Who are GMYN?

For many young people, the transition to adulthood isn’t easy. In the UK, one third of young people are lonely, half feel unready for work and half feel like they don’t belong to their community.

At GMYN, our vision is #YoungPeopleCan and we help young people in Greater Manchester overcome this. We deliver a range of development programmes and drop-in activities to help young people transition to adulthood feeling skilled, supported and positive.

Founded in 2007 by our Chief Executive, Alex Fairweather, we have grown from a single volunteering project to a registered charity and have helped over 10,000 young people.

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager to join GMYN’s operations team, providing strategic and operational financial support and advice. The role holder will provide day to day management and reporting of the charity’s income and expenditure as well as responsibility for preparation of GMYN’s annual budget and accounts.

You will have experience of working within a financial environment ideally in a management/leading role within a charity. You will have the AAT or similar qualification, or substantial equivalent experience. You will also have strong numeracy and communication skills and the ability to provide accurate and timely information.

In addition, you will have the ability to work flexibly as part of a team and on your own initiative working independently when required.

Reporting directly to the CEO, you will also work alongside GMYN’s Operations Lead and work closely with the Business and Finance Administrator.

Joining #TeamGMYN: Our Offer

At GMYN, we strive to be inclusive. Every member of #TeamGMYN is involved in all aspects of decision making, from strategic planning, setting the organisational values through to basic everyday practices to give everyone an active voice. We are responsive to the needs of the team and all support available is designed through consultation.

We are regularly reviewing our practices to create a safe, welcoming and supportive environment and encourage suggestions and feedback from staff to improve our offer.

Our offer currently includes access to

• The Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
• 25 days annual leave, including 5 ‘no-questions-asked’ ad-hoc wellbeing days
• Flexible working hours, including working from home options
• Childcare vouchers for those already accessing the scheme
• Accessible, ethical and gender-neutral office space
• Living wage, with processes to request performance-based payrises
• An 8% pension scheme with 3% employer contribution

Whilst our staff team is diverse in many ways, people from BAME backgrounds and people with disabilities are currently under-represented, therefore applications from candidates who identify with these characteristics are welcomed and encouraged.

For full details on the role and the #TeamGMYN offer can be found in the job pack attached.

To apply, please email your CV and cover letter (no more than two sides of A4) showing how you meet the attached personal specification via the link on this page by Monday 20th July. 

Fundraising and Social Media Executive

This is a really exciting opportunity to be a part of a small but dynamic Fundraising and Marketing team at an established animal charity. We are seeking a pro-active fundraising professional with social media experience for a maternity cover contract role at The Horse Trust. 

Key Responsibilities

You will perform a variety of tasks to support the smooth functioning of the Fundraising and Marketing Team; contribute to the retention and growth of our supporter base by producing content for our fundraising communications; support the management of our social media channels; and engage with current and potential supporters online. During this 6-month maternity cover, with possibility of extension, you will be given support and guidance to undertake the tasks detailed below.

Communications

• Assist in all supporter liaison and fundraising communications activities.
• Identify opportunities for positive exposure of The Horse Trust, and opportunities to inspire new support.
• Support in the creation of monthly email newsletters to be sent to our subscribers.
• Collect stories and interesting news pieces from the wider internal team

Social Media

• Create, edit and schedule engaging content across all social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube (images, videos, animations/gifs and infographics).
• Use social media platforms to promote our website content and drive traffic to our website.
• Monitor online content posted by others on our social media platforms and respond in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Identify opportunities to engage new audiences, potentially with targeted content.
• Identify and cultivate relationships with new social media accounts.
• Help develop, maintain and execute a social media content calendar across platforms to grow community engagement, awareness, and adoption.

Website

• Help keep the website up to date by drafting copy, proofreading and adding photos.

Administration

• Manage the administration of the sponsorship scheme including updating the database, posting out packs and managing the renewals process.
• Ensure all horse door cards and information are kept up to date.
• Manage the administration of The Horse Trust merchandising on-site and online.

Any other tasks that need support.

Location:Speen, Buckinghamshire (COVID-19 dependent - some homeworking may initially be required).

Contract: Maternity Cover (at least 6 months with a possibility of extension)

Salary:circa £25,000

 Hours:Full time – 37.5 hours a week (8.30am-4.30pm).

