Our partner, an award-winning organisation, focusses on a range of different areas to offer children and adults opportunities to be educated, have access to proper healthcare and wellbeing, earn sustainable livelihoods and become empowered to take their place in society as leaders. They are seeking a project accountant to take on a broad role focussing on support in developing project proposals for grants and project reporting; this role has scope for career progression once the probation period has been successfully completed.

Responsibilities

• Support in the development and preparation of budgets for donor proposals, and review the financial implications of donor contracts.
• Oversee the control environment, accounting processes and restricted funds to ensure that these meet grants compliance and reporting requirements.
• Produce quarterly donor and other reports
• Support in the development of the annual budget for the UK office.
• Prepare quarterly reports for the trustees and board members, and monthly management accounts and cashflow forecast.
• Prepare the statutory accounts for filing with the Charity Commission and Companies House.

Experience

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant with extensive experience in project and management accounting & reporting, specifically within the not for profit sector.
• Experience of preparing statutory accounts and in year-end audit preparation, specifically experience of Charity SORP.
• Experience of developing suitable controls and accounting systems.
• Able to manage a varied workload with different priorities and deadlines.
• Strong IT and systems skills, including Excel, Quickbooks and Salesforce.

Financial Accountant: Permanent, £38,000 - £42,000 | London

For a global charity, we are recruiting a Financial Accountant on a permanent basis to report to the Head of Financial Reporting and take a lead on the preparation of Group statutory accounts. The Financial Accountant will lead on monthly group consolidation adjustments, and the global audit. This role will also lead the global inter-company accounts and group balance sheets and will ideally suit someone straight from practice at either finalist or newly-qualified level.

Main Duties:

• Prepare and process monthly journals to consolidate group accounts and inter-company
• Support preparation of annual group statutory accounts and SORP adjustments
• Lead the global audit and act as the point of contact for country programme deliverables and support donor audits as required
• Oversee global inter-company accounts in the Group
• Oversee group balance sheets and assist in their continued improvement by assisting country programme balances and supporting tools and reports
• Support the management of the global finance data structure for reporting and the improvement of policies and procedures

Person Specification:

• ACA, ACCA CIMA finalist, part-qualified or fully qualified
• Audit experience in practice or industry
• Financial and management reporting experience
• Ideally SunSystems, InforBI and InforQ&A experience
• Strong MS Excel skills
• Track record in continuous improvement delivery

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Are you a talented fundraiser with a deep commitment to world mission?

Working with partners across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Feba is all about the creative use of radio and other audio media to inspire people to follow Jesus Christ.We have a particular focus on ‘closed countries’ and ‘hard-to-reach’ people groups, including places where Christians face persecution for their faith. We are looking for an outstanding, experienced and highly motivated individual for this important new role.

Key responsibilities include:

·developing strong and enduring relationships with current and potential major donors and family trust funds;

·creating compelling, relevant and tailored funding proposals;

·designing and developing a targeted contact strategy and bespoke cultivation plan;

·co-creating a new major donor development strategy.

You will have:

·a clear demonstrable personal Christian faith and a commitment to Feba’s ministry;

·a successful track record of securing five or six figure grants from trusts and foundations, and/or held a major fundraising role;

·a strong, engaging presence with individuals and groups;

·the ability to negotiate and influence effectively, with strong written and verbal skills;

·great networking skills and familiar with the current landscape, approaches and techniques.

The Feba team is small (currently less than 10 people), all of whom care passionately about what we do. We love to roll up our sleeves, try new ways of doing things and support each other so that we can achieve our goals.If that sounds like you and you share our vision and values, then we’d love to hear from you.

Salary:Circa £21,000 per annum for 21 hours (FTE £35,000 p.a.)

Hours:21 hours per week

Location:A combination of both office and home-based working, so the postholder is likely to live within reasonable traveling distance of West Sussex.

Closing date:9.00am on 1st February 2021

Preliminary interview:   Wednesday 3rd February 2021

(via video conferencing)

Panel interview:Friday 5th February 2021

This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a committed evangelical Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

International Finance Business Partner 9 Month FTC, London £48,000 - £52,000

For an international NGO based in London, we are recruiting an International Finance Business Partner for a 9-month contract. This international accounting role will report to the Business Partner Manager and will work closely with Conservation Programmes in London and overseas. The International Finance Business Partner will develop and implement accounting systems and procedures and budgeting that is fit for purpose. The role will understand financial performance and compliance, identify risks, and build financial capacity with in-country teams.

