants at year end.
• Assist in the generation of all financial documentation required by Accountants for independent examination at year end.
• Attend Year End meeting with Accountants.

Producing financial information relating to particular projects and provide relevant financial information for monitoring and statutory/funding returns

• Produce individual project statements as required.
• Manage expenditure relating to US touring in dollars. Ensure there are receipts for all expenditure make, confirm payments made on AMEX card with Stage Manager and Admin & Ops Manager. Keep log of all payments made by US Agent’s on our behalf.
• Ensure reconciliation of expenditure is in line with US Agent’s outturn and figures tally with final proposed transfer of fee income.
• Theatre Tax Relief – complete the computation for Theatre Tax Relief for each production on extant spreadsheets for approval by Executive Director. Submit to accountants at year end for inclusion and corporation tax return.
• Work closely with the Executive Director to ensure that all grant funded schemes are appropriately monitored and correctly coded. To include maintaining financial records for individual grants and providing the Executive Director with relevant information for monitoring and returns including cashflow forecasts.
• Provide financial information for Arts Council online annual submission and cashflow forecasts for quarterly grant funding requirements.

How to apply 

To apply please send a current CV and short covering letter outlining the relevant experience to the job description to Emma Killick, Executive Director, Tutti Frutti Productions – emma@tutti-frutti.org.uk. We’re interested in what you say rather than how you say it. Applications can be submitted in written English, video, BSL/spoken English/SSE, audio or bullet-point format. For an informal conversation about the role please email Emma Killick to arrange a convenient time.

Applications close on Monday 12 October at 12 noon.

Executive Director

We are looking for an inspiring, collaborative and experienced Executive Director to join our team and help shape the next chapter of our ambitious children’s theatre company.

Founded in Leeds in 1991, we create imaginative, joyful and meaningful theatre for children and families. Our work reaches audiences across the UK and internationally, from theatres and arts centres to schools, libraries and rural communities.

This is an exciting time to join Tutti Frutti. We have ambitious plans for the future, strong creative foundations, an established international touring programme and a growing commitment to our local community through projects including the Tutti Frutti Club.

About the role

Working closely with our Artistic Director and Board of Trustees, the Executive Director will provide strategic, financial and operational leadership, helping Tutti Frutti to remain financially resilient, well governed and able to realise its artistic ambitions.

You will lead on areas including organisational planning, financial management, fundraising, governance, business development, sustainability and international development, while building strong relationships with funders, partners, artists and stakeholders.

You’ll be joining a passionate team committed to creating high-quality theatre that puts children at its heart, alongside a diverse Board of Trustees and a network of freelance artists and creative practitioners.

What we’re looking for

We’re seeking an experienced leader with a strong understanding of the arts, cultural or charitable sector, alongside experience in strategic planning, financial management, fundraising and organisational development.

You’ll be collaborative, organised and confident, with excellent communication and relationship-building skills. We’re particularly interested in candidates with experience of touring theatre, international partnerships, children and family audiences, or environmental sustainability.

Most importantly, you’ll share Tutti Frutti’s values and be committed to creating positive experiences for children and families, supporting a happy and inclusive workplace, and helping the organisation grow sustainably.

Key details

Salary: £48,000–£52,000 per annum pro rata, depending on experience, plus 6% pension contribution
Hours: 30 hours per week, over four days
Contract: Permanent, employed PAYE
Location: Hope House, Leeds, with blended working and a minimum of two days per week in the office
Start date: Ideally December 2026

We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and positively encourage D/deaf and disabled people and/or people from the global majority to apply. We guarantee an interview to candidates who meet the relevant skills, values and experience criteria. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process.

How to apply

To apply, please complete the application questions and anonymous equal opportunities monitoring form and send your application to kirsty@tutti-frutti.org.uk.

Applications close on Wednesday 21 October 2026, 12 noon. 

We’re interested in what you say rather than how you say it. Applications can be submitted in written English, video, BSL/spoken English/SSE, audio or bullet-point format. Alternative formats and support with completing the application are available on request.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Mark Hollander at mark@markhollander.co.uk.

Download the Tutti Frutti Executive Director – Job Pack  and Application Form.

Board Opportunity

We are seeking new Trustees to complement the experience of our existing Board and to work closely with the core team to realise our artistic programme and determine the development of the company over the forthcoming years. We are looking for passionate, individuals who are willing to share their energy and skills to help us navigate a challenging climate and come on an exciting, creative journey.  

Tutti Frutti is an exciting and dynamic touring theatre company specialising in work for children aged 3+ years and their families. We tour newly commissioned plays regionally, nationally and internationally. We have developed our touring profile abroad and are currently planning our fourth tour of the US. We work with artists that are specialists in making work for children and creating visually exciting, engaging and meaningful theatre. These artists also work with us on our Tutti Frutti Club – a free creative arts programme for children based in the Harehills and Bumantofts areas of Leeds.

We are a National Portfolio Organisation of Arts Council England and funded by Leeds City Council. We are a charity and a company limited by guarantee and we have reserves of twelve months operating costs. Our values sit under the headings: working together, children and family, to be the best we can be, and change is possible.  

We welcome diversity in all its forms, and we positively encourage deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people, those from the Global Majority, people who identify as LGBTQIA+ and/or as working class or face barriers due to socio-economic status.   

We seek new Board members with specific expertise (but not exclusively) in finance and in marketing and communications (including data collection and analysis and social media). 

What will you get out of it? 

• A rewarding experience – helping a creative company prosper and be successful. 

• Being ‘at the centre of the action’, helping to support strategic decisions about the things that matter and enable the company to thrive. 

• Putting your skills and experience to good use by supporting the company’s mission and vision. 

• The personal learning and satisfaction that comes from applying your skills and experience in a new context. 

• Attendance at Tutti Frutti performances and events. 

• Training to be a Trustee 

Please read the role and responsibilities document which outlines what the position will entail: Trustee Roles and Responsibilities

If you would like to find out more, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Emma Killick emma@tutti-frutti.org.uk, OR to register your interest please tell us in no more than 400 words why you would like to become a Trustee and email Emma on the above address. Please tell us in a format that best suits you and enables you to respond fully. This could be written English, video (BSL/spoken English/SSE), audio recording, bullet points, etc.  

When registering your interest please also let us know the following: Name – Pronouns (ie: she/her, he/him, they/them), Address, Email, Contact Phone Number.