Finance And Operations Manager Jobs
Bladder Health UK (BHUK) is a small national charity that has developed significantly over the last 10 years. We are now looking for a part-time charity manager who can continue this journey. The role gives a rare opportunity to someone who is enthusiastic to make a difference in this unique space and have a significant impact on both sufferers and healthcare professionals. As charity manager you will need a varied skillset including being able to build and nurture relationships, manage a small team of staff, develop new income streams, create, and develop imaginative projects and use innovative technology to boost the aims and objectives of the charity.
What you would do
Account management of existing and new relationships in the charity sector. • Research and write grant applications. • Support in making decisions and advise on the charity spend. • Work with the BHUK team to tell the story of ‘Bladder Health UK’ via its communication channels. • Support hosting and organising charity events. • Manage the general cashflow for the charity including reporting from a finance perspective. • Work on a multitude of projects throughout the year. • Outreach to relevant charities that the charity wants to work with and build long lasting, meaningful relationships with them. •. • Maintain all contracts, mailing lists, ensuring IT systems are kept up to date, and are compliant. • Manage ongoing governance of the charity, including developing and maintaining policy documents such as our grant making policy, conflict of interest processes, procedures and register, risk management policy and register. • Maintain charity commission register records. You will also be expected to be able to provide and present regular reports to the Trustees on the finance and operational activity of the charity.
To succeed in this post, it is essential that you have:
- Have been involved in charity campaign work previously.
- Have experience in charity operations and governance.
- Have sales /marketing/fundraising experience.
- Be able to multi-task in a busy environment.
- Can demonstrate effective communication skills with ability to liaise with different audiences and be effective at developing long-lasting relationships.
- Evidence that you are highly organised and great with time management.
- Have experience developing social media, websites, and webinars to promote, inform and educate.
It would be desirable that you:
- Have either a clinical background or experience in urology issues.
- Are passionate about making a difference and are willing to understand how amazing our members, volunteers and supporters are.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an experienced people manager who is used to working in community settings? Do you want to make a difference to the lives of elders by reducing loneliness and isolation?
We are recruiting a new Elders Core Programme Manager to lead and motivate a team of part-time staff and volunteers in our community centre in Battersea. The role will suit someone who engages well with elders, is friendly, kind, solution-focused and able to manage a busy workload."
About Katherine Low Settlement
Katherine Low Settlement is a charity that has been serving Battersea and the wider Wandsworth community since 1924. We are dedicated to building stronger communities and enable people to challenge and find ways out of poverty and isolation.
We run a range of our own community projects to tackle poverty and isolation, and empower and support children, young people and their families, older people, women and refugee communities. We campaign for social change. We also incubate and support local charities and social businesses to thrive, so together we can meet the diverse needs of the local communities of Wandsworth. Each week we work with 28+ charities supporting more than 1,000 people.
Katherine Low Settlement’s work with older people
Katherine Low Settlement has worked with older people since its conception in 1924.They are a core part of the community that we continue to work with. We provide, often in partnership, a range of projects and activities for older people including health and wellbeing; creative arts; intergenerational work; connecting people and trips/outings. Our services include an Older People's Lunch Club, Contact Club, T’ai Chi for Elders, exercise and social sessions, and support online.
We work with older people to:
• Encourage active and independent living
• Reduce isolation and loneliness
• Improve well-being and prevent ill-health
• Enable older residents to be dynamic and contributing members of the Wandsworth community.
Key Objectives for the Elders Core Service Manager Role:
- Team Leadership: Lead a team of dedicated part-time paid staff and volunteers, including a cook, support worker, minibus driver, and sessional workers.
- Day-to-Day Management: Manage the day-to-day operations of the Elders Core Service, including the lunch club, transport, social sessions, and overseeing the one-to-one work of the core team.
- Collaboration: Work collaboratively with the wider team to provide a hands-on program that builds on older people's strengths and potential.
- Monitoring and Evaluation: Support the monitoring and evaluation of the project in collaboration with the Head of Programme.
- Budget Management: Ensure the program operates within budget constraints.
- Member Engagement: Support the planning of the core program with input from elder members and the wider team.
- Recruitment and Support: Recruit and support new and existing members (service users).
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Delivery
- Planning and Oversight: Ensure that all service output aligns with KLS' vision, mission, values, and charitable objectives. Organize and promote one-off activities throughout the year.
- Transport Management: Manage the transport offer, including route planning and pick-up schedules.
- Record Keeping: Maintain accurate activity records, registers, and casework notes for the core team.
- Outreach and Support: Conduct outreach work with older people in the community, oversee home visits, and manage a small caseload.
2. Staff and Volunteer Management
- Recruitment and Line Management: Recruit and manage the Outreach and Support Workers, Lunch Club Cook, and relevant social activities workers and volunteers.
- Performance Management: Use performance management and quality systems to monitor and evaluate the project's work and processes.
3. Relationships, Communication, and Networks
- Member Engagement: Build and sustain strong relationships with elder members.
- Communication: Oversee communication for the Core Programme, including newsletters, activities calendar, annual reports, and social media platforms.
- Meetings: Attend meetings on behalf of the Core Programme as required.
4. Finance
- Budget Management: Manage project areas to budget and maintain financial records as agreed with the Head of Programme.
5. Other Duties
- Professional Development: Participate in regular management supervision and annual appraisal. Identify job-related development and training needs.
- Professional Conduct: Professionally undertake roles, maintaining a high-quality standard of work in line with KLS's aims, values, and ethos.
Join us if you are an experienced people manager who is friendly, kind, and adept at handling a busy workload. We need someone who can motivate staff and volunteers, engage effectively with elders, and remain solution-focused in all situations. If you're passionate about making a difference in the lives of older adults in Battersea and are ready to lead a dedicated team, this role is for you.
