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About the role:
Ideally you will have previous experience of working with CRM databases, PL,SL and Cash book. You will have a positive, can-do attitude, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and be organised and methodical with good attention to detail. You will have experience in the public finance or charity accounting sector and empathy with C&C UK aims, objectives and charitable ethos.
Benefits of working for Crohn’s & Colitis UK
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing one day per year up to 30 days
- Pension scheme
- Flexible working options
- Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Wellbeing programme
- Interest free loan for season tickets
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking and secure bike locks
- Training and development financial support and/or study leave
- Performance review and development scheme
About you
Are you an experienced and self-motivated Finance professional with a knack for turning complex numbers into easily understandable insights? If so, we have a great opportunity for you! Strong Excel skills are a must, as well as the ability to manage your workload efficiently, meeting tight deadlines and handling competing priorities with ease.
Your collaborative approach will be evident as you work closely with fellow staff members, creating a positive and supportive team environment. While experience in a similar role is essential, knowledge of not-for-profit organisations and SORP is highly desirable.
Familiarity with SAGE 200 and up-to-date knowledge of charity tax rules, including gift aid and VAT partial exemptions, will be advantageous in this role.
If you're ready to be part of a dynamic finance team, contributing to a meaningful cause in a collaborative atmosphere, we invite you to apply now! Take the next step in your career and join us as our Finance Officer. Together, we can make a lasting impact!
About Us
We're the UK's leading charity for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
A diagnosis of Crohn’s or Colitis is life-changing. Over 500,000 people in the UK are living with a lifelong disease many people have never heard of, and for which there is no known cure.
Crohn’s & Colitis UK funds research, provides award winning information and support and raises vital awareness by increasing the public’s understanding of the conditions, and what it means to live with debilitating symptoms. But we need to do more. We need to be a louder voice in the marketplace. Our ambitious plans for 2024, will help to make a real difference to every supporter’s journey with us. If this excites you - join us!
How to apply
Please review the attached Recruitment Pack and then submit a CV and supporting statement outlining why you’d like to apply, how you fulfil the person specification for this post, and what you feel you will bring to the role, so you’ll need to refer to the Recruitment Pack.
More details on this role and our Recruitment Pack containing the job description and person specification can be found on our website.
Closing Date: Monday 15th April 9.00am
Please note, applications will be assessed as and when they are received, and interviews arranged, so we may close the position before the closing date if a suitable candidate is found.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to valid right to work in the UK being provided.
We will not be accepting any contact from Recruitment Agencies or Media Sales
Please provide a supporting statement, detailing why you would like to apply, how you feel you fulfil the person specification, and what you feel you would bring to the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Could you be our next Snow Camp Midlands Programme Manager?
Since 2003, we have been harnessing the power of skiing & snowboarding to break down barriers, broaden horizons and address the biggest social issues facing underserved young people today.
The Programme Manager will deliver a personal development journey to young people using snowsports as the hook to engage those who are less likely to engage with mainstream provision. We do this in partnership with youth projects and youth service providers across the Midlands.
This is a really exciting opportunity to play a key role in Snow Camp’s development in the Midlands. So, if you love working with young people and have solid experience delivering youth programmes, combined with a passion for snowsports – and if you are looking for a challenging and rewarding role working with a committed team of staff at Snow Camp and some amazing young people – this job could be the job for you!
Experience of working successfully with underserved young people in a range of settings will be essential to the post. Furthermore, experience within a snowsports field and passion for supporting young people generally will be a huge advantage!
Project management, logistical skills, relationship management, communication and presentation skills will all make up the job. Along with youth work experience to deliver life-skills or group workshops to motivate young people to work towards meaningful goals – these will all make up the job.
This is a key post requiring at least 2 years’ experience involving the above skills, together with proven project management and budgeting experience.
Job Description: Please download full JD & Personal spec below in the application resource section.
To Apply: Please send your CV and a covering letter telling us why you want to work for Snow Camp and how you meet the requirements of the job above.
Closing Date: Friday 26th April 2024
Interviews: Wednesday 8th May, Snow Camp Midlands Office, Ackers Adventure, Birmingham, B11 2PY.
Salary: £30,250 per annum (this includes a 10% bonus paid annually in July each year)
Please ensure you submit a covering letter telling us why you want to work for Snow Camp and how you meet the requirements of the Midlands Programme Manager job role.
Since 2003, we have been harnessing the power of skiing & snowboarding to break down barriers, broaden horizons & raise aspirations for young people
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Our ambitious and creative team has been working hard over the last year to expand our work to help more people in need across Sussex and Surrey. FareShare is the UK’s biggest surplus food charity and today we find ourselves on the front line of the Cost of Living Crisis. As our work grows, so does our need for strong financial management.
We are looking for a talented, passionate person to join our Senior Leadership Team to oversee our finance operations. With more growth planned over the next 2 years we want to find someone who has the experience to oversee the day to day finances of a large regional charity and to lead and nurture our finance staff. This role will provide a stable platform for growth.
Using your can-do attitude, mixed with excellent communication, organisational and administration skills, you’ll focus on supporting our CEO and Trustees across our sites. The role includes tasks such as producing monthly management accounts, oversight of payroll, management of our internal financial controls, Year End reporting preparation and leading our small team in the general smooth running of finances. This is a part-time role with the potential to increase as we expand.
