Job description:

Title: Finance and Operations Assistant

Team: Operations

Reports to: Finance and IT Manager

Salary: £27,500 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)

Location: Central London (currently trialling hybrid working - at least two days per week in Impetus office).

Starting date: ASAP

Key responsibilities

• Managing the supplier and customer ledgers
• Processing invoices from suppliers and invoices to customers
• Processing expense claims
• Preparing and entering journals including for payroll journals
• Recording bank transactions on the accounting system
• Setting up payments on online banking
• Performing monthly bank reconciliations
• Performing monthly control account reconciliations
• Processing credit card statements and supporting documents
• Assisting with the preparation of management accounts including the month-end process
• Advising staff on financial procedures
• Helping the auditors and contributing to the preparation of the annual accounts
• Supporting the HR team with a range of administrative duties, including supporting with recruitment (managing applications, co-ordinating interviews etc.)
• Supporting the upload of payroll data to our pension provider
• General administrative duties to support the Operations team and wider organisation.
• Anticipated split of duties will be 70% in finance and 30% supporting HR and other operational duties.

Person specification

Essential

• Proven experience working in a finance orientated role with an accounting package is essential
• An eye for detail and an interest in first-time accuracy in recording transactions
• An ability to explain finance procedures to non-finance people
• A good level of initiative, willing to get on with sorting out problems unprompted
• A good communicator and ability to manage various stakeholders
• A confident and assertive personality, combined with the ability to carry out duties with good humour, tact and diplomacy
• Understanding of the reasons and need to maintain confidentiality at all time
• Excellent IT skills, including experience of using Microsoft Office; in particular Outlook, Word, Excel and of using systems to monitor and maintain records
• A commitment to Impetus’ work
• A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
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Desirable

• Strong purchase ledger experience
• Obtained or working towards achieving an accounting qualification is desirable
• Experience of working with Sage is desirable

Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

We believe that a diverse workforce leads to an organisation that is more open, creative and gets better results. We want our team at Impetus to represent the diversity of the people and communities we serve. We also want our team to be one where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop. We want to reach a diverse pool of candidates. We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that potential employees may need to in order to be successful.

We recognise the importance of a good work/life balance. We do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including working from home, working part-time job shares and other arrangements.

Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore.

Impetus is an equal opportunity employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, or marital status. We value diversity and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

How to apply

Please send a comprehensive CV and supporting statement by 9am Wednesday 15 June 2022. The supporting statement should be no more than two sides of A4 and should address the criteria in the person specification.

In order to complete your application please also complete the following equal opportunities monitoring form which can be found on our website.

You should also include the contact details of two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be approached with your express permission. You will also be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK. As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at interview stage.

First round interviews will take place on Thursday 23 June 2022

Second round interviews will take place on Monday 29 June 2022

Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties, unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area.

We are looking for a talented Communications Assistant with organisational, people and coordination skills to thrive in a medical charity focusing on supporting doctors to deliver medical imaging and cancer services!

The Communications Assistant is an integral role in a newly restructured communications directorate, supporting the Director and teams to successfully deliver on ambitious objectives. We’re looking for a detailed and efficient self-starter who can turn their hand to database management, diary management, sending out press releases and offering support to the Communications Director, the RCR’s President and also the Chief Executive. 

You’ll be calm, able to manage a varied workload in this multi-faceted role, whilst also being able to learn huge amounts about communications, digital and public affairs. The successful candidate will have demonstratable knowledge, interest, or experience of working within a Communications team, and have strong communication skills, with an understanding of how to effectively support senior executives. 

If this sounds like the opportunity for you then you can find out more about the Communications Assistant role, the RCR and how to apply by visiting the RCR website and reading the Communications Assistant candidate pack.

The RCR is a great place to work. At the forefront of the health agenda, our members diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease, stroke and more, whilst leading on innovations including AI, skills mix and community diagnostic hubs. As Covid recedes and the cancer backlog rises up the agenda, our members’ work and views have never been more important.

Why join us?

Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
Hybrid working (60% working week can be done remotely)
Modern working environment
Equipment provided to work from home
Generous annual leave allowance
Excellent pension scheme
Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme

Executive Assistant to CEO / HR Coordinator

This is an extremely rewarding and valued role working with our CEO and senior leadership with the added opportunity to make a real difference to tackling climate change.

