Direct email applications ONLY - If you wish to be considered for this position, all documentation should be sent via EMAIL to jobs @ hatchenterprise . org

Please email us your CV and a cover letter of no more than 1000 words explaining

• What excites you about Hatch as an organisation and about this role in particular?
• How do you manage a busy workload with multiple tasks and projects to ensure that work is delivered on time and with a high level of accuracy?
• What would you do in this role that would really make an impact?
• Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

Send these via email with “Finance Officer Application – Your Name” as the subject line by 12th June 2022.

If you have any questions or need any help with your application, please drop us a line (recruiters will be politely turned away).

If you apply, we will process your personal data for recruitment purposes only and in accordance with our Data Privacy Policy. 

• Salary:  £24, 950 – £26,975 with scope for salary progression
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Hours: Full Time (typically 09.30-17.30 but with flexibility)
• Location: Elephant & Castle / Remote
• Responsible To: Finance Manager
• Application Deadline: 12th June 2022
• Interview Dates: 1st Interviews w/c 13th June, 2nd Interviews w/c 27th June

Role Purpose

Do you love keeping things organised and running smoothly? Do you have an eye for detail, a commitment to process and a love of spreadsheets? Are you happy working independently as part of a small team to support a smooth running finance function, establishing and managing systems and processes that work for you and others? Then you could be the Finance Officer we are looking for!

Hatch is on the cusp of a growth spurt; there are busy and exciting times ahead with ambitious goals and big projects in the pipeline to double our income, our team and the number of founders we support.

The Finance function within Hatch is critical to the ongoing success and day to day operation of all our services and activities as we grow. The Finance Officer will follow the established finance framework of processes and procedures to ensure the finance function runs smoothly and effectively.

This new role will be central to ensuring that we stay on top of paying salaries, expenses and invoices to a growing number of colleagues and suppliers, processing payments from a growing numbers of founders and customers and keeping accurate and up to date records in our cashflow forecast and accounting software. You will work with colleagues at all levels within the organisation, to ensure they are supported and advised with finance queries.

You will be excited by the challenge of providing efficient and effective support to the Finance Manager as part of a small finance team, taking on the majority of our regular financial processing and freeing her to work on Hatch’s strategic growth and investment planning for the future.

Responsibilities 

Invoicing and Payments

• Managing incoming invoices, and staff expense receipts and ensuring their timely payment
• Issuing invoices to Hatch customers and entrepreneurs, and ensuring they are paid fully, on time and chased in the event of delayed or non-payment

Bookkeeping

• Weekly reconciliation of the Hatch bank and paypal feed in Quickbooks
• Ensuring all receipts are attached to the bills and payments
• Ensuring grant/donation contracts are attached to the income.
• Managing Gift Aid and liaising with the fundraising team to ensure maximum claims through the completed forms on a yearly basis.

Payroll and pensions

• Obtaining new starter payroll information from new joiners and saving them on Hatch’s system.
• Providing general pension and enrolment information for new joiners

Governance

• Organising funder’s grant/donation documentation as required prior to Audit
• Supporting the Finance Manager with the audit and year-end process
• Organising Finance Committee meeting dates, collating and sending agendas and papers, and attending and taking minutes

Finance team administration

• Work with the Finance Manager to ensure that financial processes are as efficient, and effective as possible
• Managing the finance and accounts email inboxes
• Responding promptly and accurately to internal and external finance queries
• Processing the finance teams incoming post and saving securely on Hatch’s system

Additional Responsibilities

• Ensuring full compliance with finance policies and procedures across the organisation
• Supporting the Finance Manager to deliver the finance induction for new joiners
• Undertake other duties consistent with the post and, where necessary, to assist with other areas of work as required

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of administration in a finance department, if this is in a charity that’s a bonus
• Experience of using accounting software (Quickbooks – Desirable)
• Basic experience of day to day bookkeeping
• Experience and knowledge of Gift Aid (Desirable)

Skills

• Administrative and numerical skills
• Written and verbal communication skills with ability to liaise with different teams effectively
• Spreadsheet skills
• Good time and task management skills, including ability to prioritise and plan work to meet deadlines.
• An excellent eye for detail

Attitudes

• Solutions oriented – you can spot when something could be done better, faster, or more smoothly and won’t hesitate to change things to make your job and others’ easier
• Flexible and proactive – you are willing to get stuck into any task, however large or small
• Self- motivated – you are comfortable working independently and as a part of a team
• People oriented – you thrive in a team environment, build positive relationships and understand that this is how the work gets done
• It’s important that you have an interest in start-ups or not-for-profits. That’s what we do here at Hatch and we want you to share our passion for it!