Main Duties:

• Develop a Grant Management Reporting Tool for all Donor Funded Grants
• Work with International Finance Business Partner Manager to project manage the year-end process for all country programmes and regions and consolidation model
• Develop financial strategy, policies, and procedures
• Develop processes to ensure information is received from international programmes for consolidation into the management reporting
• Map out how financial management is resourced and develop operating structure that is fit for purpose
• Provide regular reporting and updates to SMT ensuring oversight across international operations
• Provide expert Grant financial management to support externally funded Conservation Programmes - supporting DFID / FCDO, EU and various UN and US Government agencies
• Support during all internal and external audit work
• Contribute to an increase in financial management capacity of Conservation Programmes
• Develop budgets that align with multi-year plans and Country strategies
• Support Programme Managers with preparation and review of budgets for new Grant applications
• Identify and mitigate financial risks, working with SMT
• Support Conservation Operations and Programmes senior leadership teams as well as Country leaders to develop plans for rolling our accounting systems and policies
• Work with Conservation Programmes to monitor compliance and financial controls

What will you bring to this role?

• ACCA, CIMA, ACA or CIPFA qualified or finalist level with proven experience of working with overseas finance teams in an International NGO
• Proven experience of financial management and financial reporting in relation to Grant funded work
• Planning, budgeting, and forecasting experience
• Business partnering expertise, especially overseas in a development NGO
• Experience of UK Government, EU, UN and DFID/ FCDO

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Donor Finance Business Partner: £44,000 - £45,000 + Benefits: London

For an international NGO, we are recruiting a Senior International Grant Accountant to work on a complex international aid project funded by the UK FCDO. The Senior Grant Accountant will lead the financial reporting for the consortium and will be a key part in the management team, reporting to the Head of Finance. This role will lead on budgeting, reporting, compliance, and financial management coordination with 3 international partners.

Main Duties:

• Budgeting, planning and financial reporting
• Leading on financial reporting, re-forecasting, and Donor reporting
• Ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures
• Business-partner with the grant budget holder around issues such as expenditure
• Enhance programme delivery and donor budgets to maximise donor funds
• Manage financial relationship with new and existing Grant Partners including due diligence, reporting procedures, variance analysis, expenditure and grant remittances, grant audits
• Monitor grant cash-flow
• Ongoing development of the Access Dimensions system across regional and international offices

Person Specification:

• Significant experience in restricted grant reporting within an international NGO
• Business-partnering experience in complex multi-location environments
• Experience in producing grant budgets in compliance with donor requirements
• Experience of working with overseas partners and offices
• Experience of DFID / FCDO, EC and US Donors
• Experience of IATI (International Aid Transparency Initiative)
• Access Dimensions, Crystal Reports, and another UN Language (Arabic, French, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish) would be nice to have!

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International Finance Business Partner 12 Month FTC, London £48,000 - £52,000

For an international NGO based in London, we are recruiting an International Finance Business Partner for a 12-month contract. This international accounting role will report to the Business Partner Manager and will work closely with Conservation Programmes in London and overseas. The International Finance Business Partner will develop and implement accounting systems and procedures and budgeting that is fit for purpose. The role will understand financial performance and compliance, identify risks, and build financial capacity with in-country teams.

Main Duties:

• Develop a Grant Management Reporting Tool for all Donor Funded Grants
• Work with International Finance Business Partner Manager to project manage the year-end process for all country programmes and regions and consolidation model
• Develop financial strategy, policies, and procedures
• Develop processes to ensure information is received from international programmes for consolidation into the management reporting
• Map out how financial management is resourced and develop operating structure that is fit for purpose
• Provide regular reporting and updates to SMT ensuring oversight across international operations
• Provide expert Grant financial management to support externally funded Conservation Programmes - supporting DFID / FCDO, EU and various UN and US Government agencies
• Support during all internal and external audit work
• Contribute to an increase in financial management capacity of Conservation Programmes
• Develop budgets that align with multi-year plans and Country strategies
• Support Programme Managers with preparation and review of budgets for new Grant applications
• Identify and mitigate financial risks, working with SMT
• Support Conservation Operations and Programmes senior leadership teams as well as Country leaders to develop plans for rolling our accounting systems and policies
• Work with Conservation Programmes to monitor compliance and financial controls

What will you bring to this role?

