Financial Support Officer

Vacancy Reference Number: PLA00645
Grade: SO2 - £33,759 - £34,986
Contract Type: Temporary- Fixed Term Contract (FTC)
Number of Posts: 2
Hours per week:35

Benefits and Allowances

Our existing terms, conditions and benefits are currently under review.

Role Purpose

Are you passionate about making a difference? Do you get job satisfaction from helping the vulnerable achieve successful outcomes? If so, one of our Financial Support Officer roles may be for you.

Tower Hamlets Council is looking to recruit 2x Financial Support Officers to contribute to the meaningful work of the Tackling Poverty Programme. Tackling Poverty is a Mayoral priority and the programme was created to help alleviate the high poverty levels within the borough. The posts are being offered on a 1-year fixed term contract basis.

You will work with some of the borough’s most vulnerable residents to improve their circumstances. Using a holistic approach, you will identify all areas where support is required and where this support cannot be provided in-house i.e. specialist law advice, you will ensure referrals to appropriate organisations are made.

Using council systems, you will proactively contact vulnerable residents whom are identified as having rent arrears or being in financial crisis. You will have proven experience in carrying out income and budgeting assessments, and where gaps in benefit entitlements are identified, assistance to claim will be offered. This will predominately be Universal Credit and Discretionary Housing Payment applications but help to claim all welfare support will be offered. Knowledge of different financial and non-financial support options is required.

It is essential that you have experience in delivering advice and assistance in either benefits, debt or homelessness advice or a very similar discipline. It is also essential that you have a proven track record of providing beneficial 1-1 support to the vulnerable on a varying number of issues.

Occasionally we identify the opportunity for a benefit up-take campaign that we would like the financial support officers to lead on. 

We are very proud of our diverse, inclusive borough and we are looking for likeminded diverse and inclusive individuals to join our workforce. If you believe you have the necessary experience and you are genuinely passionate about helping others, please do apply as we would like to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

To identify and proactively support the most vulnerable households in the borough who may be experiencing issues such as risk of homelessness and debt using council systems.

To carry out budgeting and income maximisation assessments using the Benefits and Budgeting calculator and support households to make applications for Discretionary Housing Payments and other grants available.

To carry out a wide range of duties that support the delivery of the overall Tackling Poverty Programme

Additional Information

All applications should be made via our online application system, no CVs or alternative forms of applications are accepted. 

Closing date: 07/06/2020

Interview Dates: 23/06/2020 and 24/06/2020

Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams 

This is a fixed term contract for one year.

Willingness to work outside of contracted hours in the evenings and weekends subject to notice.

To comply with the requirement to carry out a DBS check on this role.

Application Details

This post is open to the following types of applicants: Redeployees/ Internal/ External

If this role is available to Internal employees only, this will include agency workers but does not include independent contractors or Skills Match trainees

All applications should be made via our online application system, no CV’s or alternative forms of applications are accepted.

Internal employees should apply via the council's Intranet. External applicants apply via the Council's website.

This is a very exciting time for Keychange. Following the strategic remodelling and disposal of some of our property portfolio we will be in receipt of a capital sum for the re-development, purchase and build of new care and support communities.

Our mission is to Create Caring Communities, which demonstrate our Christian Values, Ethos and Behaviours.

Keychange currently operate eleven care home communities for older people and two housing communities for homeless young people. These communities are located across England.

In addition Keychange has recently adopted a new strategic action plan which sets out a clear direction for growth, expansion, improving quality and sustainability. New opportunities will include acquiring new properties and partners, expanding our services into outreach and community programmes, as well as celebrating the charity’s 100 years of operating in 2020. Established in 1920 Keychange is a charity and company limited by guarantee and is led by a Board of Trustees, who govern the Charity in terms of strategy, policies, legal duties, quality and sustainability.

Head of Finance, Keychange is a Christian Charity, Creating Caring Communities.

This is a Senior Leadership role to develop and lead our Finance Strategy for day to day operations as well as our mission and business expansion and sustainability.

Keychange currently provides eleven Care Communities for older people and two Housing Communities for Homeless younger people, all across England.