Start Date:   ASAP

How to Apply: Please send your C.V. and short covering statement explaining why you think you would be a good fit for this role to the Director of Fundraising and Marketing - email address in job description. 

Film London is looking to recruit an experienced Financial Controller, to proactively manage Film London's accounts, budgets, financial systems and procurement. Working closely with the Senior Managment Team, this is a hands-on role responsible for both the managment accounting and financial account of the creative industries charity. We are looking for a qualified accountant, ideally with charity experience, who is a strong communicator and enjous working in a small team. 

About us

Our vision is for nature and people to thrive in a world inspired by ecology. The British Ecological Society is the oldest of its kind in the world, with over 6000 members worldwide, we publish six successful journals, an ecological book series and a quarterly membership magazine, the Niche.

We actively value the diversity and wide range of perspectives that people from different backgrounds bring to their work, to ecology and to our Society.

About you

We are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to provide office and finance administrative support to the Society and to the CEO.

This is an excellent opportunity with lots of scope for development. You will have some previous experience in customer service or administration. It will be beneficial if you have some finance experience or a degree level qualification, however these are not essential.

About the role

Core duties will include but not be limited to:

• Meet and greet visitors for business meetings and prepare meeting rooms where necessary
• Taking minutes during the staff meetings and Committee’s
• Manage orders of stationery and other office supplies
• Working with the Society’s external accountant, administer day-to-day financial processes
• Administer fortnightly payment batches and organise a batch approval timetable
• Assist with audit queries in the lead up to, during and following the annual accounts audit work based in the Society office
• Assist with travel and diary management for the Chief Executive
• Providing administrative support to other BES teams as and when required

For more information on the role, a full job description and how to apply, follow the link in the yellow box.

Cruse Bereavement Care is the largest bereavement charity in the UK. Our mission is to offer support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies and to enhance societies care of bereaved people.

We are looking for someone with social media experience to lead on the day to day running of our social media accounts by proactively scheduling creative content, replying to comments and engaging with individuals and networks to build and maintain an engaged following.

This role is ideal for someone looking to take the next step in their social media career, and already has good experience of using social media in a business or charity setting.

We are also ideally looking for someone with video and photography skills, including video editing experience, as well as experience using analytics, scheduling platforms such as Hootsuite, and paid advertising.

This role is usually based in Richmond, London, however due to the pandemic this role is currently home-based. We can be flexible on location going forward.

The closing date for this role is the 31st July 2020, with interviews being held on a rolling basis from 13th July 2020 until the closing date. 

Your application should consist of CV and covering paragraph, which outlines your suitability for the role.

Cruse welcomes and encourages applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.

Location: Remote working

Job type: Maternity Cover - 21 hours per week

Leap Confronting Conflict is looking for a part time Finance Officer to carry out all financial administration for the organisation as maternity cover. We expect that this role can be fully undertaken remotely working from home. Some attendance for meetings or training may be required at our Head Office in Finsbury Park, London.

The role is part of the Finance and Resources Team. The Finance Officer (Maternity Cover) will support the Director of Finance and Resources to produce accurate and timely management accounts which will provide the basis for on-going analysis of the organisation’s financial performance against budget.

The role will support the Income Team by reporting donation information. This role will also work with the Delivery Team to provide delivery cost breakdowns and arrange payment of expenses for delivery.

You will be have strong financial literacy and understanding of charity finances, an AAT Qualification, part-qualified ACCA or CIMA, or be willing to undertake this,  and the ability to use accounting software, preparing payroll reports and financial statements for the organisation and share Leap's values and ethos and committment to Leap's vision.

Benefits: 

In response to COVID-19, all of Leap’s current activity is managed remotely with nearly all staff working from home. To support this, Leap provides all our staff with the necessary equipment and software to work effectively from home. Leap is actively enabling a number of roles to continue to work remotely beyond the pandemic and this role will be a home based role.

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part time Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need.

BIHR’s Operations Coordinator is an exciting new post which will focus on coordinating and delivering the operational administrative and financial support BIHR needs to support change through human rights with people, communities, public officials and policy-makers.

This role is integrated into the practical work of the BIHR team and coordinates key finance and administration operations, supporting the charity’s governance.