Dates
Closing Date for Applications: 23:59 on 15th May 2024
Interview Date: 21st May 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Growing Hope seeks a highly-motivated and experienced Director of Operations who is passionate about our mission. The ideal candidate will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the charity’s essential operations.
This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead and develop our finance, HR, IT, and governance functions. This will provide the backbone for Growing Hope to continue making a tangible difference in the world and ensure the charity’s long-term sustainability and growth.
This role will report to the CEO of the charity and will work closely as part of the Senior Leadership team. The Operations Director will have oversight of HR, IT, Operations, Finance and Governance within the charity. This will involve line management of the Finance Officer and Operations Officer in the team. As the charity grows we want to ensure that we have strong governance, processes and financial reporting across Growing Hope and the local charities. As a small charity, the role will require balancing practical tasks with strategic planning and management. The role will be based in King’s Cross (2 days office based) with occasional events outside of the office.
Further information about the role is found in the job description and person specification. All applications must be submitted along with a CV via our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an ambitious finance professional looking to secure a role that offers an increase in responsibilities over time? Could you confidently run the day-to-day function of a finance team, whilst driving forward multi-faceted process improvement initiatives in line with strategic development? Keen to work for an ambitious organisation who have exciting growth plans that will strengthen their reach to some of the most vulnerable people across the country? If yes, this could be the role for you!
This growing, progressive health & social care charity is exclusively partnering with Robertson Bell in their search for a Head of Finance to join their dynamic team on a permanent basis. Reporting into the Director of Finance and Operations, you will provide leadership to a medium sized team, whilst having full management of all financial processes and standards across the group structure.
The key duties of this Head of Finance role are as follows:
- Full responsibility for the delivery of the annual budget, ensuring all assumptions are challenged around demand to make it as robust as possible.
- Provide leadership and guidance to the finance team, offering opportunities for upskilling and driving a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
- Have full accountability for ensuring the organisation’s services are running to their budgets, challenging variances and making recommendations to bring them back in line as needed.
- Hold accountability for the day-to-day running of the external audit and production of the statutory accounts.
- Be the go-to financial expert in the organisation for the development of funding bids.
- Have critical oversight of cash management and forecasting on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.
- Take the lead in the production of the monthly delivery timetable, ensuring that the team are always delivering at 100%.
The organisation has ambitious plans for growth, development and diversification in the future, for which this role will have a key role in. By challenging the status quo and implementing new initiatives to enhance working capabilities and efficiencies, you will enable the finance team and the budget holders to deliver on their targets, in line with strategic growth. The Director of Finance and Operations is looking to invest in someone ambitious, with the view of providing exceptional on-the-job training to enable the post holder to assume additional responsibilities over time, and potentially grow into a more senior role!
The successful candidate will have:
- Achieved their full accountancy qualification.
- A background working in a finance role at a senior level of a medium sized organisation or larger.
- Experience working in an organisation with a similar business model (e.g. health or social care, social housing etc).
- Demonstrable experience of managing and driving performance across a team.
- Strong attention to detail, and the ability to remain calm under pressure.
This role will officially be based in their offices in London, although opportunities to work from home will be on offer for up to three days per week.
If you think this Head of Finance role might be of interest, please do not delay in applying, as initial screening interviews are being done on a rolling basis ahead of the closing date.
Head of Finance
We are looking for a Head of Finance to join the Senior Leadership team, in this high-profile role.
The organisation has three decades of practical experience in supporting women, and has an approach recognised nationally for its effectiveness and impact.
If you want to help make a difference to the lives of women across Lancashire, then apply today!
Position: Head of Finance
Location: Lancashire Flexible/Hybrid working
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: £45,614.26 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 22nd April 2024, 12 noon
The Role
As Head of Finance, you will be responsible for the financial management and statutory reporting requirements of the organisation, including but not limited to:
- Development and implementation of a comprehensive financial strategy that supports the delivery of the strategic objectives
- Ensuring that the longer-term benefits and risks of business decisions are fully considered and fit with the overall financial strategy
- Delivering good financial management and governance across the organisation
- Strategic oversight of the development of a commercial offer, risk and audit as part of a wider portfolio
Having a key trustee relationship with the Treasurer, co- leading the Finance Sub Committee, you will join the Senior Leadership Team, who are a dynamic team of people working collaboratively across their portfolios to realise the aims and objectives of the charity. As part of the senior team, you will be expected to lead and shape the work across their area, to inspire staff as well as to challenge ways of working with a focus on delivering on the strategic aims and to the highest standards. This role will take an active role in driving forward cultural and strategic change across the organisation.
About You
The role demands flexibility, a high level of self-awareness and a 'can-do' attitude reflecting the demands of the operating environment both internally and externally. You must be proactive in keeping your professional knowledge up to date and have a commitment to personal and professional development.
You will have:
- Membership to an accredited accountancy body recognised by IFAC, (i.e. ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA} qualified through examination, and subject to oversight by a professional body that upholds professional standards and exercises disciplinary powers.
- Experience of leading an agile approach to organisational budgeting and dynamic financial forecasting in a complex organisation.
- Experience at strategic level of financial management in the voluntary, public and / or private sector.
The charity work from female-only centres to provide safe, dedicated space for women across the county and in line with GOQ -SINGLE SEX ESTABLISHMENTS – (s7(2)(d)) this post is open to female candidates only.
You will be asked to send your CV with a maximum of 2 additional A4 statement to show how you meet the requirements of the person specification.
