Account payable assistant jobs

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Are you a proactive, organised, and supportive finance professional with experience leading Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable teams? Do you have a passion for applying your skills in a charity setting, ensuring robust financial controls, efficient processes, and a positive, collaborative team culture?

If so, St Giles is looking for an Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Manager to lead and manage our Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions. You will ensure supplier payments, staff expenses, donor and grant income, and other receivables are processed accurately and on time, while safeguarding strong financial controls and compliance with charity regulations.

About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need.  Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.

About the Role
As Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Manager, you will lead a small team of Finance Officers and Assistants, ensuring clarity of roles, workload balance, and high performance. Your role will include:

• Leading the AP and AR teams to ensure timely, accurate processing of supplier invoices, staff expenses, and income receipts.
• Managing aged payables and receivables, resolving queries promptly to maintain excellent relationships with suppliers, staff, and funders.
• Ensuring compliance with charity policies, donor requirements, VAT, and other regulatory frameworks.
• Driving improvements to AP/AR systems, processes, and controls to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Supporting month-end and year-end processes, including reconciliations and reporting.
• Overseeing payroll postings, reconciliations, and related control accounts in partnership with HR and payroll providers.
• Coaching and mentoring team members to support their professional development.
• Promoting confidentiality, sustainable working practices, and equality, diversity, and inclusion across your team.

What we are looking for

• Fully qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA, CIPFA, etc)
• Experience managing AP and AR functions, ideally within a charity or not-for-profit setting.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to motivate a small finance team.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills, with attention to detail.
• Solid understanding of accounting standards, VAT, payroll processes, and charity regulations.
• Proactive, solution-focused, and committed to continuous improvement.
• Commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, and anti-discriminatory practice.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.

We are an equity and inclusion-confident employer. We welcome all applications, and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

Closing date: Thursday, 29th January 2026 at 9.00am 

Interviews: 05 February 2026

MLC Partners are working with a reputable Charity to recruit and interim Assistant accountant. They are seeking an experienced and capable individual who can work independently with minimal guidance and contribute effectively during a critical period as we prepare for the financial year end on 31 March 2026. 

Responsibilities:

Accounting & Finance Support 

• Lead on the daily accounting operations including journals, accruals, prepayments, and general ledger maintenance 
• Lead on month-end and year-end close processes as per the organisation month end timetable 
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations monthly 
• Reconcile the revenue in the P&L to the income tracker 
• Assist with accounts payable and accounts receivable processes 

Invoice processing and payment runs 

• Process invoices daily on Unifi, ensure it is coded to the correct class and department 
• Follow up with budget holders to ensure invoices are approved weekly 
• Prepare payment runs fortnightly 
• Ensure bank recs are completed after the payment run 

Banking project: 

• Automate the payment run from NetSuite to the bank: 

1. Bank feeds 
2. Payment file generation and uploads 
3. Automated reconciliation rules 

• Automate bank reconciliation process 
• Identify manual finance processes and recommend automation or efficiency improvements 
• Test, document, and support system enhancements or upgrades related to banking and payments 

Controls & Compliance 

• Ensure adherence to internal financial controls and approval workflows 
• Maintain accurate documentation for automated processes 
• Support compliance with company policies and banking requirements 

Skillset required:

Essential 

• Experience in an accounting or finance support role 
• Experience in Charity sector
• Working knowledge of NetSuite ERP 
• Experience with bank reconciliations and payment processing 
• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, reconciliations) 
• High attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills 

Desirable 

• Exposure to finance automation, bank feeds, or payment integrations 
• Understanding of payment files (BACS/SEPA) 

We are looking for candidates who can start immediately, working hybrid until mid-April. Applicants are under constant review and the job might be filled before the advert closes. For further information please reach out to Annabelle at MLC Partners.

