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The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.
About the Role
- This is a chance for you to get creative and manage events that engage our alumni and make them feel part of Oxford! From webinars showcasing world-changing research and networking opportunities around the UK, to planning and delivering Meeting Minds, Oxford’s alumni weekend with over 1,500 attendees.
- This is a maternity cover and a fast-paced role with lots of demands; you will need to be able to get to grips with the event projects quickly, juggle multiple tasks and events all at the same time.
- Oxford is a world-leading University. The events you create and manage will be supporting our alumni engagement priorities. We are building up to our next fundraising campaign; the work you do will directly support this and the fundraising teams to create change for good by engaging alumni.
To Be Successful You’ll Need:
- You need to have proven significant experience to deliver high-profile, multi-level, complex events.
- You need to have outstanding planning and organisation skills
- We are a tight-knit, supportive team that likes to have fun while we work hard on lots of exciting and unique events. You need to have a cool head under pressure, be someone who can communicate at all levels and be a team player.
What We Offer
As an employer, we value the wellbeing and development of all our employees. We offer a comprehensive range of benefits, including:
- 38 days annual leave (including public holidays)
- Hybrid working arrangements for a healthy work-life balance
- Extensive personal and professional development opportunities
- Membership to CASE to support your professional development as an educational advancement professional
- Supportive childcare services and other family-friendly leave schemes for working parents, guardians and those with caring responsibilities
- Generous family leave for pregnancy, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave
- Excellent contributory pension scheme for your financial future
- Salary sacrifice scheme for additional savings
- Subsidised sports centre membership to promote well-being
- Cycle loan scheme to encourage sustainable commuting
- Discounted bus and transit travel
In addition, you will have access to a vibrant community with social groups and sports clubs fostering an inclusive atmosphere.
Application process:
- Click the link to ‘Apply’ and follow the on-screen instructions. You will be taken to our online Applicant portal.
- Applications should consist of a full CV and a letter of application in PDF format (maximum of 2 pages) outlining your motivations to apply for this role, your relevant experience and how you meet the criteria of the person specification.
Only applications received before 12.00 noon on 2 April 2024 can be considered.
Interviews are currently scheduled to take place week commencing 12 April 2024, in person in Oxford.
Development and Alumni Engagement is committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills and experiences. We encourage applicants from all sectors of the community and are especially keen to encourage candidates from under-represented groups to apply.
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Hours: 35 hours per week
Location: Birkenhead office with agile working options
The Vacancy
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Manager to join a professional, high performing team within an established, innovative, and passionate charity.
As the Finance Manager you will be responsible for managing all aspects of the charity's transactional ledger and supporting systems.
Reporting to the Finance Director you will be highly visible and will work closely with our legal department providing finance and business support including monthly fee earner financial and annual budgets/ targets.
You will be responsible for managing the accounting personnel team and legal cashier and drive continuous improvement to end to end accounting and transactional processes including automation.
You will manage the month end timetable, oversee legal finance processes including the processing of Legal Aid monies. You will also be responsible for managing the purchase ledger including purchase invoices, claims and expenses from our self-employed contractors and volunteers and aged creditors.
You will also have an active involvement in budgeting and forecasting processes.
About you
We are looking for a self-starter who prides themselves in professionalism and accuracy. You will have experience and knowledge in all aspects of ledger accounting including best practice. Legal accounts experience is desirable.
The successful candidate will be ambitious, driven and proactive with the ability to work at pace and deliver excellent customer service. You will have proven leadership skills with the ability to influence whilst maintaining consistency and a high-quality financial service among changing priorities and pressures.
About NYAS
As an established leading rights-based charity, NYAS (National Youth Advocacy Service) is well positioned to ensure that children, young people, and adults across England and Wales are fully respected, represented, and supported in expressing their views and having their rights upheld.
We work with care-experienced children, young people, and adults who are often reliant on statutory services suffering the negative impact of the cuts in public expenditure. Our combination of social care and legal services places us in a unique position to ensure that they receive the services they need and that their voices are heard.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment which means NYAS welcomes applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or belief, or any other protected characteristic.
NYAS is proud to share that we are a Disability Confident Employer and we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.
Work with us to help change young lives.
