Accounts Assistant Jobs in Yorkshire And The Humber
Purpose of the role:
WEA have an exciting opportunity for a Financial Accountant to join our Finance team.
You will get...
- A salary of £42,385 - £44,615
- Enhanced holiday entitlement (30 days, plus bank holidays);
- Agile working opportunities;
- Life insurance cover;
- Employee assistance programme;
- Cycle to work scheme;
- Eye care vouchers.
Reporting to the Head of Financial Accounting, the Financial Accountant will develop and support a first-class internal financial accounting function. You will be responsible for delivering high quality financial and statutory accounts, ensuring internal controls are adequate with all processes, procedures and policies followed.
Key areas of responsibility:
The Financial Accountant will be responsible for:
- Managing the Financial Transactions Team which is responsible for all financial transactions excluding payroll.
- Ensuring there are adequate controls for all transactional procedures.
- Ensuring accurate financial records are maintained.
- Producing monthly management reports for internal and external use.
- Taking a leading role in the production of the Association`s statutory accounts, the annual external audit process and timetable.
- Act as lead on the Association`s insurance.
- Managing and reporting on day-to-day cash flow
About you:
Do you have the following knowledge, skills and abilities?
- Qualified CCAB accountant.
- Experience of building high-performing finance teams.
- Highly proficient and experienced in financial accounting and reporting including external statutory reporting and audit.
- Working with external financial bodies, such as banks, HMRC, pension and insurance providers and other agencies
- Proven ability for implementing and monitoring financial controls.
- Excellent planning, organisational and time management skills.
- A passion for adult education, and making a difference!
If you have these skills, we would love to hear from you.
About WEA:
The WEA is the UK's largest voluntary sector provider of adult education, a charity dedicated to bringing high quality, professional education into the heart of communities.
We are working hard to create a workplace that reflects the communities we seek to serve and in which everyone feels empowered to be themselves and work together to drive positive change. We strongly encourage applicants from a diverse range of candidates and encourage everyone with the appropriate skills, experiences and potential to apply.
If you are interested in this role, please submit your application at your earliest convenience. We reserve the right to close the role early if we receive a large volume of applications.
Size: 101 - 500
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you ready to take on a new High Value challenge, working to secure and retain multi-year Corporate Partnerships for an ambitious charity that helps millions of people access good quality, independent advice
Having recently been nominated for two major awards, this is your chance to join a growing and thriving sector-leading fundraising team, bringing your High Value partnership skills to this brand-new Corporate Partnerships Lead.
Salary: £45,243 + £3,250 London weighting
Location: Remote or from your local office if preferred (London, Birmingham, Cardiff or Leeds)
Benefits: 26 days holiday + bank + 4 days Christmas closure, 6.5% employer contribution pension
Contract: Full time, 4 days or job share all considered
Culture: Flexible and family-friendly, completely rooted in trust
About the charity
Citizen's Advice is a household name that helps people find a way forward and speaks up for them. We can all face problems that seem complicated or intimidating and no one sees so many people, with so many different kinds of problems. This gives Citizen's Advice a unique insight into the challenges people face today.
With the right evidence, they can show big organisations - from companies right up to the government - how they can make things better for people. By helping with the underlying cause of problems and making sure they don't get worse, they save the government and public services hundreds of millions of pounds every year.
About the role
The Corporate Partnerships team is evolving at pace, securing some seriously exciting and impactful partnerships over the past 2 years.
This is a brand-new role, part of growth plans and investment in fundraising. You'll have oversight of the high value corporate offer, acting as resident expert on the needs of high value external stakeholders. Through exceptional account management and stewardship, you'll focus on securing and retaining relationships with multi-year, multi-million pound partners.
There's a bold organisational ambition is to secure two new high value accounts (£5 million+), so you'll work closely with new business colleagues to develop the products and services to make this a reality.
The scope and scale of the offer and case for support is primed and ready to go - we just need a superstar to present the proposition to the right partners. You'll take on the account management of existing partnerships with Aviva and National Grid, proactively building awareness internally and externally to showcase and celebrate success.
