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User Voice was created for and is run by people who have been in prison and on probation. Lived experience means we engage empathetically instead of sympathetically.

We exist to reduce offending and improve rehabilitation by working with the most marginalised people in and around the criminal justice system. We ensure that practitioners and policymakers hear their voices.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in an innovative and growing charity. We are looking for a dynamic, authentic, and inspiring individual to join our team.

The role requires an individual with experience in project management, financial management, financial modelling, contractual management, negotiation and commercial operations.

The successful candidate will be self-driven, energetic, proactive, committed to delivery, and enjoy working in a team whilst also taking ownership. As User Voice is a relatively small team, you must be comfortable being hands-on.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

 

Essential:

1. Minimum 4 years’ experience in a middle management or senior commercial role
2. A recognised high-quality relevant qualification 
3. Experience in contract negotiation
4. Strong presentation skills with ability to summarize effectively for different audiences
5. Detail-oriented and able to take initiative in owning projects with the support of the team
6. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
7. A strong and demonstrable commitment to and understanding of the promotion of equality, diversity and safeguarding.
8. Good experience of Microsoft Office
9. Requires that the post holder is not automatically disqualified by (or can obtain a waiver from) the Charity Commission

Desirable:

1. Experience in project accounting
2. Experience of the charity sector and/or criminal justice system

We are looking for a brilliant, organised and proactive person, a qualified accountant, to join our small and committed team working closely with the chair of Trustees to promote the smooth running of the charity, its grant-making projects and remote office (finance, bookkeeping, HR and IT systems etc). The post is for an independent worker comfortable working remotely. The anticipated hours can be arranged to meet both the charity’s and your needs.

Battersea’s Finance and Corporate Resources directorate is responsible for leading, developing, managing, and supporting the financial, technological, infrastructure and compliance services across Battersea. We are looking for a Systems Accountant to join our Finance Team. This person will manage and administer Battersea’s key finance system, Oracle NetSuite, and support with broader process improvement projects across the function. They will be responsible for ensuring the integrity, efficiency and functionality of financial systems and processes to support effective and accurate financial operations. They will also play a key role in delivering an excellent customer experience, delivering training, and advising on best practice. 

The ideal candidate will have significant experience maintaining financial and reporting systems, be proficient in the use of Oracle NetSuite, and be CCAB-qualified.

What we can offer you:

In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:

- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year

- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes

- Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources.

- Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution

- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year.

- Annual interest-free season ticket loans

We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.

Our hybrid working model:

We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.

Diversity and inclusion:

At Battersea, we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse workforce and inclusive culture in all aspects of our organisation. We aim to ensure that this pledge, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together.

By hearing from and valuing different experiences, perspectives, and contributions, we know we can provide the best expert care for every dog and cat who needs us. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from diverse ethnic communities and people with disabilities, who we know are currently underrepresented in our workforce.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best. 

More about us:

At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.

Closing date: 13th June 2024

Interview date(s): w/c 17th June 2024

For full details, please download our recruitment pack.

To apply for the role, please click the button below. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.

Macular disease is the biggest cause of sight loss in the UK, with around 300 people diagnosed every day. The Macular Society is the only charity determined to beat the fear and isolation of macular disease with world class research, and the best advice and support.

To support people affected by macular disease now, the Macular Society provides a range of support, information and services. Our research programme is focused on finding new treatments and a cure to beat macular disease forever.

The role of Assistant Accountant supports the finance team to maintain the accuracy of the society’s purchase ledger, using the SAGE 200 accounting system, as well as producing accurate ad hoc analyses and perform a range of other reconciliation, banking and filing duties.

In return we provide a great working culture and offer flexible working options, 26 days annual leave, rising to 27 after one years service, the ability to buy or sell annual leave, supportive family policies, and 6% pension contribution.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.

Assistant Accountant

We have an opportunity for an Assistant Accountant to join the team managing the day-to-day accounting and financial stewardship of the Church, under the supervision of the Finance Manager.

This role offers hybrid and flexible working.

