The Head of Finance and Premises is a member of the charity’s Senior Management Team (SMT) and will work at a strategic level to plan and oversee the management of our finance and premises/infrastructure, ensuring they are fully integrated within our budgeting, funding and service delivery programmes. 

Outline of main responsibilities

The role of the Head of Finance and Premises is to ensure the charity’s financial, premises, IT and infrastructure systems, policies and processes meet the current and future needs of the organisation, our staff and volunteers, our Senior Management Team and our Board of Trustees.

Financial reporting and management 

• To ensure our financial and resource management systems provide excellent support and guidance to the Chief Executive, Senior Management Team and Board of Trustees and meet all our statutory and regulatory requirements. 
• To plan the continuing development of our financial systems, owning and driving implementation of all financial objectives in the annual operational plan. 
• To assist the Chief Executive with the preparation and monitoring of the annual budget.
• To assist the Chief Executive, SMT and Trustees with measurement of financial and resource performance, forward budgeting and cash flow modelling. 
• Monitor income and expenditure monthly and prepare the management accounts.
• Support the Chief Executive in providing financial information for the preparation of funding applications.
• Ensure all expenditure is correctly authorised and invoices validated and paid according to financial procedures currently approved by the Board.
• To support annual audit working closely with charity’s auditors.
• To support and provide secretariat duties for the Finance Committee.
• To lead on recruitment and line manage a finance and administration officer.

Compliance and systems

• Ensure electronic banking system supports our work and complete monthly bank reconciliation.
• Manage the process for Gift Aid claims to the Inland Revenue
• Oversee processing of monthly salaries, pensions and PAYE/NI liaising with payroll supplier
• Prepare annual accounts liaising with auditors.
• Maintain working relationships with charity insurance suppliers, bank and legal representatives
• Prepare and submit VAT and other statutory returns.

Information Technology

• To lead the charity’s Information Technology (IT) function supported by our Adviceline Manager and IT volunteers
• Ensure current IT systems are kept up to date and supported appropriately
• Ensure that IT systems are developed to support the smooth running of the organisation and that new systems are appropriately implemented
• Work closely with Adviceline Manager and SMT to identify and implement simplifications and improvements to charity’s processes and procedures. 

Premises and Health & Safety

• Oversee the smooth running of office premises.
• Lead on all aspects of Health and Safety including assessments, monitoring, reporting, policies and procedures.

Other

• Professionally represent Citizens Advice Merton and Lambeth within your work.
• Other duties as requested by the Chief Executive

Our offices have excellent public transport links and the Mitcham office has car park facilities.  We offer a friendly and welcoming work environment and can provide flexible work opportunities.

Essential

Experience, qualifications and skills required

Professional accountancy qualification

Knowledge of charity accounting regulations and reporting

Confident user of financial software/systems

Experience of managing legal and audit relationships with external contacts

Ability to produce timely reports and meet deadlines

Excellent budgeting skills with experience of managing complex funding sources

Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations and best practice

Leadership skills with proven record of line management

Excellent presentation skills with experience of presenting finance information to non-finance professionals

Ability to multi task, managing priorities and workload

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Excellent IT skills

Desirable

Degree or equivalent

Experience of managing statutory and regulatory returns

Terms and Conditions

• Part time: 3 days (22.5 hours) per week with flexible working options
• Contract: Permanent
• Location: Primarily based in our Mitcham office with opportunity for part week home working
• Salary: £22,800 to £24,600 (£38,000 to £41,000 annual full time equivalent) dependent on experience
• Annual Leave: 15 days (25 days full time equivalent), plus a charity day and pro rata public holidays 
• Child care vouchers
• Workplace pension

If you’re interested in this role and joining us, we would be delighted to hear from you.  Please forward your CV and a covering letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role (please note we do not consider applications with no covering letter).  If you wish to complete the Equality monitoring form, please email the three documents to the email address in the job description.  If you wish to confidentially discuss the role in the first instance, please email our Chief Executive on the email address in the job description.  The deadline for applications is 6pm, Wed 25 March 2020 and shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview on Tuesday 31 March 2020.  If you do not hear from us, we are afraid your application was unsuccessful.