Benefits in joining NYAS:
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Salary sacrifce pension scheme
- Additional sick pay
- Enhanced pay for family friendly leave
- Health care plan
- Employee assistance programme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Learning & development opportunties.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Risk & Assurance Manager to join our Audit, Risk & Governance Team. This role will require the successful candidate to support to the Head of Audit, Risk & Governance in the implementation and oversight of effective risk management and assurance policies and procedures for the whole organisation.
Role Requirements
You will attend the Audit & Risk Committee and other board committees from time to time to present on risk and assurance. With experience of delivering 2nd line risk and assurance activities within large, complex or heavily regulated organisation, you will be effective in building professional relationships and influencing and collaborating with colleagues from all disciplines and at all levels.
You will need to engage effectively with frontline and support colleagues to really understand the needs of our beneficiaries and the risks to the charity more broadly. The ultimate objective of risk management at The Children’s Trust is to ensure the charity continues to deliver high-quality, safe and effective and financially sustainable services for vulnerable children now and in the longer-term.
Although the role does not have any formal direct reports, the Risk & Assurance Analyst will have a dotted line into the Risk & Assurance Manager, providing support particularly on business continuity but also on risk management as and when necessary.
With experience of working in a complex environment, across a large and diverse workforce, you will be exceptionally organised with a high-level of attention to detail. You will naturally possess excellent inter-personal skills, and an ability to consult and positively engage with key stakeholders across the organisation.
Terms and Conditions
PLEASE NOTE: The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted, for your application to be considered. As part of the shortlisting process, gaps in employment will be examined and further explored during the interview process.
Strictly no agencies, please.
As we often receive high levels of applicants for our roles, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interviews. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for an interview on this occasion.
About Us
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.
Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.
Staff Benefits
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including, adoption pay, time off for fertility treatment, enhanced paternity leave, paid carers leave, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms, time off for gender reassignment.
We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.
Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Equal Opportunity Employer
To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.
Online Searches
In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.
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What we do
For one in two of us, cancer will change everything
When it does, so can we.
Weston Park Cancer Charity is here to face cancer with you. Our services, advise and support are for you and the people close to you, helping everyone to live with and beyond cancer. The funds we raise also support vital, pioneering research and clinical trials led by the exceptional medical experts at Weston Park Cancer Centre. It’s our job to care in every sense for our patients and their families. Our help is free, and we’re here for you, together every step.
What you do
Main purpose of post
This role will lead on the development and implementation of an integrated data strategy for the charity, working collaboratively with all departments to understand their data needs and supporting the use of data to improve performance and maximise our impact.
As a Data Analyst, you will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our data systems and processes, as well as extracting key insights and identifying trends to inform decision-making and drive organisational growth.
You will provide our teams with insightful reporting and data analytics using internal and external data across marketing, donor and operational activity, to optimise our fundraising activity and increase income.
This role is integral to ensuring there is consistency in the way the charity collects and processes data and will be the first point of contact for advice and guidance for data issues. You will be responsible for developing a training programme to support database users to become competent day-to-day users and will deliver further training on specific aspects of the data management systems when required.
Your work will be a mix of direct support to our fundraising and delivery teams, improving and adapting our CRMs and data management systems, leading on improvement projects, and producing high quality analytics to demonstrate impact and support strategic planning.
Key Responsibilities
Database Management & Information Governance
· Undertake the role of Systems Administrator for the charity CRMs and data management systems, responsible for global updates and high-level administration functions.
· Manage and maintain the Fundraising Team CRM system (currently Raisers Edge) and the Services Team CRM (currently File Maker Pro) to ensure they are a reliable source of supporter and patient data.
· Liaise with the CRM developers to stay abreast of software developments and attend training sessions to be updated on best practise for its use.
· Work with CRM users to ensure data management best practice is being adhered to and provide support and guidance when required.
· Investigate and correct data inconsistencies, missing or incomplete data and duplicate records to ensure the CRM produces consistent results and information.
· Work closely with the Head of Fundraising and the Data Protection Lead to ensure that data is processed in a way that is compliant with official registers: the Fundraising Regulator, the ICO, telephone preference services (TPS), mailing preference services (MPS) and other legislative/best practice requirements.
· Manage data consent, privacy and compliance with GDPR regulations across all data management systems.
· Maximise opportunities to grow our database of supporters using digital and other data collection methods, leading on compliance with appropriate consent processes and engaging and supporting colleagues involvement.
Data Insight
· Liaise with fundraisers to fully understand their objectives and data requirements for appeals, communication with donors and event planning.