• ACCA, CIMA, ACA or CIPFA qualified or finalist level with proven experience of working with overseas finance teams in an International NGO
• Proven experience of financial management and financial reporting in relation to Grant funded work
• Planning, budgeting, and forecasting experience
• Business partnering expertise, especially overseas in a development NGO
• Experience of UK Government, EU, UN and DFID/ FCDO

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

If you know anyone looking for a new role, your referral could earn you £250

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York Museums Trust (YMT) is an independent charity created to manage and look after the City of York Council’s collections and assets including York Art Gallery, York Castle Museum, Yorkshire Museum, York Museum Gardens, and York St Mary’s

Individual Giving and Major Gifts Fundraising Manager

Salary: £30,956 - £37,530 (YMT Scale Points 32-39)

Contract:   Permanent, Full Time – 37 hours per week

These are exciting times to join the Trust. Following our multi award winning redevelopment of York Art Gallery and as we plan a major capital project at York Castle Museum to transform its visitor experience, we are developing a new fundraising team.

We have a new opportunity for an Individual Giving and Major Gifts Fundraising Manager to join the team, working across all sites to develop and drive York Museums Trust Individual Giving Strategy in line with our ambitions and priorities.

Founded in 2002, the Trust has a strong record of fundraising and this post is designed to build on these foundations. We are seeking an experienced Individual Giving Specialist who will establish and steward relationships with current supporters and prospective high value givers, securing growing and sustainable income for the Trust and a successful pipeline that converts mid to high level givers to Major Donors. Working in collaboration with the Grants and Sponsorship Fundraising Manager, you will ensure successful relationship management and enjoy inspiring and developing relationships with our staff, managers, trustees and our donors and supporters.

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an experience of managing and growing supporter networks, cultivating exciting opportunities and prospecting for new high impact connections. You will also be able to demonstrate a proven track record of securing major gifts and achieving financial targets.

This role will work from home temporarily in line with other YMT staff.  In the long term this role will be based in York, but with the option to work flexibly.  Attendance at fundraising events and stakeholder meetings in York will be part of the role.

How to apply

Access the job description on the About Us, Jobs Vacancies page on our website.

Send:

• your CV,
• a covering letter explaining how you meet the criteria in the Knowledge, Experience, Skills and Behaviours section of the JD, and
• the Equal Opportunities form

to the email address on our website.  Applications forms should be submitted in a Word compatible format.

CVs can only be accepted from candidates who have permission to work in the UK.  If, after applying, you have not heard from us by two weeks after the closing date, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

As an organisation York Museums Trust is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst our workforce. We welcome applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Dates to bear in mind…

Closing date for applications is Monday 1 February 2021 at 9am

Interviews will take place online on Tuesday 23 February 2021

York Museums Trust (YMT) is an independent charity created to manage and look after the City of York Council’s collections and assets including York Art Gallery, York Castle Museum, Yorkshire Museum, York Museum Gardens, and York St Mary’s

Grants and Sponsorship Fundraising Manager

Salary: £30,956 - £37,530 (YMT Scale Points 32-39)

Contract:   Permanent, Full Time – 37 hours per week

These are exciting times to join the Trust. Following our multi award winning redevelopment of York Art Gallery and as we plan a major capital project at York Castle Museum to transform its visitor experience, we are developing a new fundraising team.

We have a new opportunity for a Grants and Sponsorship Fundraising Manager to join the team, working across all sites to develop and drive York Museums Trust Grants and Sponsorship Strategy in line with our ambitions and priorities.

Founded in 2002, the Trust has a strong record of fundraising and this post is designed to build on these foundations. We are seeking an experienced and successful Grants and Sponsorship fundraiser who will develop, manage and co-ordinate a portfolio of statutory, trusts and foundations and corporate supporters, cultivating strong and long-lasting partnerships.  Managing the Trust’s CRM system, you will ensure successful relationship management and enjoy inspiring and developing relationships with our staff, managers, trustees and our donors and supporters.

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an experience of developing, writing and submitting large grant applications for major projects. You will also be able to demonstrate a proven track record of securing grants and achieving financial targets alongside proactively searching out new funding streams through research and networking.

