Age Co is a new brand that Age UK and its trading companies have developed for the sale of a variety of products and services, all designed to help older people enjoy financial security and live independently.

Following a restructure, we have created a new role for a Director of Marketing, Brand and Insight to lead Age Co into a new exciting phase of growth. Capitalising on our existing product and services range which includes motor and home insurance, funeral planning, stairlifts; to identify both compelling and innovative strategies to drive product sales and income generation.
We need someone with strong leadership experience, who can confidently energise the Age Co brand, devise new strategies and create room for change. You will be responsible for driving forward with new and innovative products and services for later life.

You will be a strong communicator and networker; able to build robust relationships with senior management, the board and other stakeholders. You will have experience in leading successful multi-media marketing teams and managing a 7 figure budgets, within the financial services or insurance sector. You will be able to demonstrate the use of customer insight to generate both new opportunity and grow the future success of Age Co.

This role reports into the CEO of Age Co and you will also be instrumental to the development of the wider company strategy.

What we offer in return

* 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
* Annual leave purchase scheme
* A fantastic pension (with up to 9% employer contributions)
* Health cash plan
* Annual Season Ticket loan (spread the cost of your commute)
* Cycle to work scheme
* Shopping discounts and many more excellent benefits

Additional Information

For a full list of benefits please click here https://www.ageuk.org.uk/about-us/jobs/employee-benefits/

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Robertson Bell are exclusively partnering with Look Ahead Care and Support to recruit a Senior Finance Business Partner for their fast-paced Finance team. Look Ahead is a unique organisation that provides specialist services across four key demographics: Learning Disabilities, Homelessness, Mental Health, and Care Leavers. Their turnover has grown steadily over the last 10 years and is now approaching £70m, with the majority of their income coming from providing care and support to some of the most vulnerable in society.

With head offices near Westminster and Pimlico station in Central London, the role of the Senior Finance Business Partner reports to the Director of Finance and acts as the "face" of finance, operating in a highly visible position by regularly visiting budget holders to be a true Partner, bridging the gap between Finance and the outside business. You will oversee a team responsible for the production of management accounts and providing financial information to aid senior management's decision making.

Additional key accountabilities include:

• Providing exceptional business partnering support to the Care directorate, including key contacts at Deputy Director, Heads of, and Contract Manager levels; building strong relationships and being face-to-face around the business to provide tailored support for non-financially minded budget holders
• Managing a team of four, consisting of one Finance Business Partner and three Assistant Management Accountants, mentoring each member of staff and providing them with tailored support to encourage their career development
• Support the business through high-level financial modelling of various contract scenarios, assessing financial viability and operating efficiency of schemes and appraising opportunities for new business, as well as existing contracts
• Developing efficiency within the budgeting and forecasting process, identifying ways to improve reporting capability to provide greater support to strategic and operational decision making
• Heading up the Management Accounting function, writing reports for Senior Leadership Team on the Housing, Support and Care directorates, overseeing the preparation of monthly management accounts for the Senior Management Team, including the provision of commentary and analysis.

Look Ahead is an organisation unlike any other - its range of services and focus on service users mean that while following Housing SORP, they operate in many respects like a commercial organisation. This role should therefore appeal to candidates who want to work in the not-for-profit sector whilst maintaining the pace, drive and commerciality of a large business.

In due course, this role has the potential to grow into a more senior role and take on more responsibility across finance as you develop underneath a supportive Director of Finance. On offer is an excellent benefits package including generous annual leave entitlement, as well as the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave. You will have a flexible working location, based from head offices that are clean, bright and welcoming.

To be considered, you'll need to meet the following minimum criteria:

• Be a fully qualified accountant who has exceptional communication skills
• Demonstrate experience of successfully providing business partnering support within a complex organisation and wide-ranging levels of budget holder interaction
• Have high-level financial modelling expertise and a proven ability to use the output to influence strategic decision making
• Previous management experience is not essential, however the desire and ability to lead a team is! You will have the confidence to be a strong people manager who can lead staff at a mix of levels and abilities.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 1st December 2019, with interviews for successful applicants being arranged shortly afterwards. Applications are now under continual review, so if you meet the minimum criteria, please apply now through the link below.

