Credit controller jobs in london, greater london
Executive and Finance Officer
We’re looking for a proactive and highly organised Executive and Finance Officer to play a vital role in the operations of Centre for Mental Health.
This varied and interesting role supports our CEO and Board, managing day-to-day operations and taking on key finance and HR responsibilities. This will include financial support: reconciling accounts, processing invoices, supporting our Board by organising meetings and helping with many aspects of recruitment, onboarding and assisting our staff team. In this role, you will be at the heart of our team’s success.
You will need to bring outstanding organisational skills, strong IT ability, and experience in financial processes (with knowledge of Sage 50). Experience of working in a charity is desirable.
About us
We’re Centre for Mental Health. We take the lead in challenging policies, systems and society, so that everyone can have better mental health. We do this by building research evidence to create fairer mental health policy.
By joining our small, friendly and dedicated team, you’ll help us create a fairer society and drive forward sustainable policy change, pursue equality, social justice and good mental health for all.
The closing date for applications is 7th October 23:59.
Interviews will be held in person at our office in Elephant and Castle, on Tuesday 21 October between 10am and 5pm.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The British Pharmacological Society is recruiting for a Finance Officer.
What does the role involve?
The Finance officer is a new role in the Finance team at the British Pharmacological Society. The Finance Officer will work with the Financial Controller to ensure that all aspects of finance are operated effectively and efficiently.
Who would suit this role?
You will have experience working in a finance organisation and/or experience working for membership organisations. You should pay close attention to detail, and the ability to suggest and make improvements to procedures. Additionally, you should be a good team player with strong interpersonal skills.
The team at the Society is fun and dynamic, and this role would be well-suited to someone who thrives on working in a collaborative setting.
This is a hands-on role that will allow the right candidate to have autonomy over their role.
The closing date for applications is 9am on 6th October. Interviews will be conducted during the week commencing 13 October.
The Society’s charitable mission is to promote and advance all disciplines of pharmacology in the discovery, development and use of medicines.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job title: Credit Controller
Reporting to: Head of Finance
Contract: Part Time (3 days per week, can we worked flexibly upon agreement); permanent
Location: Hybrid working - 1 day per week at the B Lab UK office, Whitechapel, London.
Salary: £37,850 - 39,080 FTE (GBP) (pro-rata for part-time) (Salaries are graded against our pay framework and are non negotiable)
Closing date: 21st of September 2025, at 11:59 pm
The B Corp movement
B Lab UK is part of the global B Corp movement with the mission to inspire and enable people to use business as a force for good. B Lab UK is the home of the B Corp movement, a community of over 2,500 UK businesses who meet high standards of social and environmental performance, legal accountability, and transparency. Some B Corps you might have heard of include Innocent Drinks, Patagonia, Tony’s Chocolonely, Finisterre, Jude’s Ice Cream and WeTransfer. Our goal is to transform our economy into one which is inclusive, equitable and regenerative for all people and our shared planet.
Visit our website to learn more about us.
Why this role?
As part of B Lab UK’s Finance Team, you’ll play a key part in sustaining our mission to drive positive change in business. By ensuring timely payments and supporting purpose-driven businesses throughout the B Corp certification journey, you’ll help ensure our operations run smoothly and effectively.
In this role:
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Ensure timely collection of payments and manage the debt collection process
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Build respectful, positive relationships with clients, responding to invoice and payment queries
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Monitor and report on outstanding debt, making recommendations where appropriate
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Raise invoices and request credit notes
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Work closely with the outsourced accounting team to resolve income allocation queries
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Support improvements in financial systems and contribute to wider Finance team projects
Please refer to the job description for full requirements for this role.
What we’re looking for:
We believe someone who has a few of these is well-suited to exceed in this role. We would love to hear from you if you:
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Professional, confident communicator with strong customer service skills
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Experience using and updating accounting systems (ideally including CRM platforms such as Salesforce)
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Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills and ability to analyse financial data
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Proactive and organised approach, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively
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Able to handle confidential information with discretion and care
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Polite, respectful, and values-driven in your interactions with colleagues and clients
Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK (we are not able to provide visa sponsorship).