Job Purpose

To support the Finance Manager in delivering accurate and timely financial reporting, including the preparation of management accounts, statutory financial statements, and budget monitoring. The postholder will take full ownership of the charity’s purchase ledger function and banking operations, ensuring robust financial controls and strong supplier and banking relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with monthly management accounts production.
• Lead on the purchase ledger function, including processing, reconciling, and maintaining supplier accounts.
• Administer the purchase order workflow, actively chasing outstanding invoices and resolving queries with requesters to maintain smooth processing.
• Credit Card – Distribute statements for coding and monitor their return to ensure compliance within the specified timeframe.
• Manage the end-to-end accounts payable process, ensuring timely and accurate payments in line with internal controls.
• Maintain and reconcile bank accounts, including daily banking and month-end reconciliations.
• Support the production of statutory accounts in accordance with the Charity SORP and liaise with external auditors.
• Support the Finance Manager in developing and improving financial systems and procedures, ensuring all documentation remains current.
• Provide financial insight and support to non-finance colleagues across the organisation.
• Assist with payroll processing and pension contributions, as required.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, financial policies, and relevant legislation.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Part-qualified or qualified by experience in accounting (e.g. AAT, ACCA, CIMA).
• Proven experience managing a purchase ledger and banking platforms.
• Strong understanding of charity finance and the Charity SORP.
• Proficient in accounting software (e.g. Sage) and Excel.
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain financial information to non-finance staff.

Desirable:

• Experience working in the charity or not-for-profit sector.
• Familiarity with restricted and unrestricted fund accounting.
• Experience supporting audits and liaising with external stakeholders.

Benefits of working at Chain of Hope

• The opportunity to work for an internationally respected children’s charity, making a tangible difference to young lives around the world
• Fully serviced, modern office based in a FORA building in West London, with access to an on-site gym and high-quality facilities
• Private healthcare
• Supportive, collaborative and values-driven working environment
• Flexible working arrangements, where role-appropriate
• Competitive annual leave allowance, plus public holidays
• Employer pension contribution
• Opportunities for learning, professional development and skills growth
• A chance to be part of a small, passionate team where your contribution is visible and valued

Job base: Hybrid working, blending home working within any of our three locations in Chelsea or Harefield Hospital (minimum 40% of time in the office)
Reporting to: Head of Finance
Internal relationships Across the charity, including members of SLT and Heads, four team members, outsourced payroll provider.
External relationships: Banks; External Auditors; Suppliers; Special Purpose Fund Holders
Salary: £30,000 PA
Terms: Permanent
Benefits: 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing by an extra day per year after three years in service, to a maximum of 30 days. Employer pension contribution of 6%. Excellent staff development and training opportunities, with a ring-fenced budget. Access to an employee assistance programme.
Start: ASAP

Introduction

Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity exists to create new possibilities for people with heart and lung diseases. Working closely with Royal Brompton & Harefield hospitals – part of Guy’s & St Thomas, the largest foundation trust in England – we fund life-changing projects to expand medical understanding and find innovative treatment options; to renew and upgrade equipment; and improve the everyday experience of patients and staff alike.

The charity

Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity is dedicated to improving the lives of people with serious heart and lung disease. Each year we grant around £6m to fund projects at our partner hospitals, including current initiatives such as:

• Equipping Royal Brompton Hospital with a high specification genetic sequencer to screen and plan treatment for patients and their families
• Creating a new consultant fellowship in imaging related to structural heart disease
• Providing core funding for the rb&hArts programme combining improvements to the hospital environment with therapeutic activities such as Singing for Breathing
• Supporting three fellowships annually to support allied health professionals in pursuing research projects
• Funding the Road to Recovery programme to provide mental health support for patients with long Covid
• Committing £100,000 to a Patients’ Fund each year, to support around 40 micro-projects from palliative care ‘comfort boxes’ to better seating and new televisions on wards
• Our funding comes from the fundraising efforts of thousands of supporters as well as income generated by our investments in property and equity markets.

We have a small, committed and skilled team (31 in 2025/26), with expertise across fundraising, marketing, HR, property management, grant-making and financial management.

We are committed to – and hold ourselves and each other to account for – the following core behaviours:

• Setting ourselves challenging goals, in order to achieve more for the charity’s beneficiaries
• Working as one team, sharing information and ideas, and valuing our diverse range of backgrounds and contributions
• Solving problems, using our resources, our networks and our creativity to provide a better service
• Creating opportunities to learn, and supporting each other to grow
• Enjoying our work, celebrating our successes and finding time to have fun as a team.

