Accounts Assistant required to work with a small charity in West London.

Your new company
A small charity in West London with an experienced and friendly team in place, this organisation will offer work life balance, competitive benefits and job stability.

Your new role
PROCESSES: Entering income/invoices, bank reconciliation and statements/salaries on to software and paying invoices. Printing and closing monthly accounts to prepare trial balance and income and expenditure account. Close monthly payroll.
PAYMENTS: Processing all Purchase Ledger payments. Writing and keeping record of all BACS/cheque/bank statement payments. Prepare weekly cash flow.
INVOICING: Invoice tenants for rents and service charges and any other invoices that may arise. Invoicing for all services undertaken by other departments.
Assisting with payroll, credit control, audit and banking. The organisation use Sage and this role reports into the Head of Finance.

What you'll need to succeed

• This role will suit an experienced Accounts Assistant who has done a similar role recently.
• The organisation will suit a candidate who is looking for stability rather than progression as that is not something they can offer.

What you'll get in return
The organisation offers a competitive package of benefits including an 11% employer pension contribution, 30 days holiday, and free onsite parking.

What you need to do now
Please apply ASAP to be considered. The client has already begun to request candidates for interview.

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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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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)

 

Reports to: CEO

Team & Location: Finance Team, The Bike Project Head Office, 12 Crossthwaite Avenue, London

Start Date: ASAP

Salary and hours: £30k per annum (0.6FTE, 22.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday)

Background

The Bike Project is a refugee charity going through a significant period of growth as we address increased demand for our services and our social enterprise. This part time position is required to manage the day-to-day accounting activities of the organisation. We are looking for an experienced finance officer who can help us pursue our charitable mission and sustain our commitment to support refugees throughout the UK as the charity grows.

About The Bike Project

Our mission is simple: to get refugees cycling! We are a community of cyclists, refugees, mechanics and volunteers. We collect donations of second-hand bikes, fix them together at our workshop, and then donate them to asylum seeking refugees in the UK. We have donated nearly 5,500 bikes to date. A proportion of the bikes that we receive are sold to the public through our online shop to generate income for the charity and ensure our long-term sustainability.

What it is like to work here

The Bike Project is a fun, interesting and supportive place for you to grow and professionally develop in the charity and social enterprise sectors. You will report to the CEO and work closely alongside the Financial Controller, but your role will have a high level of autonomy and you will help shape the future of the finance function and the organisation.

The Bike Project is an equal opportunities employer.  We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, and those who have personal experience of being a refugee. The Bike Project is a Living Wage accredited employer.

Duties and responsibilities

Supplier processing and reconciliations

• Monitor accounts email inbox
• Electronic filing to QuickBooks and Shared drive
• Process supplier invoices, bills, credit cards, staff expenses and other costs
• Stock order reconciliation to invoices
• Prepare payment runs for approval and upload to online banking
• Allocations of payments to ledgers
• Sending remittance advices to suppliers
• Supplier relationship management
• Supplier statement reconciliations

Customer processing and reconciliations

• Process grant and donation receipts
• Process and report e-commerce sales
• Monitor and reconcile bikes sold on credit
• Update the CRM for grant payments and new opportunities

Management reporting

• Bank reconciliations
• Petty cash management, processing and reconciliation
• Month end journals and reconciliations e.g. accruals, prepayments, allocations, stock, sales, payroll, grant accruals, RGA etc
• Prepare management accounts using reports from Quick Books

Year-end reporting and Audit

• Assist with annual audit and accounts preparation
• Prepare Trial balance and year end reconciliations for auditors

Other

• Provide financial information for funders reports
• To perform any other reasonable duties as required by the organisation.

Person Specification

• Minimum AAT qualified or relevant QBE.
• A good understanding of Charity SORP and FRS102 desirable.
• At least three years’ experience in a similar role, of which one year must be working within a charity.
• Experience with QuickBooks and/or similar finance systems as well as proficiency in Excel.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent English language skills (both written and oral). Additional language will be considered beneficial (in particular, Arabic, Farsi, Tigrinya and/or Amharic) 
• Ability to work autonomously to achieve agreed objectives and organisational targets with minimal supervision.
• High level of organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail and a thorough and systematic approach to diagnosing and solving problems.
• Experience of working or volunteering for a charitable organisation is desirable.
• Excellent interpersonal awareness and communication.
• An ability to conduct all duties in a manner that is non-judgmental and respects differences.
• An advocate for cycling who shares The Bike Project’s values and ethos and is committed to The Bike Project’s vision.