Position: Assistant Accountant

Location: Crawley/West Sussex/hybrid (hybrid working available after on boarding period)

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week (flexible working available)

Salary: £32,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Benefits include: 25 days holiday, pension, free parking, 5 minute walk from Crawley train station, town centre location

Closing Date: 17th June 2024. Please note this role may close earlier than advertised if a suitable candidate is found.

Interview Date: Shortlisting and interviews will take place on a rolling basis, so apply early.

The Role

As Assistant Accountant, you will take a lead role in every aspect of the day-today accounting and financial stewardship of the Church, working in collaboration with the staff team. You will assist with the financial setup of new church plants, ensuring a consistent approach across all of the Church partnership of churches, identifying best-practice and ensuring robust checks and balances are in place as the finance function increases in operational complexity.

Consistency, attention to detail, and best practice are key as this role will also help to establish a centralised resource service, offering a limited range of financial services to other selected churches in the town. This is a hands-on role; the successful applicant will enjoy understanding and implementing the detail of charity and church accounting requirements.

About You

You will be AAT qualified (or equivalent) or have significant appropriate experience and with a demonstrative development of skills.

You will have also have had experience of:

• Financial reporting to deadlines
• Financial transaction processes up to Trial Balance
• Payroll management
• Variance reporting

The Organisation

The Church exists to promote the whole mission of the church, pastorally, evangelistically, and socially, and this extends into the staff team where everyone who joins will thrive in this environment, able to contribute to the community of shared faith.

All the teams, including the staff team, pray together whenever they meet, sharing prayer and worship times throughout the working week. Therefore, all roles have a genuine occupational requirement to ensure protection of this strong Christian ethos and values. As you will represent and speak on behalf of a Christian organisation, the Occupational Requirement for an active Christian faith is justified under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1, clause 3.

We encourage applications from those of Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds

This role requires an enhanced DBS check.

You may also have experience in areas such as AAT, Accountant, Accounts Assistant, Junior Accountant, Payroll, Finance, Finance Assistant, Finance Administrator, Finance Accounts Assistant, Accountant Junior, Trainee Accountant, Business Accountant.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

About the Finance team

The role will provide support to the Financial Controller in effective stewardship and oversight of all finance functions, with responsibility for ensuring accurate budget holder reporting, project reporting and aid in the production of management accounts.

Working with the Financial Controller and Finance Assistant, this role is essential to the reporting of financial information across the Charity. The Assistant Management Accountant will also support in the delivery of new projects and systems advancements.

About the role

The Assistant Management Accountant is a critical role within the organisation and is being recruited at an exciting time as Kidney Care UK seeks to realise its growth ambitions within its strategy.

The role will provide support to the Financial Controller in effective stewardship and oversight of all finance functions, with responsibility for ensuring accurate budget holder reporting, project reporting and aid in the production of management accounts. This role is essential to the reporting of financial information across the Charity. The Assistant Management Accountant will also support in the delivery of new projects and systems advancements.

In addition the Assistant Management Accountant will help to prepare the Charity’s quarterly VAT returns, ensuring that all transactions have the correct VAT coding. The role will be pivotal in the monthly close down process and ongoing accuracy of the transactions held on the accounting system.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and will be highly organised. The ideal candidate will be able to organise conflicting priorities around the monthly management accounts cycle. They will be flexible and adaptable in their approach to support transformational change in our processes and systems.

Core tasks and responsibilities

• Monthly accounting, budgeting, reporting and analysis:
• Produce monthly budget vs actual variance reports for budget holders.
• Prepare monthly expenditure reports for the patient grants team, reconciling the finance system to the database.
• Prepare and post the weekly income imports from information provided by Fundraising.
• Undertake regular monthly income reconciliations with the Fundraising Team, agreeing the finance system to the database.
• Aid in the month-end closing procedures and prepare the monthly reconciliations required: bank reconciliation, corporate card reconciliations, project reconciliations.
• Ensure that proper procedures are in place and followed for company credit cards, ensure that credit card expenditure is entered and reconciled through the control account and balanced each month.
• Ensure that all transactions are correctly accounted for in respect of VAT.
• Aid in training non-finance staff on ExpenseIn (our expenses management system). Support the Financial Controller in resolving ExpenseIn queries.
• Raise invoices and maintain the sales ledger.
• Covering for the Accounts Assistant on the purchase ledger when required.
• Aid in the monthly payroll process, incorporating a review of the payroll workings and allocation journal prepared by the outsourced payroll function. Ensure that the correct pension deductions are being made and accounted for correctly on the finance system.