Why work here:
- A chance to work in a rewarding, ethical, and agile environment where every day you are really making a difference to the lives of women and girls
- Person-centred wellbeing provision
- Employer Pension Scheme - Flexible working/work-life balance
- Be involved in an organisation which put service users and co-design at the centre of all we do
- Access to health care plan
- Your Birthday Off
The Organisation
This leading charity has a core vision of creating a Lancashire where all women are valued and treated as equals. Services are available to all women, but in particular those who find themselves in situations which can increase their vulnerability or place them at significant risk of harm - and who are often facing multiple and complex needs.
You may have experience in other areas such as Finance Director, Head of Finance, CFO, Director of Finance, Finance Manager, Finance, Accountant, Director of Finance and Operations, Operations and Finance Director, Head of Finance and Operations.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
CHEM Trust is looking for an experienced Finance and Resources Officer to join our small but dynamic and influential team.
Are you a skilled finance personnel with experience of working independently or with minimal supervision?
Do you have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and enjoy working in a collaborative environment?
Do you have a good understanding of charity governance?
Do you have the motivation and determination to turn strategic goals into actionable tasks?
Are you comfortable using technology?
Are you self-directed and also a great team player?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
CHEM Trust’s overarching aim is to prevent human-made chemicals from causing long term damage to wildlife or humans.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title
Operations Assistant
Salary
£25,000 - £28,000 per annum - pro-rata for part time working
Location
We operate as a remote-first organisation, providing an office in Central London. Given that this position contributes to office operations, it will be hybrid, requiring at least one day in the office per week.
Reporting to
Senior Operations Manager
Employment Type
Permanent part time (15 hours per week)
We are open to a flexible work pattern that suits your needs. Ideally we would like someone to work for 3 hours, every weekday.
Application Closing Date
10am Monday 29 April 2024
Introduction to the role
This is an opportunity to help support a busy organisation doing important work. Your work will make it possible for us to support a team of fact checkers, communicators, fundraisers and technologists.
Millions of people use our fact checking, including most of the major internet companies. We get powerful people and institutions to correct the record, including politicians and the national media. We are campaigning to ensure that the power to shape online debate is scrutinised and not abused.
We’re looking for someone who can support our talented team of 40 people, by making sure the organisation runs smoothly and being a ‘go-to’ person.
You will join our small Operations team who manage our finances, governance and people operations. We oversee policies, processes and systems so that it is easy and enjoyable for people to do their best work. That means making sure everyone has what they need to do their jobs. You will manage queries, provide basic IT and financial support, support recruitment and make sure people have a good experience whether they are starting or leaving us. You’ll keep the office running smoothly and make sure we have up to date documentation.
If you are interested in applying but not sure you have all the skills, please do apply. We are open both to supporting learning on the job and to rearranging tasks within the team to suit the skillsets of the best applicant
Job Definition
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Manage incoming internal and external queries via post, the admin and team email addresses, the operations Slack channel, main phone line and any operational queries (via Freshdesk)
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Manage any necessary purchasing to ensure the team have what they need to work effectively
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Support the Fundraising team with correspondence to donors and mail campaigns
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Provide basic IT support to the team by monitoring the IT Support Slack channel, ordering equipment, providing instructions for how to use Google Workspace, Trello and Slack, and equipment such as laptops and cameras used in hybrid meetings
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Support the Senior Operations Manager with bookkeeping to enable the SOM / accountants to produce timely and accurate management accounts
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Support the People Operations Manager with recruitment by posting job adverts on our website and third party channels, managing communication with candidates and setting up new team members with everything they need to get started at Full Fact
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Manage the tasks involved with people leaving the organisation.
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Support the Senior Operations Manager with coordination and minute taking of Board, Committee and Management Team meetings
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Ensure a well run office by managing supplies and liaising with the facilities team (e.g. delivery of water bottles, ensuring facilities are working, setting up the office for team events)
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Keep registers up to date (e.g. fixed assets, abuse register, software register)
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Support the team with travel arrangements
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Support the People Operations Manager with coordinating training and development initiatives
Outcomes
In the first 6 months you can expect to:
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Successfully create a conducive environment for our team during the office move in collaboration with the Senior Operations Manager.
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Achieve streamlined and efficient management of IT equipment for both new starters and leavers.
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Deliver a great candidate experience for candidates by supporting the People Operations Manager with recruitment activities.
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Optimise operational costs by identifying and acting on savings opportunities.
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Organise our team social events to celebrate our teams’ achievements in an important year for our work.
What we are looking for from you
Political impartiality and sensitivity:
You are committed to the political neutrality of our work and have a good understanding of impartiality (please see the rules on our website).
Understanding of public debate in the UK and sensitivity to the political context we work in.
Job skills/competencies
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Proven experience in an administrative or operational support role.
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Experience with accounting packages, ideally Xero.
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Experience with Excel/ Google Sheets.
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Proficiency in Google Workspace, Trello and Slack.
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Minimum of GCSE Mathematics (or equivalent) at grade C/4 or above.
Personal skills/competencies
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Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.
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Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
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Attention to detail and accuracy.
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Flexible with a ‘can do’ approach to work
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Understands the importance of confidentiality.
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Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team.
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Commitment to the mission and values of Full Fact.
What we offer
Starting salary of £25,000 - £28,000 per annum pro-rata depending on experience.
Workplace Pension
Generous holidays
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25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
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In addition, we close the office for a period between Christmas and New Year.
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Day off for moving home.
Comfortable, centrally located London office with good transport links.
Employee Assistance Programme.
How to apply
Upload your CV and cover letter using the link below by 10am on Monday 29th April, 2024
Our recruitment platform will remove identifying details such as email addresses to allow us to sift applications anonymously
Before applying, please read the requirements we place on staff to protect Full Fact’s independence and non-partisanship. This can be found on our website.
