Assistant Finance Manager Jobs in Enfield, Greater London
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We are recruiting for an experienced Head of Finance for our small and energetic Accounts team. The School of Philosophy and Economic Science is a registered educational charity offering courses to adults, both in person and online.
This position gives you an opportunity to get involved in all aspects of charity finance, from managing a team to reporting to the Trustee board, coordinating budgets and overseeing our annual audit. It's a busy and varied role.
The Head of Finance reports directly to the charity's General Manager and Treasurer.
The purpose of the role is twofold:
- To maintain and improve accounting reporting and controls
- To manage, support, and develop the Senior Accountant and Accounts Assistant
This is a true hybrid role, working from home with two days a week in our West London office. We offer 28 days of annual leave a year, with Bank Holidays and the period between Christmas and New Year in addition to this leave.
SPES offers courses in Philosophy, Economics and other subjects founded on spiritual principles expressing the natural laws applicable to humanity.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Assistant to join us and support our Fundraising Director (FR Director), based in our London office.
You will support our Fundraising Director in effective management of the fundraising teams across our UK centres, and the central expertise in Trusts, Major Gifts and Partnerships.
Your responsibilities
- You will support our Fundraising Director in managing and delivering our fundraising objectives and targets for the UK
- Supporting our Fundraising Director in managing, developing and stewarding key high value donor relationships, key stakeholders, and senior volunteers
- Assist our Fundraising Director in managing their workload, managing all mail, correspondence, email and telephone contacts, diary management and travel plans
- You will routinely manage the monthly collecting of reports or data required to produce pipelines and forecasting
- In the absence of the Fundraising Director, you will be responsible for communicating with key stakeholders – utilising their highly developed interpersonal skills to receive and provide complex information
Benefits we offer
In addition to a highly rewarding career, we offer a range of staff benefits including:
- a unique, experiential induction based in one of our centres
- a competitive holiday entitlement
- workplace pension with the option to apply to continue NHS pension
- the option to apply for a Bike Loan, Travel Card Loan and Ride to Work scheme and much more
Maggie's provide free cancer support and information in our centres alongside NHS hospitals and online.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Battersea’s Finance and Corporate Services incorporates a range of functions that support the rest of the organisation, working strategically and collaboratively to ensure that Battersea can be here for every dog and cat.
We are looking for someone to join our team as a Risk Manager, to manage and improve Battersea’s existing enterprise risk management approach at a strategic and operational level.
To be successful in this role, you will have strong experience of being a risk leader, a comprehensive understanding of enterprise risk management, and practical application of risk management across a similarly sized organisation, with significant analytical skills.
More about Battersea:
At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love and expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them.
All the knowledge we gather in our centres helps us to improve the lives of the animals we’ll never meet, through our work with other rescue organisations and charities. We also help people make informed choices when getting a pet, we provide training and welfare advice, and we campaign for changes in the law when we see that dogs and cats or their owners deserve better.
Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.
What we can offer you:
We offer our employees a wide range of benefits to reward them for the value that they bring to Battersea, to support them in their work, to help improve their health and wellbeing, and maintain a healthy work-life balance. These include:
- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
- Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans
- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
- Life insurance
- Support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, a wide range of tools and resources, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.
Our hybrid working policy:
We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to maintain the benefits of home working, while allowing for collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause. In addition to this, our offices are in a great location within London, have modern facilities, offer great employee socialising spaces and a discounted café. Best of all, coming on site offers you the opportunity to meet our lovely rescues with lunchtime cat socialising and the occasional office dog!
Equality, diversity and inclusion at Battersea:
At Battersea, we are committed to providing equality of opportunity, and developing and supporting a diverse workforce and inclusive culture in all aspects of our organisation. We aim to ensure that this pledge, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together.
By hearing from and valuing different experiences, perspectives and contributions, we know we can provide the best expert care for every dog and cat who needs us. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and from members of minority ethnic communities, who we know are currently under-represented at Battersea.
As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we're happy to discuss any support or personalisation you may need during your application and/or interview process as part of our workplace adjustments.