This role will work from home temporarily in line with other YMT staff.  In the long term this role will be based in York, but with the option to work flexibly.  Attendance at fundraising events and stakeholder meetings in York will be part of the role.

How to apply

Access the job description at  About Us, Jobs Vacancies page on our website.

Send:

• your CV,
• a covering letter explaining how you meet the criteria in the Knowledge, Experience, Skills and Behaviours section of the JD, and
• the Equal Opportunities form

to the email address on our website. Applications should be submitted in a Word compatible format.

CVs can only be accepted from candidates who have permission to work in the UK.  If, after applying, you have not heard from us by two weeks after the closing date, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

As an organisation York Museums Trust is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst our workforce. We welcome applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Dates to bear in mind…

Closing date for applications is Monday 1 February 2021 at 9am

Interviews will take place online on Monday 22 February 2021

Our partner has emerged as a key targeted healthcare service provider in Cambodia. In addition to offering treatments, it runs an education programme for nurses and doctors in-country. They are seeking a Head of Finance to oversee their finance function.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and maintain an effective finance function, ensuring a sound control environment and reviewing, improving & streamlining accounting & financial management processes as required.  
• Manage compliance with regulatory and audit requirements.
• Lead on the preparation of the annual organisational budget and long-term forecasts.
• Oversee all aspects of financial reporting for the Executive Committee, Board, internal departments and external stakeholders, including donors.
• Risk management
• Undertake special projects, including support with a new system implementation and lead on the introduction of a fee-based service.

Person Specification

• Experienced senior finance professional, with strong technical background, a commercial mind, and experience developing financial management strategies in complex environments.
• Strong analytical background, with experience in financial modelling and analysis.
• Experience of system implementation, and strong computing skills.
• Experience of grant management in a complex NGO, knowledge of developing bids & proposals, grant compliance, management & reporting is highly desirable.
• Strong finance business partner, ability to work effectively with the executive team, junior staff and a variety of external stakeholders, including donors and government officials.  
• Experience of working in the healthcare sector is highly desirable.
• Able to provide leadership, culturally sensitive, resilient, flexible and self-motivated

Starting Salary: £29,758 - £31,252 p.a.

Contract: 12 months

Full time (35 hours per week)

Location: London (Remote working, until London offices re-open)

Position Description

Job Profile

This is an exciting to help CAFOD take advantage of the huge opportunities that the digital sector holds for fundraising. You will be helping to look after CAFOD’s supporters: inspiring them to donate to help people living in poverty and ensuring that their experience doing so is fulfilling.

You will be sitting within the Supporter Fundraising team, working with the Digital Fundraising Manager and colleagues across fundraising, digital and communications, and liaising with the teams across the wider organisation.

You’ll be busy from the start – getting to grips with our digital systems and processes – so being proactive with the ability to pick up information quickly and learn on your feet will be an advantage. You will be comfortable working autonomously and managing a busy and varied workload.

You will be able to write and edit copy for websites, blogs and emails, modifying your style based on your audience and objectives. You will be comfortable taking complex information and translating it for use as marketing material for a wider audience. You will be communicating with supporters via our digital channels as well as ensuring that internal working relationships remain strong.

We will provide training in all our online systems, including eZpublish website editing; DotMailer email marketing platform and our databases.

To read more and apply, please visit CAFOD website to begin completing the application process.

Sightsavers is recruiting for a Finance and Risk Officer to work within its NTD (Neglected Tropical Diseases) Finance and Operations team, which manages the finance, risk, contractual and supply chain elements of a portfolio of large NTD grants and contracts.

Under the oversight of the NTD Finance and Risk Manager, the post holder will support the team on the central financial processes required to keep the NTD team programmes running smoothly. The post will also have responsibility for the financial management of a variety of smaller NTD team programmes including USAID funding. It is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and conscientious individual to gain experience of working in an International NGO setting.
 