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Purpose of the role: To manage the day-to-day finances of the Booth Centre and support the development and improvement of the financial systems, processes and reporting.
Our Agreed Behaviours & A Little About Us
We live our values and act within the agreed behaviours, which we coproduced as a team.
The Booth Centre is an award-winning community run in partnership with people affected by homelessness. We provide a warm welcome, an opportunity to belong, to find purpose and to affect systems change across the city and more broadly. Our offer includes activities such as volunteering, creative projects and sports, training and help to gain employment. We also support people to improve health and wellbeing, to access emergency accommodation, and to secure and maintain a permanent home. We are recognised nationally as a beacon of best practice and have delivered workshops, training, toolkits and guidelines on ways of working in partnership, which have been adopted by many services nationwide.
The Booth Centre is a safe, welcoming environment where everyone is included, respected, heard and empowered; our strength is that we are a community.
Agreed Behaviours
Compassion
Dedication
Integrity
Respect
Kindness
Sense of Fun
Supportive
Cheerleading for one another
Openness
Non-judgemental
Job Description
Main Tasks:
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To implement and refine financial processes and procedures and ensure they are adhered to.
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To provide financial information and reporting to the Senior Leadership Team.
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Compile our quarterly and end-of-year management accounts.
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Line management and provide cover for the Finance Officer
Financial Administration
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Bookkeeping and various financial processes as required by the role, these may include but are not limited to the following: POs, balance sheet reconciliations and petty cash administration.
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To ensure that payroll (including HMRC and pension payments and administration) are processed when the Finance Officer is on leave, and to oversee the Finance Officer undertaking these tasks monthly.
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To update and monitor cashflow providing the CEO and Deputy CEO with monthly updates.
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To raise the monthend and year end journals – e.g. prepayments and accruals, deferred income, etc
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To ensure that financial information is accurately recorded on our accounting software (Xero) and reports produced.
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Regular banking and overseeing weekly BACS run
Budgets and Reporting
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To lead and support the SLT with the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts and lead on the monitoring.
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To prepare monthly management accounts for budgets holders and quarterly management accounts, cash flow and finance reports for the Board of Trustees, attending meetings as required.
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Support the reviewing and setting of annual budgets.
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Monitor restricted funding income and expenditure.
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Liaise with the auditors as necessary.
Governance
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To ensure that processing and storage of financial data is in line with Data Protection Legislation, including the GDPR.
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To support the Board to ensure all finance reporting for the HMRC and Charity Commission is in line with legal requirements.
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To ensure the charity meets all its financial statutory and compliance obligations
General
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To attend regular supervision sessions and staff meetings
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To attend meetings and training as requested by your line manager or the CEO
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To carry out all duties in a way which accords with the Centre’s Vision, Mission & Values, following policies and practice, to show commitment to equality of opportunity
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To contribute to fundraising activities and be committed to promoting the Booth Centre at every opportunity.
Booth Centre, Senior Finance Officer Person Specification
We would like to welcome a flexible, positive, dedicated, respectful person to the team as Senior Finance Officer. We are looking for a dynamic, team player, who enjoys working with others, taking on a challenge and takes pride in their work. You will become part of a dedicated, supportive and friendly team. You will be supported to develop and learn, to build your skills and knowledge in a sometimes challenging, often rewarding setting.
Skills and Knowledge
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Ability to communicate financial information in an appropriate manner for those without financial experience
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Excellent database management skills
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Competent in the use of Microsoft Excel
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Excellent organisational skills, including time management
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Excellent customer service skills
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Excellent attention to detail
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Ability to work independently and manage own workload
Experience
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At least 2 years' experience of a similar role.
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Experience of using Xero or equivalent financial management software
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Experience of preparation of management accounts and monthly finance reports
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Experience of payroll management
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Experience of pensions management
Hours: 40 hours per week
Contract: 2 years fixed term
Salary: Salary: NJC SO2 pt.26 - 28 - £30,451 to £32,234
Reporting to: Deputy CEO
Location: Hybrid – Centre-based office (Manchester M3)/home mix to be agreed
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About the role
As a part of our Finance team, you will provide support for all aspects of our financial processes. We are looking for someone who has excellent organisational and communication skills, with a friendly approach and great attention to detail, together with an interest in what we do. You must be fully conversant with MS Office and previous experience of Sage accounts would be a benefit.
How do we support you?
We offer a great benefits package with a range of employee schemes including flexible working, increase to annual leave based on length of service, excellent learning and development opportunities, wellbeing support and much more! You can find out more about this on our website.
About the Trust
Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust is a local nature conservation charity. You will be joining the Trust in the year we celebrate our 60th anniversary. Standing up for wildlife is as important now as it has ever been and our aims are to see more land in recovery for nature and more people inspired to take action.
Our staff team is enthusiastic, friendly and committed to making a difference.
How to apply
Please see recruitment pack for full details.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the recruitment early.
Closing Date - 9am on 15th April 2024
Interview - 18th April 2024
If you have any questions you can arrange a call with Michael Wood, Head of Finance - contact details found on recruitment pack.