A pivotal role at the heart of the organisation, the Finance Manager is responsible for leading on the day-to-day management of the charity’s financial systems. Working closely with the CEO and Director of Operations, the Finance Manager will play an active role in supporting and strengthening the financial resilience of the organisation. The successful candidate will have meticulous attention to detail, a commitment to ensuring an effective flow of information throughout the company, and a strong financial understanding to ensure the smooth running and continued growth of the organisation. This is an exciting time to join as we move into a period of significant growth & change as we fundraise to redevelop the building. 

The ideal candidate will have a desire to be part of a small team with an understanding of the constraints of working in the charity sector with limited resources. This is a unique opportunity for someone who wants to join an ambitious and exciting organisation, developing their experience, gaining new responsibilities and helping to shape its future. 

We will consider requests for flexible working upon hiring.

ABOUT US

The London Irish Centre charity is the heart of the Irish community in London. The charity provides care, culture and community to the Irish across London, working from the iconic London Irish Centre in Camden Town.

Care is the core of our work and we support the most vulnerable – with advice services and crisis assistance, dedicated outreach, advocates and case workers for older Irish, day services with nutritious meals, accessible social groups and activities to combat loneliness. We also provide small crisis grants, family tracing and assistance with returning to Ireland.

In Culture, we manage London’s leading Irish cultural programme, welcoming over 20,000 people every year. We offer space and assistance for over 400 Irish community events, and provide support and advice to a mix of Irish artists and cultural organisations. Our popular Irish Library holds over 6,000 books and our educational programme is high quality and fast-growing.

The Community will always be at the heart of the charity. The Irish in London are diverse and spread across the city. We offer a warm and welcoming connection to a vibrant and supportive Irish community.

Our Staff Benefits

• Free tickets to LIC core cultural programmed events (subject to availability and may not apply to fundraising events and partnership events at external venues)
• 50% discount on LIC education courses (subject to availability)
• 20% staff discount at the LIC shop and 10% staff discount a the LIC bar
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme with Health Assured
• Mindfulness App membership
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Tech Scheme
• Team socials and activities

We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and all opportunities provided by the LIC. Whilst our offices have some barriers to access, we are taking steps to resolve these, and in the meantime continue to encourage interest from applicants who require reasonable adjustments within the workplace.

The deadline for applications is 9am Monday the 2nd of March

The interview date is to be confirmed. Interviews will be held in E1.

Citizens Advice Liverpool is looking for a highly motivated Finance Assistant to join the Finance Team.

You will have recent experience of office administration and of meeting deadlines and setting priorities. You will be highly literate and numerate with an interest in developing a role in finance/accountancy. You will have experience of using QuickBooks or a similar accounting/book-keeping package and Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.

We’re looking for someone who is self-reliant, able to problem solve and able to input large amounts of data in an accurate and timely fashion.

To apply to join us, please find the recruitment pack and application form on our website available for download.

​Citizens Advice Liverpool recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic people, as they are currently under represented in our workforce.

The opportunity

You have an opportunity to join one of the UK’s most innovative and dynamic Community Foundations, working closely with the Operations Director and Finance Administrator to manage the finance systems.

You will play a very important role in our small team, helping the whole charity to work efficiently and effectively, ensuring we always maximise our impact in local communities.

About Somerset Community Foundation

Somerset Community Foundation is a charity which provides vital funding and support to around 300 small, local charities and individuals every year. Since 2002, we’ve awarded almost £10m of funding, thanks to the support of our generous donors.

Somerset is a wonderful county in which to grow up, live and work. But lots of local people face considerable challenges in their lives, whether through disability, poor health, poverty or disadvantage. Our funding plays a vital role in helping to reduce this disadvantage, creating stronger communities and changing thousands of lives across the county every year.

