Chance to Shine are looking for a Finance and Office Assistant to join our small team based at the Oval Cricket Ground. Despite the challenges posed by the Covid pandemic, we are proud of how we have managed to adapt our delivery to ensure we are able to continue to help young people to play, learn and develop through cricket. The role would suit a well organised individual, with strong attention to detail, looking to further their career in finance. As a small team, this role will have the opportunity to support a wide range of administrative tasks within the Finance & Resources department. You don’t need to be familiar with cricket but being supportive of our aims and sympathetic to our values are vital
Job Title – Finance and Office Assistant
Salary - £21,000 - £23,000 per annum depending on experience
Contract Type – Permanent (Full time), 37.5 hour/week
Benefits - 8% non-contributary pension, private medical healthcare, life insurance, 25 days annual leave (with additional non-contractual time at Christmas when the office is closed), season ticket loan scheme
Location – London Office, The Kia Oval, London SE11 5SW
Reporting to – Management Accountant
Closing Date – 12th February 2021
Background
Chance to Shine has been at the forefront in the delivery of sport for good for over 15 years, with a far-reaching national programme that spreads the power of cricket to schools, hospitals and communities across the country. Our ambition of ensuring that every child has the opportunity to play and learn and develop through cricket has seen us reach more than five million children in over 16,000 states schools and 200 community projects. We are passionate about what we do, and pride ourselves on our inclusivity. At Chance to Shine we truly believe that cricket is a game for all, and have showcased this through the work on our Street programme, our support for Black History Month, and our dedicated Secondary School Girls programme. Chance to Shine is a leader in using technology to support our efforts, with live streamed sessions, online fundraising events, and an innovative digital portal providing free online coaching resources. Based at London’s historic Oval cricket ground, this is an exciting time to join the team as Chance to Shine continues to help change the lives of children and young people across the UK, developing the personal, social and physical skills of the 500,000 children that we work with every year and having fun whilst doing it.
Purpose of the Role
The core purpose of Finance and Office Assistant’s role is to support the Finance and Resources team at Chance to Shine. The Finance and Resources team provide day to day support to all departments in the charity and trading subsidiary, Chance to Shine Enterprises Ltd, around finance, office, HR and general administration.
Key Responsibilities
The Finance and Office Assistant’s responsibilities include:
Finance
- Recording and analysing income and expenditure and posting transactions onto SAGE 50 Accounts
- Banking cash and cheques received
- Raising invoices and monitoring debtors
- Administering invoice approval and payment processes
- Operating expense claim procedures and payments
- Support delivery partner expenditure review process
- Support Finance & Resources department as required with ad hoc administrative support
Office Administration:
- Oversee and monitor the Office and Administration budget.
- To ensure that the general office space is always fully operational including collecting and distributing incoming post and keeping postage, printing and stationery supplies readily available.
- To liaise with the Kia Oval, regarding the general office space, car-parking, meeting rooms and staff accreditation.
- Help manage storage space at Kia Oval and offsite.
- To oversee day-to-day compliance with health & safety obligations at the Chance to Shine Kia Oval office. To include duties such as: fire and general office risk assessments and maintenance of incident log.
General support
- To provide administrative support for HR processes, including drafting letters and maintaining employee records.
- To manage the process of inducting new employees to CTS, including managing office and IT requirements.
- To help monitor the charity inbox and respond to general enquiries.
- To take minutes at Chance to Shine Board and Committee meetings.
- To provide diary support to the Chief Executive.
- To help out, as required at Chance to Shine events, such as fundraisers, media events and regional Chance to Compete finals.
- To support all departments as required with ad hoc administrative support.