What we give you
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Purpose driven work enabling B Lab UK’s mission of redefining the role of business as a force for good
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Hybrid and flexible working (around core working hours), we have a high trust environment and are advocates for right place working (min 1/2 days per week in office)
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Opportunity to request to work 4 days a week
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25 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata for part-time staff)
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1 additional annual leave day (pro-rata for part-time staff) for each complete annual year of service, up to a maximum of 30 days
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Our office is closed between Christmas and New Year, no need to take extra holiday!
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Private Medical and Dental cover
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£200 per annum tax free Annual Wellbeing allowance and Employee Assistance Programme
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2 paid volunteer days per year
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Enhanced Parental Leave and family friendly policies, including carers leave
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Learning and Development opportunities
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Enhanced Pension and Life Assurance
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Cycle to Work Scheme
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Income Protection policy
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Working in a flexible office workspace
B Lab is the non-profit network transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Your new company
My client is a well-established London-based charity, based in zone 1.
Your new role
The role is Credit Control Assistant. They offer hybrid working, 2-3 days in the office per week. The role will involve:
- Working alongside and liaising with the wider finance team
- Speaking to clients to chase outstanding debt, prioritising 60+ day balances
- Resolving queries, resending invoices where necessary
- Maintain a detailed debt recovery tracker, logging actions and outcomes
- Weekly reporting
- Escalate and document long-standing debts
- Support month-end debtor report and audit preparation
What you'll need to succeed
In order to succeed, you will need previous credit control experience, including debtor reporting and query resolution. Experience of relationship management is also key, as well as knowledge of financial systems. Previous experience of working within a team environment and supporting the wider team is also essential.
What you'll get in return
In return, you will have the opportunity to work in a supportive team, gaining valuable experience in the credit field.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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Finance and Tax Administrator
Location: London
Hybrid (35 hours/week): 2 days a week in the office for first three months of probation, 1 day/ week thereafter
Salary: £33000 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
About the Organisation
Reporting to the Financial Controller, this role sits within a respected UK-based educational charity that supports over 35,000 tax professionals and students worldwide.
About the Role
This is a varied and hands-on role, combining international tax administration with core finance tasks. You'll manage tax returns across multiple jurisdictions, liaise with global partners, and ensure accurate financial reporting. You'll also play a key role in bank reconciliations, cash flow updates, and supporting accounts receivable functions.
Key Responsibilities
Prepare and submit international tax returns across various countries
Maintain accurate records of tax liabilities and payments
Collaborate with internal teams and external tax partners
Allocate and post daily bank receipts
Complete monthly bank reconciliations
Raise sales invoices and support credit control
Assist with year-end audit schedules and ad hoc reporting
Experience Needed
5+ years' experience in finance and accounts
Experience using a CRM system and other finance systems.
Experience posting sales invoices and resolving payment queries.
Bank reconciliation and cash posting experience
Experience working with large volumes of data.
Credit control experience would be beneficial - chasing customers for payments.
Excellent Excel skills
Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities
A proactive, flexible, and collaborative approach
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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£38,949 to £42,500 inclusive annual salary up to 19.7 percent employer pension contribution.
Permanent, full-time (37 hours per week)
Flexible working options (including hybrid)
Job Ref: P2297
About the role
St Albans City and District Council is seeking a skilled Financial Transactions Supervisor to oversee accounts payable, receivable, and cash handling operations. You will supervise a small team, ensuring accurate and timely financial transactions and reconciliations. Key responsibilities include monitoring regulatory compliance, guiding team members, and improving procedures. Strong technical knowledge of financial systems, leadership experience, and the ability to interpret financial regulations are essential.
