The Finance Assistant will be responsible to provide financial administration support to the finance team, providing credit control for the organisation, purchase invoice processing, and manage Gift Aid Processing.
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Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Wednesday 4 March
Interviews will be held on Monday 9 March
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Leonard Cheshire is currently recruiting for a Finance and Grants Officer.
LC is one of the largest global disability organisations supporting people in the UK and internationally with programmes in education, access to employment and youth leadership. The head office is in London and globally activities are overseen by regional offices in Kenya, Zambia, India and Thailand, and delivered by partners that are part of a deeply rooted network of over 200 organisations that work across 54 countries.
This exciting opportunity will support the Finance and Grants Manager in running the day to day finance function of LC’s expanding International Directorate, ensuring robust financial controls and efficient processes are in place to support the delivery of an ambitious strategy.
This role will work with colleagues in the UK and across regional offices in Africa and Asia providing financial guidance and ensuring delivery and monitoring of large and complex budgets. You will be responsible for supporting the processing of all payments and transfers in an accurate and timely manner and ensuring financial information is recorded, funds allocated and reconciled strictly in accordance with donor requirements.
This position might be suitable for a recent graduate starting their career, or for a professional looking to move into the charity sector. You will be a part qualified Accountant with strong technical accounting skills and financial analysis. You will bring a proactive approach and be able to work with colleagues across different geographies and levels of the organisation.
Join this exciting and expanding team in an organisation that believes that disabled people should have the freedom to live their lives the way they choose - with the opportunity and support to live independently, to contribute economically and to participate fully in society.
Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.
A satisfactory disclosure check may be required for this post.
Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once a suitable candidate has been appointed.
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Population Matters has reached an exciting point in its development and is looking for a Finance and Administrative Officer to help with the smooth running of our growing organisation. This is a varied and interesting role in a small and friendly team, where everyone’s contribution matters. Reporting to the Head of Governance and Supporter Services, you will have responsibility for the day-to-day accounting records, including playing a key role in month and year end finances. You will also use CiviCRM, our open source donor management system, to support our fundraising and stakeholder engagement activities (training will be provided).
You will be a self-starter and be able to work accurately to deadlines with minimal supervision. Population Matters works as a virtual team, so this role is home-based, with regular travel to London; being able to work on your own initiative and virtually is a key part of this role. You will also be able to provide sound advice to senior management and staff, build effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders and be able to maintain confidentiality at all times.
This role would particularly suit someone who is highly numerate, with experience of accounting systems and has an open and flexible approach. Experience of working within the voluntary/third sector and knowledge of the charities SORP will be beneficial, as will an aptitude for acquiring new skills.
This is envisaged as a part time role (average 15 hours per week that could be worked flexibly).
Population Matters is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or any other category protected by law.
Please submit a CV and a letter of no more than 500 words outlining how you meet the requirements in the attached job description and person specification, and telling us about what you will bring to the role.
The deadline for applications is midday on 11/03/2020. Interviews will be held w/c 16/03/2020.
Due to our size it may not be possible to respond to every application. If you have not heard from us by 16/03/2020 you should assume that, on this occasion, your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest in Population Matters.
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Job summary
The post-holder will be responsible for providing receiving, checking and inputting to sage year end accounts received from over 200 parishes in order to help prepare the consolidated accounts for the Archdiocesan charity known as Birmingham Diocesan Trust. Duties will include providing in the main telephone and email support to parishes with their accounts preparation via an online accounts package known as OPAS (which is a simple cashbook system) and will also involve visiting parishes to perform internal audits and training.
Main duties & responsibilities
The following is a list of the main duties and responsibilities to be undertaken by the post-holder:
- With the support of an assistant, process year end accounts received from parishes – checking for and correcting errors prior to inputting to Sage 200.
- Support the Diocesan Finance Manager to prepare the consolidated diocesan accounts ready for external audit
- Provide accounts support to parishes via telephone and email in the main.
- Provide finance training to parishes both remotely and locally.
- Undertake internal audits of parishes including writing reports with recommendations.
- To undertake any other related duties as requested.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
NCT is the UK’s largest charity for parents, serving 150,000 new families each year face to face and many more online. Our vision is of a world in which no parent is isolated and all parents are supported to build a strong society. Our mission is to support parents through the first thousand days, to have the best possible experience of pregnancy, birth and early parenthood. We do this through sharing knowledge, creating networks and harnessing voices.
We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated people who share our vision and values. You do not have to be a parent to share this vision and working for the NCT is a rewarding experience. It gives you the opportunity to apply your experience and expertise to help enrich the lives of thousands of parents in the UK. It offers you the opportunity to develop valuable skills and gain insight into working for a charity in the not-for-profit sector. NCT is committed to positive organisational culture, productive workplace and work-life balance that respects the individual.