Closing date: 2nd October 2024
Interview date(s): w/c 7th October 2024; w/c 14th October 2024
If you think you’re a good fit for the role, and you’re passionate about dogs, cats and our work, then we’d like to hear from you.
For full details, please download our recruitment pack.
To apply for the role, please click the button below. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised; we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.
Battersea is here for every dog and cat, and has been since 1860. We believe that every dog and cat deserves the best.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Centre 404 is a leading charity with an excellent strong reputation for providing high quality support and services to people with learning disabilities and their families. Based in North London, we currently work across eight London boroughs.
We are now seeking an experienced, solution-focussed Head of Finance and IT to join our Senior Management Team. This role oversees the financial operations and drives the development of our integrated IT strategy, ensuring first-class financial and IT service across the organisation.
In this role you will ensure timely and accurate management and financial reporting across the organisation, fostering a culture of financial accountability and ensuring that all stakeholders have a sense of co-ownership of this; working closely with the senior management team you will support grant applications to ensure that the terms and conditions of these grants are understood and complied with. You will also manage our cloud-based IT services to support the delivery of our strategic plan, ensuring best value IT across the organisation.
The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, or CIPFA) with a solid understanding of IT systems management. They will have proven experience in both financial and IT leadership roles, working closely with senior managers and collaborating with a range of internal and external stakeholders at senior levels. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential, along with the ability to present complex financial data to diverse audiences to ensure the organisation's financial sustainability. Experience in the charity sector and in developing financial strategy is essential for this role.
In return, the post holder will benefit from being part of a well-established and supportive finance function and Senior Leadership Team.
Full details of the role are outlined in the job description and background information.
Closing date: Please note, applications will be shortlisted and interviewed on a rolling basis.
Centre 404 is dedicated to staff development and we will provide a detailed induction and on-going training and support. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and the children we support, and we are looking to recruit people who share these values. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS check, proof of eligibility to work in the UK and two satisfactory references.
We are dedicated to providing a meaningful and rewarding work environment, as well as offering a range of perks and benefits for our staff to enjoy.
Centre 404 is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Charity ref number 299889
How to apply: Please submit a CV along with a cover statement addressing the following: “Tell us more about why you are interested in this role and what you would bring to this post in terms of your knowledge, skills and experience”. Please ensure you refer to the person specification in your statement and explain how you meet the criteria.
Your new company
An excellent opportunity has arisen within a large, global not-for-profit organisation based in the City of London. This is a permanent role, working as an Assistant Finance Manager for a medium-sized team. This opportunity also offers hybrid working.
Your new role
- Supporting the finance department by handling more advanced accounting tasks, managing financial records and providing guidance to more junior members of staff.
- Oversee and manage the reconciliation process. This includes identifying and rectifying any discrepancies.
- Oversee and manage the aged payables and receivables.
- Support on donor reporting expenditure and forecasts.
- Maintain accounting journals, ledgers and other financial records.
- Perform month-end processes effectively.
- Provide support to the Management Accountant.
- Prepare prepayments and accruals journals and maintain the schedule.
- Prepare payroll journals for sign-off.
- Provide accounts payable support.
What you'll need to succeed
- Part-qualified accountant. Fully AAT qualified is essential.
- Advanced excel user.
- Experience in a similar role. Strong with month-end.
- Experience working with Workday financial system.
- Great communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
What you need to do now
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Working closely with the CEO, the Audit, Finance and Risk (AFR) Committee and the Board, the Finance & Corporate Services Manager is responsible for the financial management of the charity on a strategic and operational level, and supports our corporate, HR and ICT functions. As a member of the Senior Management Team, this position provides leadership and support to the wider team, and line management of the Finance & Corporate Services Officer. Other duties include monthly payroll, monthly management accounts and reports, annual budget and audit, and supporting our team with HR, ICT and office requirements.
You will be an experienced senior manager with at least 4-5 years of experience in finance within the charity sector and providing back-office support. An accountancy qualification is essential, as is knowledge of SORP.
You will be highly organised, able to work as part of our small team as well as on your own initiative, have a methodical and collaborative approach, and a flexible, ‘can-do’ attitude. You will be passionate about our campaigning work to improve the lives of older Londoners, and committed to upholding our mission, vision and values.