About you
You are a confident leader with a strong understanding of financial systems and practices. Your attention to detail ensures accuracy in financial transactions, and you’re skilled in reconciliations and compliance with regulations like VAT and financial legislation. You’re highly organised, able to manage multiple tasks, and support your team effectively, offering guidance and training where needed. Excellent problem-solving skills help you address complex financial issues, and you’re comfortable working with large data sets, using Excel to analyse and present financial information. Your communication and interpersonal skills enable you to work well with both financial and non-financial colleagues.
Whilst Local Government/Public Sector experience is desirable, this is not essential. You will be receiving support, training, and guidance to ensure that you settle in your role. In time, we would like the candidate to gain a good understanding and take ownership of the Council’s Fixed Assets Register and associated reports and communicate directly with all the stakeholders on all Fixed Assets related activities.
If you are enthusiastic, pro-active, proficient in using Excel, with strong attention to detail, with strong organisational and communication skills and if you are ready for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you!
Our team is friendly, and we work well together. Our office is based in St. Albans city centre, great location with excellent transport links, car park available and a short walk from the train station. It is a great place to live and work.
In addition to working within a great team and a comprehensive salary you will have access to:
• 28.5 days basic annual leave (increasing with service) bank holidays.
• Local Government Pension Scheme with current employer contribution up to 19.7 percent employer contributions
• Flexible working options
• Staff Parking Permit
• Reimbursement of professional fees
• Comprehensive development and training
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres
• Access to discounts and benefits via online platform
Additional Information
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets all the essential criteria for the post.
Safeguarding
• This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Check.
• English Fluency
• The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.
• A minimum of AAT Level 3 is required.
A detailed job description and person specification are published on the advert for this role. The person specification sets out the criteria we use to assess applicants. The Council reserves the right to reject applicants at the shortlisting stage, where the application process has not been completed correctly.
You may also have experience in the following: Finance Manager, Financial Controller, Management Accountant, CIMA, ACCA, Operations Manager, General Manager, Commercial Management, Operations Management, Accounts Payable, Credit control, Payroll, Sales ledger, Accounts Receivable, Senior Credit Controller, Billing Analyst, Credit Control Manager etc.
REF-223 817
Ivy Rock Partners is proud to be exclusively supporting an outstanding Academic organisation in London. With a rich heritage and a bold future, this organisation requires an experienced Accounts Receivable Clerk to join their collaborative finance team.
The Role:
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a thriving team, reporting into the AR Manager, and take ownership of the sales ledger and cash collection process.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for cash collection across multiple international territories.
- Manage and monitor customer accounts, ensuring timely collection of outstanding balances.
- Raise invoices accurately and in accordance with customer agreements.
- Reconcile accounts and resolve discrepancies swiftly.
- Liaise with internal departments to address billing issues and streamline processes.
- Assist with month-end close procedures and reporting as required.
What We’re Looking For:
- Proven experience in Accounts Receivable or credit control roles.
- Strong reconciliation skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Proficiency in Excel and familiarity with accounting systems (MS Dynamics advantageous).
- A proactive, problem-solving approach and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Public sector experience
What’s On Offer:
- Be part of a high-calibre, supportive finance team.
- Career progression opportunities within an outstanding organisation.
- Hybrid working.
Finance Assistant
£15.13 per hour – Temporary role
Hybrid – 2 days per week in London office
Are you a detail-oriented finance professional looking for your next opportunity to make a difference? We’re looking for a Finance Assistant to join a dedicated finance team within a national charity, supporting vital work that has a real impact.
In this role, you’ll play a key part in ensuring the smooth running of financial processes, from maintaining purchase ledgers and processing payments to reconciling accounts and supporting colleagues across the organisation. Reporting to the Financial Accountant, you’ll provide essential support during busy periods such as month and year end.
