There’s an opportunity to join our ever-growing Handyfix service team as a Mission controller.  You will bring structure to workflows, a rationale to tasks, and urgency to timelines.
 

Our Handyfix service in Lambeth is open to anyone in need. All work is guaranteed and completed to a high standard by our trained professionals. You will form an integral part of a close-knit, and high performing group of people, helping to support our Handyfix team to manage the completion of tasks across Lambeth.
 

Age UK Lambeth staff are given the room to grow and develop their skills. This role will be a great chance to do so as you contribute to helping the most vulnerable and isolated clients in our community.

How to Apply

To apply click on apply for this vacancy and follow the instructions. You will be required to upload your curriculum vitae and a letter of application setting out how your experience, skills and abilities meet the selection criteria set out in the job description and person specification.

Closing Date:  21st July 2020
 

Interview Process

Interviews will be held virtually.  If you are selected for an interview we will write to you as soon as possible to let you know what the interview process will entail.

Accounts Assistant required for 9 month FTC in Central London.

Your new company
Membership association based in Central London. This organisation has a small but commercially focused finance team of 6. The organisation has a group structure.

Your new role
This is a maternity cover role and will last for a minimum of 9 months. Reporting into the FC you will carry out the following:

• Ad hoc general journal entries

• Posting of bank receipts/payments to all bank accounts

• Credit checking and warning reports
• New DD/Refund details into banking system

• Reconcile various balance sheet accounts

• Reconcile bank accounts and floats in sterling/euro/dollar

• Prepare and post monthly sales invoices

• Processing of invoices/credit notes

• Oversee preparation of statements and BACS/DD schedules

What you'll need to succeed
You will have previous experience in a similar role and be immediately available to interview and start. You will have a very strong eye for detail and ability to work well as part of a team.

Please apply ASAP to be considered!

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Accounts Assistant Location: London for training (approx. 2 days) then remote workingContract: Interim possibility to go permanentSalary: Equivalent of 20K PLEASE ONLY APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU HAVE HOUSING EXPERIENCEBadenoch + Clark Housing Team are proud to be partnering with a housing association based in London to appoint an accounts assistant within the income accounting team. Our client is one of the leading providers in supplying communities with affordable housing across London.The Role*Managing and collating housing benefit payments for individual tenancies*Identifying any discrepancies in payments*Collating payment information for the entire tenancy portfolio*Submitting relevant documentation to the appropriate authorities*Investigating and resolving any stopped payments.*Liaise with our internal customers to identify and post suspense items*Load and post housing benefit schedules to ensure customer accounts are up to date in the housing management system (northgate)*Dealing with customer enquiries by phone, email and letterSkills & Knowledge *Experience of working for a Housing Association essential*Experience of using Northgate housing management system*Ideally studying for a finance qualification ACCA, CIMA or AAT*Good numeracy skills*Experience of working in an accounts receivables team*Strong customer services skills*Good IT skills*Experience of using Oracle financials or a similar finance package*Strong reconciliation skills and an eye for detailIf you have general ledger experience form within a Housing Association and exposure to Northgate system this could be an excellent opportunity to take on a new interim position. For the right candidate the role will also become permanent in the longer term, please do get in touch with your most recent CV for immediate consideration.
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Finance Assistant (Sales Ledger)

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting 2,500 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.

This is a small team so you have the opportunity to be involved in systems and development projects, should you wish, and you will always know that you are helping support people with learning difficulties to live their best possible life.

The Finance Assistant will support the team by ensuring that the sales transactions are completely and accurately recorded, and that queries are resolved quickly.

Sales Ledger / Credit Control Duties:

- Daily allocation of receipts from multiple funding streams to customer accounts
- Supporting treasury team with daily coding of receipts
- Reconciliation of cash receipt and refund control accounts
- Support Credit Controller in identifying under/over payments and raising queries with appropriate party
- Manage receipt queries with local authorities
- Liaise with Contracts team for invoicing issues
- Liaise with Local Service teams for manual invoicing and receipt issues
- Reconciliation of customer accounts to assist timely Credit Control
- Support Sales Ledger Manager with month end tasks

You will be proficient user of Microsoft Office suite and a working knowledge of accruals would be helpful but not essential

Salary: £19,000 to £20,000 pa (dependent on experience)

