We are looking for a skilled Finance Officer to join our team. You will be responsible for ensuring our Finance Service is of high quality and supports the organisation.

It's a fixed term (24 month) contract and we're looking for someone to start ASAP. 

This role reports to the Finance Manager.

Job Description

Our mission is to support people to run effective campaigns that challenge injustice. We do this by running campaign training programmes that help people develop the skills, confidence and community to change things that matter to them. In our trainings, we prioritise people from communities directly impacted by injustice.

Your role will include:

• All data entry into the finance system (Aqilla) including income, expenditure, restricted and unrestricted analysis, balance sheet items and any other journals.

• Managing the sales and purchase ledger cycle – from checking invoices are properly authorised and coded against the correct budgets, verifying new supplier bank details, entry onto the finance system and entry onto the banking system (currently Lloyds) for authorisation.

• Keeping the fixed asset register up to date, identifying items to be capitalised and ensuring assets are depreciated in line with organisational policy.

• Regular reporting on income received to teams as required.

  • Liaising with Bootcamp teams to advise of any non-payees in the run up to a Bootcamp.

• Regular import of data from banks to Aqilla (or any other finance system which may be used in the future).

• Dealing with any finance related queries from staff, suppliers, customers and donors, escalating to the Finance Manager where required.

• Processing of expense claims for staff and board members and ensuring these are paid in a timely fashion; flagging any issues (e.g. missing or incorrect receipts) as necessary to the Finance Manager. This includes credit card expenditures and expenses against floats or advances provided.

• Obtaining approval from the Board for CEO expenses.

• Liaising with outsourced payroll provider to ensure all relevant changes are communicated, checking draft payroll prior to Head of Finance sign off and ensuring financial information for pension payments is accurate.

• Responsible for ensuring all monthly balance sheet reconciliations are completed on a timely basis, in line with the departmental timetable, for review by the Finance Manager.

• Production of draft monthly cash flow forecasts, and budgets vs. actuals reports for review by the Finance Manager.

• Supporting the Finance Manager and Head of Finance as required in preparation for the annual audit and assisting with any audit enquiries.

About You

To thrive in this role you’ll need:

• Strong financial aptitude. Ideally having worked for at least 2-3 years in a similar role.

• Qualifications; Some formal accountancy training (e.g. AAT) even if not yet completed.

• Detail oriented and well organised. You should be able to work well under pressure, prioritise a varied and fast-paced workload, and deliver to deadline.

• Great IT skills. You should be comfortable with accounting systems, data management (particularly Salesforce) and online tools such as G-Suite, Trello, and Slack.

We expect you to be:

• Aware of how systemic injustice operates in our society (things like economic inequality, racism and heterosexism). We are looking for someone who is excited to be part of a team that is exploring how best to confront those issues both in the workplace and in the wider society. 

• Comfortable working in a small and expanding organisation, which means being flexible, adaptable and capable of responding positively to new challenges.

As we grow these skills could become useful:

• International NGO experience and/ or working in a multi-currency environment.

• VAT. Posting the necessary transactions to the finance system, ensuring the correct rates are captured and assistance with drafting VAT returns, if we approach the VAT threshold.

About Us

• We value creating a working environment that allows you to flourish.

• We welcome applications from migrants, however you must already have, or be able to secure the right to work in the UK for this role.

To apply, please fill out the form on our website and submit your CV. The deadline to apply is 10am on Monday 4th November but please note that we will be reviewing the candidate pool regularly and we may bring this deadline forward if we have sufficient applicants.

If you have questions, please email Suzi Bowley, Head of Finance (follow the link the to job advert on our website for contact details).

Oak Hill College is a Christian theological college in North London, training students for ministry in the Church of England and Independent churches, and for other spheres of Christian work.  Oak Hill is an Enhanced Validated partner of Middlesex University who awards and quality assures our undergraduate and post graduate level programmes.

We are seeking an experienced and qualified Finance Officer to ensure complete and reliable accounting records in line with established procedures. The Finance Officer will also be involved in preparing management and financial reports to help support management decision making and inform strategy and to oversee our Payroll Officer/Finance Assistant.

Working Hours

09.00 hours to 17.00 hours Monday to Friday with hour for lunch daily (35hrs per week) or Part time (28hrs per week) considered.

Benefits

• Salary: Competitive
• Holidays: 24 days holiday per annum plus 8 bank holidays (prorated for part time)
• Generous pension scheme
• Life assurance

For further details and experience required please visit our website and see the attached Job Description.