· Liaise with the Services Team to implement reporting methods that provide insights showing use of services, client demographics and referral patterns to inform service development and budget decisions.
· Support fundraising campaigns with data analysis and reporting to improve donor retention and income generation.
· Generate regular reports and visualisations for internal and external use to demonstrate the impact of our fundraising and services.
· Work collaboratively with our Fundraising, Marketing and Event teams to evaluate campaign performance and provide data-driven insights and recommendations for improvements.
· Lead the wider team to develop high quality and insightful KPI reports and analysis for each area of the charity.
· Lead the compilation of our annual report data to provide a comprehensive account of the charity’s performance and impact over the past year.
Systems Development
· Create user-friendly processes that allow the team to easily submit and retrieve data from the charity’s data management systems and CRMs.
· Design information systems and analytical tools for impact reporting purposes to inform service delivery, strategic thinking and new ways of working.
· Lead an evaluation of our current donation and marketing online platforms to identify opportunities to simplify the donor journey and enhance donor engagement.
· Identify and implement opportunities for automation and integration of systems across departments to streamline the data collection process.
· Maintain knowledge of technological developments, staying up to date with emerging trends and making recommendations for innovative process improvements.
· Lead the scoping and commissioning of new CRMs and data management systems and lead the implementation process, including accurate transfer of data between systems.
Financial & Technical Accounting
· Collaborate with the Finance Team to provide analysis of trends, and annual performance activity to support the monthly financial reporting pack and enable evidence-based decision making.
· Collate information to assist the Finance Team with increasing the value of donations through the recovery of income tax under the gift aid scheme.
· Provide the Finance Team with data analysis and insights to support the annual and three-year budget planning process.
Training Others
· Provide comprehensive in-house training to new and existing staff members to ensure consistent data recording processes are followed.
· Monitor data quality standards and address areas which need attention with additional training or support.
· Ensure data protection policies are followed and provide guidance to staff on the Data Protection Act and requirements for storing sensitive information.
Other
· Attend and contribute to team meetings and 'away days' and be an active, invested member of our team.
· Ability and willingness to travel throughout the region to attend charity fundraising events and outreach services.
· Able to work flexibly, including working in the evenings and at weekends.
General Responsibilities:
Every employee is required to:
• Adhere to, and comply with, organisational policies, procedures and guidelines at all times.
• Take all reasonable steps to manage and promote a safe and healthy working environment which is free from discrimination.
• Comply with the organisational policy on confidentiality, and the General Data Protection Regulations
• Respect the confidentiality and privacy of donors, guests and staff at all times.
• Maintain a constant awareness of health, welfare and safety issues affecting colleagues, patients, volunteers, visitors and themselves.
The above is not an exhaustive list of duties, and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.
Who you are
We are seeking a highly motivated individual who shares our values to join Weston Park Cancer Charity’s busy charity team. Our Data Analyst will play a vital part in our team and help us to deliver our vision: a better life for those living with, and beyond, cancer in our region. If you are interested in progressing your career within an organisation which makes a real difference to the lives of thousands of people, we’d love to hear from you.
About you:
· You will be a forward thinking, team player with a ‘can do’ attitude & part of a fast-paced charity team.
· You will have excellent communication skills (both written and verbal).
· Able to manage your own workload and priorities to agreed deadlines.
· Participate in and contribute to team meetings.
· Co-operate and liaise with colleagues, working in a professional manner at all times.
· Act as an ambassador for Weston Park Cancer Charity, reflecting the objectives and values, and to always work in the best interests of the charity.
· Support and encourage harmonious internal and external working relationships.
· Make a positive contribution to volunteer involvement in delivering the charity’s strategy and raising the profile of Weston Park Cancer Charity.
Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards Package is the result of staff feedback and best practice across the charity, public and private sectors. Some of our key benefits, depending on eligibility, include:
· 27 days (plus bank holidays) annual leave
· Option to purchase additional five working days per year
· Westfield Health level 4 coverage
· 12 weeks maternity leave at 100% pay and an additional 6 weeks at 50%
· Up to 2 weeks full paternity pay
· NHS benefits
· Hybrid working
· A minimum 4% employee / 6% employer contribution through our Auto Enrol private pension scheme. *Tax relief is automatically claimed for the staff member.