We are looking for a Finance Assistant to become part of the finance team in Bristol, a team of seven people. This is an exciting time for the NCT as we shall be implementing a new CRM in 2020 and this role will interact with the new system on a daily basis. In this role your primary responsibilities will be: to act as a key point of contact in the finance team, managing the finance mailbox and dealing with queries from inside and outside the organisation; regular processing of Direct Debits (mandates, claims and refunds); to review purchase invoices and process the weekly payment run; and perform bank account reconciliations on one of the charity’s main bank accounts.
See the Job Description for full details of this exciting opportunity.
We will short list throughout the application process and reserve the right to close the application process early, so if you feel you are the right candidate for the role then please apply now!
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The contract will initially be for two months but has the opportunity to be extended.
The role will involve rent accounting, analysis of data and balance sheet reconciliations.
Client Details
The client is a well established housing association.
Description
The key responsibilities will be to;
- Prepare and post weekly, monthly and ad-hoc accounting journals ensuring each journal is accurate, complete and compliant with standard accounting practices and internal regulations.
- Assist in the accounting processes for complex/technical areas of the organisation, for example fixed assets, component accounting, payroll, rent setting, service charges, commercial property and charity shop accounting.
- Prepare accurate and timely audit schedules and assist in the preparation of statutory accounting notes for the Group and its subsidiaries.
Profile
The successful Finance Assistant will come from a housing or property back ground and will be familiar with rent accounting.
You will be a team player, with a pro active approach and you will be highly organised.
You will have a proven record of preparing and posting journals, reconciliations and statutory accounting notes.
Job Offer
The contract has the possibility of being extended.
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Citizens Advice Liverpool is looking for a highly motivated Finance Assistant to join the Finance Team.
You will have recent experience of office administration and of meeting deadlines and setting priorities. You will be highly literate and numerate with an interest in developing a role in finance/accountancy. You will have experience of using QuickBooks or a similar accounting/book-keeping package and Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.
We’re looking for someone who is self-reliant, able to problem solve and able to input large amounts of data in an accurate and timely fashion.
To apply to join us, please find the recruitment pack and application form on our website available for download.
Citizens Advice Liverpool recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic people, as they are currently under represented in our workforce.
This leading arts based charity, based in London, is currently looking for an immediately available Finance Assistant to join its growing finance team.
Client Details
An arts based charity based in London with good transport links.
Description
The successful Finance Assistant will be responsible for:
- Processing invoices on a daily basis
- Reconciling payments to supplier statements
- Monitoring petty cash
- Preparing accruals and prepayments
Profile
The Finance Assistant will be immediately available and have previous exposure working in a similar position where they were processing invoices and preparing journals.
You will be a confident user of accounting systems, Agresso preferred, with an ability to work well under pressure.
Excellent communication skills are essential for this role as you will be dealing with budget holders on a daily basis.
Job Offer
An hourly rate between £10-£13 p/h dependent on previous exposure to the duties the role requires.
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INTRODUCTION
The Elim Pentecostal Church is a growing Movement of more than 500 Christian congregations and ministries in the UK and Ireland. Elim is also a leading UK charity operating within the non-profit sector as a single consolidated charity. Elim’s core vision and distinctive characteristics arise from its spiritual heritage as a denomination focused on Christian mission and ministry.
The Central Finance Department is responsible for managing all central income and expenditure, providing regular management reports to aid budget management and decision-making, and supporting all ministries and departments that operate from Elim International Centre in Malvern, including Regents Theology College, Elim Missions, Administration, Youth, Evangelism, and Training.
THE ROLE
The Finance Assistant will work in the Elim International Centre and report directly to the Finance Manager (Central Finance Team). You will contribute to and support the Central Finance Team Function, to maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records, and provide timely support to all service users. As Finance Assistant you are required to perform all tasks to enable the completion of Month End Accounts to Trial Balance in the first instance, and develop your skills to cover additional duties.
- Bank reconciliations: Daily reconciliation of dK Ledgers to Bank Statements. This includes accessing and print daily online bank statements, match existing entries, produce imports for recurring transactions, and investigate and generate individual imports for all other transactions.
- Purchase Ledger: Coding and input of P/L invoices, sharing with Budget Holders for approval or query, preparation of monthly P/L payments Report for approval by Line Manager (FM & FD), lining up BACS payment for authorisation and timely payment.