A passion for human rights and a commitment to ensuring the best possible operational support for our work is essential for this role. This is an exciting opportunity for anyone with a strong operational administration and finance background. Ideally you should have experience of working in a small charity, or a clear demonstrable interest in moving into this area.

This role will work very closely with the Senior Management Team: our Director and Policy and Programmes Manager (PPM). It is integrated into the delivery work our wider team, including Human Rights Officers (HROs).

MAIN TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

All staff members are required to deliver their wok in accordance with BIHR’s core mission, always acting in the best interest of the charity. A genuine commitment to supporting change through human rights across the UK is required at all times.

Deliver effective financial administration and management, ensuring robust policies and processes are in place to support the Director and Board

• Managing and administering the systems the regular processing of payments in and out (invoices, bills, expenses, etc.) in accordance with our schedule and the appropriate approvals, using Quick Books
• Management of bank accounts including regular reconciliations, investigations and administration
• Day to day management of relationship with BIHR’s retained independent accountants including monthly payroll, quarterly management accounts and cashflow adjustments
• Producing monthly financial monitoring and reforecasting, supported by the Director
• Producing quarterly financial and narrative reports, with the Director, for the Board of Trustees, and others purposes, as needed
• Providing high-quality, accurate and timely financial and operational information for funder reports
• Leading on the preparation of financial information for the annual report (Charity Commission and Companies House), working closely with the Director, retained accountant and appointed Independent Examiner
• Support the Director with the development of the annual organisational budget
• Use initiative to identify and make improvements to financial management and operational administration, as needed

Deliver high-quality internal and external communications, enabling BIHR to run smoothly and engage effectively with stakeholders

• First point of contact for general enquiries, managing email, telephone and mail contacts
• Key operational contact for BIHR’s services, including liaising with individuals booking our sessions or ordering resources, new potential partnership opportunities, and ongoing contacts for programmatic work
• Key point of contact for the administration of BIHR’s online communities of practice (using WordPress site) working closely with the lead HRO
• Ensuring the smooth running of BIHR’s websites, with proactive troubleshooting and, where relevant, liaising with our web support agencies and/or QMUL IT to pre-empt or resolve technical issues
• Relationship management with regular suppliers
• Relationship management with regular givers, corporate sponsors and donors, and, where appropriate liaising with Trusts and Foundations
• Support BIHR’s Strategic Framework brand rollout, ensuring it is used and applied consistently across the organisation
• Responsibility for internal information management and GDPR compliance, supporting the Director and wider team to maintain appropriate systems
• Responsibility for administrative coordination of BIHR’s QMUL course, including proactive liaison with the Law School around scheduling of classes, assessments and student appointments and feedback.
• When needed, supporting other staff with BIHR’s social media communications.

Provide administrative support and co-ordination to ensure effective and efficient delivery of BIHR’s information, learning and development sessions, programmes and policy work

• Leading on the logistical and financial arrangements of BIHR’s human rights support sessions, following content and relationship development by the PPM. This includes:
  • Responding to all initial requests and record keeping, liaising with the PPM on their involvement
  • Managing all logistical liaison, including online set up or venues, as appropriate and ensuring the BIHR facilitator’s requirements are met (including travel, IT, refreshments, invites, registrations, etc.)
  • Ensuring the distribution of any materials and any follow up materials
  • Responsibility for monitoring and evaluation work using SurveyMonkey (and other systems, where relevant), including ensuring evaluation forms are set up, distributed, completed and analysed following sessions
  • Processing of all financial elements, including setting up BIHR as a supplier, processing invoices and ensuring payments
• As above, delivering the administrative and financial aspects of programmes/ projects/ policy work delivered by HROs or PPM
• Coordinating the finalisation of information resources, including proofing, identifying and managing relationships with design and print suppliers, and leading the distribution of resources.
• Leading on monthly and quarterly analysis of the evaluation data, to support both programmatic and BIHR’s overall performance monitoring
• Scoping, sourcing and ordering of any equipment and services needed for BIHR to deliver its programmes / projects / policy work

Support robust and effective organisational environment and governance processes, working with the Director  

• Ensuring BIHR’s working environment(s) meet health and safety requirements, and are tidy, organised and inviting. In particular, whilst the organisation is working remotely, to ensure staff have access to necessary equipment and online systems.
• Organising and minuting monthly/other team meetings and keeping track of actions with PPM
• Supporting the Director to keep the organisation’s standard policies and procedures up to date in accordance with law and under regular review
• Leading administrative aspects of recruitment processes and inductions
• Servicing of quarterly (and other) Board meetings, including annual scheduling, reminders, and distribution of paperwork, and where required minute-taking.
• Working with the Director to ensure compliance in the organisation’s activities with all legal requirements in company, charity, employment, and other fields.