It’s quick and easy to apply. Just email us your up-to-date CV and a supporting statement (max 2 sides of A4), outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role’s criteria outlined in the recruitment pack and Job Description.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the recruitment early.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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- Department: Finance Department
- Location: In and around the parish of All Souls
- Reports to: Finance Manager
- Working Hours: 5 days a week (35 hours/week; Full time)
- Annual Leave: 25 days plus bank holidays
- Contract: Permanent
Introduction
Welcome to All Souls Langham Place, a vibrant, Anglican Evangelical Church in the heart of London's West End. Our passion and commitment revolve around the core principle of being 'All for Jesus!' This ethos underpins everything we do as a church, and we are grateful for the diverse and international community that forms our church family.
As an integral part of God's worldwide Church, we embrace a spirit of generosity and graciousness in our fellowship with other churches. At the same time, we remain firmly rooted in the unchanging authority of God's Word. We recognize that All Souls Langham Place is just one small but significant part of the grand tapestry of Christ's Kingdom.
All Souls Church is composed of four distinct charities, each with a unique role in fulfilling our mission.
All Souls Langham Place serves as the central church body, providing a spiritual home and nurturing environment for our congregation. Langham Arts is dedicated to enriching our worship through music ministry. All Souls Serves the City (ASSTC) is our dedicated social action ministry, passionately engaged in serving and impacting the wider community. Through ASSTC, we actively demonstrate God's love and compassion to those in need. Lastly, the St. Paul's Trust plays a vital role in supporting the work undertaken by our church.
Together, these four charities collaborate to extend Christ's Kingdom, utilising the gifts and resources God has bestowed upon us. We firmly believe that Jesus is for all, and we aspire to be wholeheartedly 'All for Jesus.' With our rich heritage, exciting location, and a genuine desire to make a difference, we invite you to join us on this remarkable journey of faith and service.
Job Description
As the Finance Officer, you will be responsible for overseeing various financial aspects within our organisation and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. This role will require a strong understanding of gift aid compliance, legislative changes, and financial account management. Additionally, you will act as the subject matter expert for finance systems and serve as a backup for the Finance Manager when necessary.
The Finance Officer is part of the All Souls staff team supporting the church's ministry, being part of team fellowship and prayer groups. The staff, church officers and wider church family work together to deliver our vision and, as we do so, we can live out our Christian beliefs in every aspect of the daily life of the church. As a senior member of the staff team, you will play a full part in the life of the Church, including weekly staff fellowship and prayer groups, occasional attendance at the Prayer Gathering and on occasions representing the church externally.
Responsibilities
- Accurately submit gift aid claims to HMRC for all charities under our organisation, ensuring adherence to regulations and guidelines.
- Keep abreast of legislative changes from HMRC related to gift aid and ensure all charities comply with the latest requirements.
- Oversee bank and investment accounts, liaising with banks and ensuring smooth information flow between the bank and charity trustees. Prepare monthly reconciliations for active bank accounts, SOLDO cards, Credit cards etc.
- Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for finance systems, overseeing the testing and implementation of new giving platforms, and providing setup and training for the team.
- Manage and train the Finance Admin Assistant to maintain a high standard of performance and development within the team.
- Be able to represent Finance in meetings when the Finance Manager is unavailable.
- Prepare and send budget reports to budget holders regularly, ensuring accurate and timely delivery.
- Prepare management accounts for two smaller charities, provide detailed explanations for variances to management and trustees, and assist the Finance Manager with the preparation of Management accounts for All Souls.
- Handle accruals and balance sheet reconciliations with confidence and accuracy.
- Ensure accurate inter-company balances across all charities, including those that are run separately.
- Assist the Finance Manager with preparation for year-end audits. Utilise accounting knowledge to anticipate pressure points and potential issues ahead of year-end audits.
- Maintain professional communication with external and internal stakeholders, actively participating in Financial Accounts and statutory audits and examinations.
Person Specification
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or relevant equivalent experience
- Proven experience in gift aid compliance and finance management
- Excellent knowledge of HMRC regulations related to gift aid
- Familiarity with finance systems and SAGE accounting software
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- Detail-oriented and capable of working with accuracy
- Committed to the evangelical Christian stance and mission of All Souls Church
- Ability to work alongside others while demonstrating Christian principles and behaviours
- Personal commitment to corporate prayer by prioritising attendance at staff prayer groups and meetings
- Leadership and team management skills (desirable)
Join our team and contribute to the financial success and compliance of our charitable organisation!
Applications
- Closing date: Sunday 7 April 2024 at 23.59
- Interviews: From Monday 8 April 2024
The All Souls Church family is diverse as the global body of Christ is diverse and as London is diverse. Applications are welcome from people from ethnic groups which are a minority in the UK.
There is an occupational requirement that the job-holder is a Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.
In your cover letter, please outline why this position interests you and how you meet the Person Specification for the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Ordinary Lifestyles' our objective is clear: to provide support to adults with learning/physical disabilities as well as those with acquired brain/head injuries to enable them to live independently.
We believe that everybody can live successfully and safely in their own homes in their community if they have the right support. As Registered Manager you play a vital role in contributing to this, making a difference to the lives of the people we support.
We are looking for a professional, motivated and values driven individual, who we can support through the process of becoming a Registered Manager. The successful candidate must have the necessary experience within the Health and Social \Care sector and have relevant knowledge of the CQC and meeting their Fundamental Standards.
Responsible to: CEO
Salary: NJC points 36 to 42
Hours: 35 generally worked during office hours however the postholder will be required to work flexibly including some evenning/weekend work as required.
