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Join CEM, a progressive, values-driven charity in Birmingham, as our Finance Officer. You’ll manage day-to-day finance operations, support system improvements, and work collaboratively across a friendly, multidisciplinary team. 

We are seeking a highly organised, adaptable, and detail-oriented Finance Officer to join our friendly and fast-paced team. In this varied role, you will be responsible for managing financial transactions, ensuring accuracy across our systems, and supporting process improvements that underpin our charitable and commercial operations.

You will work closely with colleagues across departments and with our developers to enhance our bespoke Management Information System (CEMist), including involvement in system testing and process mapping. This role requires accuracy, initiative, and the ability to balance multiple priorities with care.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment and wants to make a tangible impact in the education and charity sectors.

The United Bible Societies (UBS) is on a mission to make the Bible accessible to everyone, everywhere. Through our International Support Programme (ISP), we invest over $30 million annually in more than 1,000 Bible ministry projects across 140 countries. At the heart of this mission is Solomon - our grant management system that supports this global programme.

We are now looking for a visionary Grant Management Systems Lead to take ownership of Solomon, providing strategic leadership and managing its development. You will be the essential link between our technical partners and our worldwide user base, helping to shape the future of how we manage, develop, and grow this vital system. You will:

• Lead the strategy and roadmap for Solomon’s development.
• Act as a bridge between users and developers to translate needs into technical solutions and manage our outsourced technical team.
• Drive continuous improvement in user experience, data structures, and integration with other systems.
• Ensure compliance with data protection, safeguarding, and accessibility standards.
• Train users and support change through thoughtful engagement and communication.

We are looking for someone with:

• A strong foundation in product or systems management, ideally in a complex user-facing environment. 
• Experience in a grant-making or donor-funded context.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

• A collaborative spirit, curiosity, and with a drive for continuous improvement.
• The ability to work comfortably across cultures and with remote teams.

Our partner seeks a driven and astute grants finance officer to support in the financial management and monitoring of projects being implemented in Asia, Africa and Latin America. This is a newly created position, and will suit someone who is meticulous, has strong attention to detail and able to manage relationships with a number of global stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage the financial transactions and entries, prepare and process income receipts and maintain accurate digital records and ensure proper filing of all financial documentation on internal systems.
• Review, verify, and process payments to suppliers and sub-grantees, ensuring all supporting documentation is complete and compliant with internal controls.
• Create and close financial grants for codes; monitor and update internal trackers for grant management; track and report balances across active grants and funding streams; and complete grant reconciliations.
• Support in the preparation of donor reports, in the implementation of donor compliance controls, and in the preparation for any donor audits.
• Lead in preparing sub-grantee agreements, and processing of cash requests.
• Support organisational and sub-grantee understanding of and adherence to polices, procedures and compliance requirements.  

Requirements

• PQ accountant with experience of working in an international organisation working across multiple countries. Strong experience of accounts processing, financial accounting and reporting, and of supporting budgeting and financial management.
• Experience and understanding of the compliance and administrative of a complex grants portfolio, including grants from institutions donors.
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to work with colleagues working globally.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral, and a strong command of the English language.
• Able to prioritise effectively, manage a varied workload and meeting deadlines.

This is a permanent role; the candidate will need to have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship. The organisation offers hybrid working with the candidate expected to be in the London office at least 2 days/week

A bit about us:

WellChild is the national charity for seriously ill children and their families. We fund and deliver vital programmes that support our vision: for every child and young person with complex medical needs to thrive at home.

Across the UK, more children and young people are living longer with complex medical conditions. Our mission is to shape a society where they can be cared for at home whenever possible, surrounded by the right support, enjoying a rich and happy family life, and being recognised, empowered, and celebrated.

With the support of our Patron, Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, and an incredible team of staff, volunteers, WellChild Nurses, and Trustees, this is an exciting moment to join WellChild. We are driving forward the ambitions of our Thriving At Home strategy - and we’re looking for passionate individuals to help us make it a reality.