Person specification

• Experience of charity accounting and FRS102 SORP requirements
• Knowledge and experience of management accounts
• A good knowledge of VAT
• Robust understanding of financial controls
• Experience of using a range accounting packages
• High degree of proficiency in Microsoft 365
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate financial matters to non-financial stakeholders
• Self-motivated individual capable of working on their own and as part of a team
• Ability to manage and prioritise a substantial workload handling issues effectively and efficiently
• Ability to analyse complex problems and interpret information effectively and exercise sound judgement and develop practical and workable solutions as a consequence.
• A strong sense of personal and team accountability coupled to a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority.
• Ability to manage to deadlines and within resources.
• Drive for continuous improvement to produce more effective service delivery and partnerships.
• Able to prioritise; organised self-motivated and flexible.

Hybrid Working - Based in one of our regional Hubs: Leeds, Midlands, Wales. 

Ref: MGA-241

Are you a proactive, analytical and collaborative individual with a proven record of control account reconciliations and preparing and coordinating budgets and management accounting reports for an organisation?  Looking for a career-enhancing new opportunity?

If so, St Giles has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Management Accountant to join us and provide vital support to the Financial Controller in managing the management and financial accounts of the Trust, while also managing volunteers.

About St Giles Trust 

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need.  Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.

About this key role

This multi-faceted role will see our successful candidate produce monthly management accounts for St Giles Trust with commentary and key performance indicators, monitor and report on budget and prepare financial forecasts and projections, plus prepare monthly schedules such as deferred income, accruals, and prepayment in accordance with accounting policies.

We will also count on you to monitor expenditure and income and support budget holders in managing the delegated budget by providing monthly reports on income, grant, and expenditure and to monitor the organisation’s expenditure and income, as well as supporting managers with the preparation of funders’ monthly or quarterly reports on fund usage.  Coordinating the year-end financial accounts and supporting the Head of Finance to ensure a smooth process and being point of contact for all financial systems related matters are also key aspects of the role.

What we are looking for

• Experience of in-year reporting and monitoring key performance indicators

• Experience of working with non-finance managers on financial issues

• Experience of managing the payroll process

• Experience of preparing management accounts returns for funders, reconciling fundraising figures to budgets/actuals on financial systems

• Strong accounting technical knowledge (debits, credit, accruals, deferred income, etc)

• Ability to use Exchequer or similar financial system and experience of Sage 50 Payroll or similar payroll software

• Ability to explain technical accounting terms to non-finance managers

• Excellent IT, interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written.

As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will require a Basic DBS check.

We actively encourage people with personal experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing this client group to apply for this role.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.

We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

Closing date: 21 July 2024

Location: Scorex House, Bradford – hybrid
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £63,210 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week

Are you a qualified Accountant that’s passionate about using your technical knowledge to influence business decisions? As our client's new Technical Reporting Accountant, you’ll be responsible for the preparation of and consolidation of management and statutory accounts and reports, taking a holistic view of the data produced and how this impacts their customers.

About the role and person:

- 35 hours per week
- Permanent

As their Technical Reporting Accountant, your key areas of responsibility include:

- Preparation of statutory accounts and annual FVA regulatory returns for Homes England for Group,
- Reviewing and updating Group accounting policies, ensuring they are compliant with Housing SORP, Accounting Direction and relevant accounting standards,
- Preparation of consolidated monthly management accounts and reports
- Planning and organising the annual budget setting and subsequent forecasts for all Group entities in line with the financial and corporate strategy objectives.

With an Assistant Technical Reporting Accountant reporting into this role, it’s important that you have the ability to lead and develop others. You’ll also work closely with external stakeholders including auditors.
Do you have what it takes to be their Technical Reporting Accountant?