The Opportunity

Save the Children is looking for a Finance manager - Treasury and Member Reporting for 12 months (Maternity Leave)(4 Days/week) you will be responsible for ensuring that funds are requested and received from Save the Children members accurately and within required timescales. The role holder will be responsible for reporting member balances to management and for escalating any issues that arise. This role is critical to ensuring funds are available to country offices for program work.

You will also take the lead in ensuring that quarterly reconciliations with members that are assigned to them are finalised and agreed, and act as a key finance contact to members. They will also have responsibility for ensuring the accuracy and validation of the other Finance Manager - Treasury and Member Reporting colleagues' reconciliations by acting as a check and control point. They will be a knowledge specialist in how all funds flow between Save the Children International and member organisations. They will play a key role in assisting the wider Treasury team in managing the 4 key Treasury risks; Liquidity, Interest, FX and Compliance.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector with an option of flexible of working hours

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

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Are you an experienced finance leader looking for a new role? Do you enjoy working for a growing organisation where the challenges come thick and fast? If so, please read on!

Robertson Bell Finance are working with a leading Housing, Care and Support organisation to recruit an Interim Finance Director to join their growing team for an initial period of 10 months. Based in Central London, the role joins an organisation who have been going through a sustained period of growth over the past few years and have no plans to slow down in the near future.

Reporting into the CFO, the main responsibilities of the Interim Finance Director are as follows:

• Develop a strong team of around 14 in finance, with 3 direct reports of varying experience so at the conclusion of this contract the direct reports are in a position to take on the day to day responsibilities of this role.
• Head up the budgeting process, followed by the production of the 30 year business plan for submission to the regulator.
• Oversee the production of the year end accounts, signing off the accounts and ensuring the team have all the necessary resources for a timely delivery.
• Lead a review into the organisation's financial policies and procedures with a specific focus on income collection.
• Advise on the implementation of a number of system bolt-ons, helping to deal with any issues that arise from these new areas.

The successful candidate will be a full qualified accountant with extensive experience of managing large teams, specifically having managed other managers with their own teams. Developing the team will be a key barometer of success in this role so demonstrable previous experience of improving teams will be highly regarded. A breadth of experience in a variety of organisations will be a bonus to your application and having previously worked in a group structure will also aid your chances. Finally, you must be available to start in early December to be considered for this role.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Head of Finance looking for their first director level role or a Finance Director looking for a new challenge and will attract a high number of applications. To avoid disappointment, please do not delay in applying as applications will be reviewed daily.

Our partner is an agricultural social enterprise working with smallholder farmers in the northern region of the country to increase their productivity and improve their livelihoods. They provide a range of key services to the farmers:

• Provide inputs (seeds, fertilizers and herbicides) to the smallholder farmers on a credit basis at competitive rates at the planting season. These inputs are financed through debt raise by the organisation.
• Agronomy training & support, covering good farming practices which minimize the negative environmental impact.
• Offer access to storage facilities, and access to market, maximising their profits.

They are seeking a Finance Director to oversee the integrity of their accounting & finance function, leading their corporate finance function, and offer strategic analysis and advice, supporting the leadership in scaling their operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide oversight to the corporate finance, financial control, audit, treasury and FPA functions.
• Ensure the integrity of the accounting and financial management systems, oversight of the transaction processes, preparation of the year-end financial statements and the annual audit, and ensuring that the organisation meets all its statutory and regulatory compliance.
• Review and strengthen the control environment, ensuring that accounting processes are understood and adhered to across the organisation.
• Lead on organisational budget creation, developing and strengthening of budget monitoring, reporting and cashflow forecasting tools and reports.
• Responsible for the management of short-term cash requirements, and long-term planning; oversight of the treasury; and provide leadership to optimise the financial performance of the organisation
• Drive on financial planning, offering the senior leadership analysis and advice on expansion – both in terms of regions and crops covered.
• Work with senior leadership in designing the fundraising strategy (grants and investments), prepare the financial models and support presentations made to funders/investors.
• Business partnering and management of external stakeholder relationships – including investors, banks, suppliers and auditors.
• Support with the new systems implementation, and ensure that all their systems (accounting & inventory management) are working efficiently.  
• Oversight of the finance staff, responsible for hiring and retaining a qualified team.