Contract: Permanent
Location: Failsworth, Manchester
Registered Manager responsibilities:
- To ensure that the organisation meets its statutory duties in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2012, Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and all other legislation which affects us
- To participate in the emergency on-call system and ensure that all emergency on-call issues are dealt with effectively
- To attend local authority provider meetings, registered manager meetings and to liaise appropriately with other groups, agencies and authorities
- To monitor incidents and accidents within the organisation and provide information to the Board of Trustees
- To submit Provider Information Returns (PIR), safeguarding and other required notifications to the CQC in the agreed timescales
- To complete necessary referrals and self-assessments required by the funding local authority or CCG
- To keep abreast of changing legislation, best practice and service developments with regards to people with learning disabilities
Service Management and Development Responsibilities:
- To listen to the individuals using the service, and their staff, and to respond, if necessary with the Management Team and Board of Trustees, in a thoughtful and reasonable way in accordance with Ordinary Lifestyles’ values as a person centred service and a good employer
- To ensure that each individual’s person centred support plan and all other documents, e.g. risk management, health action plans etc. are reviewed on a regular basis so that the services continue to find safe and innovative ways of supporting people to become part of their local community
- To provide clear and effective leadership by setting standards, monitoring performance and providing a positive role model to ensure that the service is person centred
- To ensure adequate staffing levels, using workers who understand the needs of the individual(s) they work with, and to have a shared responsibility for recruitment, pay and matters concerning personnel management in consultation with the Management Team
- To provide information, guidance and ongoing supervision to enable staff to effectively and safely carry out their roles. Carry out job consultations, appraisals and monitoring of staff performance
- To help maintain quality by being involved in conducting regular audits
- To work with new individuals and their families who may wish to receive support from Ordinary Lifestyles, to complete needs assessments, accurate financial costings and identify any accommodation issues for any potential new services
- To work with Housing Associations / Landlords to ensure that accommodation meets the needs of the individuals living there.
- To publicise and promote the organisation within the wider community in order to increase awareness of our values and in order to encourage more families to be involved
General management responsibilities associated with this role:
- To work with others to ensure that all management policies and decisions support the agreed vision, mission, values, philosophy and strategic priorities of the charity
- To work with the Board of Trustees, attending meetings and providing them with clear quarterly reports on all aspects of the service
- To contribute along with others to the organisation’s Strategic Action Plan, or other frameworks for agreeing strategy
- Other appropriate duties may be required by the organisation from time to time
This job is for YOU if:
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Have at least 2 years’ working with people with people with learning disabilities in a variety of different situations
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Are experienced in working with families and liaising with relevant agencies
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Meet/are working towards the requirements in order to become a Registered Manager with the CQC
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Have an understanding of the values underpinning supported living
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Are able to support people with all aspects of daily living in a way that respects their dignity and promotes independence and choice
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Have an understanding of the needs and rights of people with learning disabilities
- Have an understanding of anti-discrimination issues
- Have an understanding of Community Care principles and legislation, and the role of independent sector providers and associated regulatory bodies
- Have an understanding of how to recognise and respond to safeguarding concerns
- Have good written and verbal communication skills
- Have skill in promoting and encouraging a “learning culture,” through formal and informal means
- Have staff management skills and abilities to provide positive leadership
- Are self-motivated and able to work on own initiative
- Have a car and a current UK driving licence
- Are able and willing to undertake evening and weekend working as the service requires and to share the ‘on call’ responsibilities within the Management Team
Ordinary Lifestyles operates an Equality and Diversity policy. Applications are welcomed from those who meet all, or the majority of, the above criteria.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Purpose
Your legacy will be a tangible impact on slowing down climate change and helping nature recover by overseeing and leading on financial strategy and income generation and sustainability, across Avon Needs Trees (ANT) at the organisational level and for our projects.
You will secure ANT financially and oversee good fiscal management of all its affairs, helping to deliver on our goals to plant hundreds of thousands of trees and complementary habitats. You will join a fast-growing organisation that started in 2019 with four volunteers and has grown to a staff team of thirteen (which will double over 2024), over 1,000 volunteers and ownership of 170 acres (soon to be 600 acres) of land that will grow woodlands of over 160,000 trees.
We are looking for a positive people-person with commercial development experience, exceptional financial acumen and the ambition to help take ANT to our next level of impact, as we prepare for exponential growth over the next year. As a fast-growing, high impact charity all of our roles have direct operational responsibilities in addition to managing teams and thinking strategically and with vision.