About the role:

As our Finance Manager you will be at the heart of the charity’s operations and play a vital role in helping to achieve our strategic objectives. Working closely with the Director of Operations and CEO, your role and expertise will be pivotal in driving excellence and integrity in financial management and strategic financial decision-making.

Your responsibilities will be to lead the entire financial lifecycle, from budgeting and forecasting, to the delivery of WellChild’s audit and the production of the charity’s Annual Report & Accounts to the appropriate standards.

What are we looking for:

You will be a qualified accountant with a proven track record of financial management and a solid understanding of charity accounting (including SORP and Charity VAT) and statutory accounts preparation. You will have strong analytical skills, a strong attention to detail, and be able to demonstrate both operational and strategic thinking.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues across the charity to support robust financial governance and ensure transparency in the management of financial operations. Your ability to interpret, analyse and communicate financial data will be key in informing decision-making and presenting clear, accessible reports to a range of stakeholders, including trustees and funders.

You will be confident using financial systems and tools such as Sage 50, Excel, and spreadsheets, and will consistently meet deadlines in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment. Highly organised and detail-oriented, you will be able to work independently while upholding the values and integrity of the organisation.

As the main finance role for the charity (supported by the Operations Team) you will be an excellent communicator, an emotionally intelligent and diligent team player who takes pride in their work and enjoys a diverse workload.

How to Apply:
For futher infomation and the application form can be found on our website. Please click the link below.
Our policy is to recruit our employees on the basis of their suitability for the work to be done. An application form
allows us to compare individuals based on like for like information and as such we do not accept a CV unless
accompanied by a fully completed application form.

Recruitment Timetable:
Application deadline: Monday 18th August, 12 noon
Interview date: Thursday 4th September
Interview location: Cheltenham Office

Please note that we can only accept applications from individuals with the right to work in the UK.

**We are unable to sponsor working visa applications, this includes new visas as well as renewals.**

Finance Manager Job Description

Brent Mencap has been passionate about a healthier and fairer Brent since 1979. We’ve developed and run successful housing, employment, health, advice, wellbeing and self-advocacy services. During austerity and Covid we diversified, successfully taking on NHS work with people with long-term health conditions. We provide social prescribing support and health and wellbeing coaching to patients for Brent GPs. In 2024-25 we helped over 18000 people. We’re a leading partner on the Brent Health Educators Programme.

Our income has substantially  increased from £382k in 19/20 to £1.71 million in 23-24. We’ve had to adapt quickly, developing and retaining a much larger staff group, using our data better and improving our marketing.

Brent Mencap offers fantastic free creative and wellbeing activities for people with a learning disability, autism and long-term health conditions. These have flourished since Covid. People love yoga, poetry, singing, gardening, Breathe and Move, self-advocacy, campaigning, awareness raising, CREATE art activities for young people, external trips and parties. Small grants, donations and our reserves fund this while we get longer term funding. Our self-advocates want us to focus on paid employment, youth services and making Brent Council use accessible information properly.

Our current finance manager has been pivotal to Brent Mencap’s recent growth, adapting to paying more people, dealing with complicated invoices, making sure we get paid promptly, being as diligent about a project budget worth 5k as our overall budget and supportive with staff  wage queries. While there is lots of data input, reconciling, processing purchase orders, the role involves real involvement in project development, monitoring with other managers and face-to-face involvement with users and staff. It’s never boring and definitely not for the faint hearted!!

As Finance Manager for Brent Mencap, you will have a key leadership position. You will be responsible for the strategic and operational oversight of our finances, ensuring compliance with all statutory requirements while ensuring our services are sustainable through sound financial planning. You will work closely with the Executive Director and Trustee Board to provide accurate insights and projections that support long-term growth and resilience.

You will play a pivotal role in reviewing and maintaining our robust finance and administrative system and procedures, managing risks and ensuring our charity finances can support delivery of our mission. You will also contribute to the development of funding applications, tenders, and financial strategies. You will play a key role in supporting funding applications, demonstrating impact through financial reporting, and building processes that enable future growth.