To apply, in the first instance please submit your CV and a covering letter to the email provided  by clicking on the "How to Apply" button, and direct any questions to the same email.

Closing date for applications: 21 October 2019

Want to work for an international organisation whose work impacts the lives of thousands?

Are you a driven and enthusiastic individual in the early stages of your finance career?

Would you like to be a part of an ambitious and rapidly growing organisation that offers a fantastic employee culture?

If the answer is yes, read on!

My client is a London based international charity looking for a Finance Officer to join their team on a permanent basis. With excellent opportunities to develop professionally, this is the perfect role for a motivated and ambitious finance professional who is looking to further their career in a vibrant and dynamic environment.

The main responsibilities are as follows:

• Full responsibility for regularly engaging with numerous international partners to ensure that all inter-company accounts are reconciled in an accurate and timely manner and that all transactional activity is correct.
• Provide invaluable support in the production of the monthly management accounts.
• Sole charge of maintaining the organisation's fixed asset register.
• Taking the lead on the production of supplier statements, the management of all company credit card expenditure and making BACS payments on both national and international scales.
• Overseeing payroll and being the key point of contact for both the outsourced service provider and wider organisation for any related queries.
• Deputise the line manager and other members of the finance department in a variety of ad hoc tasks.

The successful candidate will have:

• Part-qualified as an accountant.
• Previous experience working in a finance function.
• Ideally a charitable background. However, candidates without this will still be considered.
• Experience of carrying out balance sheet reconciliations.
• Excellent communication skills be a proactive worker and proficient in the use of Excel.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please do not delay in applying as applications are being continually reviewed and the client is looking to conduct interviews as soon as possible.

Your new company
An international charity is looking for a Finance Officer their Central London office.

Your new role
You will be reporting to the Head of Finance in a Finance Officer role. You will be responsible for managing all income into the charity and supporting the finance team in all aspects of the department.

What you'll need to succeed
You will need:

• Previous experience working in a finance role
• Charity experience is preferred
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Working towards an accounting qualification or equivalent

What you'll get in return
In return you will receive a salary of £30,000 per annum working for a well-known organisation in a central London location.

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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The successful Finance Officer will be responsible for all the accounts payable and receivable, and carrying out reconciliations for the month end process.

You will be helping to improve processes and take the department in a new direction. You will be working closely with the Director who will give you exposure to other areas of accounting, furthering your experience and career.

Client Details

The organisation is a small charity in central London who's mission is to help change the lives of Women through medical research.

Description

The main responsibilities of the Finance Officer will be to:

• Carry out all accounts payable and accounts receivable duties.
• Assist with the new system implementation.
• Incorporate the trial balance and activity by department into the management accounts for review by the DoFR.
• Prepare quarterly VAT returns for review by the DoFR.
• To assist the DofR with other duties when required.

Profile

The successful Finance Officer will have come from a charity background and will be a self starter who is looking for a challenge and the opportunity to learn more about accounting processes. You will have studied AAT or being studying towards an accounting qualification such as ACCA or CIMA. Any experience with Sage 50 and/or Xero will be highly desirable. Experience with both accounts payable and accounts receivable is essential.

Job Offer

The successful Finance Officer will receive a great pension alongside their salary and will have the opportunity to learn new skills and gain exposure to a variety of areas in accounting.

Are you a creative Finance Officer with a charity finance background?

Harris Hill Charity recruitment are proud to be working alongside an amazing charity who's main focus is to change and advance the lives of women.

Responsibilities include:
- accounts payable
- accounts receivable duties.
- assist with the new system implementation.
- incorporate the trial balance and activity by department into the management accounts for review by the SMT.
- prepare quarterly VAT returns for review by the finance director.
- to assist the Director of Finance with other duties when required.

The successful Finance Officer will have a charity background and will be committed to the organisations cause. We really want to find a special someone with a 'get up & go' attitude who is ready for a challenge and the opportunity to improve & further their finance career.
This will especially suit you if you are studying towards a professional accounting qualification and any experience with Sage 50 and/or Xero will also be a plus!

Experience with both accounts payable and accounts receivable is essential.

All the best & Good Luck!!!

Dear Applicant 

Thank you for your interest in the part-time position of Finance Officer at Jacksons Lane.   

Enclosed you will find the Job Description and Person Specification, Application Form, Equal Opportunities Form and some more information about Jacksons Lane.

Jacksons Lane has a strong commitment to increasing the diversity of staff employed within the cultural sector. To this end, all candidates who indicate on the equal opportunities monitoring form that they are from a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) background, and who we feel fulfills every aspect of the Essential Criteria of the Person Specification, will be guaranteed an interview. The deadline for completed applications is 28th October 2019.