You’ll have:

- A recognised Accountancy Qualification (CCAB).
- Experience of management accounts production and reporting.
- Experience of statutory and regulatory report development
- Great analytical and report writing skills with the drive to take ownership and seek solutions.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
- Previous experience of team management and development.
- Experience and knowledge of complex financial accounting systems.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

- An understanding or experience in the social housing sector.
- A working understanding of Unit 4 finance software or similar Housing Finance systems.
- A working Understanding of Active H

Location: The successful candidate will be required to live within a commutable distance to either their Bradford or Peterborough office. They’re a keen promoter of agile working and encourage the use of working from home, as long as they meet their customer’s needs.

They’ll provide you with the equipment and software that you’ll need for the purpose of your role however it will be your responsibility to have an appropriate space to work from as well as a suitable broadband connection/provider.

Salary: The spot salary for this post is £63,210 per annum for applicants who fully meet the requirements of the post. Applicants, who do not meet all the requirements of the post, will start 5% or 10% below the spot salary.

What will you get from them?

In addition to a competitive salary, they also have a focus on employees’ development. They support both professional and personal development, ensuring everyone has a development plan and provide access to a wide range of internal and external learning resources.

You’ll also receive:

- 28 days paid holiday (pro-rata excluding bank holidays) per year rising by 1 day per year up to a maximum of one working week.
- A choice of Pension Schemes including a Defined Benefit Scheme with a 7.5% member contribution or a Defined Contribution Scheme with a 4% member contribution and 4% employer contribution. Both pension schemes provide Life Insurance Cover.
- Option to purchase additional holiday of up to 2 of your working weeks (at managers discretion).
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- "Hapi" Benefits App with multiple discounts. 
- Cycle to work scheme.

Who is our client?

They own around 20,400 houses across the North, East and South of the country. They are home to over 41,000 customers. They exist to improve lives, providing people with high quality homes, affordably. Whatever their housing need, whether family, single, older or more vulnerable – their customers come first. They are always at the very heart of their business. 

If you feel great about putting customers first, then they feel great about you joining the team.
And they are a team. They live and breathe their values – they are Smart, they are Driven, they are Caring and they are Inclusive – are you? If you can do what’s right and challenge what you think is wrong, relish the opportunity to work with some fabulous colleagues to improve the customer experience and make sure they keep to their promises, then you are the person they are looking for.

Please don’t delay in submitting your application. Where roles are urgent or they receive a high volume of applications, they may interview and conclude the process prior to any closing date indicated.

Please note candidates must have current eligibility to live and work in the UK, this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Join them and start your own journey with our client. They aim to be number one, and you could help them get there. 

You may have experience in the following: Statutory Accounts Accountant, Management Accountant, Financial Reporting Accountant, Accounts Payable/Receivable Accountant, Assistant Technical Reporting Accountant, etc.

REF-214 528

We're looking for an Assistant Financial Accountant to join our finance team located at our Head Office in Caledonian Road.

£32,500.00 per annum, working 35 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.

Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here.

Reporting to the Financial Accountant, the Assistant Financial Accountant will be involved with all financial accounting and treasury activities for the organisation which includes Look Ahead Care & Support and its subsidiaries. Activities include the day to day monitoring and administration of Look Ahead's bank account, posting journals, producing monthly balance sheet reconciliations and assisting with the management of the outsourced payroll function.

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.

What you'll do:

Assist with the production of the management accountants and annual financial statements for Look Ahead Care & Support (LACS) and its 3 subsidiary companies.
Assist the Financial Accountant with the annual year end audit process for the organisation including liaison with the external auditors.
Prepare the quarterly VAT return for Look Ahead and Look Ahead Developments.
Post all fixed asset journals, reconciling relevant balance sheet accounts monthly.
Prepare and post monthly journals and complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations for other general ledger accounts as required.
Ensure that Look Ahead's bank accounts are reconciled on a daily basis. Prepare and post daily journals for cash receipts, direct debits, and manual payments.
Assist with the preparation of payroll journals and the reconciliation of relevant payroll accounts e.g. payroll control, PAYE, pension, attachment of earnings etc.
Assist with the monthly payroll processing, including processing of overtime and payroll sample checking.
Assist with the administration of Look Ahead's pension scheme, including processing new joiners and leavers.
Assist the Financial Accountant with the development and day to day management of the SUN financial system across the whole finance team in order to achieve efficiencies and continuous improvement.