This post is:

• subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure

• subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. It will be necessary for a disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and barring Service for details of any previous criminal convictions.

• Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK

• Please note our office base is on the first floor of a Victorian building

To be shortlisted,

· Candidates must fully complete our application form, and show clearly how their previous experience and knowledge meets all aspects of the person specification with examples given of actual actions/experience relating to the person specification. Please go to our website to complete the application by 9.00am on 28th August. We do not accept CVs

Interview details

· A 2-part Interview with senior staff will take place at Brent Mencap on Monday 8th or 15th  September 2025. Shortlisted candidates will be given a paper-based scenario to complete and print at Brent Mencap before the interview

· We anticipate the interviews will take 2.0 hours with a 15-minute break  between scenario and actual interview.

FearFree delivers Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Stalking services across the Southwest. We provide holistic, responsive, victim focused and trauma informed support.

The holder of this post will manage, control and administer all financial matters for the organisation, maintaining all financial records as required in compliance with regulatory and best practice procedures and long term plans. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Preparation of year-end accounts up to and including provisional balance sheet.
• Preparation of monthly accounts, cash flow forecast and fund reports for trustees, senior management team and project managers.
• Liaison with employees regarding any relevant financial issues, e.g. expenses. This role involves working closely with the CEO, as part of the senior management team and with the Trustee Board Finance Sub Committee.

Key Responsibilities 

Financial Accounting & Reporting

• Prepare annual financial statements in line with Charity SORP, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations. 
• Produce accurate and timely management accounts, offering financial insights to support strategic planning. 
• Manage financial reporting for contracts and grants, liaising with stakeholders and funders. 
• Attend Finance, Audit & Risk Committee meetings responding to questions and queries for information that may arise.

Financial Operations 

• Process payroll, ensuring compliance with tax, pension, and employment regulations and accurate allocation of costs to contracts and projects.
• Treasury management for funds on deposit and assets in accordance with board approved policies.
• Implement robust financial controls to safeguard assets and maintain efficiency.
• Strengthen financial governance through the implementation of policies and controls. 
• Maintain effective financial procedures to support compliance and operational efficiency. 
• Oversee financial systems and ensure seamless integration with ICT infrastructure. 

Budgeting & Value for Money 

• Provide budget holders with financial planning support, ensuring effective budget management. 
• Collate and prepare annual budget and three-year forecasts.
• Develop financial strategies to optimize resource use and achieve value for money. 
• Identify cost-saving opportunities while maintaining service quality. 

Finance Team Leadership & Management

• Provide line management to finance team members, ensuring appropriate support, delegation, and oversight of activities.
• Foster a positive team culture, ensuring continuous development and professional growth of finance staff.
• Monitor performance, set objectives, and provide guidance to enable team members to achieve excellence.
• Promote collaboration and effective communication across the wider organisation.

Person Specification 

Essential Skills & Experience 

• Professional qualification in finance/accounting (ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, or equivalent). 
• Experience in charity accounting and financial reporting, including Charity SORP compliance. 
• Expertise in preparing management accounts and budget forecasts. 
• Strong knowledge of payroll processes and taxation regulations. 
• Proficiency in financial systems and ICT management, ensuring operational effectiveness. 
• Ability to implement financial controls and risk management strategies. 

Desirable Skills & Experience 

• Experience with contract financial reporting and grant management. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 

Key Attributes 

• Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy and compliance. 
• Strategic thinker with a proactive approach to financial efficiency. 
• Excellent communication skills to convey financial insights to non-finance stakeholders. 

To apply, please download the full job description/person specification along with the application and equality monitoring forms. Please send the completed application form and Equal Opportunities form direct to FearFree. 

There is no specific closing date for this role and this vacancy will close once a suitable candidate is found, so early applications are encouraged. 

For information about the processing of your personal data at FearFree, please visit our website. 

FearFree is committed to encouraging equality and diversity in the workplace.  We strive to be a diverse and inclusive place to work where we can all be ourselves and individual differences are recognised and valued. 