• Contract: Permanent
• Location: Flexible (Fully remote working from home) 
• Hours: Full time (four days a week) We don’t do Fridays!
• Rate: c£40k
• Benefits: Pension contribution

About us 

Icebreaker One is aiming to make a real difference to tackle the climate emergency by connecting finance, industry and environment data to make it work harder to deliver net zero.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic EA / HR Coordinator to support our busy CEO and the Icebreaker One team.

About the role 

This role is fully home based.

About you 

To be successful in this role you will need excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships and liaise effectively and confidently at all levels. 

You will also have experience of, or transferable skills in:

• Providing EA / HR support
• Diary and meetings management
• Administration and project management 

As a team, we are committed to equality and creating an inclusive culture with diverse and balanced backgrounds.  We actively encourage applications from everyone and will help to support you to reach your full potential and to be yourself in a working environment based on dignity, respect and mutual support.  If you have any queries or need any advice or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process please contact us at the email address above.

Working at Icebreaker One 

As a member of the team, you will benefit from: 

• Competitive salary
• Fully remote and flexible working from home
• Over 7 weeks paid time off (5.5 weeks annual leave plus public holidays)
• Pension contribution

How to apply 

If you are interested in this role and can meet the requirements detailed above then we would love to hear from you straight away as applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

To apply for the role, Email a CV or links to pages that show us what you have done and can do to help us to achieve our mission now.

Information about Icebreaker One activities can be found.

Dates of interviews (via Zoom): ASAP

Please note if you have not been contacted by the end of June then your application has been unsuccessful. No agencies please.

The Holocaust Educational Trust team is made up of hard working, energetic people who are passionate about our mission to educate every person from every background in the UK about the Holocaust and its contemporary relevance. We believe that the Holocaust must have a permanent place in our nation’s collective memory. We work across the UK, providing a wide range of educational programmes.

The Finance Team delivers an important service to the organisation, ensuring that invoices, expenses and payroll are paid, and income is accounted for correctly, whilst maintaining a high standard of internal control. We aim to provide high quality timely information to budget holders throughout the organisation and ensure that we have all the information we need to fulfill statutory reporting requirements.

The successful applicant will need these skills:

• Highly numerate with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel knowledge and experience (Pivot tables, lookup, sumif functions etc).
• Confident using Sage 50 Accounts
• Proactive, and able to contribute to improving ways of working.
• Good communication skills, both written and oral.
• Able to work to a high standard, under own initiative, achieving deadlines without close supervision

In your first 6 months, your focus will be:

• Reviewing and posting purchase invoices, credit card transactions and expense claims, ensuring that everything is properly authorised and in line with expenditure and procurement policies
• Reconciliation of supplier accounts, resolve any account queries
• Preparation of supplier payment runs
• Agreeing and posting banking receipts and payments
• Weekly and monthly bank reconciliations
• Working with the Fundraising team on monthly reconciliations Sage/Raiser's Edge
• Assisting with year-end accounts and audit

Additionally, if time allows, there will be scope to assist the Finance Manager with the following:

• Preparation of quarterly Management Accounts - run Sage reports, review postings, reconcile balance sheet accounts.
• Calculating and posting Quarterly Recharge
• Providing ad hoc reports as needed on specific areas of expenditure or projects.
• Quarterly reports to our main funders
• Maintaining the Fixed Asset register and preparing the depreciation journal

After 6 months in post, we'd expect you to continue with day to day processing and be of assistance to the Finance Manager with Management Accounts preparation.

Like the rest of the Holocaust Educational Trust team, you will also benefit from:

• Flexible working/core hours
• Annual leave - 22 days annual leave each year plus bank holidays. This increases by one day after 2 years continuous service and is capped at 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Office Closure days – Up to a maximum of 8 closure days per year.
• Enhanced Maternity/Shared Parental/Adoption leave packages for employees with more than eighteen months service
• Enhanced Paternity/Partner leave policy
• Compassionate leave
• Pension scheme.
• Private medical insurance
• Sick Pay
• Life assurance
• Income Protection
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Season ticket loans

Next steps:

In order to apply, interested candidates should complete the assessment. Based on the assessment scores, shortlisted candidates will then be brought through to the next phase, which will include an interview and a short technical accuracy test.

Job Title: Finance Assistant - Accounts Payable

Location: Head Office (Tower Hill), London or flexible hybrid working

Salary: £22,788 per annum

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 37.5hours per week

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services, and we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. 