Main responsibilities
● Lead from the front in the development and implementation of a Commercial Trading Arm for ANT and spearhead new sources of income including green finance
● Ensure development of finance models and plans to support Landscape Recovery, including natural capital frameworks and administration of government agriculture subsidies
● Line-manage and oversee the work of our finance and commercial teams to ensure our people are well-supported and our work is impactful
● Direct operational responsibilities to advance our work at pace
● Work with the Chief Executive and other Heads on organisational strategy, finance, accounting and organisational sustainability
● Work with the Chief Executive to ensure trustees have appropriate information and understanding of our finances
● Ensure the production of internal reports, annual accounts, and reports for funders
● Identify, seize and support new income, funding and fundraising opportunities, and help guide ANT through a period of business and transformation and growth
● Lead the development and implementation of ANT’s finance strategy including:
○ Forecasting models
○ Assessing risk in financial decisions
○ Ensuring all accounting activities comply with regulations and our governed by robust and appropriate policies
○ Cost saving opportunities
● Oversight of all ANT budgets, managing cashflows and profit/loss analysis
● Ensure compliance with laws and regulations in agreed areas of responsibility
● Identify and implement opportunities for ANT to continually improve, using your influencing skills to create opportunities
● As with all Avon Needs Trees roles, contributing to grant writing and fundraising activities
● Other duties and opportunities as required
Working relationships and expectations
● As a member of the senior leadership team, you will work closely with the Chief Executive and other Heads, helping to lead the organisation in an exciting period of change and growth
● You will have a number of direct reports, which will grow as ANT takes on more staff
● Hybrid working between home and our office (currently on Gloucester Road, Bristol)
● Occasional evening and weekend working will be required but this is not a substantial feature of your role
● Our staff maintain an appropriate level of confidentiality, professionalism and discretion at all times
● Our staff comply with organisational policies, procedures, and guidance, and external regulations and laws
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Harris Hill is recruiting for a Part Time Finance Director for this faith-based charity located in Buckinghamshire and Surrey. (Mostly Remote)
- Hours: 12 hours per week, on average over the full year
- Flexible Working: Only 1 day a month is required at their offices in either Buckinghamshire or Surrey
- Pay Scale £70,000pa FTE.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Accounts and Finance
- Maintenance of the accounting records,
- Preparation and monitoring forecasts and budgets for the Charity
- Having an overall appreciation of the requirements of Charity Statement of Recommended Practice for Charity Accounts (SORP)
- Preparing the records for audit and liaising with the auditors and Bursar
- Monitoring and oversight of Sage
- Ensuring sound financial controls exist. There should be monthly backups, which are forwarded to the Leader.
- Ensuring that the income to which the Congregation is entitled is received.
- Assistance with the financial aspects of longer-term strategic planning
Investments
- Awareness of the implications of the Congregation’s Investment Policy
- Assisting the Trustees with the monitoring of the Congregation’s Investment Portfolio, and liaising with the Charity’s Investment advisors and fund managers
- With the Trustees, attend Meetings, with the Investment Managers, and compiling Minutes.
Grants
- Have an overview of Grant Making procedures, and monitor the work of the Grants Administrator
Legal
- Having an appreciation of the charity’s trust deed and of how charities are governed in the UK.
- Having a general awareness of the laws and regulations affecting the Congregation and its work
Banking
- Assisting the Bursar, when required, with the Congregation’s banking arrangements.
- Ensuring that surplus funds are invested in interest bearing accounts and optimising the amount of such interest.
Insurance
- Assisting with arranging Insurance Cover, and liaising with the Insurance Advisers
Employment
- Awareness of employment legislation, including PAYE, National Insurance and Pensions
- Payroll preparation
he role will be varied and will involve working across the organisation providing support to both the operational and programme delivery teams. The role will assist the Finance Manager, performing various financial administrative tasks and will also support the community engagement and programme delivery team in varied administrative tasks, including contacting event participants, administering details within our CRM system, assisting with logistics for events such as room booking, catering orders and helping setting up rooms for events.
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities
- Perform a wide variety of clerical and administrative tasks, supporting the organisation’s operations
- Entering invoice details into Xero/ Quickbooks accounting systems, raising invoices and providing finance administration support to the Finance Manager as required.
- Maintaining mailing lists for course participants, creative producers and community engagement groups. Prepare and distribute correspondence as requested
- Providing administrative support to the Programme and Community Engagement team in terms of sending out invitations, monitoring attendance and assisting with setting up and sending out any surveys or participant evaluation as required
- Providing support for the booking of rooms/catering services or other requirements for the Southampton Forward programme of events.
- Note-taking in meetings as required
- Administration of the volunteer groups
- Conduct data entry to support the charity’s evaluation work
- Attendance at events to support the programme delivery team as required
- Please note this job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, The role holder may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organisation
Core deliverables and person specification
- Attention to detail
- Eager to learn and develop professionally
- Organised approach to time management
- Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
- Great communicator
- Friendly and positive approach
- Share our values and commitment to creating a diverse environment at Southampton Forward
Essential
- Experience of office administration
- Excellent IT skills making use of the full MS Office 365 Suite including Outlook, MS Teams, Excel, Word and Powerpoint as required
- Experience of book-keeping or financial administration
- Attention to detail
Desirable
- Qualification in office administration/project management
- Experience using CRM or database management
- Ability to work with changing priorities and sometimes competing needs from other team members
- Excellent data entry skills with a high level of accuracy
- Excellent written and interpersonal skills to be able to communicate with a wide range of people
Visit our website for full details and to apply,
The application deadline is Sunday 7th April at 23:59
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £46,920 (London) / £42,373 (National) per annum
Hours: Full time (but open to proposals including part time, job shares etc)
Contract: Permanent
Benefits:
· 27 days annual leave + statutory holidays + 3 closures days over the Christmas period;
· Flexible working for all staff including working from home / hybrid working, and flexi-time/TOIL scheme;
· Attractive family friendly policies;
· Private healthcare cover;
· Season ticket loans;
· Employee awards, and training and development opportunities.
For more information about our benefits please visit our website.
Location: London/Bristol - employees are able to work from home on an arrangement agreed with their line manager and we have colleagues based around the UK.
