The successful Accounts Payable Clerk will be helping the finance department to keep up with incoming invoices over a busy period of growth.

The role is expected to last for 2 months but could be extended.

Client Details

The organisation you'll be working for has brand new offices in the centre of London and are currently going through a period of growth.

Description

The key responsibilities of the Accounts Payable Clerk will be to;

• Help clear a backlog of invoices
• Help to keep on top of incoming invoices
• Assist in weekly payment runs
• Contact suppliers regarding any queries

Profile

The successful Accounts Payable Clerk will ideally come form a property or housing association back ground.

You'll be experienced in accounts payable and you will have a pro active approach to your work.

You will be capable of efficiently processing high volumes of invoices daily.

Job Offer

The successful applicant will be working in a brand new office with a great team and the contract has the opportunity to be extended.

A children's charity based in London is looking for an Accounts Assistant to take on a full-time temporary role within a fast-paced environment.

Client Details

A children's charity based in London with good transport links.

Description

The successful Accounts Assistant will be responsible for:

• processing regular payments including invoices and expenses
• preparing accruals and prepayments
• reconciling payments to supplier statements
• monitoring petty cash

Profile

The Accounts Assistant will be immediately available for interviews, and have previous exposure to working within a similar position for a Not for Profit organisation.

You will be a confident user of different accounting systems, namely Agresso, Sage or Quickbooks, with an ability to work under pressure within a team-based environment.

Excellent levels of communication and organisation are essential for this role as you will be dealing with budget holders and a high task load on a daily basis.

Job Offer

An hourly rate of £11-£14 p/h dependent on previous exposure to both the duties the role requires and a history of working within a similar industry.

The successful Accounts Assistant will get the opportunity to work with a great team over the next 2 months dealing with backlog and incoming invoices.

The role has the potential to be extended and you will be expected to come up with a plan of action with the Financial Controller to tackle the task at hand.

Client Details

The client is a growing Housing Association in Central London with new offices.

Description

The key responsibilities of the Accounts Assistant will be to;

• Process invoices.
• Carry out payment runs.
• Ensure every invoice has been approved.
• Liaise with external suppliers and organisations.
• Carry out creditor reconciliations.
• Handle finance queries promptly in a professional manner.
• Ensure refunds for over payments connected to utilities bills and council tax are obtained promptly.

Profile

The successful Accounts Assistant will have come from roles with similar duties and you will be able to start ideally as soon as possible.

You will be someone who is punctual, manages their workload effectively, will adhere to financial controls in place.

You will be very professional in your manner when communicating with external organisations and suppliers.

It is expected that you will have good Excel skills, being proficient in both V Look ups and Pivot Tables as there will be a lot of work done on spreadsheets.

Coming from a Housing background is not needed but is desirable.

Job Offer

The successful Accounts Assistant will have the chance to work in a friendly environment in new offices with the opportunity to have the contract extended beyond the initial 2 months.

Confident part-time worker required for administration, finance and communications role to support a small team of volunteer directors and freelance project workers delivering a range of local environmental projects. 

The successful candidate will possess relevant administrative, financial and data management skills. He/she will ideally have previous experience within the voluntary sector, be aware of environmental issues and be able to work independently at times. 

Working at least two days per month we are currently hoping to increase activity to necessiate a 1 day per week post (or 20% of Full Time Equivalent).

The successful candidate will be based in Lion Chambers opposite Huddersfield Railway Station. This is a PAYE post but we would consider applications from those currently self-employed.

Environment Kirklees Ltd runs the Greenstreams river stewardship project, promotes the planned 3 Valleys Nature Park, and operates an annual GoToTown litter collection. It is also developing a Waste & Resources Network (KWRnet) to encourage community and third sector involvement in waste solutions. 

Do you want a role within a rapidly growing organisation with an excellent progression path? Are you a driven and ambitious individual in the early stages of your finance career? Looking to work for an organisation that encourages and nurtures the development of their staff?

If yes, then look no further!

My client is a London based charity who is looking for a Finance and Admin Assistant to join their team on a permanent basis. This is the perfect opportunity for someone who is in the early stages of their finance career, who has the drive and determination to learn and push themselves in this supportive environment.

The main responsibilities of this Finance and Admin Assistant role are as follows:

• Full responsibility for ensuring that all transactional data is uploaded into the system accurately.
• Take the lead in the processing of sales and purchase ledger invoices, ensuring that all payments are made in a timely manner.
• Provide invaluable support in the preparation of the monthly management accounts, including the preparation of journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Sole charge for gathering requested financial data, liaising with the business partners or external stakeholders where appropriate.
• Play a pivotal role in the wider resources team, providing ad hoc administration support as required.
• Attend wider organisational meetings, booking rooms and taking minutes where necessary.