About the role:

Key duties will include:

• Managing the central financial functions of the NTD team, e.g.
• NTD programme cost recovery process
• Supporting the wider finance team with central process improvements
• Monitoring spend for departmental programmes and cost centres
• Acting as the departmental focal point for the Sightsavers organisational planning process
• Financial management for a variety of smaller NTD programmes, e.g.
• Setting up systems and processes for new programmes
• Working with programme teams to prepare budgets, forecasts, reports etc. for donors and attending donor meetings as required
• Reviewing budgets and financial reports prepared by partners and Sightsavers country office staff
• Assisting the team with audit and financial monitoring processes, identifying and escalating any concerns or potential risks
• Working to align programmes to existing Sightsavers systems such as MyCLAIMS and creating useful Power BI dashboards

We are looking for a proactive individual with:

• Proven finance and accountancy experience. Working towards an accountancy qualification an advantage
• Awareness of overseas development context gained through working in the international development, the humanitarian sector and/or relevant sector preferable but not essential
• Experience of institutional donor or large-scale contract management, in particular experience of USAID funding would be an advantage although training can be provided
• Experience of working with partners and colleagues with a wide range of financial capacity and providing them with guidance and support
• French or Portuguese language skills an advantage but not essential
   

The ideal candidate will have:

• Excellent numerical skills
• Proficiency with Excel (essential), knowledge of Power Query and Power BI is desirable.
• Experience of computer-based accounting systems and purchase ledger or purchase order systems an advantage
• Strong attention to detail, with a willingness to follow issues through to resolution
• An appreciation of meeting reporting commitments
• The ability to communicate effectively and professionally across a variety of cultures
• Willingness to continuously develop skills and knowledge to remain current with donor funding developments
   

This role may be for you if:

• You are proactive and organised by nature
• You are comfortable taking decisions and have a good sense of when to escalate issues
• You are quick to notice irregularities, yet you do not lose sight of the bigger picture
• You enjoy solving problems and have a keen eye for improvement
• You communicate clearly
• You are confident holding close working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
• You are comfortable working in an international context

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills and it’s an involved role so please read the complete Job Description for further details.

Sightsavers offers a great place to work within easy reach of London and Brighton. This is a full-time role with some flexibility around hours. When we’re back in the office, there will be the opportunity to work from home, but we will need you to be able to attend meetings in Haywards Heath at least a couple of times a month.

We anticipate that remote interviews, including an Excel-based task, will take place w/c 8 February 2021

Farm Africa are partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell to recruit to a Director of Finance role on a permanent, full time basis. For more than 35 years Farm Africa has worked with farmers, helping them to increase their harvests, build their incomes and sustain their natural resources. They do this by working closely with local communities, partnering with governments and the private sector to find effective ways to fight poverty.

Farm Africa are now seeking an exceptional Director of Finance to provide outstanding leadership and expertise to strategically manage finance and other control functions. This role also plays a vital role providing broader leadership in the delivery of the ambitious strategy, and is a crucial business partner to the CEO, the SMT, and the board treasurer.

The key responsibilities will be:

• Responsible for accounting including the production of the annual accounts for the Charity & its subsidiaries, financial planning, the production of management accounts and all banking & cash management.
• Provide strategic input to the development of the organisation’s strategy and future growth plans, thinking beyond own direct areas of responsibility.
• Together with the Chief Executive, develop annual and medium-term financial plans for Farm Africa ensuring the longer term financial sustainability of the organisation.
• Set the strategic direction and annual objectives for the finance function, covering UK head office and Africa-based teams.
• Line manage the Head of Finance, and support Country Directors in their line management of country Finance leads.
• Ensure that financial risks throughout Farm Africa’s activities are identified and ensure that appropriate processes are in place to monitor and mitigate them.
• Act as the key staff contact for the Finance, Risk and Audit committee (FRAC), ensuring (together with the Treasurer) that meetings take place regularly, agendas are appropriate and that the committee discharges its devolved responsibilities on behalf of the board.
• Ensure all financial activity is compliant with relevant charity and statutory legislation and donor / contractual requirements.

The organisation:

Farm Africa operates in East Africa, with offices in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, with a Head Office in London.  There is a finance team of four based in the UK, with other finance staff dispersed around the organisation, including country offices and field offices.

Farm Africa is embarking on a new five year strategy and is recruiting for a new Director of Finance to lead the financial management of the organisation through a period of growth. Building on foundation of strong financial planning and control and of exceptional audit compliance they are seeking an experienced and dynamic new Director to join their team. 

Essential requirements:

The successful candidate will have a recognised accountancy qualification, in-depth understanding of financial management in a complex grant-dependant organisation, experience of strategic planning and an aptitude for controls such as governance, risk management and the charity legal environment.