We are recruiting for a finance assistant to assist the finance officer in all areas of the accounts payable. In this role you will processing supplier invoices and expense claims.

We are looking for someone with track record and interest in accounts payable function.

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

Closing Date: Wednesday 1 June 2022 09:00 am

Virtual Interview Date: Week commencing 6th June 2022

A Basic Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. 

Finance Officer

We are a small organisation with big ambitions for National growth and are seeking a finance officer to support the CEO with bookkeeping, fundraising and financial management. We require 12 hours a week but are totally flexible about when you work.

For 20 years Mankind UK has offered therapeutic services to support men 18+ in Sussex who have experienced sexual assault or abuse. We have 13 staff, a turnover of £500k and offer both face to face and digital services. 

This role will suit you if you are - ambitious, meticulous and self sufficient, and are passionate about supporting mental health.

Role Overview

The Finance Manager will be responsible for managing the finance function, developing, implementing, and maintaining an appropriate internal control framework, and applying the terms and conditions of contracts and grants.

You will facilitate the maintenance of accurate and up to date financial and accounting records to ensure the effective running of the charity.

You will manage the Finance Assistant and work closely with the Fundraising team and external accountants.

Key responsibilities:

• Support the securing of income opportunities by providing financial information for bids, grants, and applications.

• Create and implement templates to enable the team to provide accurate financial information for submitting bids, quotes and applications and high-level security within the systems to uphold client confidentiality.

• Work with project leads and the senior team to ensure the effective management of funds, including the tracking and reporting expenditures in line with statutory requirements of WIT's filing system. 

• Develop and deliver financial performance information to assist the Senior Team and Trustees in the running of the charity providing valuable financial insights to help make better decisions about formulating and executing the charity's strategy.

• Assist the CEO and Senior Leads in the business planning and budgeting/forecasting processes

• Manage the year-end audit by liaising and engaging with the external auditor and accountant to process payroll and pensions monthly.

• Work with the Senior Team and Finance Sub Committee to provide adequate procedures, measures, and systems of internal control appropriate for the nature and size of the charity and meeting statutory obligations.

• Manage the financial and accounting operations using Xero financial management software and Microsoft Excel

• Produce accurate monthly Management Accounts for the CEO and Senior Management Team, including commentary on significant areas and variances from budgets and Update monthly the cash flow forecast 

• Produce accurate quarterly Management Accounts for review to the Finance Sub Committee, including commentary on significant areas and variances from budgets

• Work alongside the Senior Management Team to prepare detailed annual budgets for approval by the CEO and Finance Sub Committee

• Monitor Gift Aid and submit claims when required.

• Undertaking administrative tasks as and when required, be hands-on and self-sufficient

• Work with the external accountant to complete monthly return payments to Inland Revenue, and year-end returns in a timely, proactive and accurate manner 

• Report safeguarding concerns to the WIT Designated Safeguarding Manager and follow company procedure.

Essential Skills / Experience

• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of financial accounting 

• Qualified (CIMA, ACCA or ACA ) or QBE for the right candidate. Part qualified acceptable, with the right experience

• At least three years of experience in the review and production of accounts

• Excellent IT skills with extensive experience in working with online accounting systems, Excel and MS Office

• High proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs etc.)

• Experience in using Xero online accounting system

• Experience in dealing with auditors and a clear understanding of their requirements 

• Experience Overseeing SORPs and Charity Accounting 

• Thrives in a socially motivated environment and can work at speed in a constantly changing environment

• Experience in people management and a team player

Timeline

• To apply, send your CV and covering letter by 5 pm on 17th June 2022

• Applicants shortlisted for an interview be interviewed within one week

• The official role start will be in end-June 2022

Do you love keeping things organised and running smoothly? Do you have an eye for detail and a love of finance? Are you happy working independently as part of a small team to support a smooth-running finance function, managing systems and processes that work for you and others? Then you could be the Finance & Resources Officer we are looking for!

In this role, you will be responsible for: 

• Accurately recording donation details into our fundraising database. 

• Accurately processing transactions into the finance systems, for both income and expenditure. 

• Manging the administration of our online expenses system. 

• Financial administration and assisting the Finance Manager in report preparation. 

• Dealing with enquiries from potential donors, funders and individuals interested in supporting the charity and financial queries.

• Office administration. 