This role is for a forward-thinking charity and offers a brilliant opportunity for candidates looking to join a close-knit finance team within a rapidly growing establishment. The successful candidate will be offered a competitive benefits package, including flexible working hours, an excellent annual leave allowance and numerous opportunities to develop professionally.

The successful candidate will have:

• Started actively studying towards a relevant accountancy qualification.
• Related work experience within a finance team, however candidates without are still encouraged to apply.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently.
• The determination and ambition to build a fantastic finance career and enthusiasm to learn on the job.
• Ideally, previous experience using Quickbooks or another system of equal complexity.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now as applications are being reviewed daily and the client is looking to interview candidates as ASAP.

FINANCE OFFICER

REDBRIDGE CARERS SUPPORT SERVICE (RCSS)

Redbridge Carers Support Service (RCSS) is a leading carers organisation offering a range of innovative, holistic services to carers. We are currently seeking to appoint an accomplished, experienced Finance Officer to join our small charity. You will be working closely with our senior management team and assist in providing proactive, efficient and effective financial management of our charitable resources.

You will play a key role in ensuring internal financial systems and procedures are working efficiently, providing accurate and timely reports, as required. Working closely with senior management, the Finance Officer will take day to day responsibility for the finance function and ensure all financial controls are in place and transactions are managed in accordance with internal policies, relevant financial regulations and funders specifications and requirements.

The role will include the management of financial systems, budget monitoring, updating of records and the preparation of accounts for senior management and the RCSS Board of Trustees. The role will include overseeing compliance with authorisation procedures. You will support the work of the organisation, the Trustees, the Executive Director, the Operational Director and staff, including accounts, payroll, invoices and budgets for core work and projects and for funding bids.

RCSS has a 25-year history of providing excellent services for carers. We are a dynamic and enterprising team with a wealth of experience, skills and talent. We are offering a fantastic opportunity for someone who has a talent for finance and experience of the charity sector. We offer training and self-development opportunities to all staff and a workplace pension scheme.

This is a part time post, 18 hours per week, based in Ilford, in the London Borough of Redbridge. Salary: £17,232 p.a. pro rata  (£33,000 FTE)

Please read the Job Description/Person Specification before completing the application.

CVs will not be accepted.

Failure to address the requirements of the Person Specification may result in applications not being shortlisted.

Due to current crisis , please note that the new closing date is Tuesday 14th April 2020, but applications will be reviewed as received so the post may be filled before the published closing date. 

Finance Assistant

Are you a Finance Assistant looking for your next career move? Do you like the idea of working for a leading provider of Mental Healthcare Packages? Are you interested in working within a close-knit team?

Our client has an exciting opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join their friendly and professional team based within their Head Office in Stockport, where you will support the Finance Team by processing petty cash and raising monthly sales invoices amongst all other finance duties.

What’s on offer:

- Competitive salary (£19,012.50 - £21,059.93 dependant on experience)
- Monday - Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm with a 30 minute lunch break (37.5 hour working week)
- 22 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
- Enhanced Superior company pension
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Free on-site parking
- Paid DBS check
- Employee Assistance Programme / 24-hour Counselling Service
- Online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
- Excellent Learning and Development opportunities
- The opportunity for internal promotions
- Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral)
- Regular social events and recognition schemes (‘Employee of the year awards’, Summer & Christmas parties)

As a Finance Assistant you will:

- Process petty cash on a weekly basis and assist with quarterly visits to the homes for petty cash audits.
- Carry out bank reconciliations on Sage
- Be responsible for raising monthly sales invoices
- Provide information to the management accountant for reports
- Be responsible for managing the utilities accounts for each home
- Assist with the purchase ledger as required
- Support with the processing and administration of payroll as required
- Participate in covering reception on a rota during periods of leave and sickness

As a Finance Assistant you will:

- Be educated at GCSE Grade C or above in Maths (Or equivalent)
- Be an AAT student
- Have experienced using Sage 50
- Be able to prioritise workload and have experience working within a Finance Department
- Have great attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
- Understand confidentiality and exercise discretion throughout your role
- Establish effective working relationships with staff and managers
- Have excellent oral and written communication skills
- Be proficient in Microsoft Office Packages (Spreadsheets, Databases, Email, Word Processing)
- Be able to plan workload and work under pressure

Desirable Criteria:

- Full UK Driving Licence
- Previous experience of processing payroll
- Experience of working within the Healthcare Industry

If you are interested in joining an enthusiastic, motivated business who thrive in developing and rebuilding young people and young adults with complex difficulties then please get in touch today.

