Salary: Circa £38,000 per annum
Contract: Full-time, permanent (34.5 hours per week)
Location: UK-based, predominantly remote, with attendance at the London office once or twice a month
We're looking for a Finance Officer to join a small and supportive finance team within a well-established not-for-profit organisation with an international reach. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys taking ownership of their work, building strong relationships with colleagues, and contributing to an organisation with a meaningful global impact. The role would particularly suit someone who enjoys working in an international environment and supporting financial activities across multiple countries and currencies.
As part of a supportive team, you will play a key role in ensuring financial operations run smoothly and accurately. You'll work closely with colleagues across the organisation, helping to maintain strong financial controls, support decision-making and enable important programmes and services to be delivered effectively.
As the Finance Officer, you will be responsible for:
- Managing day-to-day finance activities as part of a small finance team
- Preparing and processing UK and international payments
- Managing weekly payroll and supporting related processes
- Completing balance sheet reconciliations and maintaining accurate records
- Posting journals, including accruals and prepayments
- Supporting month-end activities and maintaining clear audit trails
- Assisting with funding transfers to programme partners across multiple countries
- Working with programme and grant teams on invoicing and finance queries
- Supporting budget holders and colleagues with financial processes and systems
- Providing guidance on purchase orders, coding and approval processes
- Investigating discrepancies and resolving reconciliation issues
- Identifying opportunities to improve processes and strengthen controls
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Essential
- Strong experience in a finance role with a good understanding of wider finance operations
- Experience preparing and reviewing profit and loss accounts
- Strong balance sheet reconciliation skills
- Good understanding of double-entry bookkeeping
- Purchase ledger experience within an international organisation
- Excellent attention to detail and experience managing financial data
- Ability to work independently and use initiative
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Confidence explaining financial information and processes to non-finance colleagues
- Experience supporting financial controls, compliance and audit requirements
- Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs and data analysis
Desirable
- Experience working in the charity, not-for-profit or wider voluntary sector
- Experience working in a multi-currency environment
- Experience using Microsoft Dynamics Business Central or similar finance systems
Why join?
- Predominantly remote working
- 34.5-hour working week
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service
- Generous pension contribution
- Healthcare cash plan and virtual GP access
- Employee assistance programme
- Group income protection and life insurance
- Volunteer day programme
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
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Finance Officer (Part-time)
Salary:£32,000 pro rata
Hours:0.4 FTE
Location:Remote, home based.
Closing date: Monday 21 September 2026
Interviews: Monday 28 September 2026
About NADP
The National Association of Disability Practitioners (NADP)is the main professional body for disability and inclusion practitioners working in UK education, supporting better outcomes for disabled students.
Why join NADP
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Make a meaningful impact by supporting an organisation that improves opportunities for disabled students across education
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Take ownership of a key role where your work directly supports how the organisation operates and grows
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Be part of a small, values led team where collaboration, trust and inclusion are at the centre of how we work
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Have the flexibility to work from home, with a healthy work life balance built into the role
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Help shape and improve finance processes in an organisation focused on equity and positive change
About the role
We are looking for a Finance Officer to manage our day-to-day finance and payroll processes.
You will work closely with the Operations Manager and support the smooth running of our financial activity.
Key responsibilities
Finance
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Reconcile bank accounts and maintain accurate financial records
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Manage income and expenditure processes
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Schedule payment runs and ensure timely payments
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Credit control and chasing debtors
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Produce financial reports, forecasts and variance analysis
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Support preparation of end of year accounts
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Support external accountants with queries
Payroll
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Support our external payroll provider to process monthly payroll and maintain records
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Liaise with payroll provider to resolve payroll queries and produce reports
General
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Provide administrative support across the organisation
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Support membership processes and respond to enquiries
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Support delivery of events (online and in person)
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Manage the filing, storage, archiving and security of documents meeting all Data Protection requirements and responsibilities
Essential criteria
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Experience managing finance processes and payroll
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Experience producing financial reports and forecasts
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Ability to explain financial information clearly
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Understanding of confidentiality and data protection
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Strong attention to detail and organisation skills
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Ability to work independently and as part of a small team
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Commitment to inclusion and equitable practice
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Bookkeeping, accountancy or payroll qualification (or equivalent experience)
Desirable criteria
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Experience in a charity or membership organisation
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Experience using Sage Business Cloud Accounting, Xero or similar software
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Understanding of disability or education sectors
How to apply
Send your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the criteria, or you can apply using a format that works best for you, including written, video or audio, byclicking the apply button below. Even if you do not meet all the desirable criteria, we still encourage you to apply. Training can be provided where needed.
We welcome applications from disabled people and offer guaranteed interviews to candidates who meet the essential criteria under the Disability Confident scheme.
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. However, to be considered for this role, you must currently have the right to work in the UK (for example, through British citizenship, settled/pre-settled status, or a valid work visa).
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