Key responsibilities include:
Managing the purchase ledger, ensuring accurate recording and VAT treatment
Maintaining the invoice system and supplier records
Reconciling bank accounts and company credit cards
Setting up weekly BACS payments
Posting fundraising income and creating sales invoices
Providing support with debtor management and credit control
Managing finance inboxes, responding promptly to queries
Supporting the finance team with year-end and ad-hoc tasks
About you:
We’re looking for someone who combines strong technical skills with a proactive and collaborative approach. You’ll ideally have an AAT qualification (or be working towards one) and experience within a charity, not-for-profit, or VAT-registered organisation. Experience with SUN accounting software is desirable but not essential.
You’ll need to be confident with Excel and have excellent attention to detail, strong organisational skills, and the ability to manage your workload effectively. Just as importantly, you’ll be approachable, a great communicator, and someone who enjoys working as part of a team.
This is a temporary position, with hybrid working (two days per week in the London office). It’s a great opportunity for someone looking to use their finance skills in a supportive and mission-driven environment.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Emmaus Greenwich is a unique charity that offers a home, work and individual support to people who have experienced homelessness and social exclusion. We don’t just give people a bed for the night; we offer a home, work opportunities and a sense of belonging.
At the heart of Emmaus Greenwich is our companions. Companion is the name given to those who live in an Emmaus community and contributes to the social enterprise, where they support themselves and one another. Living in a stable environment with the opportunity of work and individually tailored support helps our companions to regain lost self-esteem and the confidence needed to get back on their feet.
Some of the things that we are looking for in our Finance Assistance:
- Confident in processing financial transactions with essential experience using QuickBooks
- Setting up and making electronic payments
- Detail-oriented with strong organisational and communication skills
- Reliable, consistent, and methodical in your approach
- The ability to work independently after initial training
- Comfortable working under pressure and in a people-facing environment, with strong customer service and problem-solving skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Process invoices, expenses, and payments promptly using QuickBooks and other systems
- Maintain accurate financial records, reconcile bank accounts, and manage supplier and customer accounts
- Set up and process electronic payments
- Handle income, donations, payroll inputs, HMRC payments, and credit control
- Provide first-line finance and administrative support across the organisation
- Prepare financial reports, support audits, and ensure adherence to financial procedures
- Assist with small projects and contribute to improving finance processes
So, if you hold optimism for change, advocate for social justice, have in-depth understanding of financial processes and have a positive “can do” attitude, we would love to hear from you. You will be joining a friendly and enthusiastic team who are passionate about what they do.
To apply for this role please complete the application form. Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.
Please send a copy of the CV and complete application form.
Emmaus Greenwich supports people to move on from homelessness




The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
As Finance and Operations officer, you will report to the Operations and Systems Manager and will be a key member of the Operations team. This role is vital to the support of the wider organisation, being the go-to person for financial, HR and IT enquiries.
In this role at Get Further, you’ll have the opportunity to build on your operational experience within a dynamic and mission-driven charity. No two days are the same, you'll play a key role in supporting day-to-day operations while contributing to a range of projects that help drive our work forward. This is also a chance to shape your own development, gaining valuable insight and skills as you grow within the role.
Finance Administration
- Manage day-to-day bookkeeping using Xero, including importing and coding invoices for approval, raising sales invoices, and supporting bank reconciliation.
- Prepare and issue contracts and invoices for colleges, freelancers, and central team members.
- Manage credit control by coordinating weekly payment runs and liaising with debtors to ensure timely payment.
- Prepare monthly payroll submissions, including reconciling tutor hours, holiday pay and training.
- Support the preparation of monthly management accounts and financial reports for internal budget holders.
- Assist with compiling financial information for the Fundraising Team as required.
HR and Policy Administration
- Help maintain our policy library, ensuring all charity policies remain compliant and up to date.
- Keep the Employee Handbook current, reflecting the latest internal policies and procedures.
- Assist the Operations & Systems Manager in planning and delivering our termly Team Days.