· Death in service cover
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About Schoolreaders:
Schoolreaders was launched ten years ago in Bedfordshire with the aim of recruiting volunteers to provide one-to-one reading support for children in primary schools across the country. Over 22,000 children in over 1000 schools are receiving weekly reading sessions from a Schoolreaders volunteer. One in four children are leaving primary school unable to read to the expected Government standard. Our service is needed more than ever before with 1 in 6 primary schools across the country asking Schoolreaders for reading volunteers. Building on past successes, we have ambitious plans to expand our provision, focussing on areas of deprivation in which children need our support the most.
Role Description:
Schoolreaders is looking for a new Head of Finance. We’re looking to fill this crucial leadership role to oversee the financial operations of the charity, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and making a positive contribution to the strategic decision-making of the charity.
You will have the opportunity to be part of a dynamic Senior Management Team who are passionate about creating and delivering this much needed resource to schools across the country.
You will bring robust financial acumen, extensive experience of budgetary development, management and reporting, strategic financial planning, along with being self-motivated, well organised and detail orientated.
You will have a strong knowledge of financial regulations, along with financial good practice (as defined in SORP and SAP) and be confident in developing financial policies and procedures.
If you have excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, and if you’re highly motivated and love working as part of a team, this could be the role for you!
What you can expect:
An exciting and rewarding role where you can use your skills and experience whilst making your mark on a fast-growing national children’s charity. Schoolreaders is a highly professional charity which values every team-member’s contribution to our team efforts. We offer a generous holiday allowance, enhanced sick pay, an employee assistance programme, plus training and development opportunities. If you want to be part of a great team in a fast-moving charity, then please look at the attached Job Description for full details.
Please note, we are actively seeking candidates for this vacancy and will be conducting interviews throughout the duration that the role remains open. Due to the ongoing interview process, we reserve the right to close the position earlier than the specified deadline. We encourage interested applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible to ensure consideration.
Please ensure you include a covering letter outlining how you meet the criteria of the person specification in the attached job description, along with your CV and our diversity monitoring form.
Schoolreaders is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and requires staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a basic disclosure check of unspent criminal convictions.
Schoolreaders CIO is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered in England and Wales (1159157)
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Charity Partnership Manager Role
We are looking for a passionate, strategic and results-driven Charity Partnership Manager to join our team immediately.
Salary: £35,000
✍️ Contract: Full-Time (Hybrid)
Location: Central London
We are a small, dynamic team, passionate about providing a platform for people to be their best selves. We specialise in mass participation events across the UK; marketing, producing and executing best-in-class short and long-distance experiences. We are a small team that is often required to travel on weekends to bring our events to life on the ground.
So if you have an innate interest, or even love, for mass participation events and you consider yourself passionate about how to grow and engage our charity portfolio, then this could be your next exciting challenge.
Who are Motiv Sports UK?
Motiv Sports UK is the team behind some of the UK’s most iconic mass-participation events, including the Hackney Half, London 10K and the Oxford Half. We own and manage the end-to-end delivery of every event during the season from May – October. Every event has a strong charity presence, and in 2023, participants fundraised over £3 million!
The Opportunity:
• Reporting directly into the Head of Partnerships, the Charity Partnerships Manager will manage the relationship with new and existing charity and community partners across the Motiv UK portfolio.
• You will be responsible for selling, upselling, and renewing partnerships, as well as managing key relationships.
• You will ensure agreed activation plans are executed, working closely with the Motiv UK marketing and operations teams.
• You will lead on the creation of annual reports for each partner, in doing so by ensuring all contractual rights are being delivered according to each contract.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Identifying potential targets, creating materials, and attending pitch meetings to support with the securing of new deals
• Delivering a fantastic service to all Motiv UK charity partners and community groups
• Managing multiple relationships to ensure partner contractual rights are delivered to the highest possible standards
• Ensuring operations, customer experience, and marketing departments are aware of the contractual obligations of charity partners
• Implementing research and measurement programmes that track and demonstrate return on investment, ensuring they are relevant and meaningful to each individual charity partner
• Maintaining a thorough understanding of the charity marketplace (not just in sport) to ensure Motiv UK is fully informed of industry trends
• Maintaining accurate financial records for partnership deals; and ensuring payments are made on time working with the finance team and internal accounting systems
• Attend the Motiv Sports UK events as Charity Partnerships lead, managing key relationships across the event day/weekends.