Person Specification

• Senior finance professional, with an accounting qualification, and 10+ years of experience in progressively responsible finance roles.
• Demonstrable experience of running the finance function of a small- to medium-sized enterprise (preferably in a start-up environment), including of developing controls, accounting processes and financial management tools, and systems implementation.
• Strong experience of corporate finance (fundraising from investors), financial planning and risk management.
• Excellent proficiency in written and verbal English
• Strong problem solver, flexible and able to handle a large and varied volume of work and responsibilities maturely
• Excellent relationship management skills, and ability to deal with stakeholders diplomatically and with tact.
• Interest in agribusiness in a developing context.

Please note this role is only open to candidates with the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship. This role will have 20% travel to Nigeria. 

*Candidates are being considered on a rolling basis, and early applications are encouraged.

Assistant Accountant
(Part Qualified)

Full time
Salary between £30,000 - £32,000 per annum

The role
Reporting to RADA’s Financial Controller, the Assistant Accountant will be responsible for finance related reporting and posting on Sage as well as audit and staffing reports and monthly reconciliations. You will also be in control of the payroll function at RADA, including maintaining accurate payroll records for staff, inputting all data for the monthly payroll processing and creating journals for posting on the finance system.

You will have knowledge of payroll and finance systems, preferably in an academic or charity setting and will be able to work to tight deadlines. If you are currently studying for an accountancy qualification and want to complete your training, this could be the role for you. We especially welcome applications from people who identify as black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those that identify as disabled as these groups are under-represented at all levels in the RADA staff.

The team
Our Finance Department exists to ensure RADA manages its budgets and accounts in line with legal requirements, process and pay invoices and enable students to access bursaries and much needed funding all year round.

About RADA
Since our establishment in 1904, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) has been a world-leading training centre in acting and theatre production disciplines and inspired students of all ages to fully experience the transformative possibilities of stage and screen. As award-winners and leaders in their fields; actors, directors, writers, producers, lighting, sound and costume designers, prop makers, scenic artists, stage managers, production managers, our diverse student and alumni body make a significant contribution to the creative industries globally.

How to apply

Please complete an application form and return it to:

Marcus Rose
HR and Payroll Administrator
T +44 (0)20 7908 4895

Closing date for applications: Monday 18 November 2019
Interview date: Tuesday 03 December 2019

The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art is dedicated to Equal Opportunities in employment and seeks to achieve diversity amongst its staff to reflect the community it serves.

Age UK is looking for an experienced Director of IT who can develop and deliver a bold new strategy, that will enable us to grow and enhance the work that we do best; helping those that need us the most.

We need a confident leader, with the experience of defining and delivering the transformation of digital, data and technology services in a similar sized organisation to Age UK. You will be creative and enjoy the challenge of influencing a variety of stakeholders including, staff, board and senior SMT to shape our infrastructure.

As the new post holder you will be highly proficient in making fast and informed decisions which not only make instant improvements but also be instrumental in enhancing the long term strategy for customer satisfaction.

You will report directly to the CFO of Age UK and work with an established and experienced team of professionals.

What we offer in return

* 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
* Annual leave purchase scheme
* A fantastic pension (with up to 9% employer contributions)
* Health cash plan
* Annual Season Ticket loan (spread the cost of your commute)
* Cycle to work scheme
* Shopping discounts and many more excellent benefits

Additional Information

For a full list of benefits please click here https://www.ageuk.org.uk/about-us/jobs/employee-benefits/

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Music, it’s in our DNA. And as the largest music therapy charity in the UK, at Nordoff Robbins we use the power of music to enrich the lives of people affected by life limiting illness, isolation or disability.

We're looking for an experienced, enthusiastic Executive Assistant with a passion for people to support our CEO in North London Head Office.  The successful post holder will also have a desire to work with Governance within the charity sector, and full training will be provided if required.

As part of a high performing charity team, the Executive Assistant will play a pivotal role supporting our CEO in a busy, fast paced environment. We’re looking for a proactive problem solver, able to work autonomously who can provide high level executive support.  You will have the ability to communicate confidently at senior C-level and Trustee level.  You will be able to produce professional communications and correspondence, including emails and internal/external updates with utmost accuracy and be able to proof read and edit documents.

The ability to establish, build and maintain stakeholder relationships is essential, as is the enthusiasm to work as part of a close knit team. You will operate with integrity, sensitivity and discretion.