For the full list please see our website.

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead

About you:

Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, networks in local business community
Approachable and open behaviour
Prefers working as part of a group or team
Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
Is assertive and will challenge others
Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
Demonstrates significant confidence and high levels of self-esteem
Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
Is passionate and enthusiastic about his/her career and job experiences
Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude

What you'll bring:

Essential:

Good attention to detail with ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload to meet agreed deadlines.
Excellent oral and written communications.
Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
Proven customer service experience.
Experience of posting journals and working within a general ledger system.
Experience of balance sheet reconciliations.
1 - 2 years relevant accounting experience.

Desirable:

Experience of using Sun Financials.
Experience of using Sage.
Experience of accounting in the social housing sector.
Be studying towards a relevant professional finance qualification (ACCA, CIMA etc.).

About us:

Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.

We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:

We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.

This is a busy multi-faceted role in which your organisational and interpersonal skills will be crucial. A flexible, capable person with a purposeful attitude will do well. At QCCA, our staff are committed to going that extra mile, and even further, to get the job done, to the highest standard.

KEY DUTIES

• Liaising with external suppliers and customers

• Formulating and setting up supplier payment runs

• Preparing and Filing invoices, data entry

• Responsible for credit control

• Reviewing and posting staff and credit card expenses

• Managing all financial records and daily bookkeeping of the business

• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial records using QuickBooks accounting software

• Process Accounts Payable and ensure invoices are coded

• Preparing monthly Bank reconciliations and credit card transactions

• Assist with the budgeting and forecasting function

• Assisting with the preparation of Year-End audits

• Managing petty cash

• Monthly payroll and pension duties

An exciting position has arisen for an initiative-taking, enthusiastic and well-organised individual to join the Charity team at Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. (Working title King George & Queens Hospital Charity)

This is a dual responsibility role, and the postholder will be at the heart of all charitable activities as part of the fundraising team. We are seeking excellent secretarial skills to assist the Head of Fundraising with essential governance paperwork, and a keen aptitude for database interrogation, as well as leading with the day to day administration for the charity team. The role will also allow your creativity to shine through, as we expect everyone in the team to work together on creating events and campaigns.

The postholder will be confident to line manage other team members, and highlight charity activity to the executive board via written committee papers, and face to face/Teams meetings. 
We are searching for an effective communicator able to converse at all levels across the organisation, and confident to attend both internal and community meetings to encourage charitable giving.

This is a pivotal role in our charity. You will have the responsibility for a range of financial income platforms which need to be accurately transcribed to the administrator, and the charity accountant

Who: We are looking for an experienced, self-starting Finance Manager for the Central Foundation Schools of London, a charity supporting two state schools in London, with investments and endowments in the region of £40m.

Responsibilities: The Finance Manager will be responsible through the CEO to the Board, for day-to-day management of the charity’s accounts and all financial operations. They will manage the financial record keeping, payroll, pensions, banking and oversee the tracking of Foundation’s investments and income. The postholder will provide accurate financial management information, including quarterly cashflow forecasting and management accounts and co-ordinating the annual budget setting process.  They will be responsible for preparing the annual accounts to the required standards and overseeing the annual audit process. They will also provide advice on a range of operational issues to ensure sound asset management, value for money and compliance with statutory requirements relevant to the charity’s financial operations. They will contribute to the shared leadership of the organisation including collaborating on the implementation of the Foundation’s strategy.

Our Work: For over 150 years, the Central Foundation Schools of London has supported two schools in inner London. Between them, the Girls’ School at Bow Road, Tower Hamlets and the Boys’ School is based in Cowper Street, Islington provide places to over 2,500 young people. Today, the Foundation continues to benefit students at these two schools while also supporting the schools to strengthen the opportunities, facilities and educational excellence for current and future students.