- Multiple Accounts Ledger Maintenance: Process income and expenditure transactions on a daily basis, on several ledgers, in readiness for twice-monthly Inter-Ledger reconciliations, and Month End completion.
- Inter-Ledger reconciliations: Payments and Receipts between the ledgers need to be 'mirrored' (reconciled) and settled twice each month; mid-month and at Month End completion.
- Journals: Creating and coding import journals for income and expenditure items
- Customer Support: Responding to email and phone enquiries, and provide timely support to all service users, including Vendors, Customers, Ministers, Finance Officers, all other HQ staff, and any other stakeholders and service users.
- Provide Income Facilities: Provide facilities to collect and/or receive payments from donors via offering Direct Debit forms, taking credit and charge card payments over the phone, and /or providing bank details for Standing Orders or electronic/BACS payments to be made;
- Digital Income Processing: Review the digital donations facility (PayThru) on a weekly basis and collate report for journal transfer into dK, and prepare distribution of funds to Local Church bank accounts.
- Expenses Processing: Timely collection and processing of monthly expenses claims for all staff and volunteers, ensuring that each departments’ expenses are authorised and submitted on time.
- Petty Cash: Maintaining a Petty Cash Imprest System, by issuing petty cash as needed, collating PC vouchers, and reconciling vouchers and cash balance to Imprest amount. Petty Cash should be reimbursed to imprest amount on a regular basis.
- Investigation Skills: Exploring whatever avenues necessary to sustain the effective, efficient, and economic processing of all financial transactions and business data, with accuracy and in a timely fashion.
- Bank Liaison: Liaise with the banks to identify transactions.
- Filing: All documentation must be filed frequently, and sometimes scanned, to keep reference files up-to-date and to facilitate easy investigation work.
Month End Responsibilities:
Complete to Trial Balance: Production of M/E Trial Balance and reconciliation to Customers and Vendors Balances, for each Ledger.
Other Duties: This list is an example of the level of tasks and responsibilities commensurate with your role, but is not exhaustive. Therefore, your duties can be interchanged with tasks and responsibilities of equal level as the work flow and demands of the department require.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Finance Assistant Job paying £21000 per annum on a full-time permanent basis.
Your new company
Your new company an international organisation committed to stopping violent conflict and creating more peaceful societies.
Your new role
The purpose of this role is to provide administrative and financial processing support in the Finance Team. You will manage the Finance team filing and providing administrative support. The role will also support Donor and Statutory Audit processes as appropriate.
* Responsible for daily processing of authorised financial information such credit card statements, petty cash, staff expense and other income and expenditure transactions, ensuring that transactions are accurately posted to the approved budget lines.
* Responsible for maintaining and updating accounts payable in the Access Accounting System for authorisation by budget holders and that all necessary supporting and required documentation is held and is valid.
* Ensure that information entered on the system is up to date, accurate and complete
* Collect and examine supporting documentation that support reconciliation of expenditure associated with field trips or payments sent to partner organisations. Raise and resolve queries that may arise.
What you'll need to succeed
* A good appreciation of the basic principles of double entry
* Some knowledge of using an accounting or book-keeping system.
* Some experience of undertaking a range of administrative and financial duties including processing
* 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.
What you'll get in return
In return, you will be receiving a great competitive salary of £21K. You will have an opportunity to work in a small team within a successful not-for-profit organisation, upholding a good work-life balance.
What you need to do now
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Location: London
Reporting to: Senior Finance Officer
Duration: Permanent
Job Purpose
The purpose of this role is to provide administrative and financial processing support in the Finance Team. The Finance Assistant will work closely with the Senior Finance Officers supporting them through the accounts payable process, preparing and posting income and expenditure into the accounting system, managing the Finance team filing and providing administrative support.
Finance Systems
-Responsible for day-to-day processing of authorised financial information such credit card statements, petty cash, staff expense and other income and expenditure transactions, updating relevant transaction logs and that accounting entries are charged to the correct approved budget.
-Responsible for maintaining and updating accounts payable in the Access Accounting System for authorisation by budget holders and that all necessary supporting and required documentation is held and is valid.
-Collect and examine supporting documentation that support reconciliation of expenditure associated with field trips or payments sent to partner organisations, raising and resolving queries.
-Preparing journals based on prepared reports including checking receipts against set criteria.
-Maintain and update supplier details in the organisational database.
-Support, as needed, the Senior Finance Officers in their monthly meetings with budget holders.
-Collate receipts for donor reports including retrieving information from storage.
Person Specification
Experience
- Must have previous expereince working for a charity.
-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 degree of proficiency in Excel.
Skills
-Excellent numeracy skills with a keen eye 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.