Benefits

We care about our people and giving them the things they need to succeed.

We have always been supportive of flexible working, which has become even more important recently. We have an office in Elephant & Castle, which is available for anyone to work from as much or as little as they’d like. For those working at home, we’ll provide you with a laptop to get you set up. In the post-COVID world we’re experimenting with full flexibility to work from home or in the office as it suits you, but hope the whole team will be able to come together periodically.

• Flexible working – work from home or in the office and at the times that work best for you
• 38 fully flexible holiday days (including the 9 UK bank holidays)
• 3% employer pension contribution
• £750 annual budget for learning and development or wellbeing activities
• Paid time off for dedicated learning and development opportunities
• 4 days per year paid time off to volunteer

Equal Opportunities

We believe everyone has potential. We are committed to increasing diversity among business owners, and we want to do the same for our team. If you’ve read this far, and you like the sound of the job, but you’re worried you don’t quite fit the requirements, we’d love it if you went ahead and applied.

We want to ensure that our team represents a wider cross-section of society than a typical start-up, and we know that means we have to make an effort to understand and accommodate different people’s needs. If you would require any reasonable adjustments to be made to support you to apply, interview or join the Hatch team please contact us.

Please note we are only able to accept applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD): Our work helps strengthen democracy in over 30 countries and the impact of what we do is far reaching.

Senior Finance Systems and Reporting Analyst

Location: UK-based with the option for remote working.

Benefits: Civil Service pension - defined benefit: Generous employer contribution up to 27.9%. 25 days paid annual leave and 8 public holidays.

Friendly, supportive, and engaging environment (working with people who are passionate about positive change and strengthening democracy around the world).

This is a new role, and reports to the Finance Director /Deputy Director of Finance with a matrix line to the Director of Programmes. 

Responsible for the redesign of WFD’s finance reporting tools in line with corporate and program reporting, the Senior Finance Systems and Reporting Analyst (SFSRA) will lead on building WFD’s capacity to transition from manual reporting to a fully automated financial reporting process.

The SFSRA will: Lead on developing financial reporting best practice working closely with the finance team and business partners to improve existing reports and initiating new reporting initiatives. Ensure reporting tools, are developed, and integrated into finance systems and relevant program systems. Identify opportunities for streamlining inefficient transactional processes across the organisation. Bring together financial analysis, reporting, and business systems analysis to support business development, compliance, operations, and programming

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About YOU

You will have all the usual characteristics of a seasoned Finance System Analyst, great analytical skills, attention to detail and coaching skills.

​We are looking for someone with substantial experience working as an Financial System Analyst with a solid track record developing financial reporting systems across an organisation. 

​In addition you should also have the following.

• Proven experience working with, developing, imbedding, and managing financial reporting and data analysis systems – particularly experience of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (or similar Finance Package
• Experience identifying problems or gaps in the financial systems of an organisation.; creative problem solving and implementing opportunities for improvements
• Experience designing and implementing complex modelling tools to improve the financial performance of the organisation
• Broad knowledge of techniques in collecting data, analysing information, generating reports, programming, and SQL Server.
• Working knowledge of automation/programming and expertise in managing data in relational databases, and the application of data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau).
• Proven experience creating automated reports and self-service tools, as well as use business intelligence tools.
• Experience embedding financial systems across organisations and in the process developing a collaborative approach with multiple teams.
• Demonstrate advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience with SQL Server, including SQL Packages.
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and people skills
• Experience managing multiple priorities, good attention to detail and effective time management skills.
• A bachelor’s degree.

To apply by 12th June 2022 please visit our website.

The National Portrait Gallery houses a unique collection of all forms of portraiture of the people who have made or are currently contributing to British history and culture; the collection is the most comprehensive of its kind in the world. With around 2 million visitors each year prior to temporary closure for the Inspiring People project and a strong national and international presence through touring exhibitions and special projects, the Gallery is one of the country’s most important and popular galleries.