• Attending relevant industry events; capture learning and share with the wider Motiv UK team
You Have:
• A track record of both selling and managing partnerships, ideally in the charity and/or sport sector
• First-hand experience in a service driven business environment; able to respond quickly and confidently to client needs; know when to prioritise actions
• Ability to build strong, lasting relationships with senior clients
• Confident presentation and communication skills
• Experience of managing 'rights' delivery programmes with clear examples of delivering exceptional value for partners
• Exceptionally well organised; strong in planning and implementation
• Resilience, especially when under pressure to meet targets
• A positive outlook and strong team ethos; but be a self-starter too
• Strong financial acumen and the ability to be able to analyse financial data
• Passionate about, and a good understanding of the mass participation sports landscape
Personal Specifications:
• Enthusiastic
• Good Planner
• Creative
• Collaborative
• Good Time Management
• Team player
✨ Some Things To Look Forward To
• Opportunities to travel and experience some of the best mass participation events in the UK, while working with an ambitious and passionate team.
• 25 Days annual leave + bank holidays + time off in lieu of every weekend day worked
• Private health care
• Workplace pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible exercise time
• Friends and family spaces to Motiv UK events.
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Cancer support charity Look Good Feel Better are looking for a qualified accountant to cover a Finance and Business Partner (part time – 3 days per week ) period of maternity leave. This vitally important role will be varied, interesting and have you involved with all areas of the charity.The role can either be based in the Epsom office or remote working (with at least one visit per month to Epsom).
Reporting To: Financial Controller
Responsible for:
- Supporting the Fundraising and Programmes teams, providing financial information and analysis to senior management, helping them make more informed decisions.
- Working alongside the Senior Fundraising Manager to ensure that the Fundraising CRM system holds correct information for all income received.
- Working with the Head of Programme Services to ensure accurate reporting of patient performance information
- Supporting on all areas of Charity and Trading Company tax compliance.
- Managing ad-hoc projects that support the needs of the Fundraising and Programmes teams.
- Supporting the Financial Controller with month-end / year-end reporting as required.
Outline of the Role:
The role is the pivotal connection between Finance and the Fundraising and Workshop Delivery teams.
The role supports the Fundraising Director and Fundraising team with their understanding and knowledge of not only how to approach any new fundraising initiatives (to ensure they are financially complaint), but also to advise on any tax/Vat concerns.
The role also supports the Head of Programme Services and the wider Programmes team, with their planning, forecasting and reporting, providing key support with Excel modelling.
A member of the very small finance team, the Finance Business Partner will support the Financial Controller with month and year end input, analysis and reporting.
About Look Good Feel Better
Look Good Feel Better (LGFB) is a national cancer support charity delivering services in hospitals, cancer care centres and luxury spas and hotels in local communities across the UK. Services include face to face and online group sessions; video tutorials; online guides and information. Our services help enable people to face cancer with confidence, to regain their sense of normality, to make friends and most of all to look good and feel better. Since our launch in 1994, we have provided support to over 200,000 people and this year is our 30th Anniversary.
Our Vision. To be recognised as one of the UK’s leading cancer support charities and the only one dedicated to improving the physical appearance and overall wellbeing of people living with cancer.
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Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP)
Finance Business Partner : Income and Financial Reporting Accountant
£50,952 - £57,349 plus excellent NHS Benefits
Part time hours by discussion
About Us
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) provides healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism in inpatient and community-based settings. We service a population of around 1.8 million across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire.
We work hard to improve our services, to listen to and understand patients, carers and staff and to co-produce the changes we make. We are proud of the comprehensive range of services we offer and the compassionate care our staff provide. We remain committed to working in partnership with service users, carers, healthcare system partners, other healthcare providers, the police, criminal justice system, local authorities and a wide range of voluntary sector organisations to ensure we can be responsive to individual needs.
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) are working together to transform AWP to become an outstanding provider of services in well run Integrated Care Systems.
The role
AWP is looking to recruit a new role to their Finance team -Income and Financial Reporting Accountant.
Reporting to the Head of Financial Accounting, Treasury and Finance Systems, you will manage a small team and will ensure that all matters relating to income and capital accounting are carried out in a timely and accurate manner communicating with NHSE and DOH to ensure all information meets appropriate standards.
The Income and Financial Reporting Accountant will also be responsible for the production of accurate and timely financial accounts and reports throughout the year, providing instruction and guidance to finance staff to ensure all information is produced in accordance with regulations and appropriate accounting standards.
The post holder will be expected to use high level technical, analytical, interpersonal and negotiating skills to develop excellent working relationships with a wide range of internal and external managers across NHS Organisations and the wider system.
