Assistant Accountant Jobs in Bristol, Bristol City
We’re a dedicated, inspiring and forward-thinking healthcare charity and our mission is to improve the bone health of the nation and prevent osteoporosis by influencing healthcare providers and professionals; supporting services to help our beneficiaries; and drive research.
We’re proud to have a committed, highly engaged workforce, as shown by our employee engagement rating, which puts us in the top 20% of charities and we want to attract the brightest and the best to help us beat this condition and change society for the better.
We’re seeking an enthusiastic and hard-working team player with strong organisational and administration skills to play a key part in supporting the Finance Team.
In this role you will work mainly with the Finance Manager and Assistant Accountant to lead on Purchase Ledger and Sales Ledger processing to ensure ROS can collect income and meet its expenses in a timely and efficient manner.
Do you have experience of working in a Finance function, especially Purchase Ledger?
Are you highly numerate with excellent attention to detail?
Do you have strong communication skills with the ability to forge effective working relationships with colleagues and key stakeholders?
If this is you, and you’re looking to join a fantastic organisation and team where you can really make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Location – In this role, we’re looking for someone to work from our office based in central Bath, with some flexibility to work one day a week from home.
How to apply
To apply, applicants should provide a comprehensive CV, including details of relevant experience and achievements. This should be supplemented by a supporting statement, demonstrating how your skills and experience meet the person specification.
We particularly welcome qualified applicants from ethnic minorities as they are under-represented in the team.
Want to know more? For more details on this exciting role, please download the job description.
Close date: 24 April 2024, 5pm. Interview date: Thursday 2 May 2024
Location: Bath/Hybrid
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Hours: Up to 37.5 hours
Salary; up to £24,356 per annum (pro rata)
Benefits: Competitive
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The post-holder will support the Financial Controller in the day-to-day delivery of CSE’s finance function, in compliance with appropriate accounting standards and practices.
They will work with the Director of Finance & Operations and other members of the Operations Team to provide excellent operational support to underpin successful delivery by the whole organisation of our charitable mission, strategic objectives, and associated programmes and projects.
To find out more and to apply, download the information for applicants, job description and application form from our website.
Pay and conditions
- The role is full-time (37.5 hours per week).
- The salary for the role will be £25,953 - £31,087 (starting salary will depend on skills and experience).
- You will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday (plus statutory holidays). CSE offer a range of benefits including salary sacrifice childcare vouchers, subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme.
- We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.
Specific responsibilities
An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:
- Process invoices and payments, issuing sales invoices, accounts receivable and managing aged debtors and creditors.
- Cash entries into Sage Accounting.
- Process CSE staff expense claims.
- Managing petty cash, cheques and bank deposits.
- Credit card processing and checking.
- Assist with the Purchase order system as required.
- Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts as instructed by the Financial Controller.
- Maintain up to date knowledge of Sage accounting and of relevant accounting standards and practices, tax regulations and other relevant statutory changes, particularly those relevant to charities.
- Be familiar and competent with project finances and budgets to understand the financial position of projects to support in the provision of timely financial data to project managers as required.
Essential attributes for this role include:
- Maths & English GCSE/O-Level at a minimum C or equivalent.
- Experience of using SAGE accounting software on a day-to-day basis.
- Working knowledge of accounting standards and practices, VAT HMRC regulations in England, or a willingness to learn.
- A commitment to CSE’s work and charitable mission.
- Excellent abilities with Office Products (Excel, word etc.,) and Sage accounting software.
- Ability to maintain and organise effective electronic and manual filing systems.
- Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Good organisational and time management skills with experience of working to tight deadlines and budgets.
- Willingness and ability to respond to additional workloads at short notice and manage conflicting priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to translate financial information to non-financial managers.
Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full list of essential and desirable skills please see the attached job description.
How to apply
To apply, please complete the application form available to download from our website, along with other supporting documents. Your application form should demonstrate how you meet the requirements outlined in the job description.
If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.
YOUTH WORKER
OASIS HUB NORTH BRISTOL
PART-TIME 30 HOURS PER WEEK (0.75FTE) with a minimum of 2 evenings per week
24 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT
SALARY: £18,772 per annum (£25,029 for 1 FTE)
Want to enable young people to have positive lives?