Sightsavers implements projects in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities. We are looking for a Finance Associate to work within the Futuremakers project in Bangladesh. 

Job Title: Finance Associate

Job Location: Manikganj, Narayanganj, and Tangail districts of Bangladesh 

Contract: 18-month fixed contract until the 31st of December 2023 

Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply 

About the role: 

As Finance Associate you will work with the ‘Futuremakers’ project team to effectively and efficiently to financial and accounting tasks in relation to the Futuremakers project.

The role will require you to maintain day-to day financial activities and ensure proper accounting process and documentation of the transactions are made by the partners and country office. You will be responsible for partners’ financial report checking, financial monitoring, fund balance monitoring, and contribute to strengthen the Futuremakers\Sightsavers internal control system. 

Futuremakers supports disadvantaged young people, especially girls and people with visual impairments, to learn new skills and improve their chances of getting a job or starting their own business.  

In 2021, Futuremakers programmes reached more than 304,000 young people, and more than 671,000 young people between 2019 and 2021 across 41 markets. 

District Coordinator key duties and accountabilities include: 

• Prepare vouchers of payment, receipt and journals relating to transactions made by partners. 
• Enter transactions to SUN system. 
• Collect partner finance report on time, check accuracy and upload to SUN system. 
• Assist Finance & Support Services Manager (FSSM) to ensure proper processing and documentation of all financial transactions. 
• Conduct financial monitoring visits to partner organisations on a regular basis. 
• Verify the partners’ project expenses against approved budget and protocol. 
• ln coordination with programme colleagues, assess training needs of partners regarding their capacities in financial process and procedures and contribute to their capacity building. 
• Support partners in budgetary control, budget preparation, and budget revision as per need.
• Prepare periodical budget variance report of the project and submit to the authority 
• Do cost control according to the approved budget and design of the project. 
• Support partners regarding partnership agreement (PFA) with Sightsavers. 
• Support partners for development of their policies, guidelines, legal issues, etc. 
• Build partner capacities in planning, implementing, monitoring, documentation and record keeping. 
• Support partners to respond to monitoring findings and MPC/Due Diligence recommendations. 

About you  

As the successful candidate you will need the following skills, knowledge, and experience.  

Essential: 

• Masters Degree in a relevant field (e.g., Finance/Accounting/Management/Business Administration) 
• Substantial knowledge of working in a reputed NGO. 
• Working knowledge in managing donor fund.
• Involvement in project accounting and partner handling. 
• Sound knowledge of accounting data processing and report writing. 
• Knowledge about country TAX and VAT laws. 
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office products. 

Desirable: 

• Knowledge and understanding of organisational procedures and guidelines 
• Knowledge and understanding about organisational strategic directions and financial framework 
• Good knowledge of donor compliance. 
• Involvement in partners financial monitoring. 
• Knowledge of local labour laws.
• A good understanding of the requirements of NGOAB and other government authorities. 
• Ability to work as a member of a team and contribute to improve collective performance. 

This is an involved role, please read the job description for full details 

Skills (Special Training or Competence) 

• Good computer aided writing skills in Bangla and English. 
• Strong verbal and written presentation, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Excellent IT skills including familiarity with virtual meetings and online learning platforms. 

Next Steps  

We anticipate that remote interviews will take place from 13 June 2022 onwards and the evaluation process will include a role-specific practical task. 

To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying. 

Due to project deadlines, we are keen to fill this role as quickly as possible so applications will be considered as soon as they are received. 

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply. 

Permanent Part home/Part office (London) based

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF(UNICEF UK) as a paralegal.

You will work within the Legal Team, and more broadly as part of the Finance Legal and Information Directorate, to support the organisation in negotiating its contracts with partners, donors, supporters and suppliers. You will assist with embedding good governance and providing accurate, relevant advice and guidance across various practice areas, including charity law, IP, advertising and fundraising compliance.

You will have at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Law or equivalent, together with a strong understanding of commercial law and charity regulations. Good communication, negotiation and collaboration skills are essential, alongside working knowledge of Microsoft Office (notably Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 9 June 2022.

Interview date: Thursday 16 June 2022 via video conferencing (MS Teams).

We are gradually moving back to our offices on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and we anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office and the rest of the time from home. We are happy to discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEFUK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children. UNICEFUK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

About the AOI

The Association of Illustrators (AOI) is a not-for-profit membership organisation, whose goal is to champion and celebrate the illustration industry. We are the global leaders in our field, supporting our 3000 members in all areas of professional life.