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

Essential 

Personal qualities

• Passionate commitment to BIHR’s mission and values and to working in the charity sector
• Strong team player with ability to get stuck in within a small organisation
• Efficient, reliable, flexible and collaborative working style
• Self-motivating with ability to work effectively from home as part of a virtual team and in an office environment

Role-related knowledge and experience

• At least 1 years’ experience of a similar successful role within a charity, or clear demonstrable commitment to this.
• At least 1 years’ experience of successfully working within a small organisation (under 15 employees) and a clear understanding of the operational responsibilities of working in such an environment.
• At least 2 years of direct work experience of coordinating administrative systems, including using initiative to review / change processes to improve operational outcomes, working primarily with online/cloud-based systems and some hardcopy systems.
• At least 2 years of direct experience of coordinating financial systems, including budgets and cashflow, and financial administration using accountancy software (Quickbooks or the ability to quickly become confident to use this package
• A good working knowledge of relevant compliance issues, particularly charity regulation, financial good practice, data management
• Experience of compiling information and data to produce monitoring and impact reports for internal and external audiences
• Excellent working knowledge of IT and a proactive approach to anticipating and resolving team IT issues, in particular:
• Daily use of the Microsoft Office suite, particularly high-level Excel skills
• Managing websites (WordPress and bespoke platform)
• Proactive approach to learning new software, apps and platforms
• Knowledge of other IT solutions to support effective operations in a small charity
• Experience of supporting human resources processes including recruitment administration and supporting the review and development of new policies etc.
• Experience of servicing a Board of Trustees or similar, including scheduling meetings, papers preparations, venue arrangements, minute-taking and follow up actions, making appropriate filings with regulators
• Experience of operational delivery for programmes work including organising training sessions and events (online and face-to-face) and resource development and distribution.
• Working knowledge of basic health and safety requirements and applying these within a small team
• Excellent numeracy skills, educated to a least a C grade in GCSE Maths (or equivalent).

Time management

• Ability to work to tight and multiple deadlines and prioritise workload, ensuring the highest standards of work
• A demonstrable commitment to accuracy and attention to detail in the completion of work
• The ability to work effectively from home and in the office

Communication

• Excellent written and verbal English language skills, with literacy skills at or equivalent to GCSE C grade English Language
• Experience of, or demonstrable commitment and transferable skills, to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders, particularly
• People who are distressed and seeking advice, which BIHR does not provide, and people with a range of care and support needs accessing our services
• Community and public sector partners
• Suppliers of goods and services
• The ability to BIHR to external audiences, including on the telephone, at online meetings and in person

Desirable

• Recognised book-keeping or financial administration training or qualifications
• Direct experience of working in the social justice field and/or working to support people facing vulnerable situations
• Experience of supporting an organisational team to work remotely
• Understanding of use of social media to engage with different audiences

We are looking for an engaging, passionate and experienced finance professional to join our organisation as our Finance Manager. The post holder will form part of our charity's Senior Leadership team, and organisation that has 13,000 members, who all study at the University of Northampton. Our Finance Manager is responsible for ensuring that wthe charity delivers value for money for its members, is transparent in its operations, and supports effective decision making across the organisation. 