It is not essential to have experience in the charity sector, but you will need to be aligned with our vision and values and our ambitious plans.

Are you NR?  If the above sounds like you, please apply with a CV and covering letter (applications without a covering letter will not be considered) detailing your experience and how you would be right for the role no later than 5pm on Wednesday 20th November 2019.  Interviews will be held on Tuesday 26th November.

This role is subject to a basic DBS check.

The role

Working with the Project & Governance Advisor, you will support the smooth running of Breast Cancer Now’s Board and Committee meetings and risk management processes. 

You will also provide PA support to the Director of Corporate Services and support the Legal Team in co-ordinating and administering the charity’s contractual arrangements as well as providing additional administrative support to the Corporate Services Directorate.

About you

You will have experience of working in an office environment in an administrative role, with the ability to undertake the range of duties relevant to this role.  This will include diary management, and the ability to organise both yourself and others efficiently whilst working to tight deadlines.  You will have both excellent communication skills and attention to detail. 

About us

We’re excited to announce that in April 2019, Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now united to create one charity for everyone affected by breast cancer. From research to care, our new charity has people affected by the disease at its heart – providing support for today and hope for the future. United, we can carry out even more world-class research, provide even more life-changing support and campaign even more effectively for better services and care.

By bringing together our passion, energy, expertise, funds and networks, we will make greater progress in more effective ways to make sure that, by 2050, everyone who develops breast cancer will live and receive the support they need to live well. 

Breast Cancer Now is an inclusive employer committed to developing a diverse workforce.

Closing date 27 November 2019

Interview date 10 December 2019

The Eve Appeal

Director of Finance and Culture

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000

Hours: Full time – 35 hours a week

Contract: Permanent

Location: London, W14

To start: ASAP

Application deadline: Wednesday 20th November 2019

PLEASE NOTE: As we would ideally like to fill this position soon, the advertisement will be withdrawn if we find a suitable candidate before the closing date.

The Eve Appeal is the only UK national charity raising awareness and funding research into the five gynaecological cancers – womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval and vagina. We were set up to save women’s lives by funding ground-breaking research focused on developing effective methods of risk prediction, earlier detection and developing screening for these women-only cancers.

We are looking for a Director of Finance and Culture to join our dynamic team at The Eve Appeal, with have prime responsibility for finance, HR, corporate services (including IT and facilities management), risk governance and programme delivery.

You’ll need to be motivated, flexible and well-organised, with a problem solving approach and the ability to multitask. This is a challenging but varied role – you’ll write papers for Board of Trustee meetings, ensure our next contract with our IT providers is fit for purpose, evaluate our progress in ensuring Eve is a great place to work and deliver our annual accounts and audit – so it’ll suit someone who enjoys working across different areas and is able to manage competing priorities.

If you’d like any more information about the role, please contact Ami Woods via The Eve Appeal website.

To apply please send a covering letter or supporting statement explaining how you match the person specification for this role and your CV, either through the Charity Job website or to Ami Woods via The Eve Appeal website

We are looking for a highly organised, professional Personal Assistant to join the UK’s blood cancer charity to support two senior members of our busy Executive Team on a 6 month Fixed Term Contract.

The successful candidate must have a positive can-do attitude, discretion, an eye for detail and excellent communication skills as these are all essential for this busy role.

This exciting role involves organising schedules and calendars, providing administrative support, working as an outward-facing representative of the Director of Research and Policy and the Chief Digital, Innovation and Services Officer and being a central part of the support team to our Executive and Board

If you have a flair for administration, the ability to multi-task and love a challenge, as well as a passion for helping people affected by blood cancer, this could be the job for you!

The closing date for this exciting opportunity is:

9am on Monday 9 December 2019

To apply just send us a current cv and cover letter.

*Please note that we may bring forward the closing date at our discretion*

Finance, Central London – Waterloo

King’s College London

Higher Education

Permanent – Central London

Deputy Financial Accountant

£46,292 to £54,534 plus exceptional pension and annual leave

Closing date for applications (early applications are highly recommended):

Midnight on Sunday 17th November 2019

This is a fantastic role for a qualified auditor seeking a first or second move.