The closing date for this position is Thursday 26th March so please ensure you apply before this date.

Our client operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. They are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community.

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

Ref: 92344

Based in an Academy in West London the School Finance Officer will work in a busy Finance Team managing all aspects of Finance.

Client Details

Based in West London this Academy is part of a well known Academy Trust.

Description

The School Finance Officer will be responsible for the following duties

• Managing the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable Function for the Academy
• Manage the Parent Pay System for the School
• Answer any queries and be a key point of contact across the business

Profile

The successful School Finance Officer will have a strong accounting background and exposure to working in a busy finance department. Experience with in the Education Sector is desirable but not essential.

Job Offer

A salary of between £22000 and £26000 pro rata plus a a generous pension contribution and holiday allowance.

Finance Assistant - Part-Time
Calderdale, West Yorkshire

Are you an enthusiastic individual with an accounting qualification? Do you want to support a fantastic charity funding life-changing services? If so, read on.

About Us

With over 29 years of experience, Community Foundation for Calderdale (CFFC) is a multi-award winning charity and are listed in the top ten grant distributors within the UK.

We support hundreds of charities and volunteer groups across our region, addressing inequalities, investing in brighter futures and enabling positive change.

Working with generous individuals, businesses and public sector organisations, we have distributed over £30 million in grants to a diverse range of causes in local communities.

We are now looking for a Finance Assistant to join us on a part-time basis, to support our financial activities and accounts.

The Benefits

- Salary of £17,000 pro rata
- Pension scheme
- 20 days’ holiday (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays
- Extended Easter and Christmas breaks
- Flexible working schedule

This is a fantastic opportunity to hone your diverse set of financial skills with an organisation that is creating real and lasting change throughout the local community.

You’ll quickly find that we offer excellent development and progression opportunities, ensuring that you grow with your role and beyond, meaning this role represents present and future value for your career.

So, if you want to use your expertise to support local causes and issues such as mental health, loneliness and homelessness, this is the role for you.

The Role

As a Finance Assistant, you will support and maintain our accounting records and ensure the efficient running of the accounts function in line with all current legislation.

Supporting the Finance Manager, you will:

- Assist with all incoming and outgoing cash, cheques, invoices and delivery notes
- Maintain the cashbook, post book and petty cash
- Update and maintain the online accounting system
- Prepare Gift Aid claims, cheque, FPS (online) and other payments
- Support the delivery of the financial management reports and papers
- Assist in preparing returns documentation for funding bodies
- Support the year end accounts and audit

About You

To join us as a Finance Assistant, you will need:

- At a minimum, an accountancy qualification
- Experience of working with Sage
- A strong work ethic
- Strong time-management abilities

Ideally, you will have accountancy and/or finance experience from within a charity environment, but this is not essential.

Other organisations may call this role Finance Officer, Accounts Assistant, Finance Co-ordinator, Finance Administrator, Accountancy Assistant, Ledger Clark, Purchase Ledger Clerk, Sales Ledger Clerk, Accounts Technician, Charity Finance Assistant, Finance Clerk, or Accounts Clerk.

This is a part-time role, working 21 hours per week, over any three days, however these hours can be worked over five days.

CFFC reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.

Webrecruit and Community Foundation for Calderdale are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re looking for a new challenge as a Finance Assistant, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

TPP Finance and Accountancy are working with a £2.5million turnover international charity to help them recruit a Finance Officer.

This is a permanent full time role and the candidates applying for this position should be available to interview via skype or zoom and start in April 2020.

The salary being offered for this role is £30,000 per annum.

You will be working very closely with the Head of Finance and some of the key duties and responsibilities for this role are:

- Work closely with the Head of Finance in all aspects of the finance function
- Manage all financial activities for our funded project (Maintain integrity and accuracy of Project Trackers)
- Partner with project managers to ensure correct allocation of financial activities and a clear understanding of over & underspends
- Clear understanding of Restricted vs unrestricted funds and contributions to core funding from projects
- Consolidate project trackers for monthly management reporting
- Support & assist part time accounts payable staff
- Sage Line 50 - including projects & advanced Excel

This role will be closing on Friday therefore if you have the required experience, please apply immediately.

