We are currently looking to recruit a full-time Finance Officer to join our clients friendly and busy team.

Position: Finance Officer

Location: London

Hours: 9:00am - 5:30pm (37.5 hours per week)

Salary: £24,000 - £30,000

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days per year (excluding bank holidays), employer pension, free annual flu jabs and annual sight tests, Cycle to Work Scheme, Interest-free Annual Travel Card Loans, An Employee Assistance Programme, staff discount scheme, free fruit every week… plus scope for flexible working including occasional working from home and many more!

Closing Date: 12 noon Thursday 9th January 2020

Interview Date: 15th January 2020

The Role

This Finance Officer will work closely with the Head of Finance and Fundraising Team to ensure the organisations financial systems are maintained accurately and efficiently.

Key aspects of the role will include:

• Undertaking general finance tasks
• Inputting financial data
• Completing bank reconciliations
• Making payments
• Reporting on financial information

About You

The Finance Officer role offers an ideal opportunity for someone with experience of working within a finance function to gain experience within a small and dynamic charity. A professional approach to this work is essential, as is the ability to deal with both people and problems in a calm and sensitive manner

The successful candidate will ideally be studying for a recognised accounting qualification, e.g. ACA/ CIMA, ACCA or equivalent. There will be plenty of opportunities for professional development and will be supported by a friendly team. On the job training will be provided in the use of their Finance system, Xero.

When applying for this role you will be asked to complete an application form providing evidence of how you meet the criteria of the person specification.

In return…

Our client has an ambitious mission to end youth homelessness in the UK, so it’s an exciting time to join this dynamic and growing organisation. Along with an excellent benefits package, they also offer career development, support for external mentoring, a Professional Development Fund, scope for flexible working and a ½ day a month entitlement to volunteer for a charity of your choice, in work time!

About the Organisation

This organisation brings remarkable businesses and individuals from the property industry together in partnership, to support charities delivering life-changing services for vulnerable young people who are or have been homeless, or who are at risk of homelessness in the future.

You may also have experience in areas such as Finance, Finance Assistant, Finance Officer, Senior Finance Officer, Finance Clerk. 

The Rainbow Centre is a vibrant Christian Charity that supports individuals and families who are experiencing deprivation and hardship in the Folkestone and Hythe area.  

We operate a range of services including the Homeless Support Service, FoodStop - a mobile soup kitchen, a Winter Shelter for rough sleepers, run the Shepway Foodbank and Family Contact Centre.  Additional revenue is provided through our trading arm, the Rainbow Shop. We have a small staff team which is supported by over 300 volunteers.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to lead and inspire the team of staff and volunteers and move the charity forward as it seeks to develop its services further in the light of changing needs.  The Rainbow Centre is a charity at the heart of the community, so this is your chance to make a real difference at a local level. 

How to apply

If you are interested in applying, your application should comprise:  

• A covering letter outlining your motivation and relevant experience for the role.  Please ensure that you give details about your Christian faith as this is an Occupational Requirement for this position. 
• A full CV, including educational and professional qualifications, a full employment history showing the more significant positions, responsibilities held and relevant achievements. 

The closing date for applications is noon on Tuesday 7th January 2020.  Enquiries about the job role can be made to the email stated in the covering letter. 

Interviews will be held on Friday 17th January and Monday 3rd February 2020 
 
 

To consolidate, review and analyse monthly, quarterly and annual financial data across the Charity. Additionally, to support to Finance Business Partners and act as a link between the Financial Planning & Analysis team and the Finance Systems team.

Client Details

The Client is a staple of the UK Charity Hub and has been around for nearly 100 years. Based in Central London, the charity has helped support millions of people since its inception.

Description

Support Head of FP&A to coordinate the monthly timetable for financial reporting and ensure it fits in with the broader Finance Directorate timetable.

Work with the Finance Systems Team and Finance Business Partners to ensure all budget holders receive accurate and timely monthly management accounts.

Set and coordinate timings for budgeting and forecasting to ensure the output can be reviewed and approved according to annual planning time frames.

Working with the Finance Systems Team and Head of FP&A, deliver accurate and timely consolidated monthly management accounts, reporting against budget, forecast and prior year, supporting analysis to ensure all variances are understood and explained in reporting received from Finance Business Partners.

Identify opportunities for the organisation to drive cost efficiencies, maximise operational, fundraising and investment returns, and deliver improved performance.

Provide insight to help senior management to understand the performance of the organisation and make decisions about future direction and strategy.