Want to be part of a supportive, dynamic, fun & quality team?
Want to make the community a better place?
Want to grow in confidence and hope?
Our Youth and Community team based at our North Bristol Hub in Lawrence Weston are looking for a special, talented, and adaptable Youth Worker, to help us strengthen and sustain our range of community and targeted youth programmes across Lawrence Weston, Shirehampton, Sea Mills, Henbury and Avonmouth. You will work alongside our Lead Youth Worker to:
· design, plan, and deliver weekly open access session for young people in Lawrence Weston
· deliver high quality 1:1 service through our Bridging programme across North Bristol
· deliver innovated activities for young people in the community in line with the city-wide Youth Vision.
We are looking for individuals who have:
· Experience of working alongside other statutory and voluntary organisations.
· Able to work a minimum of two evenings per week.
· Previous experience in implementing youth programmes.
· Knowledge of safeguarding practices with young people.
While a relevant qualification in Youth & Community Work would be desirable, we are open to applicants with significant experience instead.
If you are enthusiastic about making a positive impact in North Bristol communities, we invite you to be part of our journey. Apply now and help us create a brighter future together! As part of the package, Oasis offers:
· Flexible working where possible with family friendly policies.
· A non-contributory pension scheme, currently offering 7% employer contribution.
· Training and professional development opportunities.
To apply, email your CV including a Supporting Statement. Please visit the Oasis UK charity website for further details or click "Apply" on this page for futher details. Your Supporting Statement should be no more than two A4 pages and must address the following question:
"Please expand on your CV to tell us about relevant skills, experience and qualifications you have, that relate to the job description and person specification."
Completed applications should be returned by Midday Monday 29th April 2024.
Interviews will take place in North Bristol shortly after.
We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.
Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.
The successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK. supports
Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1163889
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Community Project Worker
Oasis South Bristol Hub: Hengrove
FULL-TIME (40 hours)
18 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT
SALARY: £29,319 per annum
Want to enable children, young people and families to have positive lives?
Want to be part of a supportive, dynamic, fun & quality team?
Want to make your community a better place?
Want to grow in confidence and experience?
Oasis South Bristol hub team is now in a position to employ a Community Project Worker to work alongside our Oasis Community Hub team in South Bristol and we are looking for a talented and adaptable person to join our busy team focussed on supporting our academies in Hengrove: Oasis John Williams and Oasis New Oak and the communities they serve.
The role will encompass community support activity as well developing and running school holiday provision.
Key responsibilities will be:
- To provide enrichment activities to the children’s youth work to include holiday schemes, afterschool and lunch time clubs.
- To develop a strong food poverty programme and offer support for the community through adult education, wellbeing, advocacy/family support and volunteering opportunities.
- To work alongside the Strategic Community Development Leader to develop funding and volunteer capacity which can support the Academies holistically across all of the Hub.
- To engage and work with families supporting them to access Hub services and activities to develop their skills, knowledge and aspirations.
The successful post holder must have:
- Proven experience of community development
- Self-motivation, resilience, with excellent organisational and inter-personal skills.
- Successful experience of working with parents / carers (voluntary or paid work)
- Successful experience of working with children and young people
- Experience working with challenging behaviours and attitudes
- Knowledge of safeguarding practices and health and safety
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing team, working in a community and education setting. As part of the package, Oasis offers:
· A pension scheme, offering 7% employer contribution.
· A generous holiday allowance, starting at 25 days per year (plus 8 Bank Holidays).
· Policies which promote well-being and are family friendly.
Email your CV including a Supporting Statement . Please visit the Oasis Charity Jobs website for further details. Your Supporting Statement should be no more than two A4 pages and must address the following question:
Please expand on your CV to tell us about relevant skills, experience and qualification you have, that relate to the job description and person specification.
Completed applications should be returned by Midday Tuesday 7th May 2024
Interviews will take place in South Bristol on the week beginning the 13th May 2024
We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.
Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks. The successful candidate will need to be provide proof of the right to work in the UK.
Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1163889
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.