How the application process will work
We want to see you at your best to understand your strengths and the contribution you could make at Full Fact with strong support, including for your learning and development. We also want to make sure that we use your time well during this process and don’t ask for more from you than we need to. We will make any reasonable adjustments we need to make to this process to help ensure you can perform at your best. For more information about this before applying, please contact us.
The interview panel will be Charlotte Ross (Senior Operations Manager), Laura Dewis (COO) and Sophie Hale (People Operations Manager).
The process starts off with an anonymised covering letter and CV. This will be read by at least two people to produce a shortlist for interview.
The first round interviews will be a phone (not video) interview, lasting no more than half an hour, at a time that’s convenient for you. We will record it so at least two people can review each interview to decide who we invite back for the second round. The recordings will be deleted at the end of the process.
The second round will include a structured interview and a timed task which assumes no prior knowledge. The task can be completed prior to the interview, at a time that most suits you.
The interview will be with the full panel by video and last no more than an hour. We’ll tell you everything you need to know to prepare, including anything we’d recommend reading in advance
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Our system keeps your personal information hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
We want a world where no one dies from hunger. Life-threatening hunger is predictable, preventable and treatable. Join Action Against Hunger and together we will stop it in its tracks.
Action Against Hunger is an optimistic, inspiring place to work. We want passionate and dedicated people to help build a better world. We’re a creative team made up of people with a wide range of talents, styles and expertise. But we are united in our relentless dedication to end world hunger. No challenge is too big. With you we can do it. Join us.
We are looking for an experienced Head of Finance to join our Finance Team. In this key role you will deliver a first-class finance function to the charity including business partnering, budgeting, and forecasting, management accounting, annual statutory reporting and supporting the developmentand implementation of financial strategy, change management and improving financial controls. The finance team consists of 5 members - two heads of finance, 2 business partners and a financial accountant. One business partner and the Financial Accountant will report to you while the other business partner will report to the Head of Finance International.
This is an exciting time to join our team as we embark on a journey to implement a new finance system and begin the strategic planning for the next few years. If you have the experience and the ambition to contribute to our work as a charity, we would like to hear from you.For more detailed information on the role, please download the attached pdf Job description.
Closing Date: 23 April 2024 at 23:59 Interview Date: Informal chat: w/c 29/04/2024 Interview: w/c 06/05/2024
Please read the following carefully before making your application: then all you need to do is send your CV and write a supporting statement explaining why you want the job and how your skills and experience make you the right person for the role and where you saw this vacancy.
- As a UK based position, candidates must have the right to work in the UK
- We welcome applications from all sections of the community and we encourage as broad a range of candidates as possible. If you need any additional support to help you through this process, please let us know (contact details in the job pack)
- Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will only contact shortlisted candidates, within two weeks of the closing date Unfortunately, we cannot provide individual feedback
- If you experience any technical difficulties in submitting your application, please contact the charityjob helpdesk.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are looking for a high-calibre candidate to join our staff team as an Operations Officer. The ClementJames Centre is an award-winning charity that provides programmes that address underachievement and social exclusion. We support nearly 3,000 children, young people and adults each year to release their potential.
The Operations Officer will play a pivotal role in providing support to the operations team. Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, this role entails maintaining precise financial records, reconciling transactions and reception duties. Additionally, the Operations Officer will provide administrative support to the HR function of the organisation.
This exciting role will not only give you a real insight into the charity sector, but also provides you with the skills and hands-on experience required to excel as a charity professional. We offer development and support, and you will have the opportunity to work with driven and compassionate colleagues within a vibrant community.
If you believe that everyone should have the opportunity to release their potential and live fulfilled lives and you would like to join a dynamic, innovative organisation, then The ClementJames Centre could be the perfect career choice for you.
Contract - Full-time, permanent. We are open to discussions about flexible working arrangements and part-time options.
Annual Leave - 33 days (including bank and public holidays) plus an additional 2 to 5 days at Christmas and a length of service entitlement (one day per year of service, up to 5 days)
Benefits - Staff pension, ongoing training and development opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme, Travelcard loan and Cycle to Work scheme
To Apply
To apply for the role of Operations Officer, please read the job pack and fill out the application form on our website. We will be doing rolling recruitment for this role. We strongly encourage early applications as we will do interviews as and when suitable applications come through, and will close recruitment once we hire a successful candidate. The form consists of information about you, your educational and professional experience and a 400 word supporting statement. If you have any issues completing the form, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Please see our website to read the job pack and to complete and submit the application form.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
About Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN)
Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) works to reduce undernutrition globally. We enhance the effectiveness of nutrition policy and programming by improving knowledge, stimulating learning and building evidence. We are passionate about being network-driven, independent and evidence-based.
Our vision is that every individual caught up in a nutritional emergency, or suffering from malnutrition anywhere in the world, gets the most effective help possible.
We undertake knowledge management, research and advocacy to support national governments, civil society, UN agencies, donors and academic organisations, and communities of practitioners. Through our work and collaborations, we support agencies and individuals to implement evidence-based nutrition programming, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries and in fragile and conflict-affected states.
ENN is governed by a Board of Trustees and has its head office in Oxfordshire, UK. ENN is financially supported by foundations and trusts, bilateral donors, international non-governmental organisations and United Nations agencies. For more information about ENN see our website.
What we do
Our Strategy aims to enhance the effectiveness of nutrition policy and programming by improving knowledge, stimulating learning, building evidence and providing support and encouragement to practitioners and decision-makers involved in nutrition and related interventions.
ENN’s portfolio includes projects specialising in Infant Feeding in Emergencies, Wasting and Stunting, Adolescent Nutrition and Management of small & nutritionally At-risk Infants under six months & their Mothers (MAMI), as well as our highly regarded international publication, Field Exchange (FEX).