Our main office is based in the beautiful rural location of The Bath and West Showground, with the conveniences of Shepton Mallet not too far away. We offer flexible working hours and a homeworking policy to support our staff in maintaining a healthy work/home life balance. Somerset Community Foundation is an equal-opportunities and living wage employer.

The role

You will bring energy and enthusiasm to the team, ensuring financial functions are carried out efficiently, effectively, accurately and in a timely way to enable the Foundation to focus on achieving its charitable mission.

The focus of the role will be on managing and improving financial processes, ensuring that the Senior Leadership Team have up-to-date and accurate records for reporting to the Board, supporting the grants team with accurate fund reports and preparing the accounts for audit each year.  You will work closely with the whole team of staff and volunteers, but you will work most closely with the Finance Administrator and will be line managed by the Operations Director.

You will be provided with training on the Foundation’s IT and finance systems. In addition, to help you understand the value of the Foundation, you may occasionally visit projects we have funded.

The successful applicant will always be expected to observe the Foundation’s values and policies and to actively engage with continuous professional development.

Person Specification

Skills, Knowledge and Experience (essential unless otherwise noted):

• Ideally at least five years’ experience in a similar role
• Minimum of AAT Level 4, preferably ACA/ACCA or equivalent
• Experience of accounting software, especially Sage
• Experience of working with databases and Microsoft Office, including Office 365 (desirable)
• Knowledge of charity finance

Personal qualities and attributes:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to work under own initiative but also able to request support when necessary
• Confident managing a busy and varied workload and able to prioritise effectively
• Good problem-solving competencies
• Understanding of the role of local charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises, and the people they help

*Please note that our office is in a rural location and that access to a car and a clean UK driving licence are required.

Key Areas of Responsibility (including but not limited to):

• Ensure donations are properly recorded on our CRM and in Sage
• Monitor & check that supplier invoices and employee expenses are allocated to correct funds
• Reconcile bank accounts monthly
• Preparing monthly management reports, noting significant variances with forecasts
• Monitor outstanding debtors, and with line manager approval, chase overdue debtors
• Monitor and report on cash flow
• Oversee the BACS payments process bi-monthly and as needed
• Monitor monthly loan repayments in support of managing our investment portfolio
• Prepare fund balances as and when required by the programmes team to support grant-making and reporting to funder holders
• Prepare the monthly investment management report
• Work with members of the Senior Leadership Team to create Board reports, and attend meetings as requested
• Prepare statutory accounts, working with the Operations Director and CEO to ensure income and costs are allocated accurately across SORP categories
• Support the Senior Leadership Team in the preparation of the annual budget and cash flow forecast
• Attend SCF events as requested, including very occassional evenings
• Any other reasonable duties as requested

INTRODUCTION

The Elim Pentecostal Church is a growing Movement of more than 500 Christian congregations and ministries in the UK and Ireland. Elim is also a leading UK charity operating within the non-profit sector as a single consolidated charity. Elim’s core vision and distinctive characteristics arise from its spiritual heritage as a denomination focused on Christian mission and ministry.

The Central Finance Department is responsible for managing all central income and expenditure, providing regular management reports to aid budget management and decision-making, and supporting all ministries and departments that operate from Elim International Centre in Malvern, including Regents Theology College, Elim Missions, Administration, Youth, Evangelism, and Training.

THE ROLE

The Finance Assistant will work in the Elim International Centre and report directly to the Finance Manager (Central Finance Team). You will contribute to and support the Central Finance Team Function, to maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records, and provide timely support to all service users. As Finance Assistant you are required to perform all tasks to enable the completion of Month End Accounts to Trial Balance in the first instance, and develop your skills to cover additional duties.