Finance Assistant
£22,984 per annum
Full-time, 40 hours (5 days) per week
Fixed Term Contract for 22 months
Hybrid working (Flexible, with 1 day minimum on site)

The National Portrait Gallery is seeking to appoint a Finance Assistant to provide full administrative support to the Financial Controller, processing purchase invoices, administering the gallery’s credit control, and performing accounts receivable tasks. 

The Finance Assistant will be responsible for inputting invoices into the purchase order system as well as liaising with purchase order originators, budget managers and suppliers to resolve queries. They will also be involved in processing the weekly BACS and foreign payment runs for the Gallery as well as administering the gallery’s petty cash and other cash out activities.

The successful candidate will have previous experience of working in an accounts payable role with a good understanding of accounts receivable tasks. They will also have a good understanding of finance software packages and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

This role represents a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic self-starter seeking exposure to a busy Finance department at a renowned institution.

Further information about the role as well as details of how to apply can be found below. 

Closing date for returned applications is 9:00am on Tuesday 7th June 2022.

First round interviews will take place on Wednesday 15th June 2022. Please indicate on your form if you will be unable to make this date.

We are committed to the employment and development of disabled people. We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for this post. To be invited to interview/assessment, you must show in your supporting statement that you meet the minimum criteria for the role, across all essential criteria. If you tell us that you have a disability we can make reasonable adjustments at interview, and, if you join us, to your work arrangements.

• Job Title:  Finance Assistant
• Location:  Hybrid: Home and London office based
• Reporting to:  Finance Officer
• Duration:  Permanent
• Salary: £26,421.06
• Closing: 31 May 2022 09.00 UK time

We are seeking a Finance Assistant to provide administrative and financial processing support in the Finance Team. Reporting to the Finance Officer, the post holder will work with the Finance Officers through the accounts payable process, preparing and posting expenditure into the accounting system. They will manage electronic filing of financial documentation and provide administrative support. The role will also support Donor and Statutory Audit processes as appropriate. The Finance Assistant is expected to work with a degree of autonomy and display diligence in carrying out the above tasks.

Knowledge

• A good appreciation of the basic principles of double entry accounting.
• Some knowledge of using an accounting or book-keeping system.
• Working knowledge of a second language (French, Spanish or Russian would be an advantage but is not required).

Experience

• Some experience of undertaking a range of administrative and financial duties including processing financial transactions and exporting financial information into other software (desirable).
• Good computer skills with a good degree of proficiency in Excel.
• Experience of professionally responding to telephone and email enquiries would be an advantage.
• Experience of working in a multicultural environment.
• Experience of handling information in a confidential and sensitive manner.

Skills

• Excellent numeracy skills with a keen attention to detail.
• Able to work quickly and accurately to tight deadlines, effectively managing one’s time and prioritising competing demands in a methodical and systematic manner.
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to work as part of a team, follow instructions and guidance as well as independently.
• Initiative, enthusiasm and a common-sense approach to problem solving.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills.
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A membership organisation representing the fitness, leisure, and wider physical activity sector.

Your new organisation
A membership organisation to improve the health of the nation by encouraging people to be more active. This organisation provides expert support to its members on issues of reputational concern, to promote growth and facilitating partnerships and campaigns to promote a healthy lifestyle.

Your new role
The Finance Assistant will play a critical role within the Finance team in ensuring that financial resources are maximised to support the wider organisations' mission. They will be the key point of contact for our suppliers, ensuring that all invoices and staff expenses are settled within agreed timeframes.

• Generating customer invoices from opportunities within the Customer Relationship Management system (Salesforce and Accounting Seed)
• Responding to customer queries related to membership billings, cancellations and renewals
• Requesting and processing credit notes when required
• Producing the monthly direct debit collection run for membership and licensing, and following up with customers regarding any failed or cancelled direct debits
• Meeting with the Membership Experience team to keep them updated on any membership billing issues
• Responsible for the Cancellations email inbox
• Assisting with credit control for membership
• Assisting with credit control activities as directed by the Billings and Payables Manager
• Responsible for the Licensing email inbox

What you'll need to succeed
Part qualified or qualified by experience
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

What you'll get in return
Study support
Hybrid working
Flexible working
25 days of annual leave

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 on your career.

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We’re recruiting for a Finance Assistant (15 month maternity cover contract) - join our team!