The AOI is a dynamic, growing organisation with an exciting future. We offer 1-1 advice, deliver events, produce publications, present the World Illustration Awards, and undertake important campaigning work. We are a small, welcoming staff team, with supportive management.

We work in a very creative environment with creative people. The illustration industry is an exciting part of our Creative Industries, full of artistic innovation and fascinating, friendly people. All of this makes the AOI a rewarding and stimulating place to work.

The Finance Manager plays an essential role in supporting our organisation with effective financial management.

About the role

Reporting to the CEO, the Finance Manager will ensure the AOI's smooth running and financial robustness. The Finance Manager is responsible for all aspects of The AOI’s finances, ensuring the accurate and complete recording of all financial transactions, compliance with internal and external controls, and timely analysis and reporting.

As part of a dynamic and ambitious team, the Finance Manager will ensure that the AOI has the financial systems and resources in place to implement its strategy.

The role will manage and oversee the work of the Finance Assistant who runs the day-to-day financial accounting processes.

Person Specification

1.  Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)

2.  Post-qualification experience of:

• Preparing management accounts
• Preparing budgets and cashflow forecasts
• Developing and reviewing effective financial systems and controls.

3.  Experience using accountancy software, and the ability to use MS Excel to a high level (including pivot tables).

4.  Strong analytical and numerical skills with a high level of attention to detail.

5.  Experience in dealing with auditors and a clear understanding of their requirements.

6.  The ability to produce accurate and concise reports to inform organisation decisions and objectives

7.  Successfully managing multiple competing priorities while meeting deadlines and objectives in a high-pressure environment.

8.  Experience in people management and a strong team player.

9.  Understanding of non-profit accounting requirements and recognition of the challenges faced.

10.  Experience in using Sage online accounting system (desirable).  

Employment Terms

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 depending on experience.

Contract: Full time (40hrs), permanent contract of employment.

Location: London, with a combination of office and home working.

Why it’s great to work at the AOI

• 33 days of annual leave including bank holidays (increasing to 38 days depending on length of service).
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements available.
• Training and development opportunities, to help you to grow and succeed within our organisation.
• Creative, friendly, and inclusive working environment.

Our offices are based in Somerset House, a vibrant hub of creative industries, built around one of the most beautiful courtyards in Europe. As a Somerset House resident, you will receive a range of perks, such as local discounts and priority access to events. You will also receive free exhibition entry across a broad range of London galleries and museums. You will love being part of the Somerset House community which is an inspirational and highly creative place to work.

How To Apply

Please review the attached Job Description for full details of the role and information on how to apply. 

Deadline for applications: Midnight Sunday 26th June 2022

The National Portrait Gallery houses a unique collection of all forms of portraiture of the people who have made or are currently contributing to British history and culture; the collection is the most comprehensive of its kind in the world. With around 2 million visitors each year prior to temporary closure for the Inspiring People project and a strong national and international presence through touring exhibitions and special projects, the Gallery is one of the country’s most important and popular galleries.

Finance Assistant
£22,984 per annum
Full-time, 40 hours (5 days) per week
Fixed Term Contract for 22 months
Hybrid working (Flexible, with 1 day minimum on site)

The National Portrait Gallery is seeking to appoint a Finance Assistant to provide full administrative support to the Financial Controller, processing purchase invoices, administering the gallery’s credit control, and performing accounts receivable tasks. 

The Finance Assistant will be responsible for inputting invoices into the purchase order system as well as liaising with purchase order originators, budget managers and suppliers to resolve queries. They will also be involved in processing the weekly BACS and foreign payment runs for the Gallery as well as administering the gallery’s petty cash and other cash out activities.

The successful candidate will have previous experience of working in an accounts payable role with a good understanding of accounts receivable tasks. They will also have a good understanding of finance software packages and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

This role represents a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic self-starter seeking exposure to a busy Finance department at a renowned institution.

Further information about the role as well as details of how to apply can be found below. 

Closing date for returned applications is 9:00am on Tuesday 7th June 2022.

First round interviews will take place on Wednesday 15th June 2022. Please indicate on your form if you will be unable to make this date.