We are an equal opportunities employer and while we are open to applications from all backgrounds, we particularly welcome applications from older Londoners.
Age UK London (AUKL) is a leading campaigning charity in London, seeking to improve the lives of older Londoners. Our award-winning campaigns cover a wide range of subjects, including transport, digital exclusion, cost of living and poverty, and social isolation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are recruiting for a Finance Assistant to join our Finance team; the scope on this job involves….
Job Title: Finance Assistant - Accounts Receivable
Location: London/Hybrid
Salary: £29,919 per annum
Contract type: Permanent, Full-time
Hours: 37.5
We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support.
This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Finance Assistant. This role will take the lead on and be the primary contact for all the income related matters of Refuge which fall within the remit of Finance. The postholder will act as the bridge between Finance and Refuge for all income matters. This role will also work closely with the Housing Income Manager. The role incorporates a high level of processing requiring attention to detail and accuracy and is a critical role to Refuge.
Closing date: 9am on 18 October 2024
Interview dates: 30 & 31 October
Benefits
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.
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Job Title: Finance Officer
Reporting to: HQ Finance Manager
Hours: 37.5 per week
Salary range: £32k to £35k
Principal Location: London, hybrid with a minimum of 3 and an expectation of 4 days in the office per week.
Street Child is one of the world's fastest-growing children's charities. In less than 15 years we have made a material impact on the lives of nearly a million children - but the desire, potential and need to go so much further, and to reach millions more children in need of safety and a quality education, is what motivates us every day. Strong finance functions underpin everything that we want to achieve as an organisation and this role is a vital part of this.
Role Purpose:
This role is a key member of the busy HQ finance function. The role is primarily focused on HQ finances and will also work with the colleagues across our global finance team. The role offers the chance to work across a number of finance functions, including: management accounting, supporting year end audit, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable and working on some of the subsidiary charities; and so it provides a great opportunity to experience the full breadth of finance work in a charity across all functions in a varied and interesting role.
It is essential that the applicant can juggle the complexities of a busy role with has varied work priorities. Key stakeholders are the HQ Finance Manager, Finance Director and the HQ based fundraising team. The role works alongside the Finance Assistant and plays a role in oversight and coaching of this role. Street Child is implementing a new CRM system and this role will feed into the development of new processes and procedures and use both the CRM and finance system and ensure full reconciliation and data trail between the two systems.
Key Responsibilities:
1) (40%) Deliver all functions related to Accounts Receivable and CRM:
- Ensure that all income from a variety of different sources is correctly and accurately recorded in the finance system and CRM (which is under development) on a weekly basis.
- Supporting with work on accounts receivable including accessing, downloading and saving in a systematic manner reports from donor portals, bank account and other sources.
- Working with colleagues in Fundraising to analyse and code income reports in Excel and uploading it to the Finance system on a timely basis, at least weekly. Following up on how to code any income which is not allocated to a source.
- Working closely with colleagues in Fundraising to ensure prompt collection of outstanding balances from customers, and sending out monthly debtor balance statements.
- Raising donor invoices and requests for payments, and issuing donor receipts.
- Income and customer account reconciliations and revaluations.
- Any other responsibilities relating to Accounts Receivable.
2) (40%) Month end reporting and reconciliation and subsidiary accounts:
- Complete all balance sheet reconciliations, including bank and petty cash reconciliations and submit for approval by HQ Finance Manager.
- Once CRM system is in place, undertake reconciliation processes between finance data and CRM data.
- Carry out monthly revaluations of bank accounts.
- Ensuring supporting information for transactions is correctly stored in electronic format on Teams such as bank statements, remittance advices, credit statements.
- Assist in preparation of internal reports, including working with Operations Department and Finance department to review their monthly reports.
- Take responsibility to deliver the management accounts of two subsidiary companies: Children in Crisis and HQ transactions of Africa Educational Trust.
- Compile information for Gift Aid returns.
- General support and assistance to the team including administrative duties and managing the office post.
- Other ad hoc support to the wider operations team as may be required.