To apply, please complete an application with CV and supporting statement.

We encourage suitable qualified applicants to apply ASAP.

Key provisional Dates:

• Application deadline 30th January 2026 17:00 hours
• Screening session 9th February (TBC)
• Assessment & Formal Interview in-person 16th February (TBC)

REF-225 898

About CoppaFeel!

CoppaFeel! are the UK’s only youth focused breast cancer awareness charity, and we’re on a mission to get every 18-24 year old checking their chest. We educate people on the signs of breast cancer and encourage them to check their chests monthly, so that if they notice something unusual they are empowered to contact their GP and advocate for themselves.

We do this because when diagnosed early, breast cancer treatments are more effective and survival rates are higher. Early detection can save lives.

Breast cancer does not need to be detected late, and as long as we are here and continue to be supported by people like you, we will do all we can to make sure this doesn’t continue to happen.

The Role

CoppaFeel! is looking for a Head of Finance and Contracts to as we continue to grow and develop the organisation’s internal operations. As Head of Finance and Contracts, you’ll oversee all aspects of financial management and contractual compliance across the charity.

This is a hands-on role where you’ll be responsible for managing and developing our small finance team, while also leading on budgeting, funder reporting and forecasting. Alongside this, you’ll oversee the organisation’s contracts ensuring we’re operating in line with best practice and regulatory requirements.

This is a hybrid role, with the expectation that you will attend the London office at least two days per week. Part time can be considered for this role.

The Head of Finance and Contracts will sit within the CoppaFeel! Finance Team, report to the Finance Director, and line manage the Finance Officer and Finance Assistant.

Duties & Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

• Line manage the Finance Officer and Finance Assistant, providing guidance, support, continuous improvement and performance oversight.

• Actively participate in Leadership Team meetings, contributing to the development and achievement of strategic objectives.

• Provide data-driven insights and strategic recommendations to inform long-term decision-making and business growth.

Financial Strategy & Reporting

• Lead the annual budgeting and reforecasting process, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.

• Oversee monthly management accounts; meet regularly with Heads of Department (HoDs)to monitor spend and evaluate impact.

• Support with the preparation draft statutory accounts and coordinate audit queries.

• Conduct financial analysis, working with HoDs to assess ROI across key projects and income streams.

Operational Finance

• Ensure the effective day-to-day running of the finance function, including payroll, VAT, cashflow, and working capital management.

• Maintain robust financial controls, policies, and procedures, ensuring compliance with regulatory and best-practice requirements.

• Identify financial risks and implement proportionate mitigation strategies.

Contracts, Funding & Governance

• Provide financial oversight for grant and corporate funding applications, ensuring financial viability and compliance.

• Oversee contracts with suppliers, partners, and funders, working with legal advisers where required.

• Support the Finance Committee reporting and cover for the Finance Director if necessary.

• Monitor and respond to changes in financial, legal, and regulatory requirements affecting the organisation.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Essential

• Fully or part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), or equivalent senior-level financial experience.

• Proven experience in charity finance, working knowledge of SORP, compliance, contracting and supporting audits.

• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage teams effectively.

• Senior-level finance leadership experience, including budgeting, forecasting, management accounts, and statutory reporting.

• Strong strategic and analytical skills, with the ability to provide clear financial insight to non-financial stakeholders.

• High level of integrity, accountability, and strong attention to detail.

• Strong technical proficiency in financial systems and data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, accounting software).

Desirable

• Understanding of impact and ROI evaluation in a charity context.

• Experience supporting funding applications, particularly for grants and corporate partnerships.

• Experience working in a small charity environment, and creating new systems or processes.

Application information

Applications will close at the 12pm 12th January 2026 with the aim to commence interviews from 19th January.

CoppaFeel! reserves the right to close the vacancy early in the event that we receive a high number of applications before the closing date.

Main benefits, Terms & Conditions

Annual leave entitlement: 22 days, plus office closure at Christmas, a day off for the founders Cancerversary and a day off for your birthday.