• Bank reconciliations: Daily reconciliation of dK Ledgers to Bank Statements. This includes accessing and print daily online bank statements, match existing entries, produce imports for recurring transactions, and investigate and generate individual imports for all other transactions.
• Purchase Ledger: Coding and input of P/L invoices, sharing with Budget Holders for approval or query, preparation of monthly P/L payments Report for approval by Line Manager (FM & FD), lining up BACS payment for authorisation and timely payment.
• Multiple Accounts Ledger Maintenance: Process income and expenditure transactions on a daily basis, on several ledgers, in readiness for twice-monthly Inter-Ledger reconciliations, and Month End completion.
• Inter-Ledger reconciliations: Payments and Receipts between the ledgers need to be 'mirrored' (reconciled) and settled twice each month; mid-month and at Month End completion.
• Journals: Creating and coding import journals for income and expenditure items
• Customer Support: Responding to email and phone enquiries, and provide timely support to all service users, including Vendors, Customers, Ministers, Finance Officers, all other HQ staff, and any other stakeholders and service users.
• Provide Income Facilities: Provide facilities to collect and/or receive payments from donors via offering Direct Debit forms, taking credit and charge card payments over the phone, and /or providing bank details for Standing Orders or electronic/BACS payments to be made;
• Digital Income Processing: Review the digital donations facility (PayThru) on a weekly basis and collate report for journal transfer into dK, and prepare distribution of funds to Local Church bank accounts.
• Expenses Processing: Timely collection and processing of monthly expenses claims for all staff and volunteers, ensuring that each departments’ expenses are authorised and submitted on time.
• Petty Cash: Maintaining a Petty Cash Imprest System, by issuing petty cash as needed, collating PC vouchers, and reconciling vouchers and cash balance to Imprest amount. Petty Cash should be reimbursed to imprest amount on a regular basis.
• Investigation Skills: Exploring whatever avenues necessary to sustain the effective, efficient, and economic processing of all financial transactions and business data, with accuracy and in a timely fashion.
• Bank Liaison: Liaise with the banks to identify transactions.
• Filing: All documentation must be filed frequently, and sometimes scanned, to keep reference files up-to-date and to facilitate easy investigation work.

Month End Responsibilities:

Complete to Trial Balance: Production of M/E Trial Balance and reconciliation to Customers and Vendors Balances, for each Ledger.

Other Duties: This list is an example of the level of tasks and responsibilities commensurate with your role, but is not exhaustive. Therefore, your duties can be interchanged with tasks and responsibilities of equal level as the work flow and demands of the department require.

Payroll and Benefits Officer: Circa. £35,000 + Benefits, Preston, Lancashire (12-month FTC)

For a global education company, we're recruiting a Payroll and Benefits Officer on a 12-month contract basis. The Payroll and Benefits Officer will provide an efficient, accurate, responsive and professional UK and International Payroll and Benefits service to the organisation and its Subsidiaries.

Main Duties:

• Ensure data is processed for UK and International payrolls to meet deadlines for monthly pay runs and year end accounts, P11D's P60's etc.
• Ensure payments are made monthly through external bureau payrolls
• Process all starters, leavers, changes and deductions for both the payroll and pension schemes
• Act as primary point of contact in payroll dealing with all employee issues
• Process additional benefits schemes including childcare vouchers, cycle to work, season ticket loan, pension scheme, AXA PPP etc
• Process all statutory deductions HMRC RTI including attachment of earnings and court orders
• Process sickness absence, maternity and other absence etc.
• Work with Finance in relation to annual salary reviews, monthly reporting and year-end
• Management of the Pension Scheme administration

Person Specification:

• Excellent experience of running payrolls via Bureau services and relationship management
• Experience in a sole Payroll role, processing multiple bureau and international payrolls including India and Hong Kong.
• Experience in producing statistical reports including Gender Pay Gap/ Salary Review
• Reconciliation of pay runs and end of year reports

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Well, if you know any tax, legal, finance, HR or marketing candidates looking to move jobs please refer them to us and if we successfully find them a new job in the next 12 months we will send you £500 in high street vouchers of your choice.

As well as this we are looking to grow the Pro-Recruitment Group family and would be interested in any amazing Recruitment Consultants you think might like to work for us. £500 on offer for any referrals we successfully hire.