Key relationships
The job holder will liaise with:
- Chief Executive and the CTS senior management team
- External contractors, landlords, volunteers and suppliers
- Operations, Fundraising, PR & Communications and Impact & Evaluation teams
- ECB People, IT and Finance teams
Skills, knowledge & personal competencies
The job holder should be able to demonstrate the following:
- Excellent IT skills: knowledge and experience of using MS Office Excel, Word and Outlook
- Strong administrative skills and attention to detail
- Experience working in an organisation with a customer service culture
- Able to plan and prioritise and work under pressure
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Able to work on own initiative-confident/self-starter/finisher
- An effective and enthusiastic team player
- Willingness to learn with a can do attitude
- Enthusiasm to embrace Chance to Shine values: Inspiring, ambitious, passionate, inclusive and fun
Experience & qualifications
Essential
- Office experience in a similar sized organisation
- Experience of SAGE 50 Accounts or similar accounting system or a willingness and aptitude to learn
- AAT or similar level accounting qualification (or studying towards) or a strong desire to study accounting as a vocation
Desirable
- Experience in a finance support role
- Experience in taking meeting minutes
- Familiarity with CRM contact databases (Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce or similar)
To apply:
Chance to Shine is committed to ensuring that the diversity of our staff team reflects the full diversity of the young people that we serve. Therefore, we welcome applications from all communities.
Please submit your CV and a covering letter explaining what makes you the ideal candidate for the role and what attracts you to Chance to Shine to [email protected] .org by 5pm on Friday 12th February 2021. We advise submitting your application as early as possible as we may have to close the advert sooner if oversubscribed. Interviews provisionally week commencing 22nd February. Due to Covid-19 restrictions interviews will be conducted via video conference.
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Key responsibilities will be:
- assisting the Finance Officer in maintaining databases, accounts and financial records.
- keeping paperwork updated, in order and readily available to access.
- ensuring that all income is correctly recorded and applied.
- sorting bank cards, handling petty cash etc
- assisting the Finance Officer in reconciling the Bank Accounts
- coordinate Benefit Applications and maintain records
- deputise for the Finance Officer as necessary.
Experience includes:
- proven experience of working with financial information (Excel & Sage 50 experience an advantage).
- a flair for finance, cash handling and dealing with donors and staff queries.
- the ability to work accurately and efficiently, prioritising your workload.
- self-motivation, resilience, with excellent organisational and inter-personal skills.
- have a high degree of integrity, tact, diplomacy and working under pressure.
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Client Details
A large Medical Membership Organisation in Central London
Description
- Raise and distribute sales invoices and credit notes.
- Respond to and deal with internal and external enquires relating to accounts receivable activities.
- Monitor the accounts receivable ledger and upload invoices.
- On weekly basis, produce accurate debtor's report and reconciliation reports.
- Update banking transactions onto cashbook and reconcile - transfer funds where required.
Profile
- Working for a membership organisation in the past is highly desirable
- Strong Excel skills
- Previous Accounts Receivable, Cashbook and Reconciliation work on CV
Job Offer
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- Contract type: open-ended; full time – 35 hours/week
- Reports to Head of Finance
- London or South East England – attendance at London office usually once per 1-2 weeks
- Closing date: 29th of January 2021
- Interview date: 5th of February 2021
Job description
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Key Responsibilities
Accounts Payable:
- Secure coding/authorisation, ensuring that they are correctly coded, authorised, and input onto SAGE.
- To prepare payment runs including supplier payments, refunds, expenses, and foreign payments.
- Process petty cash and the company credit card transactions
- To file accounting records on a regular and timely basis.
Pay-Roll:
- Work with Head of Finance to process UK & US monthly payroll to respective agencies and check output
Month-End and Quarterly Processing:
- Month end processing including
- Bank reconciliations
- Month end journals
- Variance analysis
Project Support:
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Key Skills required
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- Ability to build good working relationships with stakeholders at all levels, with a positive and problem-solving attitude.
- Ability to pick up new processes quickly, and take the initiative.
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- Excellent attention to detail and conscientiousness.
- Strong organisational and planning skills, able to multi-task, prioritise effectively/efficiently and meet deadlines under pressure.
- Excellent written and spoken English skills.
Qualifications and Experience
- Experience of using accounting systems (Sage Line 50) essential.
- AAT part qualified finalist desirable.
- GCSE English (or equivalent).