At present our annual turnover is around £1.6m (c.$2.1m) with much of our funding coming from government (institutional) donor grants including USG (BHA) and the Government of Ireland, and charitable foundations (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Waterloo Foundation), and other sources including support from UN agencies and INGOs. ENN receives income in multiple currencies and has spending commitments in both GBP and other currencies. ENN’s accounts are prepared in GBP and filed in the UK with both the Charity Commission and with Companies House in accordance with UK charity requirements.
As a registered charity, ENN has no liability for corporation tax and ENN is not registered for UK VAT.
ENN’s financial year runs from 01/01 – 31/12 and we operate an iplicit accounts management system. Annually, ENN issues a report on activities and outcomes and audited financial statements. These documents are publicly available on our website under annual reports and accounts.
Our People
ENN’s team is made up of a range of technical experts in nutrition, with decades of collective experience, and a small, experienced operational team. ENN is highly committed to diversity and inclusion, to enabling and promoting flexible working for our staff, and to supporting continued professional development.
We are proud that in our 2022 Employee Engagement Survey over 95 percent of our staff said they enjoy their work and that ENN is a flexible employer.
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the ENN team as our Management Accountant - Grants. The role provides the opportunity to work across the spectrum of ENN’s projects, as part of the operations team. You will be based in our headquarters in Oxfordshire and will work closely with ENN’s Finance Manager and Projects Team.
About You
Bringing your experience of third sector accounting to ENN, you will be able to communicate well with both finance and non-finance stakeholders. You will be comfortable supporting complex projects, tailoring financial management information and reports to enable decision making and assuring donor compliance and reporting requirements are met consistently.
Terms and Conditions
- Hours of work: Part time, 60% of full-time hours (22.5 hours per week – pattern to be agreed)
- Type of contract: Permanent
- Location: This is an office-based position at ENN’s Head Office in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5. Some hybrid working may also be offered. Currently our Operations Teamwork from the office Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and we require this role to be in the office on these days.
- Benefits: Contribution to Dental, Life cover, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing contribution
- Holidays: 25 days plus UK bank holidays increasing by one day p.a. after two complete years of service to a maximum of 27 days p.a. (pro rata)
- Paid office closure days between Christmas and New Year
- Pension: Auto-Enrolment to ENN scheme with a generous Employer contribution of 5%
- Salary: Circa. £41,000 per annum (full-time equivalent), depending on experience.
- Applicants must be entitled to work in the UK at the time of application and must indicate this in their application
Key responsibilities
Grant compliance and reporting
- Financial compliance of grant spend in line with donor agreements ensuring no disallowable costs and that all allowable costs are reflected in the accounts correctly.
- Provide back up for grant financial reporting in the format required by donors for the projects team to review, collate and submit with the full donor reporting pack.
- Raise sales invoice to the donor with all back up attached and provide acknowledgement of funds letters upon receipt of cash in the bank.
- Work closely with the Finance Assistant and Projects team to ensure invoices are correctly coded to the right donor and project and complete month end reconciliations
- Input budget and quarterly reforecasts into the finance system (iplicit) and track grant performance against budgets on a regular basis providing variance analysis.
- Review and assimilate grant financial information for the Finance Manager and/or Project team as required which ultimately will be used as input in management reporting for various stakeholders (Technical budget holders, Management Team and Trustees).
- Support the organisation’s income generation ambitions, through the provision of advice, guidance and assistance, and in assisting with funding bids and budgeting and undertaking new funder/partner financial viability assessments as required.
- Maintain and update donor restricted fund balances/movements for year-end statutory reporting.
- Maintain project financial files and records for statutory audit and donor audit purposes.
Management accounting
- Prepare monthly income deferrals and income accruals and maintain month end trial balance reconciliations for management accounts.
- Capture any committed project costs to accrue.
- Apportion any interest earned from grant cash in the bank in line with donor contract terms.
- Work collaboratively with the Finance Manager on cash flow forecasting with regards to expected donor payments.
- As required by finance or the projects team, and working with iplicit, write reports in the finance system that would provide insightful and useful management information. For example, for grant monitoring and evaluation, trend analysis and assessing KPI’s etc
- Support the Finance Manager in capacity building and providing financial training to finance and non-finance staff.
- Provide ad hoc support to the Finance Manager with regards to specific financial projects, as required.
- Bank signatory for creditor payments in line with ENN’s Delegation of Authority Policy.
- Provide cover for the Finance Manager when necessary.
Reporting line
- Reports to the Finance Manager
Person Specification
Essential requirements
- Professional accountancy qualification (e.g. AAT, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, would consider part qualified or qualified by experience)
- Experience of charity-specific accounting and grant reporting requirements
- Experience working with grant funded projects and ability to navigate and communicate compliance requirements
- Experience in developing, monitoring, and reporting against budgets
- Able to present and visualise data in different ways for different audiences
- Ability to manage a diverse and busy workload, prioritising effectively, and able to work both autonomously and as a member of a dispersed and diverse team
- Flexibility and willingness to take on new areas of work and responsibilities
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, works well with other team members and business partners (both internal and external), including those without a specific financial background.
- Adept at identifying efficiencies and best practice to strengthen ways of working to benefit ENN finance and projects teams
- Motivated, takes initiative, innovates and delivers to deadlines. A self-starter, able to diagnose situations and constraints, comfortable when to progress independently and when to escalate
- Excellent attention to detail
- Proficient user of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and commercial financial software
- Good cross-cultural awareness
- Ability to demonstrate discretion and diplomacy
- Fluent in English
Desirable
- Experience of using iplicit accounting software
- Specific experience in dealing with institutional donors would be an advantage
- Experience in managing income and expenditure in multiple currencies
- Experience of evaluations: analysing, collating, reconciling and reviewing data related to grant and programme effectiveness
- Experience in developing funding opportunities with a variety of donors
- Data security and GDPR awareness
Eligibility to work
Must be entitled to work in the UK at the time of application. No relocation package is offered for this role.