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the National Housing Federation (NHF) for a Policy Leader (Finance Policy).
The NHF is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people.
This role is a crucial and exciting one within our policy team and the wider organisation. You will use your knowledge and understanding of housing associations and their finances to build strong relationships with Finance Directors across our membership, and use their and your specialist knowledge to shape the financial environment so that housing associations can best deliver on their social purpose.
Whether this is making a persuasive and evidence-based case to the government for additional grant funding to build new homes, or working with sector experts on the detail of accounting, pensions, tax or treasury policy, or meeting with banks, lenders, ratings agencies, UK Finance, HMRC, and the Treasury on behalf of our members, this role is central to our work influencing national social housing policy.
Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to download the full job profile and person specification for this role.
Key elements of the role:
· Shape and lead our policy work on key strategic issues for housing associations around housing finance – advocating for solutions and mitigating risks that affect the delivery of housing associations’ social purpose;
· Develop evidence and ideas on technical policy areas into salient policy solutions that will make a difference for the sector and influence government;
· Represent the NHF to senior colleagues in government, members and external stakeholders with credibility, expertise and political judgement;
· Communicate with and provide advice to members on critical changes to policy and the external environment.
The successful candidate:
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
· A strong and in-depth understanding of housing association finances and the operating model of housing associations (finance qualifications are not required, but a technical understanding of finance and accounting issues will be vital);
· An ability to lead the development of credible, robust, evidence based policy, including on complex and technical policy areas;
· An ability to communicate credibly, clearly and persuasively in writing and in person including to Chief Executives, senior government officials and finance professionals;
· An ability to draft, oversee, adapt and deliver complex plans for the delivery of multiple projects or programmes of work.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and are working to increase the diversity profile of our workforce. We are currently under-represented by ethnic minorities, people with a disability or disabilities and LGBT+, and would particularly welcome applications from people in these groups.
Disability confident committed employer
We are a disability confident committed employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
We are happy to consider reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process if you have a disability or have a condition that you feel may affect your performance during the recruitment process. Please contact Stephanie Green, People Manager with your request or to arrange a time to discuss in more detail.
Our role profile and job advert can also be requested in large print or in accessible format via this email address.
Uploading your CV and cover letter
If you decide to apply for this role, when requested, please upload a version of your CV that does not include any personal details, such as name, gender, age etc. You should also ensure that you do not add your name at the end of the cover letter. This will help us to shortlist candidates for interview based solely on their knowledge, skills and experience.
Right to work in the UK / UK VISA Sponsorship
You must have the right to work in the UK and it is important to note that the NHF does not sponsor individuals to work in the UK.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 17th April
Interview date: Thursday 25th April
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Do you want to help us create, support, educate and inform an inclusive community of healthcare professionals, and all parts of society, about the principles and practice of compassionate, holistic medicine and health care?
At the BHMA we recognise that health, social justice and climate justice are intertwined. We hope to effect change in the world through empowering our health professionals to look after themselves and their patients better, so that we can all look after the planet better.
We believe it is time to reach a wider audience to inspire them with the understanding of the importance of holism and holistic and compassionate healthcare. We are looking for someone with passion and dedication who will help us achieve this.
About our charity
The British Association for Holistic Medicine and Health Care (BHMA) is a charity, with a small team, dedicated to promoting holism in healthcare. We are a membership organisation that is 40 years old this year and has produced a respected journal for over 20 years.
Role Overview & Aims
We are looking for someone who will drive the BHMA into a new phase of growth. Someone with passion and dedication who will believe in our purpose and help us achieve this. We want to grow our reach and find new members, journal subscribers and people to enrol on our course. We also want to start producing professional webinars and podcasts in the run up to our conference this Autumn. We would also like to streamline the administrative running of the BHMA to make it more efficient and sustainable, whilst growing our income streams.
How we work
The BHMA operates as a remote team however the hub is in the Bath/Bristol area with our AGM & a conference to be held near Bristol in 2024. We have 2-3 evening Zoom meetings per month and our remote administrator works mornings.
You will work from home using your own computer, however occasional face-to-face meetings would be a bonus.
Roles & responsibilities
Main duties:
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Liaise with the trustees and attend meetings to provide regular updates on the ‘health’ of the charity and to share your vision for strengthening marketing and operations.
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Identify risks and opportunities and work with the Trustees to promote the charity’s vision and implement change.
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Governance - ensuring the charity adheres to data protection policies,the requirements of the Charity Commission, and any other legal requirements
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Being responsible for all administrative and operational functions of the charity - delegating where appropriate to the administrator/marketing assistant.
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Designing and implementing a marketing and communications strategy to primarily build and retain memberships and subscriptions.
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Supervising our remote administrator/marketing assistant
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Supervising and motivating our student ambassadors.
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Organising & innovating
Day to day activities:
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Website updates and improvements and web optimisation/SEO.
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Implementing social media campaigns.
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Implementing referral marketing campaigns.
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Simple podcast/video editing and uploading.
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Writing and editing digital content.
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Leveraging the networks and influence of our trustees/ambassadors and student ambassadors.
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Creating a role and sense of purpose for our student ambassadors.
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Promoting our key offerings: Student essay competition, Conference, Events and affiliate events, Our Professional Development Course, BHMA membership, and our Journal of Holistic Healthcare.