Job Type: Permanent Full time, 37.5 hours

Location: Emersons Green, Bristol

What we Offer

Access to the Hft Plus benefits package, which includes a great number of discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out; but also, an Employee Assistance Programme, with telephone and face-to-face support options. Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status. Annual staff award scheme – The Fusion Awards, and peer recognition through our GEM awards programme. 20 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays). A contributory pension scheme & life assurance

Closing date: 30th June 2020

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

You may have experience of the following: Finance Assistant, Accounts Assistant, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable Assistant, Accounting Assistant, Accounts Officer, Finance, Finance Officer, Finance Administrator, Accounts Administrator, Bookkeeper, Invoicing, Reconciliation, Purchase Ledger, etc

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Our medical teams respond to health emergencies following disasters, disease outbreaks and war.  We are seeking an experienced Finance and Administrative Assistant to join our HQ team to provide excellent financial and general administrative support.

The successful candidate will join a small and friendly finance function playing a key role supporting every aspect of the charity’s work by ensuring the smooth implementation of financial and administrative processes.  You will bring experience of working in a finance / administrative support role and will be used to working with electronic financial ledger systems.  You do not have to have qualifications in finance, but if you hold or are working towards AAT (or similar) qualifications this may be an advantage.

You will combine your previous experience working with financial accounting processes and procedures with excellent attention to detail to make sure that your work is accurate and precise.  You will be good at working in teams as well as working independently with limited supervision.  Your excellent communication skills will ensure that you work well with our suppliers, donors and customers as well as with colleagues and the doctors, nurses and other health professionals who make up our membership.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits along with a friendly working environment and the opportunity to make a real difference through humanitarian work.  This is an exciting opportunity to join UK-Med in an essential role in our team

An exciting opportunity for a pro-active and conscientious individual with excellent numerical and organisation skills to join a small team at our offices in Marylebone.

This role has been newly created to support the Help Refugees charity and will be a key part of our Collective Fund team focusing on data processing as well as other financial administration and office tasks.

OVERVIEW OF THE ORGANISATION

Prism the Gift Fund is a UK registered charity, and company limited by guarantee in England and Wales. We have been named as one of the Best Charities to Work For in the UK in 2020, ranking no. 13 in the UK on the inaugural Third Sector/Best Companies shortlist!  Our mission is to increase the flow of funds into the charitable sector which we deliver through 3 key offerings:

• Donor Advised Fund (DAF) services to HNW / UHNW individuals & families who channel their national and international philanthropy through Prism the Gift Fund as a time, cost, and tax effective alternative to one’s own grant making foundation.
• Collective Fund services - charitable, finance, and governance infrastructure - to groups who want to create brands or projects of a charitable nature under the auspices of Prism the Gift Fund. The Collective Fund founders enter into a relationship with Prism, benefiting from our charitable expertise and where we provide the administration, due diligence and disbursement of the funds raised in their name.

• Foundation administration - Prism can assist foundations with a whole host of services to ensure that the foundation runs smoothly, at a much lower cost than a staff member and an office.

The service offerings have increased exponentially in popularity over the last five years, with the charity’s income and grant making last year being in excess of £44 million and £32 million respectively.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain accurate information on the internal database as well as other accounting tools
• Support the Finance team in maintaining the correct processes to ensure all financial data is captured and reported on a timely basis
• Process Gift Aid claims and support the team with other VAT related administrative tasks
• Assist the Compliance Officer with the administration of Help Refugees services
• Ensure thank you letters are drafted and sent to donors appropriately
• Assist with answering the phone and fielding enquiries
• Maintain an organised computer filing system
• Work with the Help Refugees team to provide further administrative support
• Ensure the smooth running of day to day office operations
• Support and deliver other projects and tasks in line with developing your skills and experience

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Graduate or equivalent mix of qualifications and experience
• Excellent organisation and administration skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong numerical skills
• Analytical skills with the ability to identify key points from complex material
• Highly proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and databases
• Professional interpersonal and communication skills to a wide range of people at all levels of situations on the phone, face to face and in writing, for engagement with staff, Trustees and external contacts
• Able to prioritise a varied and fast paced workload
• Able to make judgement as to when to take the initiative
• Self-motivated, proactive and solution driven in approach
• Passionate and interested in the charitable sector.

