Could you use your finance skills to make a difference to the lives of young people?

GBM is a Christian children’s and youth movement helping girls and young women to openly explore and engage with real life and the gospel in a fun, informative and hopeful way. 

We are seeking a Finance Manager who will focus on business aspects of the charity’s development, especially finance management, planning, reporting and budgeting.  We are looking for someone who is CCAB qualified or with at least three years relevant experience in the accounting field.

Charity experience would be preferable. Experience using Sage and databases is an asset.

As a member of the Leadership Team you will be responsible for:

• Providing overall management of GB’s financial planning, systems and processes.
• The provision of professional advice and expertise and appropriate and intelligent information to enable the board and management to discharge their financial responsibilities.
• Acting as organisational lead insurance, managing the relationship with GB’s insurers and providing insurance advice to GB’s volunteer leaders.
• Providing finance expertise to the day to day operations of Girls’ Brigade Ministries.

This is a 25 hour a week post based at our office in Calver, Derbyshire

We at Harris Hill are proud to be working with national charity working with schools, colleges and communities across the country to raise awareness about historical events and their contemporary relevance.

The successful candidate will be an experienced Finance Assistant willing to work on an initial 1 year's contract with the potential for the role to turn into a perminate contract.

This role involves carrying out the day to day financial administration for the organisation and generally supporting the Finance Manager and Head of Operations to manage the organisation's finances.

Key responsibilities:

Financial
Process and monitor all purchase invoices and expense claims
Reconcile supplier accounts and raise queries
Assist with preparation of payment runs
Maintain the petty cash and ensure accurate recording of all petty cash expenditure, including foreign currency.
Maintain the corporate credit cards
Issue / monitor sales invoices and credit control
Support the SMT in coordination of the annual budgeting process
Support the Finance Manager and Head of Operations with quarterly and annual management accounting tasks
Assist with regulatory filing

Essential Experience
Experience in a similar role with a UK charity / non-profit

Skills
Exceptional organisation, planning and administration skills.
Highly computer literate: confident and proficient with Word, Outlook and Sage 50 Accounts or similar.
High level skills and confidence using Excel.
Strong attention to detail and accuracy
Excellent written and spoken (face to face and phone) communication skills.
Excellent numeracy skills.

Qualities
Self-motivated, hands on individual with a can-do attitude.
Punctual, reliable, and able to maintain confidentiality.
Able to work methodically, under own initiative and with minimal supervision
Has a good record of delivering work to deadline
Ability to work flexibly in a small team, building strong day-to-day relationships with colleagues.

(This role is temp to perm with an initial contract of 1 year. There is no obligation (on both sides) for the position to turn into a perminate appointment).

Finance Assistant: Data
Full time
Permanent
Between £21,831 and £22,445 per annum

Application Deadline: 19 September 2019 by noon

The British Museum is seeking a Finance Assistant to play an integral part within the Data function of the Finance Department in a world-renowned setting and the most popular tourist attraction in the UK. The role provides an excellent opportunity for an individual seeking to develop their career in Finance; and utilise their experience of Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and the Museum's E-commerce Systems.

In this pivotal role, you will ensure that financial data from the bank accounts, ticketing, membership and E-commerce systems are coded into the finance systems accurately, swiftly and in line with month-end deadlines.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Manage the departmental inbox and act as Data team's first point of contact for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure that all income related to BMImages is processed correctly treated appropriately for VAT purposes.
• Take ownership of the posting transactional data from the Museum's bank accounts; working with internal departments and external stakeholders to identify income and ensure that it is correctly allocated.
• Support the Museum's E-commerce team in ensuring that all E-commerce income is correctly allocated and received, investigating discrepancies and liaising with Payment Service Providers.
• Work closely with the Museum's Box Office, Development and Membership teams to ensure that income is treated and coded correctly.
• Take ownership of a variety of bank and balance sheet account month-end reconciliations; investigating unposted items and posting journals to ensure data consistency.
• Develop strong relationships with various BM departments plus external service providers

Person Specification:

To undertake the role you will need strong problem-solving skills and be able to respond to system issues, a wide variety of queries and to aid in creating robust department procedures. You must be IT literate with Advanced Excel skills with experience of working with large volumes of transactional data, maintaining journal templates and the use of formulae. You must be able to work independently within a team, taking ownership of your workload and working towards the team KPI.

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual who is able to work well with others and take on other work in the department during times of heavy workload or staff absence. With excellent verbal and written communication skills, you will be able to build strong working relationships within the Museum and with related 3^rd parties.

Finance Assistant – 0.6 FTE – 0.7 FTE

We are seeking an experienced Finance assistant to join our team, working 21-24.5 hours a week. Normal working hours are between 9.30am – 5.30pm. Some flexibility can be offered over the pattern of hours worked.