We are looking for an experienced finance lead to work closely with the CEO, senior colleagues, finance team, managers and trustees to strengthen our existing financial processes and to develop new business plans and opportunities.

This post has an occupational requirement for the post holder to have a personal, active Christian faith

For full Role Description and Person Specification and Application form please email us as below

Closing Date for applications 12noon Monday 22nd June 2020

Initial Date for Interviews 1st and 2nd July 2020.

CRASAC invites applications from experienced female finance officers to join our committed team of staff and volunteers supporting survivors of sexual violence. 

Job Purpose

• To be the day to day finance lead for CRASAC, keeping financial records and preparing reports for senior management and external stakeholders, and supporting the Business Development Manager in preparing reports for the Charity Board.
• To monitor expenditure, track income budgets and match expenditure to the different funders, managing all payments into and out of the organisation.
• To maintain the finance records using financial software system, and to ensure these are fit for purpose to enable the charity's Accountants to prepare the end of year accounts.
• The post reports to the Business Development Manager. Support and advice will be provided by her and CRASAC’s voluntary Treasurer (a qualified accountant).

Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain and reconcile financial records on software package
• Prepare clear reports (including monthly management accounts, both ad-hoc and routine) for management team, the Board and funders
• Manage accounts payable and ensure all suppliers are paid
• Be responsible for raising invoices
• Manage petty cash and staff expenses
• Work with Payroll Administrator to process payment of wages and associated payments to the Inland Revenue and Pension Company
• Understand confidentiality and exercise discretion throughout your role at CRASAC
• Attend staff meetings and training as required
• Carry out other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as deemed appropriate by Business Development Manager

Person Specification
All of the qualities we are looking for may be demonstrated through skills and experiences developed in paid or unpaid work. Applicants need to demonstrate in their application and at interview that they possess all the essential requirements.

Essential

• Numerate with enthusiasm for working with figures and spreadsheets
• Experience of working as a finance officer or finance administrator
• Able to maintain excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Educated at GCSE Grade C or above in Maths (Or equivalent)
• AAT student / possess AAT qualifications or similar
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 Packages (Experienced Excel, Word and Outlook user, with some knowledge/experience of Teams and Planner or willingness to be trained)
• Experience of working with accounting software
• Able to communicate clearly and appropriately, both verbally and in writing
• Able to plan and manage a varied, challenging workload and work under pressure
• Able to work independently within clear guidelines
• Able to establish effective working relationships with staff and managers
• Willingness to undertake additional training as required
• Experience of working within a team and able to take a flexible approach when responding to needs of the organisation

Desirable

• Experience of working in the voluntary sector
• Experience of building financial systems
• Some understanding of sexual violence and its effect on victims and survivors

How to apply
Online through our application portal on our website job page, where further guidance can be found.

• You will be asked to enter your name and contact details direct into the online form. These personal details will be kept separate and the shortlisting panel will not see them.
• You will be asked to upload a CV and Supporting Statement (or one combined document) addressing the criteria in the Person Specification. We can accept Microsoft Word and PDF format documents. You should not include your name or other personal details on any documents you upload. You will need to have the document(s) ready to upload before you start the application process.

Do you feel passionate about international development? Would you describe yourself as dynamic with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment? Are you actively studying towards a finance qualification? If so, please read on!

Robertson Bell are working with an influential international charity that is embarking on an exciting period of growth whilst they recruit for a permanent Finance Officer. Due to a recent increase in funding this organisation is growing their finance function and they are now needing someone to manage the purchase ledger. Reporting into the Director of Finance this role will require excellent attention to detail and first-class time management skills.

The key responsibilities will be:

* Work closely with the Assistant Accountant and support with month end processes.
* Upload monthly expenditure and create purchase orders.
* Oversee the creation and maintenance of project codes.
* Process all petty cash expenditure and reconcile the cash box.
* Respond to and resolve incoming invoice queries in a timely and professional manner.
* Work closely with the finance team and adhere to the organisations procedures and policies.
* Be responsible for the weekly payment run.
* Manage bank transactions and carry out reconciliations.
* Oversee the accounts payable function, ensuring suppliers are always paid on time.