About you
To succeed in this role at AWP you will:
- Be a qualified accountant with senior finance experience in a medium to large organisation; be use to providing financial information in short time scales and making sound assumptions and judgements to ensure this happens in a robust way.
- Experience of NHS Finances and knowledge of NHS Income desirable
- Have experience of leading a small team and be familiar with highly technical financial information, income and capital accounting, budget setting and report writing.
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and demonstrable experience in working with operational teams and other corporate functions to deliver a mature rounded service.
The benefits
In return for your hard work and dedication you will enjoy a wide variety of benefits including:
*Band 8a salary package starting at £50,952 increasing to £57,349
*27 - 33 days holiday (excl bank holidays based on length of NHS service)
*Hybrid and flexible working available
- Standard NHS pension and other associated benefits
NHS Experience is certainly not a prerequisite for this role and we would welcome applications from all sectors. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles as diversity strengthens our teams.
For more information on this role please contact our retained consultant Nicola Shaw at Morgan Law on 07554 443 877 or to apply please send a CV to
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Read moreI am recruiting an interim Head of Finance for one of my very well known London based not for profit clients in the Arts sector.
They are looking for someone who can sit between the Director of Finance and the rest of the division, managing the finance team and overseeing day to day operations across the Finance function.
You will have 3 direct reports and a team of 15 under those 3 - whilst the successful candidate will be able to show a broad skill set across both management accounts and financial accounts, there is a very technically strong interim in place who is taking the lead on all financial accounting tasks.
The below is the crux of the role:
Technical Skills / Professional Qualifications
1. CCAB Qualified Accountant with significant post qualification experience in an arts environment.
2. Excellent oral communication skills with the ability to advise, influence and challenge senior stakeholders on complex financial matters
3. Excellent written communication skills with the ability to write complex reports, financial appraisals and business proposals
4. Very strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build excellent working relationships across a complex organisation
5. Ability to manage a team of professional accounts staff
6. An extensive knowledge of IT applications especially Excel
Experience Required
1. Substantial financial and management accounting experience including liaising with budget managers in a large complex commercial organisation
2. Experience of managing professional accounts staff.
3. Outstanding analytical skills and significant experience of project appraisal along with extensive knowledge of Microsoft programmes.
4. Excellent communication skills and an ability to build good working relationships across the organisation
5. An ability to logically analyse task requirements and generate solutions, as well as the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines is essential.
Whilst the above states a qualified accountant is required, QBE is also acceptable.
The finance team are on site two days a week and the role is offered for six to nine months on an interim basis – they use Oracle as a system, but will be moving to SAP next year.
It is essential that you are a great people manager with excellent leadership skills, who can build good, solid working relationships quickly both with the finance team, and budget holders across the organisation.
Interviews will be early next week for this exciting opportunity, so if this is something you would like to hear more about, please drop me a note through ASAP with your updated CV and an indication of:
1. your expected day rate (inside of scope IR35)
2. any notice I would need to take into account for you
3. your availability for interview towards the middle/end of next week
I look forward to hearing from you!
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We are seeking a Head of Finance and Resources at Age UK Kensington and Chelsea, working closely with the CEO and our Senior Management team.
The successful candidate will be responsible for day to day finance tasks and the first point of contact for external stakeholders.
This is a FullTime position, however we will consider Part Time also.
We expect one-two days per week in the office.
· 4% employer pension, up to 6% employee contribution
· Cycle to work scheme
· Season ticket loan
· EAP
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CAFOD is the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, working with people of all faiths and none around the world. We work in more than 40 countries, with more than 500 local partners, standing side by side with them to end poverty and injustice through practical support, emergency relief and advocacy.
Our strategy enables us to take a proactive and energetic response to many of the challenges facing the development sector. Whether it be supporting local leadership or addressing the increasing number and complexity of crises around the world that require a humanitarian response, CAFOD supports hundreds of local partners making a difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world.
Last year this meant 594 grants and programme payments worth £41.8 million across 42 countries. These funds reached 1 million people directly who are vulnerable and excluded, helping them to survive and thrive now and into the future.
Would you like to join a team of people who are dedicated and passionate about tackling poverty around the world and helping to stand alongside people working for justice?
CAFOD is seeking a Director of Finance, IT and Infrastructure to join a strong and collaborative leadership team in bringing inspirational leadership, strategic guidance and skilled service in navigating the opportunities and challenges of the season ahead. You will lead a diverse and committed team who want to ensure our money continues to be used well and makes a real difference.