Farm Africa’s UK office is based in central London, however, we are flexible on working location and will consider substantial home working.

The closing date for applications is 9:00am on Monday 15th February 2021. Applications will be under constant review before the closing date so please submit your application to our retained search agent Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!

Are you passionate about international development and global health? Do you want to be instrumental in seeing an end to leprosy and associated discrimination across Africa and Asia? Are you experienced in meeting the financial needs of large donors and complex Programmes? Do you have the skills to facilitate the capacity development of partners in the global South in financial reporting and management? If so, we want to hear from you.

About the Programmes Finance Officer role

This is an exciting opportunity for a Finance Officer with a passion for social justice to join our dynamic Programmes team. Reporting to the Programmes Finance Manager, you will have at least two years financial management experience, ideally within an INGO setting, to include multi-currency accounting and reporting. In addition, you will have experience of grant management and working with donor institutions, excellent prioritisation skills and an ability to coordinate across multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.

You will be able to deliver an effective financial management service, including budgets, reporting and compliance, enabling the achievement of strategic and country level objectives. As an excellent cross-cultural communicator and mentor, you will build financial capacity overseas, providing virtual and face-to-face support to TLM’s partners across Asia and Africa. You will have already worked internationally, with proven professional and facilitation skills and be willing to undertake overseas travel (COVID permitting) approximately 12 weeks per annum.

About The Leprosy Mission England and Wales

The Leprosy Mission England and Wales (TLMEW) is a leading international Christian development organisation with over 140 years’ experience and is part of the TLM worldwide family. TLMEW serves the poorest of the poor in 10 countries across Africa and Asia, raising funds and developing partner capacity to provide life-changing healthcare, training and job opportunities for people who have been excluded and rejected. TLMEW has a zero tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, our beneficiaries, staff and communities we come into contact with. Recruitment to roles within TLMEW includes, in particular, criminal record checks and the collection of relevant references. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from joining us as an employee; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences. Safeguarding is our top priority in everything we do.

TLMEW is an explicitly Christian charity, empathy with the Christian ethos of the organisation is essential.

To apply and for more information on this role, together with the work of TLMEW, please visit our website via the apply button.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 1 February 2021

Interview date: Thursday 11 February 2021 (Peterborough Office)

The Leprosy Mission, England and Wales is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from appropriately qualified people from all sections of the community. Qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply. Registered Charity number 1050327.

The Death Penatly Project is a non-profit organisation that provides free legal representation to prisoners facing the death penalty worldwide. Our work is concentrated in Commonwealth countries in the Carribean, Africa and Asia.

We are looking for a Finance Officer to join our team. You will be responsible for administering and managing the organisation's finances, and working with the Senior Leadership Team to ensure that the financial processes are effecive and efficient. 

Key responsibilities

1. Financial management and administration

• Preparing monthly organisational management accounts
• Assisting in annual organisational budget preparation and monthly monitoring of variances
• Assisting in annual audit preparation
• Day to day book-keeping and financial administration, including, staff expenses and claims, and contractor/third party invoicing, recording all receipts
• Processing and administering bank payments
• Working with the Senior Leadership Team on funding application budgets
• Working with Deputy Director and Project Officer to track project expenditure and to coordinate invoices; assist in preparing project expenditure forecasts
• Producing project and donor financial reports
• Working with the Deputy Director to ensure financial processes are effective and ensure reconciliation of bank and other DPP accounts
• Any other duties as so directed in connection with the finance system process

2. General tasks

• Attend and participate in Board meetings and Sub-Committee meetings as required
• Undertake any other tasks that are appropriate to the role and which reflects the need of the organisation

Experience and Qualifications

• A minimum of two years proven experience in a bookkeeping and/or financial administration role
• Familiarity with Xero (or other) accounting software
• Experience of preparing monthly management accounts, including analysis
• Previous experience in the charity sector and/or supporting international projects
• Flexible approach to managing and prioritising a high workload and multiple tasks with tight deadlines
• Strong ICT skills, in particular MS Excel (database and spreadsheet experience) and Word processing
• Exceptional organisational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a self-servicing environment and in a small team; Pro-active approach with a ‘can-do’ attitude
• Permission to live and work in the UK

Please refer to the job specification below for further details. 

Please submit a short personal statement/cover letter along with your CV detailing relevant experience and qualifications to the role.