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Job Title: Finance Assistant

Location: London

Reporting to: Senior Finance Officer

Duration: Permanent

Job Purpose

The purpose of this role is to provide administrative and financial processing support in the Finance Team. The Finance Assistant will work closely with the Senior Finance Officers supporting them through the accounts payable process, preparing and posting income and expenditure into the accounting system, managing the Finance team filing and providing administrative support.

Finance Systems

-Responsible for day-to-day processing of authorised financial information such credit card statements, petty cash, staff expense and other income and expenditure transactions, updating relevant transaction logs and that accounting entries are charged to the correct approved budget.

-Responsible for maintaining and updating accounts payable in the Access Accounting System for authorisation by budget holders and that all necessary supporting and required documentation is held and is valid.

-Collect and examine supporting documentation that support reconciliation of expenditure associated with field trips or payments sent to partner organisations, raising and resolving queries.

-Preparing journals based on prepared reports including checking receipts against set criteria.

-Maintain and update supplier details in the organisational database.

-Support, as needed, the Senior Finance Officers in their monthly meetings with budget holders.

-Collate receipts for donor reports including retrieving information from storage.

Person Specification

Experience

- Must have previous expereince working for a charity.

-Some experience of undertaking a range of administrative and financial duties including processing financial transactions and exporting financial information into other software (desirable).

-Good computer skills with a degree of proficiency in Excel.

Skills

-Excellent numeracy skills with a keen eye to detail.

-Able to work quickly and accurately to tight deadlines, effectively managing one's time and prioritising competing demands in a methodical and systematic manner.

-Excellent English verbal and written communication skills.

-Initiative, enthusiasm and a common sense approach to problem solving.

-Strong administrative and organisational skills.

About E3G

E3G is amongst the world’s leading independent climate and energy thinks tanks. Our aim is to accelerate the global transition to a low carbon economy. We are experts in diplomacy, policy and the politics climate and energy and have offices in London, Brussels, Berlin and Washington where we employ around 60 staff and deploy a network of 15 associates. Remuneration will be £20-25k depending on experience.

Role Purpose

We are looking for an Accounts and Admin Assistant to join us for 12 months to cover maternity leave in our London-based team. Office hours are Monday - Friday 09.00 - 17.00.

Key Working Relationships

• Reports to the Group Finance Manager.
• Works closely with Grants Manager.
• Our Country Managers and programme teams.

Scope of the Role

This role is a mixture of accounts and admin - specialising in Quickbooks within the finance team, which supports the Group activities in UK, Belgium, Germany and US.

• Processing purchase invoices
• Matching, batching and coding invoices
• Reconciling supplier statements
• Bank and cash reconciliations (multi office and multi-currency)
• Liaising with suppliers re discrepancy's and resolving issues
• Monitoring staff timesheet and absence recording

• Processing month-end/year-end accruals, prepayments, payroll journals, timesheets, staff expenses, Cash Advances etc
• Liaising with Grants Manager and other managers to ensure correct coding of above transactions
   

Skills and Experience

• Previous experience within a Purchase Ledger / Accounts role is essential
• Experience with Quickbooks is highly advantageous as well as timesheet and absence recording systems

• Good excel skills up to basic formulas (SumIf, Vlookup etc)
• Fluency in English with French or German skills advantageous
  Strong communication skills and a team player attitude is required
• AAT qualification advantageous
• Good teamworking and communication skills essential

Head of Finance 

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Financial Controller / Head of Finance to lead the ongoing development of the Charity’s financial and legal matters in conjunction with the Executive Director Finance and Operations. A member of the Charity’s leadership team, you will be responsible for managing and developing five direct reports. This post will play a key and proactive role in ensuring that financial operations, reporting and business partnering, controls, contracts support, and procurement are run efficiently and effectively and aligned to the ambitious plans to grow the Charity.

Head of Finance Requirements:

The successful applicant must be CCAB qualified with experience of VAT, tax and payroll as well as good commercial knowledge. Ideally you will also have knowledge of charity accounting (SORP 2015) and gift-aid and be educated to degree standard.