- Audit: support with the year end audit and provision of supporting information to auditors.
3) (20%) Lead the Accounts Payable process:
- Whilst the Finance Assistant is responsible for all payments, the Finance Officer has a lead role in ensuring that all invoices are paid on time, in an efficient manner and that the finance system reflects the transactions within the correct accounting period and correctly coded in the system – including account code, cost centre, project code and donor code.
- Determine most efficient payment platform to process international payments, and ensure that recorded in the finance system at the correct conversion rate.
- Be a point of contact with the Foreign exchange agents to quickly resolve any questions.
- Work with the Finance Assistant to ensure accurate and timely recording of all approved supplier invoices, requisitions, staff expenses and other expenditure in the accounting system and that all supporting documentation for all transactions are uploaded.
- Ensuring that there are at least two payment runs a week and additional runs as required; overseeing the process to ensure that all invoices for payment are correctly approved by the budget holder, setting up payments on online banking platforms and sending out requests for payment approvals to payment authorisers and verifying that all payments are fully approved in the banking platforms by the deadline set. Providing cover to set up payments when the Finance Assistant is not available.
- Managing monthly staff credit card reconciliations and ensure that these are returned on time with all receipts and invoices and checking and reviewing classifications, with follow up as required.
- Carry out monthly Creditor account reconciliations ensuring that all balances are valid and backed up with appropriate supporting documentation.
- Fully deliver the set up all payroll payments in time for the monthly pay day. This involves ensuring correct amount and currency of payment (which may differ from the salary of the individual’s employment contract) and method of payment across all HQ staff.
- Any other responsibilities from time to time.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential:
- 5 GCSE at Grade C or above including English and Maths
- Post-GCSE qualification such as A-Level or T-level or equivalent Degree
- A Good understanding of double entry bookkeeping
- Part qualified accountancy qualification
Desirable:
- Full Accountancy qualification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential:
- IT Literate with strong Excel skills
- Familiar with using Teams
- Experience of working in a similar role
- Experience of using a CRM
Desirable:
- Charity or third sector experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential:
- Attention to detail
- Highly organised and self-motivated
- Flexible and able to manage multiple tasks at one time.
- Good written, verbal and presentation skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Fast learner whilst not afraid to ask for help!
Desirable:
- Shows initiative in identifying problems and posing solutions
- Persistence and tenacity
Other:
Essential:
- Pro-active communication style including keeping team-members informed and updated as necessary.
- Work co-operatively and collaboratively with colleagues, other departments and other external contacts
- Strong communicator and able to explain work to other team members
Desirable:
- Good Interpersonal skills
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About the role:
Are you a finance professional looking to make a meaningful impact?
Are you passionate about making sure people get the support they need to transform their lives?
If so, Back Up could offer you an inspiring and fulfilling role making a significant difference to the lives of people affected by spinal cord injuries.
We’re excited to announce a new opportunity for a Finance Manager to join our team, playing a crucial role in supporting both the operational and strategic financial management of our Charity.
Your role and expertise will ensure we can continue to deliver our vital services efficiently and sustainably while driving excellence and integrity in financial management.
For full details please see our Job Description.
About us:
At Back Up, we have big ambitions. Over the next few years, we’re going to be transforming the lives of even more people affected by spinal cord injury.
Together we’ll be working hard to make sure everyone affected by spinal cord injury has access to the support they deserve; and we are the only spinal cord injury charity in the UK providing specific services on vocation and services to children and young people.
At Back Up, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. Please read our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy Statement. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. We particularly welcome applications from those from black, Asian or ethnic minority backgrounds or those with higher level spinal cord injuries.
What will the process involve?
The process will involve at least one interview round which will be either in person or online. There will be a panel interviewing you and you may be asked to complete a task beforehand to present to the panel. If you need any support or adjustment to the recruitment process at any stage, do please ask and we’d be pleased to work with you to put these in place so that you can perform to the best of your abilities throughout the process and demonstrate your suitability for the role.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As a ‘Disability Confident’ employer we are committed to the inclusion of disabled people as candidates and employees. If you have a disability and meet the minimum criteria of the role, set out as essential criteria in the job description, we will invite you to interview. Please let us know if you are eligible for the scheme.