The Finance Officer is responsible for assisting the Finance Manager with the daily operations of the finance team, including the processing student fee refunds, supplier payments, dealing with suppliers, assisting with payroll, maintaining the petty cash, management of debtors control and provide assistance for internal and external auditors. You will be responsible for processing the day to day finance information across all our activities, supporting the Finance Manager, and ensuring a well-ordered system of financial control is maintained for the Mary Ward Settlement group so that our business operations can thrive and that budget holders are able to manage their areas of responsibility effectively.

You will have some experience of working with a finance team. You will have a good level of education. Experience of working within the charitable or education sector, along with an understanding of Sage finance are desirable.

This role is ideal for a candidate who has the experience of working in a small team, either within the charity sector, or who is looking to move from a commercial organization to a small, friendly team where there is an opportunity be become involved in a wide variety of tasks, and where there is a possibility to progress in the organization.

Mary Ward Settlement is a registered charity trading as the Mary Ward Centre, an Adult Education College regulated and primarily funded by the ESFA. Additionally, it is the ultimate holding company for the Mary Ward Legal Centre, a registered charity which provides legal advisory and support services, and the Blackfriars Settlement, a registered charity which provides a range of educational and community based activities, primarily for older people and those with mental health concerns. The activities of the Mary Ward Settlement group of charities are all aimed at helping people to improve their lives.

The job is based in our Grade 2 listed Georgian building in the heart of London (Bloomsbury) easily accessible by public transport.

Hours: 21-24.5 hours per week (0.6FTE – 0.7FTE)

Salary: Salary - £21,086 – £22,509 (Includes London Weighting)

NEST Pension Scheme - 2% employee contribution and 6% employer contribution

Annual Leave: 35 Days plus Bank Holidays (Pro Rata)

Closing date: Sunday 22nd September 2019 at 5.30pm

Interview Dates: W/C Monday 30th September 2019.
 

Registered charity no: 223066

Robertson Bell Finance are partnered with a leading property developer based in Central Birmingham in the recruitment of a Finance Analyst on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract.

My client offers a dynamic and ambitious working environment where employees are encouraged and supported in their personal development. This role in particular presents an excellent opportunity for a progressive and career driven interim individual looking to step into a Finance Analyst position and develop their accounting skills over the next 12 months in a fantastic working environment for an organisation with tenacious development plans.

Reporting into the Corporate Accountant, day to day responsibilities include;

• Assisting in the production of month, and year end, management accounts.
• Partnering key stakeholders across the organisation, providing the accurate analysis of budgets.
• Management of the Balance Sheet; providing analysis into P&L.
• Proactively offering insight into process improvements.

The successful candidate will demonstrate;

• Experience supporting month and year end tasks.
• Strong Excel skills up to an intermediate level.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Consistent progression in their CV.
• Active study towards a CCAB qualification.

If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, your CV can demonstrate the above criteria, and you are looking for work on the interim market then please submit your application without hesitation to avoid missing out on this opportunity. CV's will be reviewed upon reception.

Please note this is an interim opportunity and therefore candidates with a long notice period won't be considered.

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

Looking for a role that offers an excellent study support package?

Want to work for a leading charity in their field?

If the answer is yes, read on!

My client is a London based charity looking for a Finance Assistant to join their team on a part-time basis in an exciting, newly created role. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone at the start of their finance career, who really wants to push themselves and learn and develop in a commercial and forward-thinking environment.

The main responsibilities are as follows:

• Full responsibility for ensuring that all income is accurately processed and uploaded onto the system in a timely manner.
• Leading on the coding of all restricted and unrestricted funds to ensure that they are allocated correctly.
• Provide invaluable support in the preparation of bank reconciliations and data related to gift aid on a monthly basis.
• Utilising internal systems to ensure accurate recording of information and being at the forefront of producing new ideas with the assistance of more senior members of staff.
• Liaising with internal stakeholders in other areas of the business to keep them up to date with changes in process.

With negotiable working hours, a study support package and a vibrant and dynamic environment, this is an ideal opportunity for a highly ambitious and motivated individual.

The successful candidate will have:

• At least 12 months experience working in a finance, administration or database function of a charitable organisation.
• The determination and ambition to build a fantastic finance career and enthusiasm to learn on the job.
• The desire to, or already be studying towards an accountancy qualification.
• Fantastic communication, interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now applications are being reviewed daily and the client is looking to interview candidates as soon as possible.

Finance Assistant
1 Year Full Time Contract

Salary: £23,000 - 26,000

Location: London

Team: Finance ad Resources

The Finance Assistant will ensure that all Comic Relief’s suppliers, grantees and staff expenses are paid accurately and in a timely manner.