- Proof of right to work in the UK
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Client Details
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Description
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-Compliance, DBS checks
-Note taking in HR meetings
-Running reports (including payroll)
-Brilliant team player
Profile
The successful candidate will have the following:
-Experience working as HR Assistant or Coordinator
-Able to process payroll and has a strong attention to detail
-Experience handling recruitment processes and brilliant time management
-Has worked for a not for profit organisation previously
-Has no notice period or a short notice period
-Team Player
Job Offer
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Background
Turquoise Mountain is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation specialising in heritage based urban regeneration, traditional craft-training and connecting artisans to market opportunities. We seek to provide jobs, skills, and a sense of pride, through heritage. Since 2006 Turquoise Mountain has restored 150 historic and community buildings, trained 10,000 craftspeople, generated direct sales of $7m in craft products and welcomed 1m visitors to our exhibitions worldwide. Turquoise Mountain Trust currently works in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
Position Overview
- Work as part of the finance team to ensure the integrity of all financial records are maintained at all times
- Ensuring the correct processing and recording of the charity and its trading arm’s financial transactions for the UK and projects as necessary
- The role is home-based in the UK and working remotely with UK and international teams
Responsibilities
- Review supplier invoices/expense claims, collate supporting documents and get appropriate authorisations for payment per policy
- Record income and expenditure transactions in QuickBooks and Xero, checking and ensuring correct coding
- Collate and review all credit card receipts with monthly statements and post transactions in QB
- Review and process advance redemptions and petty cash, ensuring all receipts are provided and obtain approval per policy
- Review, record and reconcile bank and PayPal a/cs
- Assist in reconciling balance sheet accounts on monthly basis
- Any other tasks as required by the Finance team
Person specification
- Minimum 2 years bookkeeping experience with a basic understanding of double entry
- Experience of using an accounting system software, preferably QuickBooks and/or Xero
- Understanding of multi-currency accounting
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Methodical approach with good attention to detail and high levels of accuracy
- Good organisational skills, flexible and able to work remotely
- Ability to work on own initiative, manage and organise own workload and meet deadlines
- Cross-cultural understanding and ability to work across dispersed teams
- Understanding of charity finance regulations and practices an advantage
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An opportunity for a candidate with a good level of book-keeping, accounting, and administration skills, who would like to build their experience by working at a growing international not-for-profit organisation and be part of a small, dynamic team at the heart of global sustainability.
About the Role
As Finance & Administration Executive, you will work with the Finance & Risk Manager on all aspects of the finance function (approx. 80% time). Much of your time will be focused on maintaining accurate accounting records, enabling the business to meet its statutory filing obligations, and providing management with accurate, timely and relevant financial information. The role will also encompass supporting the CEO and the wider team in relation to governance administration and other administrative tasks (approx. 20% time).
What are we looking for?
To be considered for the role, you should be able to demonstrate your capability for being an effective finance professional with a keen eye for detail. You will have previously worked in bookkeeping and you would like to pursue your own growth in a finance role. You are proactive and positive in your approach, a doer who ensures that actions are prompt and issues resolved to completion. You have recently worked in a similar role and are familiar with the day-to-day financial activities of a smaller organisation.
As well as being financially literate, you should be an accomplished multi-tasker who enjoys and is capable of providing administrative and organisational assistance to busy colleagues, including the Chief Executive Officer. Being a relatively small organisation with a global reach and a challenging mission, we are looking for someone adaptable, resilient and able to work with a diverse set of colleagues and external stakeholders. An interest in sustainability would round off your profile.
We provide good development opportunities to our staff, as well as a dynamic and inspiring work environment with a friendly culture. Working as part of a Corporate Services team of six people, based in central London, you will report to the Finance & Risk Manager.
We offer 25 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life insurance, learning and development opportunities, season ticket loans, and a childcare voucher scheme. Flexible working arrangements can be discussed, although initially this normally office-based role is likely to involve working from home in light of current Covid-19 restrictions.