The Trust’s aim is to ensure that everyone, everywhere knows about the Holocaust and its lessons for today. In order to continue our vital work, we are expanding our dedicated team. We’re looking for someone with passion, drive, and determination.

The Holocaust Educational Trust team is made up of hard working, energetic people who are passionate about our mission to educate every person from every background in the UK about the Holocaust and its contemporary relevance. We believe that the Holocaust must have a permanent place in our nation’s collective memory. We work across the UK, providing a wide range of educational programmes.

The Finance Team delivers an important service to the organisation, ensuring that invoices, expenses and payroll are paid, and income is accounted for correctly, whilst maintaining a high standard of internal control. We aim to provide high quality timely information to budget holders throughout the organisation and ensure that we have all the information we need to fulfil statutory reporting requirements.

The successful applicant will need these skills:

• Highly numerate with strong attention to detail and accuracy.

• Intermediate to advanced Excel knowledge and experience (Pivot tables, lookup, sumif functions etc).

• Confident using Sage 50 Accounts

• Proactive, and able to contribute to improving ways of working.

• Good communication skills, both written and oral.

• Able to work to a high standard, under own initiative, achieving deadlines without close supervision

In your first 6 months, your focus will be:

• Reviewing and posting purchase invoices, credit card transactions and expense claims, ensuring that everything is properly authorised and in line with expenditure and procurement policies

• Reconciliation of supplier accounts, resolve any account queries

• Preparation of supplier payment runs

• Agreeing and posting banking receipts and payments

• Weekly and monthly bank reconciliations

• Working with the Fundraising team on monthly reconciliations Sage/Raiser's Edge

• Assisting with year-end accounts and audit

Additionally, if time allows, there will be scope to assist the Finance Manager with the following:

• Preparation of quarterly Management Accounts - run Sage reports, review postings, reconcile balance sheet accounts.

• Calculating and posting Quarterly Recharge

• Providing ad hoc reports as needed on specific areas of expenditure or projects.

• Quarterly reports to our main funders

• Maintaining the Fixed Asset register and preparing the depreciation journal

After 6 months in post, we'd expect you to continue with day to day processing and be of assistance to the Finance Manager with Management Accounts preparation.

Like the rest of the Holocaust Educational Trust team, you will also benefit from:

• Flexible working/core hours

• Annual leave - 22 days annual leave each year plus bank holidays. This increases by one day after 2 years continuous service and is capped at 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.

• Office Closure days – Up to a maximum of 8 closure days per year.

• Enhanced Maternity/Shared Parental/Adoption leave packages for employees with more than eighteen months service

• Enhanced Paternity/Partner leave policy

• Compassionate leave

• Pension scheme.

• Private medical insurance

• Sick Pay

• Life assurance

• Income Protection

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Season ticket loans

The official closing date for this role is May 5th 2022, please apply through the link below before this date.

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We are looking for a Senior Finance Assistant to join our Finance team, a team which is vital to the Foundation’s ability to make an impact and improve health in Lambeth and Southwark. This role will enjoy a broad and interesting remit, and will provide essential support to the Finance team in its mission to process and report financial information of the highest quality.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an experienced and growing team at an exciting time as we implement new systems and continue to develop innovative ways of working to support the organisation. The team is engaging, collaborative and supportive, as well as highly motivated and passionate about their work.

Purpose of the role

The Senior Finance Assistant will provide holistic support to the Finance team by undertaking a wide variety of activities that are essential for a successful and high-performing team:

· To lead the weekly payment run and one-off invoice payments, including monitoring and checking invoice posting and handling.

· To ensure ledger entries/reconciliations are performed, and reports together with analysis are prepared, ready for the production of the monthly management accounts.

· To perform the day-to-day financial administration tasks relating to donations, balance sheet maintenance and control, payments, and input control.

Reporting to: Financial Controller

Key Accountabilities

· Process and account for the transactions for which the role is responsible in an accurate, complete and timely manner in accordance with the relevant accounting principles and standards as advised by in-house accountants.

· Ensure that the areas of the accounting system and any other systems for which the role is responsible accurately reflect all underlying transactions and represent the true financial position at all times.

· Assume joint responsibility with the rest of the Finance Team for: maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the entire accounting system; protecting the foundation’s assets; preventing fraud or material misstatement; providing cover for absent colleagues when required; and performing any other tasks as may reasonably be required to support the effective operation of the Finance Team.