Please apply via email with your CV and a covering letter explaining why you would like to be part of the Prism the Gift Fund team.

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.

The Fifth Trust is a Kent-based charity that supports adults with learning difficulties. We provide day care facilities on two sites in the Elham Valley near Canterbury for over 120 students. Our purpose is to provide a safe and fulfilling way of life, helping each individual to achieve their full potential. 

Finance Manager

This is a wonderful opportunity for the right candidate to make a difference.  You will be part of our friendly and effective team, working three days a week at our Elham Valley site.   

This is a strategic role where you will be responsible for supporting the Chief Executive in making sound business decisions in the long and short term to ensure a sustainable future for The Fifth Trust.  You will produce financial reports and develop appropriate strategies based on financial research.

This section details the main responsibilities of the role, together with a selection of indicative duties. Other duties, commensurate with the seniority of the post, may also be assigned from time to time

• Monitor the day-to-day financial operations within the Fifth Trust, such as payroll, invoicing, and other transactions
• Contract outside services for tax preparation, auditing, banking, investments, and other financial needs as necessary
• Manage the day-to-day activities of the Accounts Assistant
• Track the company's financial status and performance to identify areas for potential improvement
• Seek out methods for minimising financial risk to the company
• Provide insightful information to senior executives to aid in long-term and short-term decision making
• Review financial data and prepare monthly and annual reports
• Present financial and ad-hoc reports to Trustees, stakeholders, executives, and clients in formal meetings

Are you a member of a Christian Church with pastoral skills and an ability to relate well to people of all ages and backgrounds? Are you able to offer a thoughtful and mature Christian presence in a variety of contexts?

We are seeking a Pastoral Worker to work in the Enfield Methodist Circuit from 1 September 2020.  You will work collaboratively with the presbyter in pastoral charge and others to provide pastoral care for a group of churches.  You will help the circuit to shape and reimagine patterns of pastoral care across those churches, enabling the churches to develop and build on partnerships, particularly with the local MHA Live at Home Scheme.

You will support the presbyter in enabling the church community to care and pray for one another.  To offer care that is complementary to Pastoral Visitors and house groups through meeting with those with specific pastoral need. By agreement with the presbyter, and following appropriate training, to visit members of the church, their families, and any linked with the church who have a particular pastoral need.

You will be part of a 15 person diverse Circuit Leadership Team and have opportunities for study and training.  Benefits include a contributory pension scheme and 28 days paid holiday per year in addition to bank holidays.

Are you a highly efficient and proactive individual looking for a fast-paced and rewarding new role? If so, Energy Saving Trust is looking for a dynamic Team Assistant to join our Transport team.

Reporting to the Programme Manager, our successful candidate will be responsible for providing the day-to-day administrative support for the ChargePlace Scotland programme and the wider transport work-plan delivered by Energy Saving Trust on behalf of Transport Scotland.

Your duties will include ensuring that all administrative tasks are completed to allow design and delivery of work to be undertaken in accordance with agreed standards, plus providing support with supplier engagement and customer support, engagement and identification. You will also process grant funding applications, support the wider transport team across a range of programmes, plus keep records, accounts and information up to date and accurate.

You must have experience of performing administrative tasks to assist in stakeholder engagement and communication, and of managing spreadsheets and documents containing large amounts of information. An excellent communicator, both verbal and written, you will have solid IT skills and have an understanding of the preparation and maintenance of monitoring, assessment and reporting procedures.

This is a full-time, permanent position. For more information, please see job description on EST Website. 
 
Applications close 12 noon, 15 July 2020.

To apply, please visit our website.

Only people with the right to work in the UK may apply for this position. 

Our partner has played a key role in supporting the most vulnerable people during the COVID-19 crisis in the UK. As a result of an increase in the demand for the crucial services they provide, they have grown rapidly and are at an interesting phase in the development of their finance function. They are seeking an experience management accountant to support them through this phase of increased volume and complexity of activity, and to act as a business partner engaging with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of the monthly management accounts, variance analysis and reports, and engaging with department heads to manage these.
• Act as a business partner to the programmes team, providing accounting & financial support, analysis and identifying risks in order to better assist resource allocation and decision making within the organisation.
• Support in the creation of a reporting structure for new projects, working with the finance and programmes team to introduce and embed this.
• Work with the Head of Finance in preparing reports for senior leadership and the board of trustees.
• Support the Head of Finance with other projects including revising and documenting their processes, a system implementation, and coaching and developing junior members of the team.