Don’t meet every single requirement?
At Back Up we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every criteria in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at Back Up.
How to apply
Please send:
• A CV (including two referees, one of whom should be your present or most recent employer. We will contact them after interview.)
• A (maximum) two side A4 supporting statement, saying why you want the job and explaining how you meet the criteria in the job description. This statement is crucial; CVs alone will not be accepted.
• A completed EOF. This will be kept separate from your application. It is used to help us assess the diversity of our applicants to ensure our processes are fair to all. It is optional to fill in but it will help us improve and maintain high standards.
We will acknowledge receipt of your application, and then let you know if you are to be invited to interview.
At Back Up, we inspire people affected by spinal cord injury to get the most out of life.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust was established in 1982 to support UK registered animal welfare charities involved with the rescue, rehabilitation, release and rehoming of domestic and wild animals; the conservation of wildlife and its habitat and the promotion of the understanding of animals and their welfare. By giving to smaller organisations, relatively modest grants can have a significant impact on animals and those who care for them.
As Administrative Assistant you will work alongside the Administrator to ensure this impact is sustained by monitoring and evaluating applications from submission through to awarding and beyond. You will liaise with applicants, guiding them through the process, while also keeping in contact with our Board of Trustees. Meetings are held six times a year to agree awards and you will produce reports and summaries to aid Trustee’s decisions.
This is a fantastic role if you have an interest in animal welfare as there is the opportunity to learn about organisations the Trust supports and the challenges they face in a rapidly changing world.
Benefits include:
- Competitive salary: £18,000pa (FTE £30,000)
- Flexible working hours of 21 hours/week - these may vary depending on workload
- Hybrid working - with a minimum of one day a week at our office (two days a week during the probation period)
- 28 days holidays pro rata (inclusive of Public Holidays)
- Pension scheme (NEST)
- Central London office: 10-15 minutes walk from Earls Court/Kensington Olympia stations
You will be actively involved in the day to day running of a small office with financial and premises management being core tasks. As you grow into the role there will be opportunities to take on more responsibility and learn about charity administration.
The Trust offers a friendly, supportive environment but also the freedom to work independently. Self-motivation, the ability to manage your workload, work collaboratively and communicate clearly are essential, as is experience of the following:
- Setting up and maintaining accurate records via databases, spreadsheets and electronic filing systems
- Evaluating information against a set of criteria
- Producing accurate, clearly presented reports and documents
- Financial tasks (payments, invoice tracking, monitoring expenditure and income)
- Organising meetings, including preparation of meeting materials and taking minutes
- Creating and maintaining social media accounts for a small organisation
Essential skills are:
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Accurate numeracy
- IT skills including - Microsoft Word and Excel, emails, Teams, Microsoft Sharepoint
- Time management and prioritisation of a varied workload
Experience in the following will be an advantage:
- Creating website content
- Setting up and maintaining social media accounts
Apply by submitting your CV and cover letter. Please note, applications without a covering letter will not be considered. Please make sure your CV gives contact details for two referees and your letter details how your experience and interests make you an ideal candidate for this role.
The closing date for applications is 07/10/2024 but we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.
Interviews are planned for 17/10/2024.
It is anticipated that the successful candidate will start work by 01/01/2025 at the latest, and ideally before this.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting opportunity for an established and highly motivated Director of Finance to join our Senior Leadership Team, and who will be responsible for providing financial leadership, control and planning for the organisation.
Victim Support is the leading charity in England and Wales that supports people affected by crime and traumatic incidents. We provide personalised support to help people manage after crime and feel safer through a combination of dedicated specialist services as well as on-line support. We also ensure victims know their rights and we campaign to make them stronger.
Each year we offer information and support to almost 800,000 people and 153,000 received tailored support from our dedicated, skilled support workers and volunteers, Independent Domestic Abuse advisors and Independent Sexual Violence advisors. We are a truly independent organisation that delivers our services both through local teams embedded in the communities in which they live and work, as well as nationally through services such as the National Homicide Service, our 24/7 Support line, our live chat service and our on-line self-help platform, My Support Space.