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Implementing and improving customer service/onboarding protocols/customer retention.
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Nurturing BHMA member communities.
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Membership data collection and analysis.
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Writing newsletters to members and non-members
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Networking and looking for collaboration opportunities.
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Financial management - initiating payments and overseeing finances.
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Submitting financial reports & gift aid to the Charities Commission.
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Contributing to the annual report presented at the BHMA AGM.
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Organising monthly trustee meetings, taking minutes and preparing agendas (in consultation with the Chair) and reports in advance
For further information please see our job description attached below.
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Description
Job Title: Senior Regional Finance & Operations Manager - based in Central Africa – International Applications strongly encouraged!
Reporting to: Great Lakes and Central Africa Regional Representative and Head of Finance - Africa
Preferable: 6 years experience in the Humanitarian field
Hours: 37.5 Hours per week
Principal Location: Bukavu with regular travel to other parts of the Country and Region
Background:
Street Child believes every child deserves to go to school and learn. Our projects focus on education, child protection, and livelihood support to address the social, economic, and structural issues underpinning today’s education crisis. We partner with local organizations and communities to deliver our locally rooted programs. We use evidence to drive learning and the refinement and scale-up of programs to create maximum impact for most children at the lowest cost. We pride ourselves on being willing to go to the world’s most challenging places where others won’t, including remote, hard-to-reach areas and fragile, disaster-affected states across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Since 2008 we have helped over 250,000 children go to school and learn and supported over 25,000 families to set up businesses to afford the cost of educating their children.
Part 1: Role Purpose:
This role aims to offer financial and operations management support to Great Lakes and Central Africa Region programs, focusing majorly on Street Child Programmes in DRC. The role reports to both Great Lakes and Central Africa Regional Representative and Head of Finance in Africa.
The role holds a senior position within the Street Central Africa Region team and will oversee Street Child – financial and operational setup to support operationalizing all program/project implementation in full compliance with donors’ and SC operational standards. The role will also provide financial support to programs across Great Lakes and Central Africa and partner organizations to support the development and implementation of robust financial management and reporting systems and assess and strengthen the control environment, financial management, grant management, and reporting. It will be building the finance and grants management capacity of Street Child staff and partners. A vital part of this is facilitating communication between Programmes and Finance staff.
Part 2: Key Responsibilities:
Finance Management:
- Supervise the country's standard financial systems establishment and maintenance in line with STREET-CHILD Financial Policy and Procedures, donor and local legislation requirements to provide appropriate levels of security and controls over the organization's resources and operations across the country to ensure success, consistency, and compliance.
- Develop and update quarterly the country's Master Budget to ensure that all funding gaps are covered.
- Provide strong leadership to the Finance and Admin team in all offices, whether with direct line management or technical, ensuring competent and motivated staff are hired and retained.
- Provide financial advice to the budget holders and local partners, ensure adequate support is provided to the program, and ensure the alignment of resource allocations with organizational priorities at the budgeting and implementation stages.
- Ensure that monthly accounting closure is timely, accurate, and compliant with STREET-CHILD financial policies and procedures for all Street-Child field offices and perform the bank reconciliation as appropriate.
- Using the Street-Child accounting system, produce the Budget Vs.—actuals for internal use by the country team and budget holders on a monthly basis.
- Oversee all financial and logistical requests made by the technical team and ensure they are in line with the Street-Child guidelines (Advance request, travel request, leave request, Toil request).
- Lead on applying Street-Child anti-fraud and anti-corruption policy and ensure all DRC staff understand and adhere to it, including Zero tolerance.
- Ensure regular financial and operational checks are performed for each local partner involved in Street-Child project implementation.
- Elaborate, review, and update Finance Standard Operating Procedures for STREET-CHILD DRC and across the Central and Great Lakes region as required and relevant.
- Conduct spot checks on transactions be responsible for maintaining transparency and accountability within finance and administration.
- Build financial management capacity for local partners in the region.
Grant Management and Budget proposal:
- Collaborating with other managers during proposal development, lead on the costing in proposal writing.
- Produce grant financial reports for donors in their formats.
- With the Senior Programme Manager, co-lead monthly grants review meetings involving all active partners.
- Manage the budget review, cost extension, realignment, and alert on any potential risk.
- Ensure appropriate measures are taken to address audit findings and recommendations associated with all grants.
- Conduct grant management training for local partners and provide orientation on finance matters and tools to non-finance staff.
Operations Oversight:
- Lead all aspects of HR, administration, procurement and logistics in the region
- Adequately manage internal and external HR and admin risks, highlight & resolve relevant issues with national institutions with support from the country leadership team (Taxes, labour inspection).
- Maintain daily responsibility for local staff issues, i.e., contracts, payroll, job descriptions, salary scales, leave, and benefit in support of the HR and Admin Assistant.
- Facilitate frequent staff meetings, and update the staff on the new Street-Child guidelines, regulations, etc.
- Lead the outsourcing of some services such as staff medical insurance, legal issues and the adherence to national labour laws, taxation systems and rules, social security, and insurance rules, etc.
- Lead in running procurement, ensuring value for money and overseeing all contracts which are placed with suppliers
- Ensure that all necessary agreements, permits, and licenses for Street-Child operations in DRC are in place, and keep updated on national rules and regulations pertaining to Street-Child activities.