King's College London is one of the top 10 UK universities in the world (QS World University Rankings, 2018/19), and is also one of England’s oldest and most prestigious institutions. King's has an outstanding reputation for world-class teaching and cutting-edge research.

Having recently implemented a new finance system, King’s College London (KCL) are looking to recruit a recently qualified accountant (CCAB or equivalent) into the role of Deputy Financial Accountant to work with the Financial Accountant in implementing a new financial control environment to make best use of this system.

The role holder will have a significant responsibility for the preparation of the university’s consolidated and subsidiary financial statements (close to £1bn annual turnover) and will aid the Financial Accountant in designing and implementing an updated financial control structure and processes.

This will be a challenging role suitable for someone with a technical accounting background and strong problem-solving skills, ideally from an audit background. The role will often require designing new approaches/solutions and leading on projects.

For more information, please find the candidate pack attached to this advert or contact Michael Quest of Ivy Rock Partners directly.

The selection process will include a panel interview, an assessment and a presentation.

• Application deadline is 17th November
• You will need to meet Ivy Rock Partners before the shortlisting meeting on 21st November
• Interviews with KCL will take place on week commencing 25th November

Ivy Rock Partners have been appointed as exclusive recruitment partner to King's College London - all applications will be treated fairly and consistently.

A leading foundation based in Fulham (South West London) are looking for a Finance Assistant to join their team.

This is a permanent full time role offering a salary of £23,000 - £27,000 per annum plus 8% pension contribution. Reporting to the Director of Finance you will be part of a small Finance team.

Your main duties are
- Posting of invoices
- Checking invoices
- Processing all invoices on Sage line 50
- Process and record petty cash transactions
- Bank reconciliations

Key skills needed for this role are:
- Sage line 50 experience
- Accurate and methodical
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work within a small team

This role will close on 15th November, 2019 and the interviews will be happening w/c18th November, 2019.

If interested, please apply immediately with a copy of your CV.

10 month fixed term contract

We are looking for an experienced individual to join us as Senior Economist, working closely with the Director of Evidence and Learning, to provide strategic leadership to Save the Children in the field of programme value for money. This is a maternity cover contract. 

Our Global Programmes department delivers humanitarian and development programmes, builds partnerships with institutional donors – including governments, multi-laterals and trusts – and drives lasting change. Our Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns department uses programme and other evidence to drive impact mainly through policy change. Together, we save children’s lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential.

As Senior Economist you will be expected to lead work within Save the Children UK and supporting the wider movement to apply rigorous and proportionate methods for the appraisal, assessment and management of value for money in our programmes and advocacy.  You will support the strengthening of our learning culture, providing thought leadership on value for money and supporting the development of wider capacity to generate and use VFM analysis in the organisation. You will work with a range of stakeholders in SCUK, SC member organisations and Save the Children International (SCI) across multiple programmes and countries. In addition you will:

• Keep relevant teams up to date with leading practices in the sector and donor expectations relating to Value for Money or economic assessments
• Contribute to the development of a Save the Children Evidence and Learning strategy, ensuring effective focus on VFM in our evidence and learning agenda, and articulating a distinct Save the Children ‘VFM offer’
• In collaboration with Economics advisors, lead the development and ongoing revisions of a capacity building approach to strengthen VFM practice across our SCUK teams and, in time, the wider movement
• Provide robust and authoritative support in the roll-out of the SCUK VFM approach across strategic interventions
• Engage with SCI to ensure basic costing data are embedded as standard in programme MEAL frameworks and data collection software.

To be successful you will have a postgraduate qualification in development economics or related quantitative/qualitative discipline, such as economics, development evaluation, operations research or research methodology. You should also have proven skills in impact evaluations, cost-benefit/effectiveness analysis and/or value for money studies with international development projects. In addition you will have:

• Outstanding influencing skills, with a proven ability to influence peers and senior colleagues through the building of cross-organisational relationships and mobilisation of support for key issues
• Curiosity, and a desire to use and promote evidence, feedback and learning to deliver improved outcomes
• Excellent leadership and collaborative skills
• Substantial practical experience in providing technical assistance and training
• The ability to communicates clearly and confidently with others to engage and influence, including communicating complex technical issues to non-specialists
• The ability to travel and at times to remote and insecure locations for up to 6 weeks in total per year

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.

Closing Date: 23rd November 2019