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Health Cash Plan

• Access to Self Space training and 1:1 therapy

• Core working hours of 10am to 4pm

• Flex Friday; every other Friday off, offering the time to recharge and ensuring work life balance, while remaining available in case of emergencies

All annual leave and benefits are pro-rata'd for part time employees.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

At CoppaFeel! we support a diverse range of communities and we understand that diversity within our team is central and crucial to meeting the needs of the young people we exist to serve. We strongly encourage applications from Black, and people of colour, LGBTQIA+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, from men, and from those with a lived experience of cancer because we would like to increase the representation of these groups within the charity.

We promote equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace and make recruitment decisions by matching the charity's needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We recognise the value in encouraging a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge at the charity.

While the successful candidate will be selected purely on merit, in the event of a tie between two candidates with equal suitability, we may select a candidate with lived experience of the issues we are seeking to address through our work.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and we commit to offering an interview for all applicants with disabilities who meet our required criteria for the role. If you have any accessibility requirements or need any adjustments for the interview process please get in touch.

Help us power a growing charity that provides supported accommodation and outreach for families across Stoke on Trent and beyond. We’re expanding our services and increasing our geographical footprint.

Overview: As our Finance Manager, you’ll lead day to day finance, produce sharp monthly reports, guide budgets and forecasts, and line manage our Finance Assistant (who completes payroll). You’ll work closely with the CEO, sit on the Leadership Team and Senior Management Team and present to Trustees.

The ideal candidate will be proactive in their approach, qualified (or equivalent experience) in charity finance. Plain-English communicator who gets things done on time.

You will need:

• Accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA) or equivalent senior experience in charity finance.
• A strong track record delivering management and statutory accounts, budgets, forecasts and audits in a charity environment.
• Confidence with payroll, Gift Aid and VAT; skilled in Excel and modern finance systems
• Lead month end and SORP accounts
• Clear, plain-English communication with non-finance colleagues and Trustees; a calm, organised style; and a practical hand on approach
• Line-manage and support a capable Finance Assistant; work closely with our Head of Services, HR Officer and Maintenance Lead

Please visit our website for a full job description and person specification, and to download our Equal Opportunities Form.

Please note we reserve the right to bring the closing date forward if we receive strong applications.

The Gingerbread Centre is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. All posts are subject to Enhanced DBS.

Financial Controller  

Location: Central London (West End)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £50,000 -£55,000 per annum

· Play a key role in the finance function for a global membership organisation with 160+ years of industry expertise

· Hybrid working with 27 days holiday and 7% employer pension contribution

· Hands-on role managing month-end close, management accounts, supporting year-end, accounts payable/receivable and credit control

· Opportunity to develop junior finance staff and shape financial processes in an evolving organisation

· Work within a collaborative environment that values flexibility and proactive problem-solving

Our client is a well-established global membership body serving the maritime industry, seeking an experienced Financial Controller to lead their finance function. If you're a qualified accountant with strong hands-on experience in transactional accounting, month-end close, management accounts and team management, this permanent role offers the chance to take ownership of the finance operation within a dynamic, forward-thinking organisation based in central London.

Company Overview

Our client is a professional membership organisation founded over 160 years ago, bringing together naval architects, maritime engineers and associated professionals across 140 countries. The organisation drives innovation in the maritime sector through technical excellence, publications, events and learning programmes. With a mission to advance the art and science of their industry, they foster interdisciplinary conversation around emerging topics including artificial intelligence, decarbonisation and autonomous systems. The organisation operates in an evolving environment that values collaboration, flexibility and proactive approaches to change.

Position Overview

As Financial Controller, you will report to the Director of Finance & Resources and will lead the day-to-day finance operation, taking ownership of transactional accounting and the month-end close process. You'll maintain the general ledger, ensure data integrity across systems, and manage accounts payable, accounts receivable and credit control functions. The role involves coordinating payroll, preparing management accounts and VAT returns, supporting budget preparation and assisting with year-end accounts and audits. You'll also supervise junior finance staff and contribute to office management and health and safety responsibilities, playing a key part in the organisation's financial stability and operational success. Ambition to take on more responsibility and transition into a Finance Director role in the future is also a possibility in this role.