We are committed to the employment and development of disabled people. We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for this post. To be invited to interview/assessment, you must show in your supporting statement that you meet the minimum criteria for the role, across all essential criteria. If you tell us that you have a disability we can make reasonable adjustments at interview, and, if you join us, to your work arrangements.

My client is a new charity which is looking for an AP Assistant for their growing team.

Your new company:
My client is a new charity which works to support people internationally.

Your new role:
My new role is a Finance Assistant. The role is initially for 3 months, but may extend. Duties will include:

• Ensure timely reconciliations of all bank accounts both UK and overseas including petty cash/foreign currencies/ in country trackers/credit cards/prepaid cards
• Liaise with clients for queries, eg, payment queries
• Process supplier invoices in the accounting systems accurately and efficiently including check authorisations and prepare payments to suppliers in accordance with relevant policies, payment allocation
• Reconcile all supplier accounts regularly
• Process required payments ensuring correct authorisation
• Ensure all entries are posted with the correct VAT coding
• Manage own workload to meet team deadlines for month end and offer support to other team members
• Check receipts and accurate recording of staff expenses reimbursement in accordance with expenses policy
• Other duties including filing of Financial records/data accurately

What you'll need to succeed:
In order to succeed you will need previous finance experience, preferably within a charity. If you were studying for AAT, this would also be an advantage. Strong systems skills are also essential.

What you'll get in return
In return, you will have the opportunity to work within a new international charity within a growing team. The role is interim, but there may be the opportunity for the contract to be extended.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Sightsavers is looking for a Programme Assistant – a new role within our expanding Disability Inclusive Development (DID) team to help us run disability inclusive development projects.

Salary:             £22,000 - £24,000 per annum

Location:         UK remote - with very occasional travel to Haywards Heath or Brighton

Contract:       Permanent

Hours: This is a full-time role with some flexibility around hours worked and lots of home working

About the programme

The Disability Inclusive Development (DID) programme started July 2018 and is a six year, £29.25m FCDO funded commercial contract managed by Sightsavers DID Fund Management Team (FMT). The DID programme consortium consists of 11 partners who run disability inclusive development projects across the programme’s four thematic areas, health, education, livelihoods and negative stereotyping and discrimination. The programme operates in six countries, Bangladesh, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda. The DID FMT is responsible for the DID programme’s management: finance and risk, monitoring, evaluation and learning, adaptive management, reporting and quality assurance, governance, contract management, consortium partnership management and donor relations

About the role

We are looking for a Programme Assistant to provide administrative and coordination support to ensure the smooth operation of the DID programme. The Programme Assistant will also contribute to programme learning and monitoring through support to the development, implementation and improvement of systems, tools and processes. The Programme Assistant will be part of the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) team, and they will work closely with other members of the MEL team and others in the FMT on delivery of discrete projects, programme learning and dissemination, monitoring and reporting and coordination of meetings and events. You will join at an exciting time for Sightsavers and our work across disability inclusive development projects. Key duties of the role will include:

• Supporting the planning, implementation and delivery of programme learning events, activities, and products.
• Supporting programme monitoring, coordination and reporting
• Supporting the programme’s knowledge management and consortium communications

About you

This is an ideal opportunity for you to build up your skills within monitoring, evaluation and learning and gain experience of working within a large consortium as well as to build up your network of contacts. To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Educated to A-level standard or equivalent
• Demonstrable experience of providing administrative, coordination or logistical support.
• Experience in working with multiple stakeholders and managing pieces of work within deadlines.
• Experience in writing reports, meeting notes and/or communication materials for a wide range of internal and external audiences.
• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for people with disabilities.
• Strong Excel skills would be useful in this role
• One of the languages spoken in the DID programme countries would be a benefit but is not essential

You will probably need to travel once a year in this role, for a week, to one of our programme countries.

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

This is an involved and interesting role – please read the job description for full details

Benefits

Sightsavers offers some fantastic benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes generous annual leave allowance, pension, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and wellness discounts. If you choose to work in or are visiting our collaborative, modern office space, you will find it an easy 20-minute train journey from Brighton or 45 minutes from London.

Next steps

To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying. Please note that there will be an expectation that you can occasionally visit our modern and collaborative offices in Haywards Heath, West Sussex (RH16 3BW) or Brighton. There are programme meetings once or twice a year and weekly team meetings, although these will not have to be attended in person.

We anticipate that remote interviews will take place w/c 20 June 2022.