This year we celebrate our 50th anniversary. As we look ahead to the future, we will continue to deliver the highest quality services to those that need them. We will give victims a voice and a platform to create change and reform in a deeply broken criminal justice system. We will listen, adapt and improve, giving victims options and flexibility in how they access our support, reflecting the changing ways we all live our lives.
In order to achieve our vision we need a highly capable Director of Finance to build and improve on our high-performing finance function and to drive forward operational excellence.
Reporting directly into the CEO, you will be responsible for developing and implementing our financial strategy, long-term financial planning, and developing commercial strategies to maximise income and operating contribution. You will also have responsibility of cash management, risk management and governance. You will be the Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) for the organisation and will lead on Property and Procurement.
This is a varied and exciting role which will provide you with the opportunity of leading a well-established team of professionals, reporting on the financial performance of the organisation together with providing analysis, advice and support to facilitate decision making to deliver sound financial management.
You will be a qualified accountant, and will need to demonstrate:
· Proven experience in a leadership role;
· Experience at Board level and ability to work in collaboration with Trustees and colleagues;
· Understanding and experience of strategic risk management, finance audit and internal controls
You will be a confident, energetic and engaging individual with an enquiring mind and passion for excellence and innovation in pursuit of sustainable growth and excellent service delivery. You will have excellent communication skills and confidence to operate at the highest levels. A commitment to Victim Support’s purpose, vision, values and ethos is essential. This is an excellent opportunity for somebody who wants to make a difference.
If you believe you have the skills and qualities to provide the exceptional leadership we are seeking, we very much look forward to hearing from you.
We are strongly committed to increasing the diversity of our organisation and welcome applications from all sectors and backgrounds.
Recruitment timetable:
Application deadline: Sunday 13th October
Shortlisting: approx. Wednesday 16th October
First stage interviews: w/c 21st October
Second stage interviews: 2/c 4th November
To apply, please send your CV and supporting statement via the link by Sunday 13th October
For an informal conversation about the role please contact our exclusive recruitment partner, Rosemary Pini of Allen Lane via the agency website.
Please submit your CV and cover letter (no more than sides for the cover letter).
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A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Finance Assistant with a community charity focussed on helping children and families, on a full-time, permanent basis. As Finance Assistant you will provide finance support to the charity and report to the Director of Operations.
Please note, there is hybrid working in place with this organisation.
As Finance Assistant, you will:
- Be responsible for all aspects of maintaining the purchase ledger
- Be responsible for all aspects of maintaining the sales ledger. Ensuring authorisation and coding of invoices in line with company coding structure
- Be responsible for the production of monthly financial reports
- Work with HR and the outsourced Payroll provider in preparing and processing the monthly payroll, management of PAYE and Pension Payments
- Work with the Director of Operations & Business Manager to prepare annual budgets
The successful applicant will:
- Have demonstrable experience in finance within the charity sector, in a similar role
- Hold an accounting qualification such as AAT or be part-qualified (ACCA, CIMA etc)
- Have experience of producing detailed financial and management reporting to highlight the current position and future risks
- Have excellent computer literacy, including MS Office, Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams and Internet applications
- Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
If this sounds like you and you're keen to hear more, please do get in touch ASAP!
Please note, only successful applicants will be contacted with further information.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Permanent Full Time
Circa £25,000 plus competitive benefits
Do you want to make a difference?
The RAF Benevolent Fund is the leading welfare charity for the RAF. Every year we make a real difference to over 40,000 people who benefit from our services. Working at the Fund is more than sitting at your desk ad in this role you will have the opportunity to be part of our RAF Family. Alongside helping our beneficiaries, we also get to hang out with Spitfires and Typhoons, take part in a Dambusters bike ride, attend events like Royal Ascot, the Chelsea Flower Show, and the Bomber Command Memorial Service. Every day you will make a difference and play your part in changing the lives of others and helping people in the RAF Family get through the toughest of times.
It doesn’t matter how long someone served or when. If they were part of the RAF, they and their family are part of our RAF Family. We will always be here to support them when they need it most.