This role calls for a leader with a strategic mindset and relational approach, who will relish joining our team in a shared endeavour to tackle poverty and build a fairer world. If you are a senior financial leader with qualified accountant credentials, an interest in and aptitude for systems and process improvements, a strong passion and commitment to tackling global poverty issues, are a great team player and an inspiring leader we want to hear from you!
This is a UK-based, hybrid role with a minimum of 40% of your time in the London office.
CAFOD is working with Macaulay Search to make this appointment. Applications should be sent via email following the instructions in the job pack and must be received by 5 pm on 5th April 2024. Your application should be submitted in English and should comprise:
- A cover letter of not more than two pages outlining your relevant experience for the role and including your motivation, mentioning why the work of CAFOD excites you;
- CV, including educational and professional qualifications and a full employment history;
- Daytime, evening and/or mobile telephone numbers (to be used with discretion).
For further details about the role and the application process please follow the application link below.
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The role is essential to delivering Edward’s Trust fundraising priorities and achieving its financial targets. The Fundraising and Evaluation Manager will be responsible for assisting the CEO and the Fundraising Team in developing and implementing Edward’s Trust income generation strategy.
You will work with the Fundraising Team to deliver income targets from Charitable Trusts and Foundations, build strong relationships with new and existing funders, produce timely reports, monitoring outcomes and evaluating the impact of funding.
Working with the other members of the Fundraising Team you will ensure that the donor experience is the best it can be, relationships are strong and that excellent personalised communication systems are in place, ensuring that donors are communicated with in a timely way and using their preferred methods. You may be required to support other members of the Fundraising Team on fundraising activities where extra resources may be required.
You will lead on continuing to develop and implement the legacy income and regular giving strategies to increase donor support and income.
You will be responsible for taking the lead role in ensuring the database (Donorflex) is maintained, kept up to date and reports are produced.
The role will involve tracking the Fundraising Team budget by creating monthly reports and updates and reforecasting income/expenditure if needed.
To apply for this job please submit your CV and a detailed covering letter outlining how your skills and experience match the person specification. CVs only will not be accepted.
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SAINT are pleased to be exclusively partnering with Robertson Bell in our search for a new Head of Finance to join our close-knit team on a permanent basis. SAINT is a prominent Christian multi-Parish church group located in East London, with a vision of bringing hope to the people of East London.
As the Head of Finance at SAINT, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the financial health and sustainability of the church. Reporting into the Chief Executive Officer and the Honorary Treasurers, you will focus on the full accounting process and delivery of financial guidance for the parishes, and other related charities.
The organisation:
SAINT is one church with multiple Church of England parishes, across East London, which work together in collaboration. The four parishes that make up SAINT are: the Parish of Hackney, the Parish of St Mary with St Edward and St Luke Leyton, the Parish of St Leonard Shoreditch and the Parish of West Ham. We have been commissioned as a resource church to serve young people, train diverse leaders and plant churches in partnership with a network of friends.
The Head of Finance role is a permanent, full-time position with an opportunity for a hybrid working arrangement. The successful candidate will work at least 2 days per week on site with the flexibility to work remotely. The church offices are in a new, light-filled building next to the St. John at Hackney Church. You will be working alongside a closely integrated team of 40 staff and clergy, all with exceptional skills within their ministries.
The key duties of this Head of Finance role are as follows:
- Work with Pastoral Leads to help develop and execute the financial strategy supporting SAINT's mission and goals.
- Conduct financial analysis to support decision-making and advise on financial strategies.
- Prepare consolidated accounts for the entire church group, combining financial data from all churches and entities under SAINT.
- Facilitate annual audits, including liaising with external auditors and providing required documentation.
- Prepare, analyse and distribute monthly and annual financial statements in accordance with UK accounting standards.
- Ensure compliance with UK accounting and financial regulations, including charity reporting requirements and VAT.
- Work with the Finance Manager to develop and monitor budgets and identify areas for cost optimisation.
- Engage in the life of the Church to develop and maintain positive staff relationships, the organisational culture and connections with the congregation and community.
The successful candidate will have:
- Qualified as an Accountant with professional body membership (ACCA, ACA, or equivalent).
- Minimum of 4 years of relevant accounting and financial management experience.