You will need to have experience of managing and developing teams and hands on experience of operational finance including cash / treasury management. You will also have experience of developing meaningful information reporting and analysis, management of the budgeting / forecasting process and show experience in statutory reporting and financial controls. Ideally you will also have hands on experience of reviewing and producing contracts and legal documents.

With a high level of technical financial skills and excellent IT skills, you should be an inspiring and supportive leader who is customer focussed and an excellent communicator. In addition, you will be pro-active and assertive and enjoy working in a hands-on, open and collaborative environment.

About our client:

They want to free lives from the restrictions, fear, anxiety and life limiting nature of kidney disease. A silent killer, it blights the lives of more than two million patients, and the charity estimate a further million people have the condition but are not yet diagnosed. Our client is the largest dedicated funder supporting kidney research in the UK today. For decades the research the charity enables has been saving lives, but there is so much more to do.

They have been shaping and facilitating advances in kidney disease research since 1961, collaborating with other charities and funders to deliver life-changing care to all those affected by kidney disease.

With the incidences of obesity, heart disease and high blood pressure (all triggers for kidney disease) rising due to our changing lifestyles, their work is more essential than ever, and they need talented, passionate and caring people to help change outcomes for people living with, affected by and at risk of kidney disease sooner.

Location: Lynch Wood, Peterborough, PE2 6FZ

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, Flexible working considered, 30 - 37.5 hours per week over four or five days

Salary: Grade 2 £46,000 - £52,000 FTE depending on experience

Closing date: Wednesday 4 March 2020
Interviews will be held week commencing: 23 March 2020

You may have experience of the following: Financial Controller, Accountant, Management Accountant, Commercial Accountant, Assistant Financial Controller, Qualified Accountant, Finance Manager, Head of Finance, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, CCAB, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, etc.

Ref: 91933

As Property Custodian Trustee working two days or four half days per week, in our modern open plan offices, your skills will be key to helping us work with Parishes as they manage their properties, particularly any commercial or legal aspects. The sucessful candidate will also assist the Head of Property and Diocesan Board of Finance with activities relating to investment properties, retired clergy housing, glebe lands and houses.

The Custodian Trustee Administrator is a key member of the property team and will be the main  contact for our parishes when they have a legal, commercial or planning issue with their property. You will work closely with our solicitors and other experts to agree appropriate actions that respond to issues raised.

Ideally you will already have a practical understanding of general property issues such as maintenance, buying, selling, leasing and other land transactions.

Previous experience of legal documents, concepts and trusts in addition to maintaining spreadsheets and databases will be essential. This job would suit someone who is familiar with the commercial and / or legal aspects of property management.

Please see the full recruitment pack for details of how to apply for this role and use the application form attached - we look forward to hearing from you soon!

Ensure that Deafconnect provides a high-quality range of projects/services for Deaf and hard of hearing people of all ages in line with need from the communities.

Ensure that Deafconnect services meet the standards required by all relevant, current legislation and the funding organisations for each project. 

To take a strategic and developmental role in identifying potential opportunities for Deafconnect to generate income for the provision of service and take responsibility for the ongoing improvement and development of services.

To provide senior management to all Deafconnect staff

To work closely with the Board of Trustees, provide regular reports and additional information as required.

Principal Accountabilities

MANAGEMENT OF SERVICE PROVISION / DEVELOPMENT

1. Manage projects and services – Ensure discussion with clients/service users takes place, in order to identify need and develop the project plan. Ensure funding is secured, to enable set-up and development of projects that will improve opportunities for Deaf and hard of hearing people. Provide ongoing management and development support for all projects through team leaders and staff.

2 Develop Partnerships - To take a leading role in the identification, negotiation and development of partnership arrangements with other voluntary and statutory agencies to enable joint provision of service where appropriate. To provide advice and assistance to these partners.