This organisation was established over twenty years ago and since then has continued to deliver life changing work to people living in low and middle income countries throughout Africa and Asia. This Finance Officer would be based at their central London UK office and would benefit from a range of employee benefits including 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and full study support for AAT level 3 and beyond.

Finance Officer - Children's Charity - City of London

A well known children's charity are looking for a Finance Officer to join their growing finance team in Central London. Reporting into the Deputy Director of Finance, this is a great opportunity for a studying part-qualified accountant to learn and develop as part of a very ambitious team.

As the new Finance Officer you will be assisting with the production of month end accounts, including but not limited to:

• Preparation of balance sheet reconciliations
• Preparation of trial balance
• Posting of fixed asset adjustments
• Effective control and reconciliation of petty cash
• Reconciliation of gift aid on nominal ledger to outstanding claims
• Maintenance of management accounts spreadsheet

This position will be paying between £30,000 and £35,000 (depending upon experience) and will offer full study support.

If this position is of interest please do apply now. Or, if this isn't quite right, but you are looking for a new finance position in the charity and not for profit sector, do send across an up to date CV to [email protected]

Finance Officer - Children's Charity - City of London

A fast-growing and well-respected Vegan charity is seeking a skilled Finance Officer for a part-time permanent role based in Birmingham. The role will be for 3 days per week (22.5 hours per week) initially, but there may be the chance to increase this in time.

This represents an exciting time to join the charity as they seek to expand both in the UK and internationally.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Finance Officer will support the organisation on a range of accounting and reporting tasks including treasury management, balance sheet reconciliations, payroll administration, accounts payable and accounting entries.

The organisation currently has core staff of around 50 and is funded primarily by its Vegan licensing agreements, in addition to a small amount of membership income, charitable donations and legacies.

The organisation is seeking an experienced Finance Officer, who is ideally AAT part-qualified with empathy to Vegan causes & issues, and an interest in the not for profit sector.

Key duties will include:

-Assist with Accounts payable and receivables

-Balance sheet controls accounts – assisting with reconciliation reviews, investigation of discrepancies and unreconciling items

-Assist with external audit procedures

-Credit Control

-Assist with reporting of creditors’ and debtors’ ledgers

-Assist with prepayments and accruals process accurately and in line with month-end deadlines

-Assist in preparation of management accounts, in line with set deadlines

-Assist in development and analysis of financial commercial insight

-Perform ad hoc expense analysis and feedback to appropriate parties

-Assist in the reconciliation and management of key balance sheet codes

-Assisting with internal payroll

-Processing contractor invoices weekly

-Calculation of Income Tax; NI and Student Loan etc

-Administration of P45’s, P46, P11, and P60 forms

-Pensions management

Experience required:

-AAT qualified or part-qualified ideally

-Experience in a directly related, similar post

-Experience with assisting with management and statutory accounts

-Strong budgeting and financial management skills

-Accurate bookkeeping and managing control accounts

-Payroll administration experience is useful but not essential

-Tax administration and relief (VAT, PAYE year-end)

-Good IT skills and familiarity with accounting software

-Understanding of basic purchase and sales ledger processes, preparing bank reconciliations, putting together simple journal entries

It is not a requirement that applicants must be Vegan for this role, however an understanding and empathy with Vegan causes is required.

Closing date: Friday 12th June

Please send your CV for further consideration

Financial Support Project Officer
Vacancy Reference Number: PLA00637

Grade: PO1 - £34,128 - £36,486
Contract Type: Temporary- Fixed Term Contract (FTC)
Hours per week:35 per week

Benefits and Allowances

Our existing terms, conditions and benefits are currently under review.

Role Purpose

London Borough of Tower Hamlets is recruiting for a project officer to work within the Tackling Poverty team, leading on our financial inclusion and crisis support work. The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has in recent years committed £6.6m to a programme to tackle poverty and support the most vulnerable residents. A key part of this is making access to support available during crises, through our crisis grants – the Resident Support Scheme.