Working conditions

The hours are flexible, but this job will require occasional travel to other sites. Some remote working also considered.

(Working from home until the government deems it safe for the office to reopen. Specific arrangements will always be discussed with vulnerable individuals to ensure safety.)

How to apply

All candidates must provide a CV and covering letter (no longer than one page in length) that addresses the person specification and states how you heard about this job opportunity.  In addition, please include answers to the following questions.

1. Tell us about your previous experiences working for a charity?
2. Give us an example where you have proactively identified the need for a change in process or introduced a new process. How did you go about the change?
3. What attracted you to the role and working in the refugee sector?  

Please submit your application via the below method.

As part of our recruitment process the successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS basics check, and any employment offer is subject to satisfactorily passing such checks.

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: 10 July 12 noon

Interviews will be held on: Monday 13 July 2020 – (via zoom/Teams)

Please note we do not accept C.V.s

Registered charity number 1112830

Safer Recruitment

‘A safer setting starts with safer staff’

This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment

Hours: 14 to 21 hours per week (0.4-0.6 FTE), with flexibility to cater for busy periods

Location: London NW1. Head Office roles are currently working from home and a mix of home-working and office-working is anticipated in the medium term.

Start date: As soon as possible  

Citizens Advice Camden is the leading provider of voluntary sector advice services in Camden. We help approximately 10,000 people each year in 16 locations with free, confidential, and impartial advice on a wide range of issues.

The post of Finance Officer is a critical role within the organisation and the post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day financial management and will be involved in maintaining the financial procedures and systems, producing budgets and management accounts for a variety of needs, and ensuring accurate and timely record keeping.

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced individual who can work independently and communicate effectively with the Board, senior managers, and funders. We will expect the post holder to take a pro-active approach to system improvement.  

You will have;

• An accountancy (or book-keeping) qualification or relevant experience;
• Experience of using computerized accounting packages, preferably QuickBooks;
• A high level of IT literacy, in particular with MS Excel;
• Broad experience of financial management, accounting, reporting, and statutory requirements;
• Strong communication skills;
• Experience of Charity finance and Citizens Advice systems would be an advantage.

Interview date: Wednesday, 29 July 2020. Initial interviews will be held by Zoom.

All candidates invited to interview will be required to provide documentary evidence of their right to work in the UK to comply with the statutory requirements.

Camden CAB is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.

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

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

Ref: 93353

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

Citizens Advice Gateshead is an independent local charity, and a member of the national Citizens Advice network.  As a team of over 160 staff and 50+ volunteers, we punch above our weight locally and nationally, mobilising knowledge through the delivery of tangible social value, in many different guises, to thousands of people every year.

Our vision is a fair society for all, with lives well lived. As set out in our strategic plan, we aim to be an enduring and dynamic charity that never stands still until we have achieved this vision.

We are now recruiting a Finance Manager to help us to take the next steps on our journey

The Finance Manager post is key to managing and continually improving the financial health and integrity of Citizens Advice Gateshead. The post holder will manage all aspects of the financial affairs of the charity and its trading subsidiary Society Matters cic, with accountability for day to day financial management, and for providing clarity and visibility in all financial matters, to inform and aid insightful and effective decision-making by the Trustee Board, the Chief Executive and the Leadership and Management team.

The role requires an uncompromising attention to detail and a focus on continuous improvement, making best use of technology and resources to improve the efficiency and accuracy of financial processes.

Reporting to a Director, this is a hands-on, technical role, with one direct report.

Does this sound like you

Our ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant who has experience of financial and management reporting within a charity or publicly funded organisation >£1m turnover, including hands-on preparation of annual budgets, forecasts, monthly management accounts and year-end statutory accounts and returns.