Bonsucro is committed to being an inclusive employer and we value diversity, so we welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, in particular from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates and candidates with disabilities. We encourage applications from all socio-economic backgrounds.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain sales, purchase & general ledgers
- Receive, check and process expenses claims
- Create and post month end accounting journals
- Perform weekly bank reconciliations for all accounts (including foreign currency)
- Process payroll for Bonsucro´s UK-based and overseas staff
- Assist with other pay items (pensions, childcare vouchers, loan schemes, etc.)
- Carry out tasks related to credit control
- Assist with weekly payments runs
- Provide additional support to the Finance & Risk Manager, including assisting with preparation of the monthly management accounts, VAT returns, statutory accounts and annual planning and budget setting process
- Coordinate the effective functioning of the London office space (e.g. liaise with office building manager; manage procurement of office supplies; anticipate and deal with any problems before they arise) and the current remote-working setup.
- Provide administration to the Chief Executive Officer and the wider team
- Assist with organisation and logistics of internal/external events and meetings
- Support the organisation of governance meetings, including Board of Director meetings, Sub-Committee meetings and Members Council meetings.
Person specification
- A good working knowledge of accountancy/bookkeeping principles and common accountancy software packages
- Previous experience in a finance or bookkeeping role (ideally in a not for profit or professional service environment)
- Previous experience in an administrative role
- Strong IT skills, in particular of Excel within a finance and accounting context
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise
- A proactive approach to work and confidence in working independently
- Good interpersonal skills and an ability to work effectively with others, including remotely based colleagues in the UK and internationally
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Reliable, hard-working and reliable
Other Criteria
- AAT Advanced certificate in Bookkeeping (or equivalent).
- Familiarity with Xero accounts software
- Experience of dealing with multicurrency accounting
- Language skills in Spanish and/or Portuguese
- Office management
Other information
Start date
As soon as possible
Salary
£25,000 to £30,000 pa (depending on experience) + competitive benefits package
Reports to
Finance and Risk Manager
Hours
Full Time (35 hours per week), open to discuss flexible working arrangements for exceptional candidates
Term
Initial 12 months contract with a view to becoming permanent
This job description reflects the core activities of the post. As the service and the post-holder develop, there will inevitably be some changes to the duties, and possibly to the emphasis of the post itself. We expect that the post-holder will recognise this and will adopt a flexible approach to work. This could include undertaking relevant training where necessary. The line manager will consult the post-holder if significant changes to the job description become necessary. Any changes will be reflected in a revised job description.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance and HR Officer to get involved at the heart of a growing charity, with scope to develop the role as the organisation continues to expand. The Finance and HR Officer will manage the day to day processes of the Operations function, including Finance, HR, IT and Governance, while also providing office management support and managing the CEO’s diary.
Post type: Full-time, fixed-term (24 months). Flexible arrangements will be considered.
Reports to: Operations and Finance Director
About us
Pro Bono Economics (PBE) enables professional economists from across the private, public and third sectors to volunteer their skills to tackle some of the most pressing issues in society. Working with our network of experienced consultant economists, our volunteers help charities and social enterprises appreciate their economic and social impact and so improve their overall effectiveness. We have worked with over 400 charities across the third sector since our inception in 2009.
We have embarked on an exciting new phase of our development, adding a dedicated in-house research and policy function to supplement our charity projects with new ‘macro’ insights into the value and the potential of civil society in the 2020s. Armed with new content, we want to play an enhanced role in helping shape the policy debate in the UK through a programme of public events, media engagement and contact with different layers of government.
Main duties & tasks:
Finance
- Bookkeeping, including management of our Xero accounts, invoice entry, reconciliations, managing expenses and payroll journals and internally reporting income
- Managing the monthly payment run, bank accounts and payroll (outsourced)
- Raising invoices and dealing with outstanding payments
- Assisting the Operations and Finance Director with general finance administration duties
HR
- Managing the recruitment process
- Onboarding new joiners
- Maintenance of staff information
- Administration of the performance review process
- Assisting with staff surveys
Office Management and IT
- Maintaining adequate office supplies
- Liaising with the landlord and external suppliers
- Liaising with the external IT support team to ensure IT issues are resolved quickly
- Answering the phone and managing shared mailboxes
Executive Support
- Diary management and ad hoc support to the CEO as required
Governance
- Helping to set up Board and committee meetings and monitoring attendance
- Taking minutes at Board and committee meetings
- Maintaining charity information on the Charity Commission and Companies House
- Any other duties as deemed reasonable by the line manager.