- Coordinate staff benefits, including the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), staff training, pensions, Access to Work applications, and workstation assessments.
- Working with Hiring managers for the central recruitment process to advertise roles, coordinating interviews and communications with applicants.
- Onboard new starters, conducting all pre-employment checks, organising computers and equipment, arranging access to systems etc.
- Managing reference requests for past tutors.
IT and Equipment management
- Support the Operations & Systems Manager in maintaining oversight of IT hardware, phones, and other equipment – including managing logistics and phasing out older kit.
- Act as the first point of contact for the team on IT matters, liaising with our external IT provider and tracking outstanding tasks and support hours used.
Office tasks
- Liaise with the Charity we share offices with regarding office facilities and help maintain office supplies and equipment levels.
- Manage keyholder records, ensuring an accurate log of staff with key and fob access to the office.
General Administration
- Monitor and respond to shared mailboxes, ensuring timely and appropriate handling of enquiries or redirecting them as needed.
- Provide additional programme support where required – including booking conferences and ordering printed materials or resources.
- Respond to internal queries and offer cross-team support on financial, HR, and IT matters.
For the full breakdown of responsibilities and personal specification, please see the recruitment pack.
To support students in further education from disadvantaged backgrounds to secure gateway English and maths qualifications that unlock opportunities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Location: London (hybrid, 2 days in office)
Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week)
Contract: Temporary (up to 3 months)
Rate: £15.34 per hour (plus holiday pay)
Start Date: ASAP
About the Role
Prospectus is proud to be supporting a well-known national charity, to recruit an organised and adaptable Finance Officer. The role will be based within a dedicated finance team that ensures the smooth running of financial operations across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain financial ledgers and ensure timely recording of transactions.
- Process supplier invoices, staff expenses, and credit card statements.
- Prepare and issue sales invoices and support credit control.
- Reconcile property rents and liaise with internal stakeholders.
- Initiate and authorise payments in line with policy.
- Prepare bank reconciliations and monitor balances.
- Ensure accurate VAT recording and support VAT returns.
- Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts and annual audit.
- Support improvements to finance policies and procedures.
- Provide training and guidance to non-finance staff on financial processes.
- Contribute to financial reporting for service delivery programmes.
What We’re Looking For
- Recent experience in a similar role, including purchase ledger experience, ideally within the charity sector.
- Confident and proactive self-starter able to begin with minimal training.
- AAT qualification or similar would be advantageous.
- Proficiency in financial software (e.g., Sage) and MS Excel.
- Excellent numerical, analytical, and organisational skills.
- Strong communication skills and attention to detail.
This is a great opportunity to contribute your financial expertise to a purpose-driven and well-established organisation.
CVs will be reviewed on a rolling basis so early applications are strongly encouraged to avoid missing out. If you're interested, please apply ASAP with your CV in Word format.
At Prospectus, we are committed to supporting you throughout your application journey. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on age, gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.
About the Assistant Accountant role
This role sits within our finance team, who provide financial control and support across all three entities of Coin Street: Coin Street Community Builders (CSCB), Coin Street Centre Trust (CSCT), and Coin Street Secondary Housing Co-Operative (CSS). As our new Assistant Accountant, you will focus on managing the daily banking process, ensuring transactions are accurately uploaded and maintained in the finance system to support smooth financial operations.
As our new Assistant Accountant, you will
- Manage daily banking tasks, including extracting statements and uploading transactions to finance systems and databases.
- Process and reconcile monthly credit card transactions, ensuring compliance with company policy.
- Maintain financial data accuracy by reviewing VAT codes, reconciling balance sheet accounts, and closing outstanding purchase orders.
- Prepare intarcompany journal entries.
- Support system improvements, including open banking integration, and assist in staff training to ensure adherence to financial procedures.
To be successful you will need to demonstrate the following
- AAT Level 4 or part-CIMA qualification.
- Demonstrable experience in posting bank transactions.