This role will be primarily to explore options to expand our Resident Support Scheme to include a loans-based element. This will help to make the funding for our RSS go further, supporting more low-income residents, and providing vital support to those who need it most. This will be as part of the LGA’s Reshaping Financial Support programme.

The successful candidate will also contribute to a wide range of different projects and initiatives undertaken by the Tackling Poverty Team, delivering against a high-profile Mayoral priority and making a real difference to Tower Hamlets residents.

Key Responsibilities

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

1. To lead on projects related to financial support, including a review the Resident Support crisis grant scheme, and the investigation of a loans-based element to expand the scheme.

2. To carry out a wide range of duties that support delivery of the Council’s tackling poverty programme.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To support the delivery of the Council’s Tackling Poverty Programme.

2. To lead a project to evaluate, expand and improve the Resident Support crisis grant scheme.

3. To lead for the Council on the LGA’s Reshaping Financial Support programme and the Co-ordinated Crisis Support programme, to improve co-ordination of crisis provision and reduce repeat instances of crisis for our residents.

4. To build strategic relationships with key partners in the borough.

5. To identify new and emerging needs that the Council needs to take into account as part of its tackling poverty and financial inclusion agenda.

6. To support the development and implementation of other projects as part of the Council’s Tackling Poverty programme.

7. To devise and implement effective communications and community engagement plans with a wide range of audiences, including influencing partners to deliver good outcomes.

8. To work in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.

Additional Information

All applications should be made via our online application system, no CVs or alternative forms of applications are accepted.

Closing date: 03/06/2020

Interview Date: 26/06/2020 

This is a fixed term contract for one year. 

Application Details

This post is open to the following types of applicants: Redeployees/ Internal/ External

If this role is available to Internal employees only, this will include agency workers but does not include independent contractors or Skills Match trainees

All applications should be made via our online application system, no CV’s or alternative forms of applications are accepted.

Internal employees should apply via the council's Intranet. External applicants apply via the Council's website.

Finance Assistant

Bristol

£21,000 per annum

Permanent, full time

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 (Customer Relationship Management) system in 2020 and this role will interact with the new system on a daily basis and input into the development of new processes. 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; reconciliation of one of the charity’s main bank accounts; regular processing of Direct Debits (mandates, claims and refunds); and to review purchase invoices and process the weekly payment run.

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! 

See the Job Description for full details of this exciting opportunity.

Closing Date: 7th June 2020 midnight

Finance Assistant Temp (2 roles)

Bristol

£21,000 per annum

Temporary, full time

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 the 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 two Finance Assistants to join our finance team in Bristol on an temporary (6-12 month) basis. This is an exciting time for the NCT as we shall be implementing a new CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system in 2020 and this role will interact with the new system on a daily basis and input into the development of new processes. Your primary responsibilities will be to assist with the processing of course transfers and cancellations and the resulting in refunds to parents.  You will also be assisting with other tasks such as checking purchase invoices, preparing BACS payments and responding to questions by users of the system on claiming expenses.

Although advertised as full time roles, we are open to flexible working arrangements.

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! 

See the Job Description for full details of this exciting opportunity.

Closing Date:  7th June 2020 midnight

My client is a progressive Housing Association who is looking to recruit a permanent accountant. Your main duties as part of a small finance team will be to provide a comprehensive accounting and finance service to the rest of the business.

You will be expected to work closely with the Finance Director and rest of the senior team supporting them with all financial and business information on new projects and any ad hoc business ideas and proposals.

This is a great opportunity for a part qualified accountant to be part of a supportive and challenging team

Finance Specialist

You will join us as a Finance Specialist responsible for the purchase ledger which will include managing the invoice process, including making bank payments to UK and international suppliers.