Deliver central reporting on capital and revenue projects

Through cross organisation collaborations, develop central reporting to deliver robust and meaningful headcount reporting, produce data and narrative to feed into the Corporate Balance and build suite of quarterly balance sheet reports.

Lead collation, understanding and delivery of Directorate and Finance Business Partner needs for any new reporting requirements with the Finance Systems Team.

Profile

We're looking for a technically strong CCAB qualified accountant who is passionate about the charity sector to deliver high quality financial information, produce insightful analysis and develop reporting within the charity.

Job Offer

up to £50,000 per annum plus pension.

My client is a leading brand in the promotion of diversity and inclusion and equal rights in the UK. They have played a key role in campaigning for and developing legislation that has changed our society and they continue to grow and influence. The Finance team are currently seeking an immediately available finance officer to look after their Accounts Receivables function on an initial interim basis.

Responsibilities:

• To ensure the timely and accurate raising of sales invoices
• To chase all overdue sales invoices and any other overdue receipts and ensure their timely recovery
• Complete monthly reconciliations of the income from various sources
• Process and ensure information held on Sage & income system matches and agrees
• To prepare the current account cash book identifying accurately coding all income and expenditure entries
• Investigate all unidentified bank transactions and queries
• Approve all matched batches of receipts within our CRM
• Draft the monthly Finance team meeting agenda, take minutes and distribute to the finance team
• To prepare, petty cash & credit card expenditure reconciliations before submitted for authorisation as delegated by the Senior Finance Officer
• Cover the purchase ledger as directed by the Senior Finance Officer.

The successful candidate will have gained experienced in a finance function and be familiar with AR processes and confident in using SAGE. They will be a fast learner, adaptable and able to deliver in a busy and sometimes high pressure environment. This is a great opportunity for an ambitious graduate who has gained initial experience as a finance assistant but is looking to develop their skills in a passionate and forward thinking charity. Potential to become permanent after 3 months.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, conscientious and self-motivated individual to support our finance, volunteering and charity management work.  The successful candidate will play an important role to ensure the ongoing success of the charity’s operations.

The role will be based in our Mitcham office but will work across our offices in Lambeth and Merton.  Our offices have excellent public transport links and the Mitcham office has car park facilities.  We offer a friendly and welcoming work environment and can provide flexible work opportunities.

Citizens Advice Merton and Lambeth (CAML) is the leading advice charity supporting individuals and families primarily across the London boroughs of Lambeth and Merton.  We provide a range of information, support and advice services.  We also work to raise awareness and understanding of the challenging issues affecting our clients and communities.

Terms and Conditions

• Part time: 4 day week (30 hours, Mon to Thurs) or 30 hours over 5 day week
• Contract: Permanent
• Location: Primarily based in our Mitcham office
• Salary: £16,800 to £17,600 (£21,000 to £22,000 FTE) dependent on experience
• Annual Leave: 20 days based on 4 day week (25 days full time equivalent), plus a charity day and pro rata public holidays 
• Child care vouchers
• The charity operates a group pension scheme
• Work travel loan scheme

If you’re interested in this role and joining us, we would be delighted to hear from you.   Please read the attached job description and person specification then forward your CV and a covering letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role (please note we do not consider applications with no covering letter).  If you wish to complete the Equality monitoring form, please email the three documents to the email address provided. If you wish to confidentially discuss the role in the first instance, please contact our Head of Finance & Resources on the email address provided in the job description.  The deadline for applications is 6pm, Sunday 15 December 2019 and shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview on Tuesday 17 December 2019.  If you do not hear from us, we are afraid your application was unsuccessful.

My client is an ambitious and growing charity with an ambitious vision and growth strategy for the next 5 years.

To achieve this strategy, they are looking to recruit a Head of Finance on an interim basis with a view to making the position permanent in time.

You will need to be a qualified accountant and have experience of working in a complex and busy finance team

Key skills needed:

• Experience of all aspects of financial control and compliance especially over a year end period
• Excellent knowledge of financial systems and reporting packages
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Ability to analysis and manipulate complex, specialist and highly detailed information
• Experience of writing and advising on business cases and adding financial support to new tenders and bids

You should also have a calm and proactive character, be customer focused and use to dealing with financial and non-financial managers alike.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation at the start of a journey and really make an impact!

Qualifications/experience required

 Qualified

What’s on offer?

£45 – 55,000 FTC

An exciting role in a Top University for a Student Finance Officer.

Client Details

Based inthe City of London this Top University provides Education across the Capital.