 
Yours faithfully

Monique Deletant Executive Director & Joint Chief Executiv

Do you enjoy keeping things organised? Are you a team player with a high level of attention to detail? If you would value the opportunitiy to support a charity's Finance Team and to learn more about key financial processes then this could be the right job for you.

OMF International UK are looking for a Finance Officer to take responsibility for a range of financial and administrative duties including accounts payable processing, reconciliations and payment runs, bank account processing and the completion of trust applications. 

The role requires relevant GCSE qualifications and strong administrative skills. Bookkeeping experience is desirable but not essential as the successful applicant will learn on the job under supervision.

To find out more about the role please read the Job Description and Person Specification.

Interviews will be held at our office in Borough Green, Sevenoaks on 14th or 15th November.

Do you want to be part of the team at one of the best students’ union in the UK?

If you have the energy and enthusiasm to assist us in achieving our goal of making life better for our students, we have the ideal opportunity for you to join our central team.

You will manage the finance office and function for the Union, including its trading company, with a proactive approach continuously seeking ways to improve processes and service. Providing financial performance information to management and budget holders and producing management accounts and other reports as required you will have an exceptional attention to detail.

This role would suit a current team leader or supervisor looking to progress into finance management.

Bucks Students’ Union is a democratic, student-led organisation whose mission is to make life better for students at Bucks. We are committed to improving the student experience and actively seek to bring positive change to student life.

We value student officers, volunteers and employees with ideas and personality and believe that lively, active and vibrant people shape our organisation.

The role attracts excellent opportunities to work in a creative and fun environment and for personal development.

For the full specification, more information or to apply, visit our website

You will play a vital role in the smooth running of the finance department, assisting the Financial Advisor to ensure the accuracy of financial information in the UK

As the organisation is rapidly growing you will be essential to assisting with the financial procedures of the organisation and the opportunity to work on new projects.

Client Details

The client is an international organisation with a great office in London.

Description

The day to day responsibilities will be to:

• Manage financial relationships with partner organisations and the bank
• Work closely with the teams in our overseas countries to ensure that inter company accounts are up-to-date and reconciled on monthly basis
• Ensure the correct processing of invoices from suppliers
• Work with the UK Finance Adviser to do monthly income processing and reconciliation and the preparation of the monthly management accounts
• Balance sheet reconciliations

Profile

The successful Finance Officer for the London office will have experience in a similar role and coming from an international NGO would be highly desirable. You will be AAT or qualified or part qualified in ACCA or CIMA. You will need to be a proficient user of Excel and finance packages (PS Financials would be highly desirable). The role will require you to be highly organised and able to prioritise workloads whilst remaining flexible to assisting where required.

Job Offer

In addition to the salary you will receive a great pension and various other benefits.

Harris Hill Charity Recruitment is proud to be working with one of the worlds leading Humanitarian Charities to find a Finance Officer to join their Fundraising Team. The role is a 6 month Fix Term Contract with the possibility of going permanent.

Duties will include:

- To support the Fundraising Finance Manager in budgeting and forecasting
- To support the planning and budget process for fundraising and ensure it is completed within the agreed organisational time table and in accordance with procedures
- To provide an accurate and timely month end process for fundraising providing a narrative of performance, including responsibility for posting month-end journals and adjustments in an accurate and timely manner
- To identify risks associated with financial systems, to propose controls or actions to mitigate such risks, to document this, and to monitor such controls. To work with managers to ensure the payroll records and staff cost coding is correct
- To support the fundraising finance team in delivering professional business support and management information through the provision of up to date and timely management accounts and reports to meet the business needs. To process monthly journals and distribute monthly reports

Key skills:

- Highly computer literate with a strong knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint and computerised accountants systems
- Part qualified accountant (CCAB recognised body) or Qualified Accounting Technician
- Experience of accruals, prepayments, financial reconciliations and double entry bookkeeping
- Sound knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and SORP 2015
- Experience of supporting the financial elements of Fundraising

If you are interested in this role, please send through your CV or call Harris Hill directly.

Due to the high volume of response to this job role, only CV's that match the job description will be contacted.

Finance Assistant (flexible working hours)

£29,000 pa including London Weighting (pro-rata based on a part-time 30 hour working week)

Harris Hill Charity recruitment specialists are proud to be working alongside a great charity who are looking for an experienced Finance Assistant to work flexibly on a part-time basis (30 hours a week). This is a perfect opportunity to address your work/life balance. The option is there to start later in the morning and finish earlier in the afternoon or you might decide to work four days a week. This could be a perfect solution for you.