Finance Analyst
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000
Permanent, Full-time
Hybrid working – 2 days per week on site

A leading University is seeking a Finance Analyst to join its collaborative and high-performing finance team. This newly created role will be pivotal in ensuring the organisation delivers on its financial strategy, making it a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual eager to thrive in a dynamic, challenging environment where they can truly showcase their skills and make a meaningful impact.
About the role

As Finance Analyst, you’ll play a critical role in supporting the financial health and strategic direction of the organisation. You’ll analyse financial data, identify trends, and produce actionable insights to drive informed decision-making across departments and functions.

Your work will be integral to optimising performance, allocating resources efficiently, and meeting both short- and long-term financial objectives. Alongside your analytical expertise, you’ll serve as a key communicator of financial information – translating complex data into clear narratives and reports for stakeholders at all levels.
This is an exciting time to join, with opportunities to contribute to process improvements, systems enhancements, and transformation projects aimed at strengthening financial planning and reporting capabilities.

Key priorities in your first six months:

• Produce accurate, insightful financial analysis to support strategic decision-making
• Develop reports and dashboards that clearly communicate performance against KPIs
• Partner with colleagues across the organisation to improve the quality and efficiency of financial data and reporting
• Support the annual budgeting process and in-year forecasting cycles
• Contribute to process improvement and system optimisation initiatives within finance

About you
We’re looking for a part-qualified or newly qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA) – or an individual with equivalent strong financial analysis experience – ideally gained within a complex organisation such as higher education, the public sector, or a large charity.

You’ll be highly numerate with strong Excel and data analysis skills, confident in working with senior, non-finance stakeholders, and able to explain financial information clearly. Experience in financial planning and reporting systems (e.g., Unit4, Agresso, Oracle) would be advantageous, as would a proactive, collaborative approach to problem-solving.

The Organisation

An independent think-tank based in London. Their income is derived from donations, grants, and memberships.

The Job

We are recruiting Finance Business Partners to support research teams and collaborate closely with the central finance team. In this role, you will be part of a research centre, working with budget holders and research leads to provide an effective and efficient financial service. Responsibilities include producing regular quarterly forecasts and the annual budget, supporting project costing, overseeing financial management of research projects, and providing variance analysis. You will also collaborate on the production of management accounts, support financial accruals and income recognition, and contribute to the preparation of annual statutory accounts. Additionally, you will oversee auditing processes, ensure project reporting meets funding requirements, and support the implementation of a new finance system.

The Person

We are looking for an ACA/CA/ACCA/CIMA qualified accountant with experience in business partnering, financial project management, and setting budgets and forecasts. Experience in the charity/not-for-profit sector is advantageous, as is knowledge of different funders, philanthropic foundations, government departments, international organisations, businesses, and NGOs. The ideal candidate will be able to present financial information clearly, work with accuracy and consistency, balance multiple deadlines, and have a proactive, self-motivating, and collaborative approach. Excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships at all levels are essential.

What's in it for you?

The organisation offers approximately 29 days' annual leave (plus public holidays), pension salary exchange, an employee assistance programme, parental leave, flexible working, and other benefits designed to suit your lifestyle. All of this is provided in a professional, engaging, and intellectually stimulating environment. The salary for this role is £55,000 - £62,000 per year, dependent on experience. This is a full-time, 2-year fixed-term contract (likelihood of extension depending on funding) with a hybrid working arrangement, requiring a minimum of 2 days in the office per week. The organisation is an equal-opportunity employer and values diversity.

Please apply now to be considered!

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Job Title: Head of Corporate Services

Reports to: Director of Finance & Corporate Services

Salary: £51,014

Contract: Permanent, full time (37.5 hours per week)

Location: Flexible, with substantial travel required

Join the Liberal Democrats as a Corporate Services Leader!

Are you an experienced professional with a passion for driving organisational excellence? The Liberal Democrats are looking for a dynamic and strategic professional to lead our core internal functions—Finance, HR, IT, and Office Management—ensuring they are efficient, compliant, and aligned with our wider mission.