Description

The Student Finance Officer is responsible for the following duties:

• Provide advice on benefits and student funding.
• Administer Student Hardship Funds and Bursaries.
• Deputise for Student Finance Manager in thier absence.

Profile

The succesful Student Finance Officer will have experience in the Education setting and knowledge of grants and student funding.

Job Offer

A salary of between £35,000 and £42,000 plus generous benefits.

A Finance Manager role to contribute to high quality financial services within internal finance of a small charity. The appointed individual will be responsible for working with the organisation to produce management reports, budgets, forecasts, statutroy accounts and aid with process improvements.

Client Details

The client is a small charity based in the City. They are the leaders in providing medical grants for Universities to continue their study on Eye Sight loss.

Description

• Manage the finance function of the organisation, including line managing the Finance Officer

* Lead timely, accurate and business focussed management accounting and business finance reporting functions

* Project manage and lead systems improvements projects, including streamlining financial processes and redesigning reporting and accounting systems

* Lead on statutory accounting and audit preparation, and be the first point of contact for audit queries

* Lead day to day management of our investment portfolio, and coordinate performance reporting from investment managers

* Ensure effective treasury management to balance cash flows and maximise returns

* Ensure the financial controls of the organisation are appropriate for business need

* Manage tax compliance in regards to VAT, Gift Aid, corporation tax, PAYE and pensions, and support the wider tax planning of the organisation

* Lead the budget preparation process and support budget holders

* Support our grants team with the management of grant commitments

Profile

You will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA OR CIMA) with a strong understanding of management reporting, statutory reporting, budgeting and forecasting that can be evidenced through experience. This position requires an individual who is comfortable with using excel and finance systems, and is resilient and open to change within a workplace.

Job Offer

£50-55000, flexible working and pension.

Finance Business Partnering Manager reporting into the Head of Finance with oversight for the business partnering function.

Client Details

The client is one of the leading animal welfare charity in the UK and has grown extensively over the last five years. The organisation is in a very exciting period of time as it looks to consolidate recent growth.

Description

The role based in the London office, reports into the Head of Finance. The key responsibilities of the role are:

• Management of a team of five finance business partners
• Input into the long term financial strategy of the organisation.
• Engaging with Senior stakeholders and leading in the coordination of budgets.
• Building a effective business partnering structure and using this to support long term financial planning.
• Leading on the production of management accounts and improving month end process.
• Providing analysis and support for directors on improving business performance
• Producing the budgets and forecasts.

Profile

The successful candidate for the Finance Business Partnering Manager will be a CCAB qualified accountant with several years post qualification experience. You will need extensive experience with dealing with senior stakeholders, managing a business partnering function and coordinating the management account function. Ideally you will have exposure to long term financial planning and financial modelling.

Candidates from any background are welcome to apply but experience working for a charity is helpful.

Job Offer

£55,000-62,000 + excellent pension

The role of the Finance Manager is to Line manage two direct reports and ensure the finance team operates efficiently. The Finance Manager will also be responsible for the improving processes and implementing changes.

Client Details

The client is a leading charity that was set up to support children across the UK. The organisation makes huge differences to children's lives both in and out of school.

Description

The responsibilities of the successful Finance Manager will include but not be limited to:

• Production of draft monthly management accounts
• Managing all aspects of payroll with the outsourced provider
• Line managing and supporting two direct reports
• Business partnering and building relationships with 12 budget holders (including non-finance managers)
• To assist in the development and improvement of systems in conjunction with the finance function
• Monthly stock reconciliation and adjustment

Profile

The successful Finance Manager must be at finalist level in ACCA/CIMA with experience working in a similar role and have a strong understanding of SORP accounting and grant processing.

The applicant must have strong excel skills, good attention to detail, experience line managing staff, up to date knowledge of payroll legislation, strong communication skills and business partnering experience.

Job Offer

On offer for the Finance Manager is a salary of up to £42,000 depending on experience as well as flexible working, 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, 7% non-contributory pension and more.

My client is looking for an immediately available Finance Assistant to join the team as quickly as possible. Interviews will be as and when candidates apply

Client Details

My client is a large Not for Profit organisation in Central London

Description

Profile

Job Offer

£25,000 - £31,000 - 6 month ftc

An exciting opportunity for an experienced School Finance Manager to manage the entire Finance Function for an Education Organisation based in West London

Client Details

Based in West London this organisation provides Education to Children across West London.