JOB DESCRIPTION

• To produce annual financial statements for the limited company, consolidated accounts for the charitable group, and to arrange for their audit, filing and distribution.
• To prepare and submit corporation tax and VAT returns as required, taking specialist advice as necessary.
• To assist the CEO in production of strategy documents and associated forecasts, annual budgets and forecast revisions and other forecasts or analyses of performance as required for both internal and external use
• To supervise the maintenance of appropriate accounting records and ensure timely production of management information for the charity and limited company in a format and frequency directed by their trustees/directors
• To assist in the development of policies and procedures for the charity and limited company, including, but not limited to, those affecting risk management and financial controls
• To make recommendations on the finance policies owned by the respective boards, including, but not limited to Reserves Policy and Investment Policy.
• To supervise the payroll and ensure that payments and returns to the HMRC are completed as required, including monthly RTI. To ensure that all pension requirements are fulfilled in a timely manner
• To be the ‘keeper’ of personnel records. Such records to be kept in a confidential manner and in line with relevant Data Protection Laws and internal Data Policy.
• To act as Company Secretary for the trading company.
• To ensure that relevant financial returns are provided to all external bodies (HMRC, Charities Commission, Companies House etc.) in a timely manner
• To line-manage the Finance Team and undertake all related tasks (appraisals; staff development etc.)
• To complete action for, and provide relevant information to the Operational Finance Committee.
• Take a lead on the development of new financial systems and controls across the organisation if required.

General Ledger

• Manage the Sage Finance system
• Preparation of monthly management accounts
• Preparing and posting of general ledger journals
• Ensuring fixed asset additions are processed in accordance with policy
• Processing of general ledger payments and receipts
• Complete monthly bank reconciliations
• Monthly management account adjustments and reconciliation to control accounts
• Routine control accounts checks

Purchase Ledger

• Reviewing purchase invoices for correct cost, account and VAT coding, checking to budgets checking invoice, checking to budget and ensuring authorised as per the financial signing limits
• Liaison with budget managers, staff and external suppliers to resolve queries in relation to payments
• Assisting when required with payment runs
• Monitoring outstanding creditors & investigating credit balances
• Preparing and posting of journals
• Reconciling purchase ledger accounts to supplier statements
• Credit card reconciliations
• Ensuring internal and external finance procedures are followed
• Run purchase ledger reports from Exchequer as required
• Advising Finance Manager on Accounts Payable issues

Sales Ledger and Credit control

• Assisting with the processing of Daily Banking Sheets, detailing income from commercial venues and Union clubs & societies
• Enter sundry bank receipts, including income collected via web (MSL and Union Cloud systems) such as club and society membership fees, card receipts, interest and other income
• Raise sales invoices e.g. for sponsorship and event income
• Completion of sales ledger and customer account reconciliations
• Update sales ledger customer account and cashbook as and when income is received
• Liaise with customers regarding any queries sales invoices
• Monitor aged debtors and actively manage the recovery of debt, liaising with budget holders and customers, and keeping a record of communications
• Run sales ledger reports from Exchequer as required
• Advising Finance Manager on Sales Ledger and credit control issues

Clubs and Societies

• Process journals as requested, including allocation of Union grants to individual clubs and societies;
• Facilitate regular reporting for clubs and societies
• Be the main point of contact for clubs and society budget holders, including assisting in resolving any queries.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

• Eduacated to degree level
• AAT Qualified Accountant
• 3 years post qualification experience
• Accounts preparation (statutory & management accounts)
• Payroll and Pension auto enrolment experience
• VAT (as applicable to charities)
• Corporation Tax (as applicable to charities and their subsidiaries)
• Understanding of the specific financial needs of the charity/not-for-profit sector (including SORP; fund accounting etc.)
• Experience of implementing systems and control procedures
• Advanced spreadsheet skills;
• Competent in use of standard office packages (spreadsheet; word processing; database; presentation software) and accounting software
• Experience of staff management
• Able to communicate financial information to non-financial colleagues at all levels

Desirable

• Charity accounting qualification
• 5 years post qualification experience, with experience in commercial or charity sector

Financial Controller / Head of Finance
Chatham, Kent
£55,000+ per annum DOE

For over 30 years, Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex has been providing world-leading pre-hospital medical services to critically ill or injured patients wherever they are, whenever they need it. As the UK’s busiest, and one of the world’s leading Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS), we are at the forefront of utilising technology and innovation to save lives and improve patient outcomes.

To support us in maximising our impact, we are looking to appoint a Financial Controller / Head of Finance to deliver the mandatory financial tasks and controls of the charity and support the Director of Corporate Services in developing our financial function. 