- Lead staff adherence to all processes and ensure strict and contextualized application across the DRC program.
- Ensure proper asset management by initiating tools and control systems, including tagging.
Part 3: Person Specification
Attributes Essential Desirable
Education / Qualifications:
- Educated to degree level or higher.
- Recognised Accountancy Qualification.
- Degree in International Business Administration, finance or related field; or attendance at specific relevant training courses.
Experience and Knowledge:
- 6 years post qualification experience.
- Experience of implementing internal controls and finance procedures.
- Experience of managing multi donor grants and good knowledge of donor compliance rules and requirements – in particular working with ECHO, BHA, EU, SIDA, NMFA, FCDO, USAID, UNICEF, ECW, WFP, etc.
- Knowledge of development issues and concepts.
Skills and Abilities:
- Extensive knowledge of finance & logistics policy within non-governmental organizations.
- Knowledge of computer applications and accounting software’s.
- Excellent relationship building skills, with an ability to skilfully navigate both national and international stakeholders.
- Knowledge of French, Swahili or other relevant local languages.
Other:
- Strong interpersonal, management and team work skills.
- Ability to influence change in teams not directly managed.
- A self-starter, capable of working independently and flexibly to a high level.
- Fluent English –written and spoken.
- Good communication and staff training / capacity building skills.
How to apply:
- To apply for this fantastic opportunity, please follow the link below.
- Female applications are strongly encouraged.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
Humane Society International/UK is a global animal protection organisation, striving for a better future for animals through advocacy, education, and hands-on programmes. We are an effective voice for animals, with active programmes in wildlife protection, alternatives to animal experiments, and farmed animal welfare. A small but effective team, HSI/UK has big ambitions to create further positive change for animals both here in the UK and around the world.
About the role
Reporting to the Director, Finance and Operations, the role of Senior Officer, Finance and Operations plays an important role in supporting the seamless functioning of both the HSI/UK and HSI/EU teams while also working closely with Finance, HR & IT colleagues in the US. Areas of focus include accounts payable and receivable, budgeting and monthly reporting, as well as providing wide-ranging operational support across a number of different areas including legal/contracts, HR and IT.
Key responsibilities
Financial Administration (30%)
- Accounts Payable: Create POs according to the A/P policy, ensure all invoices are correctly logged & submitted for payment, ensure timely payment of all invoices, review weekly report of unposted invoices and outstanding payments and take action as needed.
- Accounts Receivable: Ensure all donations are properly coded & documented.
- Expenses Reporting: Ensure timely submission of employee expenses and debit and credit card transactions.
- Review financial transactions monthly to ensure income and expenditure are recorded correctly in the general ledger.
- Provide monthly reporting to all budget holders in the UK and EU.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities, as needed.
Contracts Management (30%)
- Working with the UK and EU teams, oversee the creation, submission and signing of all supplier contracts.
- Work with the Office of General Counsel in the US to ensure each contract is compliant with organisational policies and procedures.
- Maintain a log showing stage of each document in the process.
Operational Support (40%)
- Be the first point of contact for operational queries to campaigns and fundraising teams in UK and EU
- Ensure timesheets are completed as part of the monthly payroll process.
- Manage the process of recruiting and onboarding new employees and offboarding leavers. Support provision of IT and equipment for UK and EU teams as needed.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities, as needed.
About you
Our successful candidate will be a confident, organised individual who is results-driven with excellent problem-solving skills. You will have outstanding numeracy skills, a solid knowledge of accounting principles with experience in a similar role.
We are searching for a committed and resiliant Finance & Operations professional to make a difference and be part of a passionate, close-knit team. If that’s you, please get in touch!
To apply
Please submit your CV and a covering letter via the CharityJob website by 11PM, Sunday 31st March.
The full application process will involve:
CV and covering letter
First round interview (via video call) with Director, Finance & Operations and Second round panel interview
Brief written exercise and Excel skills test
Reference Check
Non-graduates are welcome.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Accounts Receivable Supervisor.
Permanent position
Hybrid working
£34,000 - £37,000 Salary
14% pension contribution
35 days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday.
Morgan law are working exclusively with the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama for the recruitment of an Accounts Receivable Supervisor.
Reporting into the Head of Finance and managing a credit controller, your responsibilities will include:
To be responsible for the accurate maintenance of the Student Billing module in the finance accounting system.
Manage and maintain an accurate debtor control record, adjusting student fee records to ensure that students have been correctly billed by raising invoices and credit notes accordingly.
* Ensure School fees are paid in line with agreed deadlines and liaise with students to resolve payment queries including setting up individual payments plans in a speedy, accurate and professional manner.
* Provide analysis of tuition fee income and provide information to management for monthly, quarterly, end of year financial reporting and periodic reconciliation purposes.
* Develop and manage communications plan for students regarding payment dates and methods of payment.
* Oversee the Sales Ledger, raising all invoices and credit notes for other income streams including Student Support Services, Short Courses, Research and other departments.
* Send accurate monthly statements to students/customers.
* Produce monthly sales ledger analysis including aged debtor report.
* To maintain accurate and appropriate credit control procedures in line with the school policy and proactively manage the collection of all outstanding debts.
* Advise Head of Finance regarding potential bad debt risk and adequacy of bad debt provision
The client will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, so apply early so you do not miss out.