Finance Specialist Responsibilities:

• Receive and check all supplier invoices against our bespoke contract management system to ensure supplier invoices are in accordance to pricing agreements and flag any discrepancies with managers and suppliers.
• Process all invoices into the finance systems for payment in accordance with agreed timescales, ensuring that invoices are coded correctly and appropriately authorised
• Ensure the Accounts Payable account is reconciled to the balance sheet and maintained correctly
• To run the transaction listing report weekly and chase budget holders to ensure they approve any outstanding invoices in time for the payment run.
• Receive, check and process employee, director and external customer expenses and ensuring they are in line with the Company’s expenses policy

Finance Specialist Requirements:

• Have at least two years’ experience working in a finance transactions role.
• Being AAT or part-CABA qualified would be advantageous, we would also consider colleagues with more extensive practical experience who are working towards such qualifications.
• Ideal candidates will need to be familiar with core accounting principles.
• Have experience working with one or more accounts packages

About Girl Effect:

Girl Effect builds youth brands and mobile platforms to empower girls to change their lives

We’re a creative non-profit empowering girls to change their lives. Started by the Nike Foundation, we are experts in media, mobile, brand and international development: a unique mix of skills that we use to solve global problems in a different way.

We work across the world in the places where girls are marginalised and vulnerable. We create for young people in ways they love and interact with. And it's all delivered through the media and mobile tech they use every day – from apps that build skills, to TV dramas that explore vital issues, to magazines written by girls.

Location: London, W1F 0DE

Hours: Full Time Flexible, Fixed Term Contract until 30th March 2021

Salary: £Competitive + excellent benefits package

Closing Date: 3rd June 2020

You may have experience of the following: Financial Controller, Accountant, Management Accountant, Commercial Accountant, Assistant Financial Controller, Qualified Accountant, Finance Manager, Finance Officer, Finance Administrator, ACCA, CIMA, etc.

Ref: 93095

One of the largest and well known conservation charities is looking for some short term interim support in their finance team

Ideally you will have strong financial accounting and excel skills and be very happy to work in a busy finance team 

Key areas of support needed are:

• Budget file preparation and mapping to new codes ready for upload to the new accounting system
• Preparation for statutory accounts and audit:
• Year End Balance Sheet reconciliations 
• Assist with testing and documentation of processes associated with the new system.

This is a short term assignment in a fantastic organisation

Harris Hill are recruiting for a Qualified Finance Business Partner / Head of Finance for this well-established International Development charity based in Central London.

The position will require excellent management accounting skills, financial modelling and business partnering skills.

You will cover financial modelling, connected to Project Management techniques and work on community projects to include Covid19 Programs around the world.

You will be working from home during the Pandemic, then be required to work flexibly with days in the office in Central London.

T his is a permanent position but requires someone to start as soon as possible.

* Salary: 50,000pa
* Must be a Qualified Accountant
* Must have international development experience
* Must have great management accounting and business partnering skills
* Must have strong modelling skills
* The ideal candidate would be able to start as soon as possible, but no longer than 3 weeks' notice would be acceptable

The opportunity to work as a Finance Manager part time for a leading Medical Research charity in Central London. The chance to add value to a great organisation by having a hands on role in the future of the charity.

Client Details

The client is a leading Medical Research Charity based in enviable central London.

Description

The responsibilities are, but not limited to:

• Manage the finance function of the organisation, including line managing the Finance Officer and coordinating team planning to ensure we are delivering against our monthly, quarterly and annual timetables.

• Lead timely, accurate and business focused management accounting and business finance reporting functions, including presenting reports to board and subcommittees

• Be the organisation's first point of call for all finance queries

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

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

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

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

• Ensure the financial controls of the organisation are appropriate for business need, and enacted consistently and appropriately across the organisation

• Lead the budget preparation process and support budget holders to manage their budgets throughout the year

• Support our grants team with the management of grant commitments

• Coordinate the management and monitoring of restricted funds, and work with project managers and fundraisers on financial planning for new projects

• Support the Finance and Resources Director with the overarching financial strategy of the organisational of the whole, and contribute to long term financial planning.

Profile

The succesful candidate will be a qualified or QBE accountant with numerous time spent working in the sector. They will have a plethora of knowledge from various organisations, and must have knowledge working in a small charity.

Job Offer

Part time (four days a week work) at up to £65k per annum (pro rated).