- Complete understanding of accruals and prepayments.
- Experience using computerised accounting systems and proficiency in the use of MS Excel.
About Coin Street Community Builders
We provide the opportunities and spaces for people to lead their own change.
Our activities are wide and far reaching. From giving families and children the best start in life through our childcare and family support, to creating and maintaining high quality spaces to live, work and play on the land that we own.
We promote enterprise, creativity, and lifelong learning whether that is through providing employment, volunteering opportunities, nurturing enterprise, or delivering programmes and activities. We provide housing that supports our community; we champion co-operative housing and influence local and national housing policy.
From sports and dance to healthy eating and gardening, we offer a range of facilities and activities accessible to everyone to support health and wellbeing in our community.
Contract
Fixed-Term (6 months), Full-Time (35 hours per week)
Salary
£33,228 per annum
Extras
- Equivalent of 35 days annual leave (including Bank holidays), pro rata for part-time staff.
- 8% contributory pension scheme (5% employer contribution and 3% employee contribution)/Auto-enrolment qualifying pension for zero hours staff
- Health and wellbeing support, including online mental health therapy sessions.
- Free gym membership at Colombo, annual flu jabs.
- Commitment to training and development.
Closing Date
Please submit your application by midnight on Sunday, 14 September 2025. Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.
Successful candidates will be required to undertake a Basic DBS check.
As an organisation, we are passionate about creating an inspirational neighbourhood - powered by social enterprise.





The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Unique opportunity to join a fast-moving, values-led organisation. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely data processing of the sales and purchase ledgers for both our organisation and those we outsource our services to. Teamwork is central to the ethos of our work and staff are encouraged to work collaboratively and supportively.
Financial Operations Lead | Permanent | London - Hybrid | £43,941 + Benefits
For a well-known UK charity, we're recruiting a Financial Operations Lead on a permanent basis. Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Financial Operations Lead will oversee all processing and reconciliation of financial transactions, accruals and prepayments, as well as VAT returns, and all day-to-day banking, credit card and investment matters. The Financial Operations Lead is a key role, supporting staff queries, liaising with HR on payroll returns, and supporting the development of robust month-end processes across the team.
What you'll be doing:
- Financial Transactions - support AP processing, and approval of invoices on the AR ledger
- Prepare payroll journals and reconcile all payroll information
- Prepare accruals and prepayments for income and expenditure and support month-end accounts
- Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and VAT returns
- Support year-end with the preparation of note to the accounts including payroll, banking, fixed assets and investments
- Liaise with bank, investment fund managers and credit card providers
- Support wider teams with finance queries, and financial compliance procedures
- Payroll - check all finance aspects of the payroll before final sign-off and work closely with HR team to ensure payroll system is compliant with HMRC guidelines
- Develop improvements within the finance ledger and HR systems, and support the training and roll-out of any new systems updates
What you'll offer us:
- Part-qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA or ACA)
- Experience of financial ledger packages, and automated payroll systems
- Experience preparing accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
- Experience preparing VAT and Payroll returns
- Strong people and process management
- Experience of developing and implementing robust financial processes and systems
- Attention to detail, a love of people, and a heap of self-motivation!
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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.
Role: | Finance & CRM Administrator
Reporting to: | Financial Controller, with a dotted line to the Directors/Fundraising team
Purpose of job: | To work with the Finance and Fundraising teams to provide excellent finance, CRM & other systems administration. This will support income generation, research, data capture and information security throughout the Museum. Responsibilities include maintaining financial records, managing and maintaining a CRM database of contacts, supporting other digital systems, and some general administrative duties including IT support.
Working pattern: | 35 hours per week, usually worked from 10 – 6pm. Flexible/hybrid working offered for up 40% of hours to be worked from home.