Responsibilities 

· Lead and oversee the month-end close process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting

· Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, including credit control activities (with support from Finance Assistants)

· Maintain the general ledger and ensure data integrity between accounting systems

· Coordinate payroll administration and liaise with external payroll providers

· Prepare management accounts and financial reports for internal stakeholders

· Prepare and submit VAT returns in line with regulatory requirements

· Support budget preparation and variance analysis throughout the financial year

· Assist with external audit processes and year-end financial statement preparation

· Supervise and develop junior finance team members, providing guidance and support

· Contribute to office management and health and safety responsibilities

· Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and systems efficiency

Requirements

 · Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent professional qualification)

· Minimum 5 years' experience in a hands-on finance role with transactional accounting responsibilities

· Proven experience managing month-end close and preparing management accounts

· High-level Excel proficiency and ability to work with financial data confidently

· Experience with accounting software (Sage experience is advantageous)

· Proactive self-starter with strong attention to detail and accuracy

· Right to work in the United Kingdom

· Experience in the not-for-profit or membership sector is advantageous

· Familiarity with CRM systems is advantageous

Benefits 

· Salary: £50-55k

· 27 days annual holiday plus long service leave

· 7% employer pension contribution

· Hybrid working arrangement (office and home-based)

· Standard working hours: 9.00am to 5.00pm

· Opportunity to develop and mentor junior finance staff

· Exposure to a global membership organisation operating across multiple countries

Alongside this competitive benefits package, you'll join a collaborative organisation that values flexibility, proactive problem-solving and cross-functional teamwork. Our client operates in an exciting strategic phase, welcoming individuals who thrive in evolving environments and enjoy variety in their work.

How to Apply 

If you're a qualified accountant with strong hands-on finance experience and the skills to succeed in this role, we'd like to hear from you.

Please send your CV by the closing date of Wednesday 21st January at 12 noon.

Interviews will be held in late January and early February.

le Description

Working closely with both the Head of Development and Head of Strategic Projects and Planning, you'll be joining a growing team with the opportunity to shape your role and make a real impact on both the future of Ally Pally and the communities we serve.

Skills gained in the role could help you to build a career in fundraising, project delivery, or in assessing the social impact of heritage and culture.

Your work will help us to:

• Restore and reopen derelict spaces in the Victorian Palace for everyone to enjoy
• Improve key areas of the Park for both people and wildlife (including playgrounds, wetlands, wayfinding)
• Deliver our creative learning and wellbeing programmes, using the Palace's amazing spaces.
• Take forward our ambitious programme to help Ally Pally reach Net Zero

We are looking to recruit a strong administrator excited to learn and make change. We will consider applicants with previous experience in fundraising or project management in arts and heritage organisations, or transferable skills from customer-facing and administrative roles in other industries.

This is a full time, permanent post. 

The below is a summary, please see the JOB PACK for further details including how to apply and interview dates

Key duties 

Development Responsibilities

1. Administer pipeline for trust, foundation and statutory funding bids
2. Carry out desk research to identify potential trust, foundation and statutory supporters
3. Deliver fundraising bids and impact reporting to a small portfolio of trusts and statutory funders, focused on bids to a value of £10,000
4. Plan communications for regular fundraising and community newsletters
5. Donation processing, documentation and thanking for trust and statutory income

Strategic Planning and Projects Responsibilities

1. Meeting administration for Strategic Plan Working Group
2. Administrative support to develop the Charity's stakeholder relationships
3. Support with events for Capital Fundraising Campaign including London Festival or Architecture and Haringey London Borough of Culture
4. Desk research into capital redevelopment in arts, heritage and green spaces
5. Financial processing and budget tracking of team expenditure

Person specification

Essential

• Right to work in the UK
• Administrative experience ideally gained within either a fundraising or project management context
• Experience in customer service and / or communications with donors, clients or customers
• Long-form writing and / or copy writing experience
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Experienced user of microsoft 365
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to manage own workload and meet deadlines
• Willingness to be flexible within a role supporting a range of development projects

Desirable

• Experience using a CRM system
• Bid writing experience
• financial admin experience
• Experience organising events and / or travel for staff, donors or clients
• Strong interest in charitable fundraising
• Strong interest in placemaking, culture and heritage redevelopment