As the Financial Controller / Head of Finance, you will be required to manage the production of statutory reports and accounts, VAT returns and the annual budget, whilst also providing advice and assistance to the Director of Corporate Services and the wider Senior Leadership Team on a full range of financial matters.

This is an existing opportunity for any experienced, qualified financial professional to maintain and develop our current financial functions and help us continue to provide our world-leading HEMS service to the communities that we serve.

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES TO INCLUDE:

- Lead, support and develop the finance team
- Produce the annual year-end financial statements and liaise with the charity’s auditors as necessary
- Prepare the annual budget
- Ensure all financial transactions are properly recorded in a timely and accurate manner
- Oversee financial systems and processes including, but not limited to, the production of monthly management accounts and payroll reports
- Day-to-day control of the accounting and treasury function e.g. cash-flow management, payments and debt management
- Develop and document financial processes and policies across the charity to maintain and strengthen internal controls
- Review and submit quarterly VAT returns
- Prepare ad hoc management reports and analysis as appropriate
- Manage complex administration surrounding legacy donations
- Liaise with the charity’s tax consultants and financial auditors
- Provide materials for the Audit & Risk Committee and Trustee Board as required

STRATEGIC DUTIES (IN ASSOCIATION WITH DIRECTOR of CORP. SERVICES) TO INCLUDE:

- Engage with banks, auditors, HMRC and regulators on specific matters
- Act as the finance representative on key strategic projects/capital investments, working with SLT members and their teams to deliver cost-effective and financially compliant programmes
- Develop a business partnering model
- Manage and review accounting and finance systems seeking to integrate or change legacy systems to improve robustness, efficiency, analysis and reporting capability

PERSONAL SPECIFICATION

- Fully qualified accountant, with experience of producing annual financial statements
- A track record of preparing for and successfully concluding the annual audit processes
- Knowledge of accounting systems, processes and financial controls
- Experienced in the production and review of budgets, forecasts and business cases
- Management of a team, including coaching, reviews and performance management
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office, including MS Excel
- Self-motivated, with the desire to develop new skills and a history of turning challenges into opportunities
- Team worker: part of wider team, building a value-adding corporate services organisation
- Excellent communication and reporting skills
- Desire to be involved in our vision to end preventable loss of life from medical emergency, to generate and inspire support in our charity, be excellent in all we do and make a difference

Previous knowledge of charity SORP and experience of producing charity accounts and charity VAT returns would be desirable. 

To apply for the role of Financial Controller / Head of Finance, please apply via the button shown.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Other organisations may call this role Finance Controller, Finance Manager, Financial Manager, or Qualified Accountant.

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is at the heart of the government’s economic and social agendas. A quarter of UK businesses are in our sectors and are among the most exciting and fastest growing of the whole economy. They provide 5.2 million jobs and deliver £38bn worth of exports. Our mission is to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain to the world. 

Working in conjunction with our over 40 Arm’s Length Bodies we strive to create the conditions for everyone to enjoy our national culture, play sport, make the most of new technologies and have access to effective communications. Our sectors are critical to ensuring we have a strong place in the world - creating a global UK whose cultural, technological, creative, community and sporting assets mark us out as an essential partner for trade and investment. And making places that people want to live in, work in, invest in and visit. 

The Management Accounting & Internal Reporting team is a key central function within the DCMS Finance team. The role will be responsible for leading on the delivery of the DCMS group Estimates and for maintaining and managing the Department’s funding position. They will work closely with the Corporate Reporting Manager and Finance Business Partnering teams to ensure that the net expenditure of DCMS and its family of ALBs are successfully managed within the annual DEL budgets set by the Treasury and voted for its use by Parliament.

This post would suit an individual interested in group financial management with a wide span and opportunity to influence. The role provides high exposure to senior management as well as HM Treasury. This would be a great role for a qualified accountant wishing to take on a challenging and high-profile role within a central finance team. 