Specific Responsibilities

· Balance Sheet Maintenance and Control

o  Perform bank reconciliations for all group bank accounts monthly in accordance with the procedures and schedules in force.

o  Ensure that any unposted cash items are posted in the finance system and investigate all other uncleared items.

o  Identify fixed asset purchases and disposals and compute depreciation charges, posting all entries before month end close.

o  Proactively review all balance sheet accounts on a regular basis and at every month end for aged items and mispostings, performing reconciliations for all control accounts, inter-company accounts and other accounts in accordance with the procedures and schedules in force.

o  Source exchange rates and maintain in the finance system, including performing revaluations and ensuring that exchange gains and losses are correctly calculated and posted.

· Fundraising ledgers input and maintenance

o  Process weekly transaction files from the Fundraising team.

o  Reconcile the donations bank accounts in accordance with the procedures and schedules in force.

· Investment ledgers input and maintenance

o  Input accurate investment pricing monthly to the investments schedules; and maintain the user profiles for investment managers’ investor portals.

o  Collect and file all investments statements to the appropriate files.

o  Assist with monthly property journals input.

· Payment process

o Ensure appropriate approvals are in place prior to each payment in accordance with internal governance procedures.

o Arrange weekly bulk and ad-hoc payments for all approved outstanding invoices, grants and commitments for the Foundation and its subsidiaries, from the appropriate bank account.

o Ensuring all remittance advices are correctly send out to recipients.

o Ensure all supplier’s bank detail changes are checked and verified.

o Input all payments to the finance system accurately and in a timely manner.

· General Administration

o File all work, which may be in either electronic or paper format, in the appropriate file(s) as soon as it is completed. Assist the team to organise documents and file constructively.

o Assist in bank accounts administration as required.

o Respond to financial queries and requests as required in a professional manner.

o Other ad-hoc tasks as required.

· Provision of Cover

o To provide absence cover as necessary for the tasks performed in the Finance team, especially the invoice processing and Finance inbox/in-tray management.

Knowledge and qualifications

· Previous use of finance system(s) with Access Group or similar products (Essential)

· Intermediate Excel (Essential)

· Sound arithmetical abilities (Essential)

Experience

· General office administrative experience with exposure to a variety of processes and activities. (Essential)

· Purchase ledger processing (Essential)

· Ledger reconciliations (Desirable)

· Charity accounting (Desirable)

Skills, abilities and attributes

· Attention to detail.

· Self-starter who is adaptable, works with integrity, and exhibits the Foundation’s enterprising, collaborative and delivery-minded cultural and behavioural values.

· Willing to learn and develop new skills, and help to develop the knowledge and skills of peers.

· Committed to the principle of continuous improvement, with careful attention to detail and due process.

· Committed to delivering responsive, consistent and high-quality service to both internal and external stakeholders.

· Good interpersonal skills and able to effectively liaise with both internal and external communities.

· Good written and oral communicator.

· Good planning and organisational skills, able to work to multiple prioritised tasks, targets and deadlines, with careful attention to detail.

· Team player, with an ability to support effective working relationships

An opportunity to be part of a friendly ambitious team providing a full finance service for a growing national charity.

We work between work and the office in Norwich giving the best of both world. At Beat we value peoples opinions and inputs and we are always looking at ways we can improve.

The overall purpose of the role is to be a valued and effective member of the Finance Team. Responsible for processing and recording all income including donations and subscription fees. 

We are looking for someone with a passion for detail, and an understanding of finance administration. 

Salary: £22,000 pro-rata per year
Hours: 20 hours a week
Contract: Permanent, starting as soon as possible
Location: Hybrid (50/50 between home and Urban Saints Support Centre, Kestin House, Crescent Road, Luton)

When joining Urban Saints, you’ll enjoy benefits including:

• 25 days holiday (pro-rata) plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Pension scheme – For eligible workers, we contribute 6% of gross salary to the Urban Saints pension scheme.
• Life assurance – you will receive life assurance cover to the value of four times your annual pensionable salary.
• Flexible working – we offer flexible working arrangements to optimise work/life balance.
• Volunteering days – you will have an opportunity to volunteer for one of our events or a similar charity of choice for up to eight days (pro-rata).

Given that the organisation is seeking to live out a Biblical lifestyle, all applicants must be committed to the aims, ethos and values of Urban Saints.

