Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant

Anna Freud is seeking a part-time Finance Assistant to join our world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families on a 12 month fixed term contract. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about Anna Freud is available on our website.

Our EDI commitment

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and being an equal opportunities employer, whereby equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are core to our recruitment practices. All candidates who meet the job criteria will be considered for employment, regardless of ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, socioeconomic background, caring responsibilities and care experience.

We ask candidates to share their diversity dimensions with us to help us identify, tackle and prevent bias across the employee lifecycle. We believe a diverse workforce enhances our ability to support mental health and wellbeing, allowing us to better meet the needs of the children, young people and families we serve.

As a Disability Confident employer, disabled candidates meeting our criteria are guaranteed an interview. Applications are submitted anonymously and assessed using a fair evaluation process based on the criteria set out in our job profiles.

What we offer

We offer a range of staff benefits, including free counselling through our Employee Assistance Programme. We are proud to have staff-led Diversity Networks offering unique opportunities for learning, connection and impact.

What you’ll do

As the Finance Assistant supports accurate, timely finance processing across accounts payable, accounts receivable and general financial administration.

• Maintain the purchase ledger, including supplier setup and invoice processing.
• Process employee expenses, bank allocations and weekly payment runs.
• Support purchase-ledger reconciliations and month-end deadlines.
• Process sales invoices and respond to customer and funder queries.
• Provide administrative support, handle finance queries and assist with year-end audits.

What you’ll bring

As the ideal candidate you will be a highly organised and detail-focused administrator who can work independently, collaborate effectively and deliver accurate work in a busy finance environment.

• Office experience gained in a busy, process-driven working environment.
• Ability to work independently, complete delegated tasks and meet deadlines.
• Confidence using IT systems, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Strong attention to detail and a proven ability to produce accurate work.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues in a hybrid working environment.

Key details

Hours: Part-time (21 hours per week): usual working hours are Monday to Friday, 09:00-17:00. Preferably including Tuesday to assist with the payment run. Flexible working is possible

Salary: £27,294 FTE per annum, plus 6% contributory pension scheme

Location: Hybrid (a mixture of home/onsite working): working from home and Anna Freud, 4–8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH, in line with Anna Freud’s hybrid working policy. Specific working arrangements will be discussed during the interview process.

Contract type: Fixed Term Contract - 1 Year

Next steps

Closing date for applications: midday (12pm), Tuesday, 10 November 2026. Please note that due to high application volumes, we may close this advert early. We encourage you to apply promptly and to keep an eye on our future vacancies for more opportunities.

Notification of interview: shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Friday, 13 November 2026. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.

Interviews: will be held on in week commencing 23 November 2026

How to apply: click on the 'apply now’ button to apply online. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.

Questions?

Please email us with any job enquiries, or if you require assistance or experience difficulties when applying. Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor license therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.