 Key responsibilities include: 

• Planning of the timetable and coordination of the Main and Supplementary Estimates and Vote on Account across the Finance Team. 
• Working with the Business Partnering Teams to ensure full, timely, accurate and well-justified funding submissions for the Estimates. This covers figures and narrative support for all proposed funding changes from the core Department and c.45 Arm’s Length Bodies. 
• Consolidation of the Estimates funding requests. Identification of resolution of potential issues with Finance colleagues and HM Treasury. 
• Preparation of submissions and other reports on the Estimates for HM Treasury, the Finance Director, Permanent Secretary and Secretary of State. 
• Lead on the virement process for the year end accounts, obtaining clearance from Senior Management and HM Treasury as appropriate. 
• Maintain ownership of the DCMS Funding Tracker, which is the Department’s single source of truth for the Department’s funding and delegations to Arm’s Length Bodies, ensuring it is fully reconciled to the Estimates. 

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following: 

• Fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant 
• Highly organised and methodical 
• Excellent spreadsheet skills 
• Adept at working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders including senior management 
• Good knowledge of central government accounting and budgeting rules (desirable) 
• Experience designing and delivering training (desirable)

For more information on the key responsibilities and tasks, please apply using the link for the full candidate pack, or contact Michael Swinburn or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.

The role of the Finance Officer’s role will be to take ownership of the financial management of the charity and shop, to ensure all financial accounting procedures and system are compliant and processed on time. Preparation of all management accounts for both the main charity and the shop, and to manage the day to day, purchase and sales ledgers. Payroll for all staff to be processed monthly, and the financial management of budgets, forecasts, bids and contracts, overseeing all utilities contracts, vehicles, residents’ payments and all reconciliation. Take incoming telephone calls, support reception and administration in general duties, such as dealing with residents, visitors, contractors etc.

This role is only open to females only, (Exempt under the Equality Act 2010, pursuant to schedule 9, Part 1)

 

- You think British criminal justice is broken

- You want to raise the profile of miscarriages of justice

- You love campaigning and persuasively changing minds

- You have a passion for using stories to engage decision-makers and influence better policy

- You understand the complex needs of people with involvement in the criminal justice system

Sound like you?

We’re looking for an exceptional and highly motivated communications and policy professional. If you want to have a direct impact on raising the profile of miscarriages of justice and fixing our broken criminal justice system, then we want to hear from you. In this role you’ll manage strategic communications projects, engaging key audiences and seeking platforms for our staff, our prisoner clients and their families.

We’re looking for someone who’s led impactful communications campaigns aimed at a broad range of audiences. You’ll have proven experience of delivering timely and effective communications and engagement strategies that have enabled organisations to achieve their aims. You’ll have a passion for storytelling and an ability to work alongside those with lived experience of the cirminal justice system. You’ll understand the complex needs of people with involvement in the justice system, and with experiences of trauma or poverty. You’ll have worked in a complex organisation and understand how to deliver excellent content against audience needs. You’ll also demonstrate exceptional judgement and excellent stakeholder management.

Who are we?

APPEAL is a law charity that fights miscarriages of justice and demands reform. Our small team of lawyers, advocates and investigators take on criminal appeals on behalf of prisoners who cannot afford legal representation.

1. We investigate: battling for access to records and exhibits, arranging new forensic testing, conducting street-level investigation, and systematically analysing case documentation, digging deep to find the fresh evidence that proves a conviction is unsafe or a sentence is unfair.
2. We litigate: bringing cases to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, the Administrative Court and the Court of Appeal.
3. We advocate: working with former prisoners, campaigners, students, legal professionals, policy makers and other stakeholders to ensure our justice system learns from its mistakes.

We are committed to winning justice for individuals and their families, but also usingcases as impact litigation to push for systemic change to make our criminal justice system more accurate, fair and accountable. This involves not just legal work, but also implementation of a robust communications and policy strategy, as the reforms needed must come from parliamentary and policy interventions as well as from judicial precedent.

Work Specification

• You will lead APPEAL’s justice policy reform efforts and manage the day to day operation of our communications strategy.
• You will leverage APPEAL’s casework, research and campaigning around our Initiative to end the use of imprisonment for debt, that falls under the work of the Women’s Justice Initiative (WJI). The WJI primarily aims to use criminal appeals as impact litigation for imprisoned women who have experienced severe and multiple disadvantage.
• You will lead on policy reform efforts around APPEAL’s Open Justice goals, including advocating for better access to police and prosecution material, reform of the disclosure system, access to trial transcripts and improving the effectiveness of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
• You will manage APPEAL’s external communications, including drafting press releases, liaising with journalists, managing the website and APPEAL’s social media accounts and writing our annual impact report.
• You will also support our Bound by Injustice group, working with the family members of our imprisoned clients and clients themselves to empower them as advocates for reform.
• The job may expand to include managing the day-to-day operation of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Miscarriages of Justice for which APPEAL is currently the secretariat.