Contract: | Permanent
Salary: | £28,000-£30,000pa depending on experience
Who we are looking for
Are you fascinated by data with an excellent grasp on finance, IT and digital systems? Are you interested in the role financial, CRM & other digital systems play in how arts organisations and cultural projects are managed? Are you looking to take the next step in your arts finance, administration or fundraising career?
The Foundling Museum is transforming how digital systems underpin the foundations of this small but mighty Museum and charity. The position of Finance & CRM Administrator sits at the heart of this continued transition, following the successful implementation and migration to Shopify, Xero & Beacon CRM which began in 2023.
This new role is essential to the success of the Finance & Fundraising teams, in providing effective finance and CRM administration support. The Finance and CRM Administrator will support income generation activities including fundraising and venue hire, as well as playing a vital role in keeping the Museum’s accounting systems working effectively.
This includes processing all types of financial transactions on Xero and maintaining records on Beacon. You will work as a key part of both teams supporting the Museum’s strategy through the provision of high quality financial & other data, and the maintenance of the underlying systems.
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organised individual with strong financial skills, an attention to detail, and a flair for collaborative working and information management. You will be looking to expand your skillset and make a tangible impact on our work, through the effective use & development of the main systems underpining our financial strategy & income generation.
Key objectives
· Supporting the Finance team with accurate & timely processing & reconciling of all types of Museum transactions & ledgers including sales, purchases, banking & cash.
· Continue ongoing migration of supporter and customer data to Beacon CRM, working with all teams
· Support all staff with SharePoint migration project ensuring effective record management
· Continue seeking opportunities to improve the use of our digital systems to increase organisational efficiencies & income generation
Key responsibilities
Finance
· Raise sales invoices
· Process credit card transactions
· Credit control & reconciliation of the sales ledger
· Financial management of shop takings
· Process bank & cash transactions
· Bank reconciliations
· Produce financial reports & other ad hoc duties as required by the Financial Controller
· Gift Aid Claims support
· Training in and promoting use of XERO to staff
CRM Administration
· Maintain and update Beacon with all fundraising transactions including applications, prospects, & funding receipts
· Process donations, pledges and ticket payments from individuals, organisations, trusts and foundations
· Day-to-day administration of the Museum’s Friends & other membership schemes
· Maintain up-to-date and accurate records of contacts ensuring that strict confidentiality and GDPR legislation and guidance is adhered to
· Monitor data quality by regularly creating and executing processes to cleanse and standardise data in the CRM
· Lead on development of improving existing CRM systems within Beacon CRM
· Assist in data capture and gathering to support fundraising compliance & applications
· Training in and promoting use of CRM to staff including building reports.
Admin support
· Basic IT support working with outsourced IT contractors and the Operations team
· Manage the ordering of office items
· Facilitate the use, internal awareness and confidence with digital systems, creating and managing logins
· Supporting the Director’s Office Project Manager with governance & meetings
Other
· To perform any other tasks as reasonably requested by the Directors, Financial Controller and Fundraising team
Person specification
Essential :
· Excellent financial, administration & analytical skills
· Experience of financial systems such as Xero, Sage or QuickBooks
- Good understanding and experience of Excel
· Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively in writing, over the phone, and face-to-face with the Museum’s different stakeholders
· Solid experience working with not-for-profit databases, such as Beacon CRM
· The ability to also work independently and take initiative within a small team
· Proven, excellent organisational skills, with close attention to detail, the ability to multi-task and prioritise responsibilities
· Excellent IT skills including in depth knowledge of financial systems, CRM, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and other cloud based digital systems
· An enjoyment of and willingness to engage with a wide variety of people and organisations
Able to act with discretion and maintain professional confidentiality at all times
· Appreciation of and support for the aims, values and ethos of The Foundling Museum
Desirable:
· An interest in and engagement with the work and ethos of the Museum
· An interest in and engagement with the arts, heritage and/or music
· Experience of working in a finance or fundraising environment
Benefits
• 25 days annual leave per year (pro rata) + bank holidays (pro rata)+ Birthday leave + Volunteering leave
• You will be eligible to join a group contributory pension scheme (3 months after your start date)
• Discount from the Foundling Museum Shop and local partner businesses
• Access to season ticket , rental deposit and cycle to work scheme loans (3 months from your start date)
• Free and discounted access to partner museums and galleries
• Free access to our fully funded Employee Assistance Programme for wellbeing – WISDOM
• Training support from our on line learning platform
Interview timetable:
Closing date: 5pm 1 Oct 2025
First interview date: 7 and 8 Oct 2025 (NB interview will include a job related task)
Second interview date for shortlisted candidates: 13 or 14 Oct 2025
How to apply:
To apply please follow the link to our application portal where you will be asked to upload a completed copy of our standard application form.