Description

The School Finance Manager will be responsible for the following duties

• Liaising with Senior Management and Board Members to discuss income and expenditure.
• Preparing Monthly Management Accounts and Year End Accounts
• Managing all Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger and Payroll duties for the Organisation.

Profile

The Ideal School Finance Manager will have experience of working in a sole Finance Role ideally with in the Education sector or another Public Sector Organisation. Exposure to Great Plains is desired but essential.

Job Offer

A salary of between £28,000 and £32,000 plus benefits.

Talkback has worked for over 20 years in a person-centred way with over 1000 people who have learning needs and/or autism. We provide people with opportunities for education, life and social skills and employment. We enable them to share a voice and be recognised equally in their community.

Talkback is very successful and has achieved significant growth for a number of years. Our continuous growth and expansion means that we are looking for someone to join our Leadership team.

We are looking to recruit:

Head of Finance: full time (or 4 days a week)

Salary: £30,000 - £36,000 per annum

This role will be responsible for safeguarding the financial assets of the charity and support its long term future through effective and responsive controls, reporting and planning. You will support the CEO, Trustees and senior leadership team with timely and insightful forecasting, maintain effective financial control and support the CEO in developing business plans and charitable grant funding requests. 

The role is based in either our Aylesbury or Amersham office but will be expected to travel across the county, visiting our teams in Buckinghamshire.

To succeed you will be able to work both as part of a team and independently, have excellent communication skills, hold a recognised accountancy qualification and have a proven track record.

If you would like an informal discussion about this role please call Jay Hay, CEO, on the number given on the Application Form.

Closing date: Friday 20th December 2019 

Finance Administrator – Part-time (3 days)

Archaeology Scotland

Archaeology Scotland is a Scotland-wide charity and is a voluntary membership organisation which works to secure the archaeological heritage of Scotland for its people through education, promotion and support.  You will be working as part of a small team based in Musselburgh but covering project across Scotland. This is an opportunity to join a vibrant team, and help establish financial best practice for a growing educational charity.

Objective of the post:

To provide accurate accounting and financial services to the organisation and establish and maintain an effective working relationship with clients and colleagues.

Main Duties

Xero Accounting System and online banking

Operate cloud-based accounting package (Xero)

Processing all Xero data and relevant paperwork

Reconcile all bank accounts

Post all month end journals including depreciation, accruals and prepayments

Prepare monthly financial reports

Liaise with payroll provider

Upload pension’s data to pension provider

Prepare and send out remittance advices as required

Prepare and issue cheques & invoices, ensuring they are sent out timeously

Credit control management

Process Gift Aid claims to HMRC

Process bank transfers, Direct Debits and make bank deposits

Liaise with the Treasurer and Director to ensure the smooth running of the organisation’s financial operations.

Prepare Management Accounts for previous quarter

Prepare accounts for annual audit and liaise with accountants

Operate business online banking system

Maintain petty cash system

Attend Management Group and Board meetings as required

Process membership applications and subscription renewals

Liaise with Membership Administrator on renewals and Direct Debits

General Administration

Administrative tasks as required, updating databases, answering phones and providing holiday cover for the Office Administrator.

Qualifications and Experience

A minimum of three years’ work experience at a similar level of responsibility is required for this post and a proven track record of using Xero is a requisite.

A high standard of computer literacy is required, with excellent skills in Excel, databases and word processing packages. 

Personal Qualities

The postholder must possess good time management skills, being able to organise a varied workload in an efficient manner.  The ability to communicate with a wide variety of people of diverse backgrounds in an efficient and friendly fashion is of paramount importance, as is a degree of flexibility which will permit the postholder to react competently to the extremely varied and often unexpected issues which arise on a daily basis in a charity.  The postholder must be able to work in close co-operation with the enthusiastic team.  Knowledge of archaeology is not necessary, but a general interest in aspects of the Archaeology Scotland’s remit and/or the voluntary sector would be an advantage.

Salary and Working Conditions

This is a part time post, with a starting salary pro rata of £24,000 per annum.  There is excellent holiday allowance with annual leave, for this post, of 15 days per year plus 6 statutory public holidays. There is additional gratuity leave over the Festive period when the Archaeology Scotland offices close for 2 weeks. This is a permanent position.

The postholder will work a 22.5 hour week over 3 days (to be decided with successful applicant). Archaeology Scotland operates a flexitime system and there will also be an opportunity for some home working. 

The Archaeology Scotland offices are currently based at Eskmills, Musselburgh, EH21 7PB.

Applications, by way of a letter of application and a current CV should be returned to the Director by Monday 16th December 2019.