We highly value a diverse and inclusive team and are committed to an equitable work environment where every person is set up to thrive. Having a diverse workforce allows us to benefit from a variety of perspectives and give us strength in the work that we do. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website. 

The closing date for applications is 5th June 2022. Interviews will be held on 15th June 2022.

Eligibility to work in the UK

Urban Saints is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to remain and work in the UK

*No agencies, please.

We are currently looking for a Financial Controller to join The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation. 

The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation's (the Foundation) mission is to promote the Award, provide young people with the Award, and preserve the quality of the Award worldwide. Since 1956 millions of young people have taken part in the Award in more than 130 countries and territories.

We at The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation are the engine that drives and supports the Award’s growth, access, and impact across the globe.

It is our long-term ambition that every eligible young person aged 14 – 24 will have the opportunity to participate in the Award. Our vision is that 20% of them are from at risk and marginalised communities for whom the Award can be truly life changing.

The Award helps to inspire millions of young people. And it’s not limited by the boundaries of one programme or place. There are more than 1 million young people currently completing their own unique programme, via hundreds of thousands of youth-focused partners and operators, including schools, youth organisations, examination boards and youth offender institutions.

The Finance Department is responsible for providing strategic and operational financial support, direction and control for the Foundation and its staff. It is headed by the Chief Financial Officer and supported by the Senior Finance Officer, Finance Business Partner, Credit Controller and Finance Assistant. The Finance team is responsible for financial reporting, crucially supporting the wider organisation in providing financial management information, ensuring the charity complies with statutory filings and safeguarding the charity’s assets.

The Financial Controller is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Finance function and for providing financial advice as required. They will ensure timely, accurate, and reliable management of all finance matters and will have oversight of the financial controls designed to safeguard the charity’s assets.

They will have oversight of the preparation of monthly management accounts and annual statutory accounts and be responsible for financial reporting, budget control and forecasting.

The role incumbent will also be responsible for the development and maintenance of the accounting systems, financial policies, procedures and systems. He/she will also manage cash flow, fixed assets, investments and statutory returns (including quarterly VAT). 

About you

You will be diligent and strategic in your approach to work, with excellent communication and relationship-building skills. You will be joining a small but effective, team in which being a team player is vital. You will be motivated to take initiative and ownership of the responsibilities and tasks of the role.

This role is based in London, and you will need to be able to commute to the office at least once a week. Please view the attached Job Description for further details on the role. 

The closing date for applications is the 20 June 2022. Interviews will take place shortly after, and we are looking for the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.

Application Instructions

To apply for this role, please ensure that you submit a cover letter (which should clearly show how you meet the requirements in the Job Description) and a CV. Your application will not be considered if you do not submit both documents. You must also have the right to work in the UK. 

Did you see the word ‘Diocese’ and think that this role isn’t for you? If so, do think again. Our staff come from a wide range of backgrounds. Some of our jobs require the jobholder to be a practising Christian, but not all, and this role doesn’t require you to be. What’s important is that your values align with ours, and you want to work for an organisation that makes a real difference to communities and people’s lives.

We are looking to appoint a Finance Manager who can apply their skills and experience to the variety of work that this role entails. It is a key, busy, fast paced and wide-ranging role, responsible for all aspects of the day to day accounting, and part of a small finance team.

You will combine a strong track record in successful financial management with a high attention to detail and excellent communication and time management skills. Efficient, timely and accurate processing and analysis is key, along with using your own initiative. You will also have a proven ability to work with a diverse range of stakeholders, which includes trustees, bishops, staff, vicars, auditors and volunteers in the 214 parishes across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

At the Diocese of Truro we really value work-life balance and employee wellbeing and are committed to supporting your development. We offer additional benefits such as flexible working, a range of wellbeing activities and the Church of England Pension Scheme with 9-15% employer contributions. More information on our website.

Applications only accepted through the Church of England Pathways site. No CVs.

Deadline noon on Friday 27th May 2022

Interviews Thursday 9th June 2022

The Learned Society of Wales (LSW) is Wales’s national academy for arts and sciences. We have over 600 Fellows, who are experts from across all academic fields and beyond. We use their collective knowledge to promote research, inspire learning, and provide independent policy advice.

We are seeking an experienced, meticulous and digitally-savvy Finance Officer to join our small, dynamic and friendly team.