You will have an in-depth, recent working knowledge of managing income and expenditure (including cyclical claims) associated with complex and diverse funding streams including contracts, grants, trusts, foundations, donations, gift aid and trading income; and of all financial services, including payroll, pensions, payables and receivables.

If this sounds like you, please get in touch for an application pack to find out more about the charity, the role and how to apply.

Annual Salary: £32,000 to £40,000 per annum, depending upon the experience of the candidate and the contribution they can make to the charity.

Hours: 37 hours per week / Monday to Friday / Flexible working / TOIL system / can include remote working

Closing Date: 5 pm Thursday 9th July 2020

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

Are you seeking a progressive role within a large and leading organisation? Have you got experience carrying out reconciliations and maintaining financial ledgers? Are you AAT qualified or currently studying towards a CCAB accountancy qualification? If yes, please read on!

Robertson Bell are pleased to be partnering with one of Cambridge's largest employers whilst they recruit for a permanent Financial Accountant. Reporting into the Financial Controller you will manage one Assistant Financial Accountant. Duties include but will not be limited to:

* Work closely with the Financial Controller to produce the statutory accounts.
* Prepare VAT returns and act as the main point of contact for any VAT related queries.
* Oversee the financial ledgers ensuring integrity and compliance with policies and procedures.
* Lead on bank reconciliations and work closely with the management accounts team to ensure deadlines are met.
* Oversee bank transfers including foreign payments.
* Help the accounts payable and receivables teams with any payment queries.
* Process creditor payments and if necessary, post cash receipts and payments.
* Lead on all banking administration and take sole responsibility for the chart of accounts.

This Financial Accountant role is a great opportunity for someone with several years finance experience now looking for a step up in their career. The role comes with a generous employee benefits package and an increase in salary with every year of service.

This successful candidate will be:

* AAT level 4 qualified or studying towards a CCAB qualification.
* Experienced in financial accounts.
* Confident using Excels to an intermediate level.
* A good problem solver with excellent communication skills.
* Confident carrying out reconciliations.
* Experienced carrying out VAT related responsibilities.

If interested, please do not delay in applying as CV's will be reviewed daily.

Greenwich Hospital is a unique 325 year old Crown Charity. On a cold October day in 1694, William III and Mary II signed a royal charter establishing a Crown charity for the benefit of naval seamen and their families. Things have changed a lot since then, but Greenwich Hospital remains a vital provider of funds in supporting naval sea men and women in the UK. 

Greenwich Hospital is no longer a hospital, nor is it based in Greenwich.  What it is is an organisation with an extensive asset portfolio that it manages to generate funds to provide necessary charitable support to a range of worthwhile causes in the navy sector.  We hold property investments in Greenwich town centre, including the lively Greenwich Market, as well as agricultural and residential holdings in Suffolk and Northumberland, and a significant financial investment fund.

And with that deep heritage, and an eye to the future, we are looking for a proactive Financial Accountant with robust technical skills to join during an exciting period of change and provide high quality support to a newly structured finance team.

Reporting into the Financial Controller, your responsibilities include:

• Being responsible for the preparation of Head Office accounts;
• Managing accounts payable, accounts receivable and reconciliation of Head Office balance sheet accounts;
• Supporting the Financial Controller in preparation of VAT returns, cash flows and year end accounts;
• Driving development of GH financial systems and continuously implementing new process improvements.

The successful candidate is likely to be fully qualified and to come from an audit, charity or commercial background. We are looking for a friendly and open individual, with excellent organisational and communication skills. Suitable candidates will have exceptional attention to detail but will also be capable of stepping back and assessing the bigger picture. This would be a fantastic opportunity for a newly qualified professional looking to make the first move out of practice. Exceptional part qualified finance professionals will also be considered.

Recruitment Timetable:

Application deadline: Monday 6th July

Shortlisting: beginning of w/c 13th July

First stage interviews: Thursday 16th July / Friday 17th July

Group and Final interviews: w/c 20th July

To apply, please send your CV and covering letter to via the link by Monday 6th July. For an informal discussion regarding the roles, please don't hesitate to contact Bryony Feeney via the Allen Lane agency website.