-Initiative, enthusiasm and a common sense approach to problem solving.
-Strong administrative and organisational skills.
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Paradigm Housing is looking to appoint an Assistant Finance Director - Corporate Finance, based in their High Wycombe office.
Client Details
Paradigm is one of the South East's leading housing providers. They manage 15,000 homes across 33 different local authorities.
Financially strong, the organisation is focussed on delivering service excellence to its customers and making the most of its resources to provide more affordable housing.
This is an opportunity to join a relatively new Finance Team who are focussed on helping the organisation to deliver their corporate and social goals.
Description
Reporting to the Executive Director of Finance, you will take responsibility for the long-term business plan, managing the treasury and funding requirements, supporting the development function with comprehensive advice and overseeing the investment strategy.
Your key duties will include:
- Producing the medium- and long-term financial plans highlighting key operational, funding or covenant compliance issues
- Responsible for the Treasury function including developing the funding strategy, working with external stakeholders to ensure financial stability and ensuring they have the appropriate credit strength to deliver the corporate strategy
- Partnering with development and new business teams to ensure investments are appropriately appraised and deliver the required financial and social return
- Working with the other finance leads to implement process and system improvements
- Proving effective leadership, being performance and delivery focused
Profile
You must be a fully qualified accountant and / or treasurer with strong communication and leadership skills. It is essential that the new incumbent has financial planning and treasury knowledge, this experience will have been gained within social housing or a related industry. Ideally with significant appraisal experience. This is a genuine opportunity for an individual to broaden their experience, in an organisation that has a clear vision and route to achieve its goals.
Job Offer
Circa £95,000 package plus benefits
The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) is a leading alliance of companies, trade unions and NGOs that promotes respect for workers’ rights worldwide.
Ideally partially qualified or with strong working experience in similar role and sector, you will need to be able to take the accounts to trial balance. The main purpose of this post is day to day bookkeeping to maintain and update data on Sage 50 Accounts, credit control and bank reconciliation. You will be able to assist in preparation of monthly Management accounts and cash flow forecast and also covering bookkeeping, funding reports and bank reconciliation
This is a part time post of three day a week, with a salary commensurate with skills and experience.
Please complete an application form and return by 4pm Wednesday 4 March 2020
ETI is an equal opportunities employer and benefits include enhanced maternity pay, interest free travel loan, staff union and flexible working.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you looking to develop in a finance role? We have a great opportunity for an Assistant Accountant to join us!
Our finance team work right across the organisation to deliver efficient processes, excellent support and insightful financial reporting. The main purpose of this role is to support the Senior Finance Team on a range of activities including year-end statutory accounts, monthly management accounts, VAT/Corporation Tax and other statutory returns and month/year end processing and reconciliations.
We are looking for a part qualified accountant/equivalent or someone who is looking towards obtaining an accounting qualification. You’ll also need to be a problem solver with a curious mind and with an ability to prioritise work and meet tight deadlines.
If you’re looking for a role with development potential, in a creative office with a great mix of people then apply now!
For more information please visit our website.
Closing date: Tuesday 4th March 2020 (23:59)
We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture.
We are an equal opportunities employer and are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented in the environment movement.
Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.
Position: Finance Officer
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £17,732 to £18,629 depending on skills and experience
Closing date: 27 February 2020
Interview date: 4 and 5 March 2020
About the role:
There are 3 Finance Officer positions available, 2 full time 35 hrs and one part time 17.5 hrs. The Finance Officers report to a Finance Team Leader and will be responsible for the accurate recording and reporting of all financial transactions across the whole Society and will be based in Plymouth.
The roles will be in the Payables and treasury/bank sections that particularly focus on:
- Raising client and contract invoices and Debt collection processes
- Dealing with Client queries
- Responsible for correct allocation of funds received in relation to fundraising groups
- Accurate and timely completion of bank reconciliations.
- Processing all types of expenditure, processing BACs payments and resolving Supplier queries
- Entering data, bank entries and journals directly onto our computerised finance system.
- Use of the HSBCnet banking system to provide banking information
- Open all post and preparing and recording daily banking
About you:
- Excellent word processing skills using MS and Excel
- Experience of book-keeping
- Demonstrably strong numeric skills and a methodical approach and strong attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal skills and confident approach in dealing with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders
- Demonstrable confident self-starter able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Demonstrable ability to plan, prioritise and deliver to tight timescales
- Demonstrable and consistent approach towards others in operating with confidence and integrity
You may have experience of the following: Finance Officer, Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, Accounts Administrator, Financial Administrator, Bookkeeper, Book Keeper, Accounting Assistant, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, NFP, Not For Profit, etc.