3. Funding Opportunities

a. To actively seek out funding opportunities to generate income via funding applications, tenders for contracts and trading. 

b. Write and prepare a range of tenders and proposals to statutory bodies as appropriate, and communicate with organisations/agencies throughout the duration of application.

c. To submit funding applications to Trusts and other funding bodies.  To take an innovative and creative approach to service development and bid writing.

d. To liaise with the Board of Trustees as required to develop proposals ensuring bids have a strategic fit with the organisation and are operationally deliverable.

e. To keep up-to-date with best practice in developments regarding new sources of income.

f. To understand public sector commissioners’ aims and work with them to identify need in the Deaf and hard of hearing communities and assist in the development of the funded service.

4. Research current political and social developments which may have a bearing on service development and funding for the future

5. Ensure that progress is tracked and accurate records of funding applications are maintained. Ensure that management information is provided in order to assist understanding of achievement against service development income targets and strategic objectives.

6. Attend relevant funding events and report back to the Board of Trustees as appropriate. 

7. Undertake consultation exercises as required to inform service design and funding proposals.

8. To network and attend meetings as appropriate to establish good business relationships with a broad network of professional and non-professional clients

9. Represent the organisation and its objectives at meetings and in links with external agencies, advocating the merits of the organisation in a positive manner at all times.

MANAGEMENT OF STAFF

1. Provide line management to Senior staff including personal supervision and performance reviews, to ensure highest standards of professional practice. To oversee the management of team members.

2. To be involved in the recruitment of new staff

3. To promote an effective team environment, ensuring that team meetings are well led, and ensuring effective communication and information exchange between team members.

4. To ensure that all staff have relevant training for their job responsibilities and that all training is up to date.

COMMUNITY CENTRE

1. To be responsible to Northampton Borough Council for the maintenance and development of the Community Centre

2. To manage the community centre ensuring engagement with the local community, working with community groups and local officers including the Police.

3. Ensure that the community centre is effectively marketed and publicised to enable the covering of costs through group bookings.

GENERAL

1. To be accountable for finance – ensuring creation, monitoring and control of the relevant budgets and accounts. Taking appropriate action, and keeping the Board of Trustees updated at Board meetings and other times as appropriate.

2. Undertake, or delegate, as appropriate, presentations to groups to enhance awareness of Deafconnect’s projects and services for Deaf people.

3. Co-ordinate and submit regular and timely reports in relation to service contracts, grant awards etc., liaising closely to maintain ongoing positive relationships. 

4. To be accountable for the planning, development and implementation of effective quality assurance systems and provide reports and updates to the Board of Trustees as required.

5. To be self-sufficient with administration tasks, utilising I.T. and data bases accordingly.

6. To improve skills and knowledge by participating in personal development as appropriate and attend relevant training courses and other events

7. To market and promote services for Deaf People in accordance with the Deafconnect mission statement, advocating the merits of the organisation in a positive manner at all times.

8. To work in accordance with all organisational policies and practices and ensure that such are up to date.

9. Undertake any other duties as may be required within the scope of the post and participate as necessary in corporate initiatives and projects.

Person Specification Form

Essential Knowledge

Of tendering and procurement processes

Of equal opportunities

Of Health and safety especially safeguarding and loan working

An awareness of Deaf issues and the needs of Deaf people 

Of recording and monitoring statistical information

Essential Skills

Ability to promote and market the services provided and the organisation as a whole.

Able to present to audiences of varied levels and professionals

Good written and IT skills and effective report writing

Ability to set up and establish projects

Able to manage and supervise a team of people

To be able to create a working budget and monitor the finances against these budgets

Essential Experience

Of Managing and developing a service

Of recruitment & selection

Of service development

Of dealing with employee relation issues

Of working to and within budgets

Of community development work

Of facilitation/group work

Of developing and managing projects

Of partnership working with statutory and voluntary organisations at a senior level

Of submitting tenders

A good track record of income generation

Of managing a team

Desirable Experience 

Of Managing and developing a service for Deaf and hard of hearing people

Of working with user representatives

Of dealing with employee relation issues

Of managing a servicedelivery contracts

Essential Personal Qualities

Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with all people

To have a flexible attitude and an ability to organise and prioritise own workload, working to deadlines and managing competing priorities.