Join the RAF Family and play your part in making a difference.
Do you want to play a part in what we do?
People are at the heart of what we do. Together we:
· Help reduce social isolation and loneliness among veterans.
· We support ill or injured men and women to have a safe place to call home, a home that meets their specific needs.
· We fund youth services on stations to provide clubs and activities for the children of serving personnel who move every few years.
· We provide grants to help with the cost of living. But this is just a few of the ways we help.
We are looking for a capable and highly motivated person to join our Finance team. The primary purpose of the role is to assist with providing an efficient transaction processing service for the Fund. This is an entry level role, training and development will be provided. The right person will have good IT and numeracy skills, be able to pay attention to detail and have a strong work ethic. Being a good team player and having excellent communication skills is important. If successful you will be expected to demonstrate enthusiasm for the work of the team and the Fund.
The role is based in our London HQ, with a minimum of three days working in the office per week. The successful candidate for this role will need to prove they have the right to work in the UK.
To apply, please click on this link and send your CV, together with a cover letter detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role, providing examples of how you meet the job profile when you apply through our recruitment portal.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 26th September 2024, 5.00pm. Please note interviews will most likely take place the following week.
A copy of the Fund’s Candidate Privacy Notice can be found on our website. As an equal opportunities employer, the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Fund.
The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a Registered Charity (No. 1081009).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
I am delighted to be working with a fantastic homelessness charity in search of a temporary Finance Assistant. This is a full-time, London based hybrid role for around 3-months. As Finance Assistant you will be responsible for carrying out a range of finance related processes, data entry and administrative tasks to assist the Accountant and Finance Team.
These will include processing invoices, payments, receipts of rent income and recording activities, including data entry, filing, providing information, answering queries, filing and other relevant tasks required in an effective and efficient manner in line with procedure and within required timeframes.
Key accountabilities and experience required:
Invoice & Payment processing
Rent Processing
Reconciliations
Financial policies and procedures
If you have the above skills and experience and are immediately available, please apply online today!
In this role you’ll be both strategic and hands-on, solely managing the financial controls for this small charity with a £350k annual turnover. You will support the Director and senior management team through your management of financial processes, policy and planning.
This will include using accountancy software to process income and expenditure, producing management accounts for the senior management team and Board, and ensuring the charity reports to its key funders, including Arts Council England.
You’ll process payroll for our small team of 6 employees, taking care of liaison with HMRC as well as handling external audit and company filing.
Who are we looking for?
We’re looking for someone with focus, efficiency and precision to take responsibility of our company finances.
Unfazed by working mostly alone, you’ll be incredibly organised with your time and workload to ensure processes are handled in a timely and accurate fashion. Ideally, you’ll be passionate about the work that we do both as a professional arts organisation and also as a small charity based in Bedfordshire with altruistic values.
You’ll have experience of working with small organisations and charities, knowledgeable about the areas of financial control that you will be our expert on.
The role is an employee position for one day per week, however we are open to discuss flexibility of working hours and the possibility of freelance working with the successful candidate.
We actively encourage people from a variety of backgrounds with different experiences, skills and stories to join us and influence our working practice. We are particularly keen to hear from people from backgrounds that are currently under-represented on our staff team including people from UK minority ethnic backgrounds and candidates who self-identify as disabled, male, non-binary or trans and/or LGBTQ+.
Application deadline: 9am, Mon 30th Sept 2024
Interviews: Thurs 3rd October 2024
Terms and Conditions
Hours of Work: 7.5 hours per week (1 day). These hours can be worked flexibly.
Contract: This is a permanent employment contract with a 3 month probationary period.
Salary: The full-time equivalent salary for this position is £40,000 – 45,000 per annum (pro rata to 7.5 hours per week).
Location: Home-working.
Benefits:
BCA offers 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays (pro rata for part-time employees).
We offer a NEST pension scheme with a 3% employer contribution.
Access to IT & equipment to enable efficient home-working can be provided.
Proof of the right to work in the UK will be required before appointment.
A contemporary arts charity dedicated to commissioning high-quality art for, with and inspired by communities in Bedfordshire
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.