- Experience of producing statutory accounts, management accounts, cash flow forecasts, budgets and other financial reports.
- Knowledge of UK charity accounting and reporting regulations is an advantage.
- Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills, and the ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
As a result of our Christian ethos, this post is covered by an Occupational Requirement under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010. The successful candidate will be expected to be an active Christian who will play a key role in the leadership of the church so understands the need to apply their Christian faith in the context of the work.
The closing date for applications is on Monday 1st April (Easter Monday), with first stage interviews due to take place the week commencing 8th April. Applications will be under constant review before the closing date, so please submit your application with our exclusive search agent Robertson Bell ASAP to avoid disappointment!
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Who are we?
Depaul International (DPI) oversees the Depaul Group, a group of charities that work across the world with a mission to stop homelessness and change the lives of those affected by it.
What’s the role about?
This is a great opportunity to join us as the new Group Finance and Resources Director. As the Depaul Group continues to experience significant growth and increases its impact, you’ll lead the effective financial and governance support provided by DPI to its subsidiaries. You’ll be the leading interface between the Senior Leadership Team and the Board of Trustees and other corporate bodies and subsidiaries.
You’ll provide financial advice to the Group CEO, Board and other senior management colleagues, including modelling best practice in financial management, overseeing the financial management in the subsidiaries, setting financial standards for the group and providing support to enable the subsidiaries to meet those standards. You’ll also be leading and supporting the development of a new governance structure for the Group.
What will ideally support your success?
You’ll be a CCAB qualified accountant with experience of strategic financial leadership and management experience and the ability to solve complex problems. In addition, you’ll have experience of working with and advising a diverse range of boards and external stakeholders. It’s important that you also have experience of current financial reporting requirements and financial management practices, including consolidated financial reporting. Strong IT skills as well as an appreciation and understanding of key HR and ICT challenges in the charity sector are desirable. We’re looking for someone possibly, but not exclusively, working in homelessness and/or international development who shows personal integrity in all they do and have a commitment and respect for our aims, objectives and values.
Closing date: Friday 12th April 2024 at 12 noon BST.
For a confidential discussion, please contact Bill Barkworth at Campbell Tickell whose details can be found when you click 'Apply Via Website'
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Hours: Full-time
Remuneration: £30,000 to £31,500 GBP gross annual (dependent on experience)
Duration: Permanent
Location: UK-Med Office, Manchester, UK with hybrid working (approximately 30% on-site)
Do you have knowledge of accounting, finance and budget functions, payroll processing and administration. Ability to analyse and apply data across the full range of finance, payroll, and accounting functions?
UK-Med is a frontline medical aid charity. Born of the NHS, we’ve been working for over 30 years towards a world where everyone has the healthcare they need when crises or disasters hit.
We are looking for Finance Coordinators to support our Finance Team in ensuring appropriate finance management, accounting, control and reporting.
You will assist in the day-to-day accounting operations in accordance with UK-Med’s policies and procedures,
Our ideal candidate will be able to support in processes financial transactions and provides technical support to the Field with the processing of financial transactions, and monitors compliance with applicable financial rules and regulations. The incumbent therefore keeps frequent contact with staff at various levels, including Country/Field Offices.
You will be comfortable working at pace and thrive on achieving challenging objectives and meeting rapidly changing demands.
Experience working internationally, particularly in humanitarian emergency response, is an advantage but not essential.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits along with a friendly working environment and the opportunity to make a real difference through humanitarian work. UK-Med is a growing and developing organisation with a committed team of staff, volunteers and members.
This role is a truly exciting opportunity to help develop our people services to meet the challenges and opportunities our growth present.
How to apply
We strongly recommend that you read the Candidate Information Pack - Finance Coordinator - March 2024 before applying for this role.
To apply, please submit a current CV and a supporting letter (2 pages) through our online jobs portal.
Your covering letter must include a detailed explanation of your suitability for this post with specific reference to the criteria in the person specification
Applications must be submitted no later than Monday 25th March 2024
Please note that this is a rolling recruitment process. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and hiring manager will review applications as they are received, decisions may be made at any time if a suitable candidate is identified.
Applications for work in the UK can only be accepted from people with an existing right to work in the UK.
UK-Med is committed to safeguarding of our personnel and beneficiaries and has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation and abuse. We conduct thorough vetting before any appointment is confirmed.
UK-Med is committed to the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive environment where employees feel respected and supported to be able to fulfil their potential.
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