On this application form you need to provide:
- Your contact details
- Details of relevant achievements in recent posts, as well as any relevant education and professional qualifications that are appropriate to the post
- What makes you a good fit for the role, for example, giving evidence of your ability to match the criteria outlined in the Person Specification
- An explanation of why you wish to work for us
- Details of your notice period and names of 2 referees, together with the capacity in which they have known you, and an indication of when in the process they can be contacted (please note we will not contact your referees without your express permission)
PLEASE NOTE: the application portal will request a CV. This is not necessary and can be ignored. Where it requests a CV please only upload the completed application form, and the optional Equal Opportunities form (if you wish to submit one).
Please get in touch with us details found on our website if you have any access requirements, for example if you would prefer to send your application via video.
Please note that any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK and also may be subject to a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check.
Please also note that this job description will not form part of your contract or your terms and conditions of employment. Duties and requirements of the role may vary from time to time in accordance with the needs of Foundling Museum, its strategy and the directions from its Director.
About the Foundling Museum:
A seaman, a composer and a painter, and the moving story of the charity they started 270 years ago. The Foundling Museum is a recipe of art and care, which still looks after kids today. Coram, Handel, Hogarth, what’s not to love? Grayson Perry CBE, Foundling Museum Trustee
The Foundling Museum explores compelling stories of love, loss and care through art, music, writing and emotive objects.
The Museum is the UK’s only arts and heritage institution dedicated to the public understanding of lived experiences of care. Inspired by three great 18th-century activists - campaigner Thomas Coram, artist William Hogarth and composer George Frideric Handel - our mission is to inspire change and transform lives through the power of the arts. We believe in creative action that brings past and present together, to stimulate imaginations and enrich lives.
The Foundling is also the birthplace of creative philanthropy – combining art and fundraising to publicly support lived experiences of care. At the Foundling, the term ‘care’ refers to children’s social care, including foster care, adoption, kinship care, local authority care and children’s homes. Central to our work is well-being through exhibitions, events, collections, research and arts programmes with care leavers, looked-after children, and early years (birth to five years old).
Examples of our work include:
- Art projects which explore how our historic story of care still resonates today by addressing stigma and supporting mental health. We do this by working in a connected way, establishing collaborations with local health and community partners.
- ‘Tracing Our Tales’, our flagship training programme for care-experienced young people which was named Learning Programme of the Year at the 2022 Museums and Heritage Awards. Supported by our Learning Team, trainees learn art or creative writing skills in weekly sessions led by dynamic artists and poets, to build a creative portfolio.
- Exhibitions, collections and displays, ranging from tiny, touching identifying tokens left by mothers with their babies, to composer George Frideric Handel’s will. Around the Museum, you’ll find works of art by contemporary artists like Yinka Shonibare CBE RA, Tracey Emin and Michael Craig-Martin, as well as 18th-century artists William Hogarth, Thomas Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds.
For an overview of our charitable activities, and relationships with funders, please view the Foundling Museum Annual Report 2024/2025 on this link.
The Foundling Museum is the only cultural institution in the UK to celebrate the lives of care-experienced people, and those who care for them.

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