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Location: Central London, hybrid (3 days per week on site)
Contract: Temporary, 3 months (with the possibility of extension)
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £17 per hour (+ holiday pay) (circa £31,000 salaried equivalent)
Start Date: ASAP
Prospectus is proud to be supporting our client, a national children's charity, in their search for a temporary Finance Officer (Accounts Payable). The role offers a fantastic opportunity for an experienced finance professional to utilise and refine their skillset in an impactful organisation.
The role is focused on accurate and timely processing of invoices, payments, expenses, and reconciliations, supporting strong financial controls and the smooth day-to-day operation of the finance function.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supporting the accounts payable function with timely and accurate processing of supplier invoices, payments, expenses, and journals, including acting as the primary contact for queries.
- Maintaining strong financial control through supplier and bank reconciliations, payroll payment administration, and the upkeep of accurate financial records.
- Ensuring efficient day-to-day finance operations and ensuring integrity of processes and reconcilliations.
Key Requirements:
- Recent, relevant finance/accounts payable experience in a similar role within a not-for-profit or charitable organisation.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to build strong stakeholder relationships.
- High level of organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
- Collaborative and proactive approach, with the capability to work both independently and in a team.
CVs will be reviewed on a rolling basis so early applications are strongly encouraged to avoid missing out. If you're interested, please apply ASAP with your CV in Word format.
At Prospectus, we believe recruitment should be human-led and we are committed to supporting you throughout your application journey. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on age, gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. While AI may be used to support our administrative process, all applications are reviewed by people and all hiring decisions are made by experienced recruiters.
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Contract: Temporary ongoing
Location:North London
Pay Rate: £17.71 per hour
Hours: 35 hours per week
Hybrid working: 2-3 days onsite
We are seeking a Finance Officer (Accounts Payable) to join a busy finance team on a temporary basis, with the potential for the role to become permanent.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and has significant hands-on experience managing purchase orders, supplier reconciliations and accounts payable processes. You'll play a vital role in ensuring supplier invoices, payments and reconciliations are processed accurately and efficiently, helping to maintain robust financial controls across the organisation.
What you'll be doing:
- Processing approximately 200 supplier invoices every fortnight
- Managing the purchase ledger and maintaining accurate supplier records
- Overseeing the purchase order process, ensuring correct authorisation and invoice matching
- Performing supplier statement reconciliations and investigating discrepancies
- Processing payment runs and maintaining accurate payment records
- Supporting weekly bank reconciliations and resolving unreconciled items
- Preparing and maintaining balance sheet reconciliations
- Processing staff expenses and corporate card reconciliations
- Monitoring finance queries and providing excellent internal and external customer service
- Supporting month-end, year-end and audit processes
What we're looking for:
- Significant charity experience in a transactional finance or accounts payable role
- Strong experience managing purchase requisition and purchase order processes
- Proven ability to complete supplier reconciliations and confidently investigate and resolve discrepancies
- Experience processing invoices, payment runs and maintaining purchase ledgers
- Experience preparing balance sheet and bank reconciliations
- Excellent data entry accuracy and attention to detail
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Good communication skills and a collaborative approach
- Strong Excel and finance systems experience
Desirable
- Experience using Sage Intacct
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
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A fantastic opportunity to join the Cure Parkinson’s Finance team – a medical research charity supporting research to slow, stop or reverse Parkinson’s. Working closely with the Finance Manager, this role will support the day-to-day financial operations of the charity, helping to ensure supporter donations and charitable funds are managed effectively and efficiently. The Finance team plays a crucial role across the organisation, working collaboratively with fundraising, research and operational colleagues to provide accurate financial information, safeguard charity funds and maximise the amount available to invest in pioneering Parkinson’s research. This is an exciting opportunity to join a purpose-driven organisation and make a meaningful contribution to the search for a cure.
As our Accounts Officer, you will have previous experience in a finance role and be part-qualified or qualified AAT (or equivalent). You will have a good working knowledge of accounts payable and receivable, bank reconciliations, financial reporting and journals, along with strong Excel and organisational skills. A proactive and detail-oriented finance professional, you will be looking to develop your career in the charity sector while applying your skills to a cause that changes lives. You will require excellent communication and relationship-building skills as you will work with colleagues across the organisation and be the first point of contact for finance queries. Working as an effective member of our Finance team, you will be comfortable managing multiple priorities, handling confidential information with discretion and supporting the production of management information that helps drive informed decision-making across the charity.
Registered Charity
21 - 50
Everything we do is to move us closer to our goal, of finding new treatments to slow, stop or reverse the progression of Parkinson’s.