Key responsibilities:

· Complete supplier, staff and grant payment runs.

· Successfully set up new suppliers on the finance systems and maintaining up to date records.

· Day to day processing of accounts payable transactions with good attention to detail. Perform supplier statement reconciliations to ensure that supplier accounts are up to date and invoices are paid in a timely manner.

· Communicate effectively with suppliers and internal staff on disputes with their accounts and in any queries.

· Manage petty cash advances, check returned receipts, update the finance system and reconcile the cash floats.

· Assisting with month-end and year-end close including journal preparation and bank reconciliations.

· Supporting with audit preparation and collation of data for audit files.

Essential Skills and Competencies:

· Proven working experience as a Finance Assistant or working towards an accounting qualification such as AAT.

· Experience of using Finance systems – Microsoft Dynamics would be desirable

· Customer Service Skills

· Microsoft Office Skills

· Integrity with the ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.

· Excellent time management – prioritising workload and meeting daily, weekly and monthly deadlines

· Good communication skills to deal with both internal and external stakeholders.

· Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy

· A fun, positive and engaged professional who demonstrates initiative and a proactive approach.

To apply, please visit our website via the link and apply online.

Role closes - 12:00pm, 1st Oct 2019 BST (Europe/London)

Charity People are a friendly, down to earth and passionate charity recruitment agency. We operate across the whole of the non-profit sector on a national basis. After a hugely successful period of organic growth we are now looking to add to the team, and we're creating a specialist Finance Division to serve our diverse and (mostly) incredible clients.

We have had some success in Finance recruitment but as this is very much a growth area for us; it just needs the right person to lead it. The successful candidate will be given ownership for building the team and division, but will be supported by the rest of the Senior Management team. We don't necessarily need someone who has experience of recruiting in the not-for-profit world, but we do want someone who has experience in recruiting for Qualified and/or Part Qualified Finance roles. You will need to be driven and organised, with a track record of growing a desk.

Most importantly, you will be a high performer with a genuine interest in people and the charity sector.

Charity People is a grown up recruitment company that hires great people who enjoy coming to work. We all recognise that work is just one part of all of our lives and as such everyone starts on 25 days holiday (plus time off between Christmas and New Year ), and after 3 years' service employees are offered the chance to take a sabbatical of up to 3 months (1 month fully paid). We have a great office in London Bridge, just near Borough Market and fully stocked with excellent coffee and great tea and some funky chill out areas and a beer fridge on a Friday. We are open to flexible working arrangements and we are especially proud that 100% of our consultants love working here.

If you are interested in joining the team then please send your CV through, outlining what sort of work pattern you would be seeking and if we think you might have the sort of experience that we need we will make contact to arrange a time to speak.

We will hold interviews on a rolling basis so please don't hesitate to apply.

An exciting role for an experienced Rents Finance Manager to join a G15 Housing Association

Client Details

Based in London this fast moving and dynamic organisation provides affordable housing across the UK

Description

The Rents Finance Manager will be responsible for the following duties

• Leading a team of 3 including development, training and recruitment.
• Managing the rent control accounts and suspense accounts.
• Managing the annual rent increase process
• Leading on process improvement projects and any system upgrades.

Profile

The successful Rents Finance Manager will have experience of managing a busy Rents team. Exposure with in the Housing Sector is desirable but not essential.

Job Offer

A salary of between £35,000 and £40,000 plus generous benefits such as a flexible working pattern and generous holiday allowance.

We are looking for a finance professional to join our client’s senior management team, as Head of Finance and Resources.

Location: London

Salary: circa £55k depending on experience

Hours: Full time 35 hours, flexible working opportunities available

The Role

As a member of the senior management team, the Head of Finance and Resources will share in taking corporate responsibility for the strategic direction, leadership and operational management of the organisation.

You will work towards achieving the organisation’s financial strategy, advise the Board, Chief Executive and SMT on all financial matters in order to maximize financial performance.

You will also be responsible for the organisation’s resources and leading the Finance, Facilities, Information Technology, administrative and general operational functions.

About you

You will have previous experience within a management role, effective at managing both staff and resources.

Ideally you will have worked within a charitable organisation with knowledge of charity law, with a proven track record of preparing statutory accounts, management accounts and financial reports.

You will be CCAB qualified and have Strong financial management skills and ability (including SORP)

About our client

Our client is a leading national charity offering a friendly working environment and generous work life balance policies. They are proud of their range of policies to support staff, which include working at home, part time working, job sharing, generous annual leave and a pension scheme.

You may also have experience in areas such as Finance Manager, Finance Officer, Senior Finance, Resources Manager, Finance, Finance Director etc.