About you
We are looking for an exceptional candidate with experience of working in a similar role, ideally within a charity, but we also welcome candidates moving into the sector. The role would suit candidates with an excellent eye for detail and with excellent organisational skills.
Ideal characteristics include:
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people
- A keen eye for detail and a great level of accuracy
- Proficiency in Excel and Xero
- Experience in book-keeping
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to work independently
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work flexibly as part of a small team in a fast-moving environment
- A commitment to PBE’s focus on using economics to drive wellbeing improvements in the UK
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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. They have received a large number of new funds; additionally, they have incurred a large amount of unusual expenditure for pandemic-specific projects, some funded by restricted funds and some not. With this, they require additional support around income recognition and accounting for restricted funds; they are seeking an experience financial accountant to support them in getting ready for the year-end and audit.
Responsibilities
- Review restricted funding received to determine the correct income recognition and allocation of costs, to ensure that the restricted reserves position for the year is materially correct in the accounts and individual donor/grant reporting is correct.
- Undertake monthly review of control accounts to help ensure integrity of the general ledger.
- Support with VAT returns.
- Support Head of Finance with the preparation of statutory accounts and with the statutory audit.
- Review fixed asset register and ensure correct capitalisation of new assets purchased during the year, and that depreciation rate is in line with policy
- Support on generation of some monthly reporting for budget holders, management accounts.
- Support Head of Finance with other ad hoc tasks that may be required.
Requirements
- A qualified accountant with experience in fund accounting, income recognition and VAT requirements in charities.
- Experience of looking after a general ledger, performing balance sheet reconciliations, reviewing control accounts, preparing statutory accounts (charity SORP), and preparing for an external audit. Experience of grants management and charity finance is desirable.
- Good systems experience, intermediate/advanced knowledge of Excel.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, specifically experience of preparing and presenting reports to a wide range of audience and stakeholders.
- Experience of working in a growing, changing organisation.
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The Fellowship of Reconciliation is seeking a new (part time) Administration and Finance Officer to join our small team. You will be responsible for the efficient running of our administration and finance systems that keep our movement active. From processing information to creating reports, your attention to detail and systemic way of working will ensure we continue to act for peace. Through your skills and experience in book-keeping and finance work you’ll ensure we always know what money we have (and help ensure it’s used effectively) to keep making a difference.
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Application via CV with cover letter.
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Assistant Management Accountant
Part time, permanent post – 18.5 hours per week
Based in Reading
Salary in the range £25,773 - £31,499 pro rata per annum (£12,887 - £15,750 per annum actual)
PACT is one of the UK’s leading independent adoption charities, rated Outstanding by Ofsted, placing children with secure and loving families and supporting them with specialist therapeutic support.
PACT also runs inspirational community projects supporting vulnerable children and adults facing a range of issues including domestic abuse, homelessness and debt.
The Assistant Management Accountant will assist the Head of Finance with the effective operational control of the charity’s finances. This is a new role and provides the opportunity for someone to join us at an exciting time of growth and development.
The postholder will be responsible for the day to day control of the charity’s financial processes and for monitoring project budgets, as well as supporting the Head of Finance with monthly payroll and the preparation of monthly and end of year accounts.
We are looking for someone with knowledge of charity and company financial legislation and previous experience in the management and use of computerised accounting systems (Access Dimensions or Sage is preferred), with a recognised accountancy qualification (e.g. fully or part qualified ACCA/CIMA) or significant relevant experience.
You will be a strong team player and communicator, with the ability to present financial matters to non-financial managers. Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work to deadlines and demonstrate effective time management is also important.
Interested? If you would like to join an inspirational organisation where you can make a real difference to children and families, further information and how to apply are available on our website.
Closing date: 5pm, Wednesday 27th January 2021
Interview date: Friday 5th February 2021
Please note that we may close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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