Application Process
Please submit a Cover Letter (no more than 1 page) and CV no later than Monday 6th May 2024. Early applications are advised as we reserve the right to conclude the process before the closing date if a suitable candidate is identified. Please include your preferred working hours and pattern details in your application.
ENN is committed to diversity and inclusion, and to building a culture where every staff member and volunteer is recognised and valued as an individual. We actively encourage applications from a broad range of experiences and backgrounds.
Emergency Nutrition Network works to reduce undernutrition globally.
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Responsible to: Chief Executive
Responsible for: Finance Team
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Baca office, Loughborough, England with regular travel to Cambridge and locations where Baca’s services are delivered
Overall purpose
Provide strategic financial leadership for Baca and be accountable for the provision of financial and performance information to enable the Leadership Team and the Board to ensure Baca is financially sustainable for the purpose of achieving its vision and mission.
Core skill will be as a qualified accountant but you will demonstrate a range of experience leading teams and delivering a range of projects across the organisation using a joint working approach. As a member of the Leadership Team, you will work alongside other senior leaders to shape the strategic direction of the charity and ensure that its aims and objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Resource Planning, Budgeting and Reporting
- To direct Baca annual budget setting and longer term strategic financial planning, with robust analysis of income, expenditure, forecasts and cashflow.
- To deliver high quality financial reporting, providing advice and support, in writing and verbally, as required for the Leadership Team, the Finance and Fundraising sub-group and the Board of Trustees.
- To ensure budget holders receive up to date timely and accurate management accounts and information in order to maintain day to day control of the expenditure budget.
- Encouraging innovation and seeking best practice from inside and outside the sector.
- Identifying and responding to long-term strategic risks, challenges and opportunities to enable Baca achieving its Strategic Goals.
- Continually enhance the processes and procedures in place for resource allocation and monitoring at all levels of the charity
- Provide proactive assessment of opportunities to deliver efficiencies in collaboration with departments where necessary.
Leadership and Organisational Responsibilities
- As a member of the Leadership Team (LT), be a role model in practicing Baca’s values in order to achieve our Vision and Mission, prioritising the outcomes of the young people in all activities of the role.
- Together with the CEO, ensure all members of work with the Finance and Fundraising sub-group are regularly informed of all key strategic activity by leading the executive input and support to the Finance and Fundraising sub-group.
- Support the CEO to undertake negotiations with other organisations where necessary on matters of securing of resources.
- Ensure regulatory compliance with internal policy and procedures alongside external requirements of Charity Commission and Companies House.
- Undertake and deliver in the role as Company Secretary
- Steward Baca’s resources to effectively, economically and efficiently to achieve our Vision and Mission in line with our Values.
- Communicate effectively, internally and externally, ensuring accurate and efficient flow of information across the organisation ensuring finance plans are understood and supported by all involved with the organisation.
- Lead on financial aspects of subsidiary businesses if relevant
- Work at all times within the policies and procedures of Baca
- Respect at all times the confidentiality of information covering young people, staff and volunteers.
- Play an active part in the development and maintenance of good relationships with all who have business with Baca.
- Be proactive and willing to undertake other duties to help maintain our high standard of support and responsibility towards the young people we serve.
Financial Systems, Control and Accounting
- Oversee the integrity of all financial systems: Develop, monitor and manage the organisation’s financial systems, policies, procedures and internal controls and the development of a consistent approach across Baca.
- To lead the preparation of the organisation’s accounts for audit in accordance with current accounting good practice and Charity Commission’s Standards of Recommended Practice (SORP), liaising with the auditors and present the final accounts to the Finance and Fundraising sub-group and Board for approval.
- To be responsible for adhering to financial delegated authorities as agreed with the Chief Executive and Board.
- To implement, oversee and review Baca’s systems of financial risk management and controls assurance.
- To ensure the purchasing system operates effectively, ensuring sufficient supplies and services by working closely with the Operations Director.
- To lead the payroll provision and ensure that salary and related payments are made accurately and timely.
- To ensure that an appropriate register of assets are maintained accurately.
- To ensure that Baca has adequate cash holdings and cash is moved to interest bearing accounts as appropriate in line with Baca’s ethical asset management policy.
Team and People Management:
- Create, lead, manage, inspire and develop the finance team promoting Baca’s values by being visible, participative and encouraging cross team working
- Effectively manage the performance of the team, ensuring they are working to agreed objectives, delivering outcomes and that they receive appropriate training and support.
- Support theteam in day to day troubleshooting and administration where necessary.
- Develop and deliver integrated annual strategic objectives for all direct reports and their teams
- To keep abreast of legislation affecting financial accounting, that may be relevant to Baca, and to keep the Chief Executive fully aware of any relevant changes in the law.
- To maintain awareness of the fundraising, income generation and marketing environment
- To maintain and increase personal professional skills.
A full Job Description is available on the Baca website. The successful applicant will be required to have an enhanced DBS check. The deadline for applications is 29 April 2024.
It is our mission to serve young people who have been forced to flee their home country – offering safe homes, education, therapeutic care and support
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Conservation Collective (CC) funds solutions to protect the environment, restore nature, and safeguard against climate change. The CC UK charity incubates, launches, and supports locally focused foundations which open new channels of funding to support the most impactful environmental grassroots projects. Our network comprises 20 members, based all over the world, and is growing steadily.