Our People: We are a small team with three part time staff managing the day to day work of the Foundation.  A Board of 18 trustees/directors volunteer their time and skills and collaborate closely with the small staff team. In 2022 the Board started a process of transformation and modernisation of the charity’s operations and processes. In 2023, alongside refreshing our governance, supporting two major building programmes and updating our financial operations, we established our first strategy addressing how we can best support the Schools over the next decade and more. 

The Role: To support the exciting opportunities presented by the new strategy, Central Foundation Schools for London are recruiting a permanent Finance Manager to provide professional management of the charity’s accounts, ensuring the charity’s operational effectiveness and efficiency, accurate financial management information and advice, preparation of the annual budget, management of our investment portfolio as well as compliance with statutory for the production of the Annual Statutory Accounts in compliance with latest SORP and legislation.

Experience: We are looking for a fully qualified accountant with good post-qualification experience with the ability to work independently and lead the charity’s financial operations.

Hours: Working 2 days a week, the appointed candidate will have the flexibility agree their working pattern with the chief executive. Ideally, the new Finance Manager would work Tuesday or Wednesday (or both) on site in the Foundation office when other staff members are also on site.

Our Offer: Salary £48,000 - £54,000 pro rata dependant on experience;b ased near Old Street, with flexibility in days/hours by agreement; enhanced employer pension with option to join from day 1; 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro-rata); taining and development support, including support for continuing professional development.

Finance Manager

Location: Hybrid - Southwest London, SW17 9SH
Job Type: Full time or Part-time suit individual – minimum 3 days a week
Contract Type: Interim
Salary: £42,000 - £45,000 pa dependent on experience

Would you like to be part of our clients current success to grow and build a stronger presence in the HIV sector?

They are looking for a Finance Manager with responsibility for all areas of financial management and control and for ensuring the charity remains sustainable and resilient.

Since its foundation in 1989, our client has provided support to - and challenged stigma towards - those living with HIV. Using revenue generated by their nine charity shops located in south London, as well as fundraiser events, they have given over £1 million in grants to HIV-related projects and organisations during the last ten years alone.

As an important member of the Senior Management Team, you will work closely with the Board and the Chief Executive, to support the running and growth of the organisation. You will provide advice and report on organisational finance and ensure that the financial records of the charity are effectively maintained.

• They are looking for someone with a solid understanding of financial management and accounting.
• You may or may not be a qualified accountant.
• They are looking for someone proactive who can think about finance strategically and is keen to get involved in our mission as a whole.

What they can offer you

This is a great opportunity for a finance professional to add value beyond the traditional remit of a Finance Manager and to bring their skills to bear to professionalise them and their working environment.

Working to the remit of the Board, and as part of the Senior Leadership Team, you will assist in implementing the charity’s longer-term strategy over a sustained period to safeguard their future.

How to apply

Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter which should indicate why you are interested in applying for this role, your availability and how you meet the selection criteria.

If you would like a call to discuss the role in more detail, Having a call of this kind will not influence the success or otherwise of your application.

They want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact them if you require any assistance or adjustment so that they can help with making the application process work for you.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 19th June. Interviews will take place w/c 24 June.

As part of our ongoing commitment to diversity they actively and warmly encourage applications from a broad range of backgrounds.

You may also have experience in the following: Financial Controller, Finance Manager, Group Controller, Management Accountant, Chief Accountant, Finance Director, Finance Controller, Company Accountant, Group Accountant, Finance Accountant, Financial Accountant, Qualified Accountant, Legal Finance etc.

REF-214 570

Provision of Administrative Services for Grant Giving Trust

Two interesting and innovative family trusts, one charitable, the other a radical grantmaker unrestricted by charitable status, seek administrative support to field applications, prepare papers for three trustees' meetings a year, minute these meetings and handle follow-up. 

The post is self-employed paying up to £30 per hour, averaging 28 hours per month (so earning in the region of £850 pm), but is concentrated around the meetings. 

Helpful to be based conveniently for meetings in London, but not essential as Zoom can be used. As this is a self-employed post it will be within your own choosing how, when and where you undertake the required work.

Administrative efficiency and good time-management are paramount and IT skills essential but wider interest, involvement and opinions are welcome.

The closing date is 30/06/2024 at midnight.