Requirements

• An experienced accountant (qualified or finalist) with experience in budget preparation, preparing management accounts, undertaking variance & commercial analysis, reporting, developing controls, processes & systems, and systems implementation.
• Good systems experience, intermediate/advanced knowledge of Excel.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work successfully with finance and non-finance staff, and engage a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

This is a 9 month fixed-term contract. This role is only open to candidates with the right to work in the UK. 

Our partner is a leading global not for profit working to positively impact the lives of children and youth around the world. They are seeking an experienced financial accountant to support them with the year-end activities. 

Key Responsibilities

• Meet the timetable for pre and post year end activities, so that the financial statements are prepared and available to the auditors on time
• Provide supporting analyses for the year end results for the UK entities and group accounts.
• Assist with drafting sections of the financial statements

Requirements [essential]

• Qualified financial accountant, with experience in year-end accounting and audit processes. This includes experience in undertaking reconcilitations, year-end closing, trial balance production and statutory account preparation.
• Expereince of doing so in a complex, international organisation.
• Experience in using SAP, and advanced Excel skills. 

This is fixed-term 3 month contract. Applications are being considered, and applicants being invited for interviews on an ongoing basis. 

Our partner offers children and youth from low income families, access to quality, affordable education. They are doing this by developing a strong curriculum, incorporating technology and other innovative learning methods, investing in teacher training and offering students, girls especially, a safe space to learn. More recently, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, created a long-distance, online learning tools to enable students to continue learning and remain safe. As they look to move from a start-up to a growth stage social enterprise, they are seeking a dynamic Finance Director to develop a resilient, multi-country finance function. This is a newly created role, and will be an interesting position for someone willing to be hands on, whilst offering strategic oversight and support.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the integrity of the accounting and financial management systems, oversight of the transaction processes, preparation of the year-end financial statements and the annual audit, and ensuring that the organisation meets all its statutory and regulatory compliance.
• Review and strengthen the control environment, ensuring that accounting processes are understood and adhered to across the organisation.
• Establish finance systems and teams in new locations.
• Lead on organisational budget creation, developing and strengthening of budget monitoring, reporting and cashflow forecasting and reports.
• Drive on financial planning, offering the senior leadership analysis and advice on new business and growth opportunities.
• Work with senior leadership in designing the fundraising strategy (grants and investments), prepare the financial models and support presentations made to funders/investors.
• Business partnering and management of external stakeholder relationships – including investors, banks, suppliers and auditors.
• Oversight of the finance staff, responsible for hiring and retaining a qualified team.

Person Specification

• Senior finance professional, with an undergraduate degree and accounting qualification, and demonstrable experience of running the finance function of a fast growing small- to medium-sized enterprise (preferably in a start-up environment), including of developing controls, accounting processes and financial management tools.
• Experience of corporate finance & fund accounting.
• Excellent proficiency in written and verbal English
• Strong problem solver, flexible and able to handle a large and varied volume of work and responsibilities maturely
• Excellent relationship management skills, and ability to deal with stakeholders diplomatically and with tact.
• Passion for the education sector.
• Experience of working in Africa is desirable.

Salary c. $65,000 + benefits depending on experience. This role will be based in Ghana, with travel to other West African countries. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic and fun individual to join Cherry Trees amazing care team.

Cherry Trees provides day-time and over-night “home from home” respite to children with a range of disabilities in a stimulating environment.

You will work in a team with other carers looking after the children and young people who come to Cherry Trees, working a shift that might be morning / evening / weekend.

Shift patterns are typically an early shift of 7am-2.15pm, late shift of 1.45pm – 9pm and day shifts of 10am-6pm. Shift patterns are 3-weekly with the Christmas period off.

We remain open at this challenging time to support our children and thier families as much as we are able to and strictly adhere to our Covid 19 guidelines.

Full-training is given as is the opportunity to gain a Diploma Level 3 and build your career with us.

Location: East Clandon, Surrey
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £16,000-£20,000 per annum