As the demand for our model increases around the world, our income and expenditure are growing in volume and complexity. We are looking for a Finance Officer to support our financial operations through this expansion: recording financial transactions, monitoring internal controls and coordinating with our local foundations about financial management. The role will report to the Finance Director and will work closely with the rest of the team. This is a critical role that is central to the success of building a robust organisation, and there is opportunity for an ambitious candidate to grow in responsibility with it.
Key Responsibilities:
Carry out day-to-day financial transactions
· Process invoices to support fundraising efforts of local foundations in the network.
· Review vendors invoices as per internal controls and update them to the purchasing ledger for authorisation.
· Conduct on-going reconciliation of bank accounts and donor due diligence.
· Reconciliation of merchant accounts (Just Giving, Donorbox or Paypal) and prompt communication to local foundations and fundraising team.
· Setting up systems to process event, auction or other ad-hoc fundraising campaigns.
· Preparation of Gift Aid reporting on quarterly basis.
· Weekly payments administration using online banking.
· Maintain accurate records of financial transactions on Xero.
· Maintain monthly records of bank payments approval for audit purposes.
Coordinate income recognition with fundraising team members
· Notify local foundations about donations received and log required documentation.
· Provide formal receipts on received donations as requested.
· Reconcile Stripe transactions on Salesforce to maintain accurate donor records.
· Support with income reconciliation between Salesforce and Xero.
Support Finance Director on maintaining accurate financial information and developing ongoing internal controls
· Support creation of management accounts materials for trustees meeting.
· Support quarterly reconciliation of funds with our affiliated network member to communicate re-grants of donations
· Feed into the design of a financial manual – a how to guide for best practice in charity finance and governance oversight.
· Support annual external audit.
Supporting CC to deliver network benefits to local foundations
· Support members of the network with any financial queries.
· Communicate with a variety of internal and external stakeholders (Executive Directors, support team, donors) on financial queries.
· Invoice affiliates on cost recovery of services
Essential criteria:
· A recognized accounting qualification or studying towards the qualification, (CIMA, ACCA)
· Knowledge of bookkeeping and generally accepted accounting principles
· An ability to work quickly and accurately
· A proven track record of teamwork with non-technical colleagues
· Stellar communication skills, verbal and written
· A keen eye for detail
· An ability to work to deadlines
· Able to manage confidential information
· Demonstrable ability to work independently
· Energetic approach to work and a desire to learn
· Passionate about nature and the environment
Strongly desirable criteria:
· Fluent in Xero and Salesforce database
· Awareness of GDPR regulations
· Understanding of Gift Aid and its requirements
· Comfortable with using MS Office suite, Stripe, Just Giving, Paypal.
· Familiarity with complex accounting models (affiliates, branches, restricted and unrestricted funding)
· Experience of working in the charity sector and/or fast paced, entrepreneurial company, that is constantly growing and adapting.
· Able to speak Spanish, Greek or Italian would be a bonus.
Benefits: being part of a dynamic, creative, and growing team working to amplify the impact of local grassroots environmental work
· Flexible working as standard (hours and location)
· Flexible holiday allowance
· Private medical insurance
· Discretionary annual bonus
· Salary sacrifice pension scheme
· CPD opportunities
· Possible travel in the UK and internationally
· Saving the world!
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Scope is a disability equality charity in England and Wales. Together we are Disability Gamechangers. We work to a society where all disabled people enjoy equality and fairness. We campaign tirelessly for everyday equality for disabled people.
This is a key role in Scope’s Financial Planning and Analysis Team working closely with the Retail Team to act as their finance business partner, understanding the detailed retailed strategy and results and providing financial information for planning and decision making. The role also includes overall responsibility for the production of the whole company management accounts, therefore an understanding of all departments and collaboration with other finance managers is also needed.
Permanent, 35 hours per week
Location: Here East Press Centre, 14 East Bay Lane, London, E15 2GW with working from home most of the time.
The role
You will:
- Support senior management through a deep knowledge of their operational activities, detailed cost structures and income streams. Drive the production and monitoring of budgets, forecasts and actual results and providing constructive challenge and assistance to teams.
- Take responsibility for production of detailed, accurate and timely management information is essential.
- Lead continuous improvements in the content and efficiency of reporting.
- Work closely with the wider finance team to develop and maintain pricing and costing tools, model the financial implications of projects, review investment proposals and monitor their return on investment.
For more information about the role’s responsibilities and the skills and experience required, please go to the role on the Scope website.
About you
You will:
- Have experience of accounting and reporting with the ability to analyse and present data to financial and non-financial colleagues in various formats that are user friendly and accessible.
- Have experience within the retail sector
- Hold a professional accountancy qualification or demonstrating proven experience.
- Have experience of proactive stakeholder management and ability to communicate and collaborate with various teams across Scope is essential. Excellent teamwork and commitment to the team objectives and internal customer service.
- Have experience of charitable retail activities and their financial reporting is helpful.
- Be flexible, the role is suited to someone who enjoys the challenge of implementing change.
- Be accountable for the production of the management accounts accurately and on time. This requires management of a small team and collaboration with other teams to obtain all information needed.
We ask you to show an appreciation of Scope’s values and our ambition of everyday equality for disabled people.
Our values - pioneering, courageous, connected, open, fair
By living our values and trusting each other, we empower our colleagues to make decisions. By giving our colleagues freedom and space to spark creativity for innovation, we can push boundaries, change mindsets and be empowered to change the game with grit and determination and a sense of urgency.
Disabled candidates
We are a disability equality charity. We encourage applications from disabled people and people with impairments, conditions, and access needs. We want to create a workforce that is a true reflection of the communities we serve.