Harris Hill are proud to be working alongside a well established mental health charity in North London. We are looking for a part-time Finance and Admin Officer (2 days a week) to help this small charity to continue operating efficiently.

The main duties of the Part-time Charity Finance & Admin Officer include:

Accounting
You will be responsible for maintaining all financial records & data, including entering transactions on the accounting software (QuickBooks) and you will play a key role part in migrating over to a new system (Xero).

Your tasks will include the following:
- Preparing invoices, including grant claims.
- Credit control
- Claiming Gift Aid
- Banking of cheques & cash as required
- Processing BACS and cheque payments
- Correctly authorising and paying staff and Trustees expenses.
- Pay role & pension processing
- Bank reconciliation
- Controlling debit card & petty cash
- Checking and maintaining files for direct debit payments
- Maintaining the Assets register
- Preparing and posting the monthly journals'
- Assisting preparation of monthly management accounts and annual Audit

General administration
a) Facilities
- ensure that service contracts are properly managed so the offices and maintained & cleaned.
- work with senior management to ensure that the various insurance covers are keep up to date
- be responsible for day to day building maintenance

b) Health and Safety
- assist the Senior Clinical Administrator with day-to-day health and safety administration

c) ICT (Information & Communications Technology)
- administer the IT support contracts and liaise with help desks when required

d) Human Resources
- assist in maintaining accurate and confidential personnel records
- assist in the recruitment of new staff

e) Governance
- assist the Director to organise meetings of the Trustees and ensure that papers are circulated in a timely manner

Personal Specifications

Qualification in accounting or equivalent (AAT minimum qualification).

Excellent finance management experience within a charity setting.

Ability to manage and work effectively in a small team.

Strong written & verbal communication skills.

Extremely strong interpersonal skills.

Expereince of financial policies and procedures of a charity

If you are AAT qualified (at a minimum) and you have previous experience of working within a finance function of a charity we look forward to your application.

Good Luck :)

Head of Finance and Support Services 

We are currently recruiting for a part time, (17.5 hrs) Head of Finance and Support Services. This is an exciting new role for the charity and the successful candidate will be heading up a small team to support the rest of the organisation as together, we champion equality and aspiration for girls. The role will have a London base but we might be able to be more flexible in our approach for employees post probation.

You will work collaboratively across the organisation to ensure rigorous financial management, policies and controls are in place. You will also be responsible for ensuring our central support services including IT systems operate effectively and efficiently in support of all staff.

We are looking for a fully qualified accountant, with demonstrable knowledge of, financial monitoring and reporting systems. You will be experienced in preparation of budgets, management accounts and cash flows.

You should also have demonstrable experience of delivering improvement projects around finance, IT or processes.

With experience in a UK based charity, the ideal candidate will have a good understanding of charity finance, accounting for investments and regulatory compliance.

As a member of the leadership team you will contribute to the development and delivery of the GFS strategic plan.

This is a rewarding opportunity for an experienced professional.

Please Note CV's are not accepted

This Finance Assistant role aims to bring about a positive change, and is offering £11-£14ph for the successful candidate dependent on prior exposure to the duties of the role.

Client Details

A leading environmental charity committed to becoming an inclusive, community-led charity.

Description

The successful Finance Assistant will be responsible for:

• VAT returns and analysis
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Being a point of contact for auditors, HR and the external Payroll
• Reviewing the management accounts.

Profile

The Finance Assistant must have excellent verbal and written communication skills. They must be confident in there approach and have a keen eye for detail.

They will also have an outstanding understanding of excel and have prior exposure to a role within the public sector.

Job Offer

A 3-month interim Finance Assistant role based in London offering £11-£14ph.

The role will be for 6 weeks covering a period of absence.

The role will include a variety of duties to get involved in and you will be working very closely with the Finance Manager during this busy period.

Client Details

The client is a growing Housing Association in London.

Description

The key responsibilities of the Finance Officer will be to:

• Process all invoices and payment queries.
• Provide remittance advice after each payment run.
• Ensure all existing supplier's accounts are up to date.
• Produce fortnightly reports on outstanding purchase orders, goods receipts and unmatched invoices.
• Assist the Finance Manager in the preparation of monthly management accounts by preparing and posting necessary journals.
• Review sales ledger and chase up payments for invoices.

Profile

The successful Finance Officer will have a solid understanding of double entry book keeping and balance sheet reconciliations.

The ability to work well both independently and as a team, meeting deadlines and adhere to the month-end timetable.

You will be AAT qualified and coming from a Housing background would be very desirable.

Job Offer

This role will suit someone looking to take on a short term project.