You will assist the finance team in maintaining the financial records of the organisation.

Responsibilities and Duties

Process supplier invoices and payments
Process volunteer & staff expense claims
To assist with ordering publications
Process sales orders and customer receipts
Process donations and other income received via a number of platforms e.g. PayPal
To assist with the preparation of tax reclaims on Gift Aid donations
To assist in the preparation of monthly management reports
To ensure compliance with Financial Procedures
To carry out whatever other duties as may reasonably be required

Experience (essentail)

At least one years' experience working as part of a busy finance team

Experience (desirable)

Experience of using accounting software (training will be given)

Knowledge

Basic understanding of accounting concepts

Skills

MS office Excel, Word and Outlook
Numeracy
Ability to communicate effectively
Ability to prioritise

Education and training
A level qualifications
AAT or equivalent experience

Personal attributes

Enthusiasm to learn and improve processes
Excellent attention to detail
Willingness to be flexible and help in any task that furthers the aims of the charity
Ability to function well in an environment where difficult and sensitive subjects are constantly under
discussion
Ability to work well in a diverse team

Senior Finance Officer

• Do you have the knowledge, skills and experience to provide critical support to the organisation’s finance function?
• Do you have an enthusiasm for developing financial systems and delivering efficiencies?
• Are you meticulous, committed and a good communicator?

The Whitechapel Gallery is seeking an experienced and proactive individual in the new role of Senior Finance Officer, to assume responsibility for accounting duties as a vital part of the Whitechapel Gallery’s finance function, and provide support to the Head of Finance and Managing Director in the operational financial management of the organisation.

You will have overall responsibility for managing the sales, purchase and bank ledgers for Whitechapel Gallery, and support the continuous development of systems to increase efficiencies and ensure the integrity of financial data for reporting and compliance.

Conditions of work

• Permanent contract: full time
• Salary: up to £30,000 depending on experience
• Hours of work: 9.30am – 5.45pm, Monday to Friday. Work outside of these hours will occasionally be necessary as required and will be compensated for with corresponding time in lieu.
• Period of notice: 2 months

To apply

Please complete the application form and equality & diversity monitoring forms, available to download from the website, and return to recruitment email by midnight on Sunday 27 October 2019. Interviews will be held on Thursday 31st October 2019 AM and Friday 1st November 2019.

The Whitechapel Gallery strives to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Charity number: 312162 Company number: 4093862

Programme Finance Officer

Salary: £30,763 - £36,192 annum, depending on experience + good range of benefits

Contract: Permanent, Full- Time – 36.5 hours per week

Based: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

World Vision is an international children’s charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries.

Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we’ve helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. And as a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God’s unconditional love.

Work for World Vision UK and you will be part of a truly global Partnership, building brighter futures for vulnerable children.

We are seeking a passionate individual with strong financial skills and experience in financial management or compliance related work to join us as Programme Finance Officer. We need someone who can amplify the impact of the organisation through grants acquisition and quality management of grant funded programmes. You will work across the World Vision (WV) global partnership to ensure the successful management of a portfolio of projects and programmes in compliance with donor requirements and be aligned to the implementation of the Policy & Programmes grants strategy. You will be focusing on the Most Vulnerable Children to facilitate WV's mission of positively impacting child well-being.

Key Responsibilities include:

• leading on grant compliance and management of World Vision financial processes and reporting;
• providing technical advice on compliance and financial management of donor funded programmes;
• supporting the development and submission of proposals;
• managing financial and operational risks in programme portfolios;
• maintaining up-to-date information on systems and databases; and
• conducting monitoring trips including visits to programmes in fragile states and as part of emergency response grants.

As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.

In addition to the salary offered, we offer good benefits including pension, generous holiday entitlement and free parking (MK).

Please click the link provided to view the Job Description.

Please upload your CV of full employment history explaining any gaps of employment and reasons for leaving your previous employer. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the essential criteria given in the Job Description.

Closing Date for applications: 28th October 2019

Interview Dates: To be confirmed

Please note that interviews may commence prior to the closing date. If a suitable candidate is identified, the closing date may change, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

World Vision UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people representing all sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.

As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.

By submitting your application, you understand and accept that World Vision UK will process the data you provide for the purposes of your application and in accordance with the World Vision UK - Job Applicant Privacy Notice can be viewed on our website.

No agencies please.