The Finance Officer is responsible for all aspects of the financial management of the Society. You will be responsible for the effective management of LSW’s finances and financial records and for ensuring that we are compliant with all relevant accounting standards. You will be responsible for producing our accounts and for providing financial information and advice to the CEO, Treasurer and the rest of the team. You will enjoy operating independently with high levels of autonomy and engaging effectively with external partners, Fellows and suppliers, and you will take pride in making things run smoothly for the rest of the team. Our current Finance Officer is retiring in Summer 2022 so we are looking to appoint someone as soon as possible. For candidates with up to one month’s notice period there will be a short handover period with the existing Finance Officer.

The Society has recently sharpened our focus on equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to ensure that the Society benefits from the widest range of talents and perspectives, and we’re building this in to all our work.

We want to be a diverse Society and to reflect a diverse society. We are committed to making the Society welcoming and inclusive and encourage applications from under-represented groups.

Key Duties:

• Manage the Society’s financial administration – raising and processing invoices and payments, purchase orders, processing expenses claims, preparing regular financial reports and monitoring budgets.
• Manage the recording of all financial transactions on XERO, and monitor all bank accounts and third party on-line service providers reports.
• Liaise with LSW’s Accountant and provide all information required for the preparation of the Annual  Accounts.  Manage relationship with Independent Examiner and provide all information as needed.
• Prepare and present quarterly management reports to Finance Committee, and other reports and analysis for the CEO and Treasurer as required.
• Prepare and monitor specific project budgets, and liaise with funding partners on joint initiatives. 
• Implement and further develop financial management systems and online processes to ensure compliance with accounting standards/concepts and best practice.
• Implement and oversee robust anti-fraud measures.
• Liaise with our external payroll provider (University of Wales Trinity Saint David HR) on all aspects of staff salary, benefits and deductions.

Finance Officer: up to 32K | 6 Month FTC | Hybrid Working | London

For a global NGO focusing on human rights, we are recruiting a Finance Officer to cover maternity. The Finance Officer will work with UK and global staff on finance matters, compliance, controls, and processes. This role will lead on AP, staff expenses, monthly balance sheet reconciliations, bank and treasury management, multi-currency transactions and help with schedules for year-end. This role is permanent and is very much a supplier and customer facing role, so we are looking for someone engaging with first-class customer service and communication skills.

Main Duties:

• Management of Accounts Payable including weekly payment runs and checking monthly expense returns for overseas staff
• Main point of contact for all AP queries
• Ensure strong controls exist and assist on processes and systems improvements
• Ensure all transactions are processes in MS Business Central
• Reconcile all bank and credit card accounts
• Prepare UK Payroll Journal and assist in all balance sheet reconciliations
• Assist with all month-end and year-end processes, and updating management accounts templates

Person Specification:

• Experience managing Accounts Payable for an international organisation
• Experience working with multiple currencies
• Bank reconciliations
• Balance sheet reconciliations and using control accounts
• Ideally experience of working in the international NGO/ Charity sector
• Experience of restricted funding
• Experience of MS Business Central

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Based in Oswestry, Shropshire, Qube is a multipurpose charity which exists to promote good health and well-being and reduce loneliness and isolation.

The ethos of Qube is access to services for everyone.  Our services have been developed over time in response to local need such as rural poverty, isolation and lack of opportunities.  The majority of Qube’s services are aimed at those who are disadvantaged and our main services are:

• Community Transport
• Creativity and Health
• Volunteering and Community Development
• Health and Well-being
• Social Prescribing

Qube is looking for a detail focused, organised, approachable Finance Officer to support the operation and administration of our charity’s finance systems. You’ll be a qualified or part qualified bookkeeper (AAT, ICB or IAB), or be able to demonstrate that you’ve built up equivalent work experience (qualified by experience).

You’ll process cost invoices and make payments, issue sales invoices, follow up on late receipts, manage bank and cash reconciliations, and support the finance team with month end and year end reconciliations, calculations and reports.

You’ll build positive, professional relationships with customers and suppliers, and enjoy working collaboratively to support the wider staff team with accurate, timely information and to help them with their transaction and process queries.

A regular weekly pattern of work is important, but the 22.5 hours can be worked flexibly throughout the week

This is a part time permanent employment contract with a salary of £15,000 a year (£1,250 a month before taxes and other payroll deductions; £25,000 full time equivalent)