You will be part of the Central team at Centre 33, providing support to the HR and Finance Manager. Your role will involve a number of varied responsibilities including managing recruitment and inductions, HR best practice, the comprehensive training programme and assisting with some financial tasks.

This post requires a conscientious, person with excellent organisational and communication skills.  You will have great attention to detail and understand issues around data protection as well as be interested in and committed to the aims of the charity.

You will have at least 2 years experience in an administration role ideally with HR and/or financial experience.

Based in Ely but you will be expected to travel to other locations in Cambridgeshire occasionally.

Would you like to work for one of the largest international development charites? Do you enjoy working in a changing environment where you can make a real difference? If so, please read on!

Robertson Bell Finance are working with a well-known brand in the international development sector to recruit an Interim Finance Manager to join them for a period of 6 months with the potential for extension following this. This is a great opportunity for someone who is ambitious to grow into a bigger management role and wants to join a high-performing team.

Main responsibilities of the Interim Finance Manager are as follows:

• Managing and maintaining an effective finance function for the UK and Ireland entities, reporting figures into the international arm.
• Preparation of annual statutory accounts, liaising with auditors and implementing audit findings to improve the finance function.
• Oversee the production of the monthly management accounts, analysing the numbers produced by the team and producing commentary for SMT meetings.
• Maintaining all transactional functions of the organisation, also carrying out the fortnightly payment run and the monthly payroll.

The successful candidate will be a fully qualified accountant (QBE will also be considered) who has experience managing a small team in a previous role. You must have experience of working in a charity with specific knowledge of restricted and unrestricted funding to be able to hit the ground running. Finally an open minded attitude to a changing environment is critical in order to be a success.

If you feel this post could be of interest to you then please do not delay in applying as applications are being reviewed daily. You must be available with a short notice period to be considered.

Are you looking for your next interim contract where you can play a critical role to the finance function?

Do you want to work for a changing organisation where you will put your own stamp on how the organisation develops?

Do you have an eye for detail and enjoy working through and resolving issues?

If this sounds like you then please read on!

Robertson Bell Finance is working with a well-known not for profit organisation based in Central London to recruit an Interim Finance Manager for a period of 6 months with the potential for this to extend further or to become permanent.

The main responsibilities of the Interim Finance Manager are as follows:

- Completely revise the accounts payable and accounts receivable process for the organisation, ensuring new processes are fully embedded and followed by the team.
- Clear a backlog of balance sheet reconciliations to ensure that the ledgers are fully up to date.
- Ensure that all statutory reporting requirements are adhered to and are delivered on time.
- Work with the Head of Finance to implement a new finance system.
- Deliver timely and accurate management reporting, including month end deadlines and other ad hoc queries.

My client is open to candidates who are part-qualified or QBE. You will be highly proactive and must bring a can-do mindset to the role to resolve the issues that it faces. As well as this you must have a high level of technical expertise in financial accounting and understand the full process that must be followed from start to finish.

Your CV will need to demonstrate clear experience of financial and management accounting, as well as have a good understanding of great financial controls. Experience within the charity sector is not a requirement but may be beneficial in allowing you to hit the ground running.

You will need to be available immediately or with a short notice period for consideration. Applications will be reviewed on a daily basis, so please do not delay in applying.

Are you looking for your next interim contract where you can play a critical role to the finance function?

Do you want to work for a changing organisation where you will put your own stamp on how the organisation develops?

Do you have an eye for detail and enjoy working through and resolving issues?

If this sounds like you then please read on!

Robertson Bell Finance is working with a well-known not for profit organisation based in Central London to recruit an Interim Finance Manager for a period of 6 months with the potential for this to extend further or to become permanent.

The main responsibilities of the Interim Finance Manager are as follows:

- Completely revise the accounts payable and accounts receivable process for the organisation, ensuring new processes are fully embedded and followed by the team.
- Clear a backlog of balance sheet reconciliations to ensure that the ledgers are fully up to date.
- Ensure that all statutory reporting requirements are adhered to and are delivered on time.
- Work with the Head of Finance to implement a new finance system.
- Deliver timely and accurate management reporting, including month end deadlines and other ad hoc queries.

My client is open to candidates who are part-qualified or QBE. You will be highly proactive and must bring a can-do mindset to the role to resolve the issues that it faces. As well as this you must have a high level of technical expertise in financial accounting and understand the full process that must be followed from start to finish.

Your CV will need to demonstrate clear experience of financial and management accounting, as well as have a good understanding of great financial controls. Experience within the charity sector is not a requirement but may be beneficial in allowing you to hit the ground running.

You will need to be available immediately or with a short notice period for consideration. Applications will be reviewed on a daily basis, so please do not delay in applying.