Scope will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the post. This is part of our commitment as a Disability Confident Leader. Just let us know in your application that you are applying under the Offer an Interview Scheme. This was previously known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
Some applicants might need adjustments during the application process. You can find out more about interview adjustments on the Scope website.
Scope benefits
We believe hard work deserves reward and recognition. We offer a wide range of benefits including:
- 27 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Flexible, hybrid and remote working options
- Pay progression at 6 months and 2 years
- Company pension
- Excellent training and career development
- Strong colleague networks across disability, race and LGBTQ+
- Discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme and much more.
How to apply
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Please note applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and interviews may take place and an appointment be made before the closing date. Early applications are therefore encouraged.
Finance Assistant
Location: London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Manchester, or remote within the UK
Working Pattern: 35 Hours per week, flexible working is supported as much as possible and requests for non-standard or condensed hours will be considered.
Hourly pay: £12.09 per hour plus £1.46 per hour holiday pay up to £13.19 per hour plus £1.59 per hour holiday pay (equivalent to £22,000-£24,000 FTE)
Contract Type: 5-6 Months Temporary Assignment (paid weekly via timesheet set up)
Charity People are delighted to be partnering with Elrha which is a global organisation that finds solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation. They are an established actor in the humanitarian community, working in partnership with humanitarian organisations, researchers, innovators, and the private sector to tackle some of the most difficult challenges facing people all over the world.
A Finance Assistant opportunity has come up to join their Grants Operations and Finance (GOF) team. They focus on managing financial planning, reporting and grant operations.
About the role
You will be working closely with the Management Accountant and all other team members to coordinate and complete a range of finance and administration tasks to support accurate and timely financial reporting, ensuring disbursements are made to Elrha grantees and service providers when due, and that transactional information for inclusion within donor funding reports are accurate. You will also act as a focal point, working in close collaboration with SCUK colleagues, to ensure that the details relating to all grantee and suppliers of goods and services are correctly recorded in the finance system in a timely fashion.
Key Responsibilities
* Closely collaborate with the Grant Operations and Finance (GOF) team members to ensure payments for Elrha grantees (both existing and new) are disbursed when due.
* Ensure that all Elrha supplier invoices are processed in a timely manner.
* Work closely with the management accountant to ensure that all costs are correctly codes and allocated to the appropriate cost centre and donor
* Ensure that all new suppliers of goods and services are correctly set up in the accounting system.
* Collect and input purchase order requisition requests into the accounting system
* Ensure that requisitions are approved by the authorising signature on receipt on invoice.
* Support change requests to purchase orders.
About you
You will have:
* Previous experience in tasks associated with financial administration including the monitoring financial expenditure reports and undertaking basic financial processing.
* Experience of basic finance and accounting principles and processes with a high level of numeracy
* Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
* Experience of working within an NGO / charitable organisation
You will be:
* Resourceful, proactive, flexible and with the ability to work in a constantly changing environment.
* High degree of computer literacy, including knowledge and experience in the use of Microsoft packages, including SharePoint.
* Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills including the ability to plan, prioritise and ensure implementation of work to required standards and tight deadlines, often under pressure.
* Willingness to adopt hybrid working practices including attending offices in Cardiff and/or London on occasion and as required.
Desirable:
* AAT Level 4 Diploma in Professional Accounting.
* Experience in IATI data publication and Agresso finance system.
* Knowledge of humanitarian/development sector and donor requirements.
* Experience in stakeholder management and policy implementation.
How to Apply
If you're passionate about making a difference in the humanitarian field and meet the qualifications and experience outlined above, we'd love to hear from you. Please note we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as possible.
Closing Date: Monday 22nd April at 9am
Timed task: Thursday 25th April / Friday 26th April
Interview: Friday 26th April
Start: Wednesday 1st May
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
A fantastic and fast-growing charity focused on providing support and advice for carers of children is seeking a Senior Finance Officer on a full-time, permanent basis.
With headquarters in London, the role is offered on a hybrid basis – with 2 days per week required onsite. The charity has a turnover of around £7 million, with approximately 80 staff. Their focus is specifically to provide support for kinship carers of children – grandparents, siblings and other family members who support children when parents are unable to provide care.
The Senior Finance Officer role will make up part of a new finance team structure. The role reports to the Head of Finance, and other team members include a Payroll Manager and Finance Director. The role is paying £36,206 inclusive of London weighting.
The role will cover processing all income and expenditure in the financial management system, performing bank and transaction ledger reconciliations to support treasury management and cashflow forecasting, supporting the workflows of the Finance and Fundraising teams and providing relevant financial information to support various reporting requirements.
The charity has recently implemented a new finance system (Business Central) and has secured some new grants and contracts, so there may be the chance to grow and progress as the charity continues on this path.
Typical duties will include:
-Operation of the Purchase Ledger
-Operation of the Sales Ledger
-Fixed Asset reporting
-Expenses
-Control account reconciliations
-Income reconciliation
-Bank reconciliations and recording of transactions
-Working with budget holders to track and report on income & expenditure versus budgets
-Prepare reports for funders
-Support the Head of Finance with preparation of monthly management accounts and annual statutory accounts
-Assist in preparation of the audit file
Candidate requirements:
-Demonstrable prior experience in a similar finance role
-Ideally AAT fully-qualified or ACCA/CIMA part-qualified
-Strong understanding of charity finance and charity SORP accounting
-Experience of a medium/large accounting package or ERP such as Agresso, Business Central. SAP, Oracle, Great Plains, Exchequer etc
-Experience producing accurate and timely financial reports for a range of stakeholders
-A positive and tenacious attitude
-A values-driven and collaborative approach to work
Closing date: Thursday 25th April
Interviews: Late April/early May
Please send your CV for further consideration.