Ability to work both as part of a team and alone

Able to network and build good relationships

A positive approach to work

A creative approach – to be able to think out of the box

Desirable Personal Qualities 

To be a problem solver

Essential Qualifications

British Sign Language to at least level 2.

English GCSE C and above

Circumstances

Able to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, as dictated by the needs of the job

Able to travel freely and maintain flexibility in terms of working location

Finance Assistant Job paying £21000 per annum on a full-time permanent basis.

Your new company
Your new company an international organisation committed to stopping violent conflict and creating more peaceful societies.

Your new role
The purpose of this role is to provide administrative and financial processing support in the Finance Team. You will manage the Finance team filing and providing administrative support. The role will also support Donor and Statutory Audit processes as appropriate.

* Responsible for daily processing of authorised financial information such credit card statements, petty cash, staff expense and other income and expenditure transactions, ensuring that transactions are accurately posted to the approved budget lines.
* Responsible for maintaining and updating accounts payable in the Access Accounting System for authorisation by budget holders and that all necessary supporting and required documentation is held and is valid.
* Ensure that information entered on the system is up to date, accurate and complete
* Collect and examine supporting documentation that support reconciliation of expenditure associated with field trips or payments sent to partner organisations. Raise and resolve queries that may arise.

What you'll need to succeed
* A good appreciation of the basic principles of double entry
* Some knowledge of using an accounting or book-keeping system.
* Some experience of undertaking a range of administrative and financial duties including processing
* Excellent English verbal and written communication skills.
* Proven ability to work as part of a team, follow instructions and guidance as well as independently.
* Initiative, enthusiasm and a common-sense approach to problem solving.

What you'll get in return
In return, you will be receiving a great competitive salary of £21K. You will have an opportunity to work in a small team within a successful not-for-profit organisation, upholding a good work-life balance.

What you need to do now
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Wiltshire Citizens Advice

Head of Finance and Business Support

A unique opportunity in a thriving charity

We are looking for a  Head of Finance and Business Support. You will need to have experience of a managerial finance role with some knowledge of IT and HR functions. 

You don’t need previous experience of working in a charity but will require  a clear understanding of and support the values of Wiltshire Citizens Advice.

Closing date for applications:  Monday 16th March 2020 5pm 

Interview date:  Provisionally Thursday 24th March 2020

Location:             Trowbridge, Chippenham or Devizes

Hours of Work:  Contracted hours by agreement, minimum of 22.5 per week up to a maximum of 37 worked flexibly

Period:         Permanent

Salary:         £37,829 pro rata plus 6% pension contribution after 3 months. 

Annual Leave:         33 days (inc bank holidays) 

If you are interested in working in an interesting and stimulating environment why not check our website to download an application pack from our website.

We do not accept CVs as part of the recruitment process

Citizens Advice recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds

Would you like to be part of a forward thinking, friendly & dynamic team working together to making a difference? Yellow Door are seeking a highly skilled & motivated:

Head of Finance, Data & Systems

Scale point 32-35:  £37,820 - £41,712 pro rata

30 – 37.5 hours pw

Responsible for the organisation’s Financial, Data Management & Reporting functions, you will develop our finance systems, procedures and risk management plans to support Yellow Door to achieve its strategic goals. You will lead on data governance, security and systems across the organisation; maximising use of new technologies to meet changing organisational needs, improve insight and support best use of the charity’s resources.  As part of the Senior Management Team, you will also make an active contribution to the strategic direction and operational management of the Charity, ensuring the facilities and office support function across the organisation are as efficient and effective as possible.

Closing Date: Tuesday 10 March 2020

Interviews to be held: Friday 20 March 2020

We are committed to valuing diversity and to being an inclusive employer so applications are encouraged and welcomed from all sections of the community. YD is based near central Southampton with free staff parking and opportunities for professional development. Working hours are negotiable and we operate a TOIL system to support flexible working.