Important information

LENGTH OF CONTRACT AND WORKING PATTERNS

Please note that we have 3 years of funding for this project but are only able to guarantee the post holder a 1-year full time role. We are seeking additional funding and, if secured, the contract length may be expanded.

We will also consider candidates who are interested in a part time role, though we require a minimum of 3 days a week commitment (if you prefer to be considered part time, please indicate this on your cover letter).

SALARY

£32,000pa. Additionally, we are Living Wage employers with a very flat salary scheme where all team members are paid within 20% of each other and all salaries are reviewed annually.

ANNUAL LEAVE

Annual leave is 25 days pro rata per annum from 1st January to 31st December, plus public holidays and the days between Christmas and New year. Additionally, staff accrue one additional day of leave per year of service.

LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

We have a small training budget and encourage staff to commit to their own personal development. We allow flexible working so if staff want to take on additional training or qualifications,they can discuss this with their manager.

EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY

APPEAL particularly encourages applications from people with a BAME background, with disabilities, who identify as LGBTQ+, or who were the first generation to attend university, who are currently underrepresented in leadership in the legal sector. We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to promoting principles of inclusion and diversity in our work. We are open to considering flexible working arrangements, particularly to support parents with childcare or those with caring responsibilities. APPEAL's offices in The Green House are wheelchair accessible.

A small international NGO with headquarters in London, is seeking a part-time Finance Manager for a permanent role. The role will be for 3 days per week (22.5 hours per week) with the possibility to increase to a full-time role in the future.

The organisation both gives and receives grants, and is focused on the protection and freedoms of the media and lawyers in developing countries.

The role will report to the Finance Director, and will manage one Finance Officer. It will involve a mixture of day-to day operational finance, and managing donor funds (from the UK, EU and US). Applicants with experience in an international NGO with strong understanding of donors and grants will be best suited to this position.

Typical duties:

-Manage day-to-day financial operations including accounts payable, accounts receivable/grants claims, bank reconciliations, general accounting functions (including petty cash)

-Monthly reconciliation of balance sheet/control accounts

-Financial evaluation of grant applications and evaluation of financial reports from grantees, including on-site support/evaluation visits

-Support the Finance and Operations Director to improve economy and efficiency across the organisation and ensure a robust internal control environment, including through identification/development, implementation and enhancement of relevant systems and processes

-Support the Finance and Operations Director with the preparation of annual budgets and quarterly financial forecasts, management reports, donor reports and statutory annual accounts.

-Basic HR duties, including managing payroll

-Office and premises management duties including overseeing IT support (with the Finance Director)

Requirements:

-Fully or part-qualified ACCA, CIMA or equivalent experience

-Experience working in an NGO

-Demonstrable experience of charity accounting and donor funding management

-Experience managing staff

-The right to work in the UK is required for this role

-An interest in human rights, media and legal issues would be an advantage

Closing date: 5pm Weds 24th June

Please send your CV for immediate consideration

To champion the fight against poverty and inequality enabling people to take control of their live

Based in Liverpool (some homeworking if required)

Role: Finance Officer (Maternity Leave cover)

Hours: 21 hours per week

Salary Scale: Scale 6, Point 19 – 22 £24,799 - £26,317 (pro rata)

Fixed term: Ten months with a possible extension

About Raise
Established in 1999 Raise is an advice service that supports clients within their own home with welfare benefits, debt and financial capability advice.

We are looking for maternity cover for our Finance Officer from October 2020. You will be working with the senior management team ensuring that the finances and payroll for the organisation continue to run smoothly.

In order to achieve this, we need a highly motivated individual who has knowledge or experience of QuickBooks accounting software and QuickBooks Advanced Payroll, has strong organisation skills and has good attention to detail.

Closing date: 31 July 12 noon
Interviews will be held on: Friday 5 August 2020 – (via zoom/Teams)

Registered charity number 1112830

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