About you
To apply for this extra special role, we'll be looking for you to demonstrate:
- A proven track-record account managing high value relationships with commercial and corporate organisations across multiple sectors, ideally operating at seven figures+.
- Exceptional networking, communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to navigate complex organisations and their often-sensitive needs and agreements.
- Team player who builds trust and gains buy in from internal and external stakeholders alike, working with colleagues - nationally and locally - to ensure partnerships deliver against objectives and budgets.
- Manage emerging risks and challenges, ensuring the organisation's reputation is protected and promoted.
If you are as excited by the possibilities as we are, please get in touch with a copy of your CV or profile to Amelia Lee at Charity People.
Deadline: 9am on Monday 29th April
Interviews: w/c 13th May, dates tbc
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
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Deputy Café Manager
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
We are committed to paying the Real Living Wage.
About Us
Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. Together, we can change this.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research so that you and those you love live longer healthier lives, free of cancer.
Thanks to supporters, the charity funds vital cancer research and pioneers innovative new services for people with cancer. These life-giving medical breakthroughs are helping more people survive cancer – in Yorkshire, and beyond.
As an inclusive employer, our aim is to ensure our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is vital to us taking action to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer more effectively in Yorkshire. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.
The Benefits
We offer all employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Hornbeam Park train station, free onsite parking and a whole lot more.
We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As our Deputy Café Manager, you will put people in Yorkshire at the heart of everything you do, unite with colleagues and other organisations in this cause, and dare to think big and bold to make positive solutions happen.
The Role
Last autumn, Yorkshire Cancer Research opened the first Yorkshire Cancer Research Centre – a fully integrated Cancer Rehabilitation Centre, Café, Shop, Donation Centre and Office, all under one roof.
We are currently looking for a Deputy Café Manager to join our Café team. Reporting to the Café Manager, you will be involved in the day to day running of the café, serving food and drink in a positive and welcoming manner. This role would ideally suit someone working in a similar position looking for a new challenge or for someone looking to step into their first management role.
Specifically, you will:
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Play an active part in running our Café in Harrogate, supporting the Café Manager in implementing processes and ways of working.
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Support the Café Manager to maximise the income and profit of the Café through active stock management, replenishment, and rotation.
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Manage the efficient and effective day-to-day operation of the Café in the absence of the Café Manager.
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Support the Café Manager to ensure the Café is presented to the highest standards.
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Maintain an up-to-date awareness of developments within the café/food service industry and recommend appropriate changes to the delivery of café services and products to the Café Manager.
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Manage a team of well-trained volunteers and staff and take every effort to create a happy Café environment.
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Ensure there are sufficient volunteers and staff to support the effective operation of the Café during all opening hours.
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Maximising profitability through driving sales and managing and controlling costs, stock, and margins effectively.
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Prepare and complete all Café administration in the absence of the Café Manager including cash handling and banking functions to the highest standard, accurately and on time, always adhering to charity policy and procedures.
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Develop and coach a team of volunteers and staff to deliver an outstanding customer experience.
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Create a welcoming professional atmosphere and deliver high standards of customer service for all customers and supporters.
About You
To be considered for this role, you will need:
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To be ideally educated to GCSE level or equivalent but not essential.
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To have a Level 3 Food Safety & Hygiene Certification.
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To have experience of managing people/volunteers including recruitment and development.
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To have a proven track record in hospitality or catering.
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To have previous experience in charity sector or commercial sector is desirable.
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To have basic understanding of Microsoft Office programs including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
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To be highly organised with good time management skills.
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To be able to to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
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To have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
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To be resilient and adaptable to change.
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To have good written and numeric skills are desirable.
Application
Before applying, please visit our Careers Page to view the full role profile and find out more about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research.
To apply please submit a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to Claire Wooldridge, Head of People, before 18 April. Please read our privacy notice before applying.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is a responsible and flexible employer. We welcome any discussion for flexible working at the interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity.
We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact us via our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.