About the Role

As Head of Corporate Services, you’ll play a key role in supporting the Party’s day-to-day operations and long-term strategy. You’ll lead a talented team and be responsible for fostering a high-performing, values-driven workplace culture. Reporting to the Director of Finance and Corporate Services, you’ll manage a diverse team and collaborate with stakeholders to drive growth and electoral success.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee financial management, including budgets and monthly reporting
• Lead and implement HR strategies covering policy, recruitment, L&D, and employee relations.
• Drive strategies for office management and hybrid working arrangements.
• Foster a supportive, engaged, and high-performing team culture.
• Manage payroll, health and safety, and key organisational projects.

What We’re Looking For

We’re seeking a confident and capable leader with:

• Strong financial expertise, including experience managing organisational budgets and financial reporting.
• Ability to provide HR leadership across a 60+ person organisation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional teams and work collaboratively.
• A solution-focused, strategic mindset—able to balance long-term vision with day-to-day delivery.
• Alignment with the aims and values of the Liberal Democrats.

Desirable Qualifications

• ACCA, CIMA, or MCIPD qualification (or equivalent experience).
• Experience working with volunteers and understanding their needs.
• You will be accredited to CIPD level 7 or qualified by experience.
• Sympathy with the aims and values of the Liberal Democrats.

​Why Join Us?

This is a unique opportunity to shape the internal engine of a values-led political party at a crucial time for the country. If you’re ready to make a real difference and help build a better future, we’d love to hear from you.

Join us and help make our country better! 

Providence Row has been supporting homeless and vulnerably housed people since 1860. For homeless people, or those at risk of homelessness, finding employment and housing opportunities can feel like an uphill battle, even more so if they’re affected by physical, mental health or substance misuse issues. Providence Row works with around 1,200 homeless and vulnerably housed people a year in London, offering an integrated service of crisis support, advice and recovery programmes. 

 

About the role

• To account manage a portfolio of corporate donors. Ensuring regular communications with corporate partners through phone, e-mail and face to face meetings to ensure targets are met and strong, lasting relationships are developed.
• To assist with all levels of corporate administration, including; thank you letters; certificates; project reports; updating all correspondence and meeting information within the CRM database.
• Create and implement tailored stewardship plans to maintain and grow existing corporate relationships.
• Undertake appropriate research and briefing (for self and others) in preparation for initial meetings with potential corporate supporters, demonstrating agility and creativity along with comprehensive knowledge and understanding of Providence Row’s organisational strategy and services offering when engaging with potential partners.
• To support with corporate volunteering activities both on and offsite, ensuring volunteers have an engaging and impactful experience.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension – 5% employer, 3% employee
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Employee assistance programme
• Monthly reflective practice
• Wide range of learning & development opportunities

 To apply:  Please upload your CV with a covering letter, detailing how you meet the job specification. CV’s without a covering letter will not be considered.

Research shows some people, especially women and marginalized groups, may hesitate to apply unless they match all the criteria. However, we want to assure everyone that we encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of whether they fulfil every point in the job description. Your unique perspective matters to us – please apply with confidence.

Interviews
Please note that we may interview on a rolling basis and therefore encourage early applications.

Providence Row is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales; company number 07452798 registered charity number 1140192.

Finance Manager | 9 Months FTC | London | £40,000 - £45,000 | Hybrid - London

For a leading global NGO, we're recruiting an Interim Finance Manager for 9 months. Supporting the Senior Finance Manager and Director of Finance and IT, the Interim Finance Manager will oversee the month-end processes, balance sheet and income reconciliations, VAT returns, and budgeting and reforecasting process. Supporting the UK Finance teams, this role will consolidate management accounts and budgets at group level and provide support and analysis to help decision-making.

What you'll be doing:

• Preparation and posting of monthly journals and assisting the Senior Finance Manager in preparing management accounts, and investigating variances
• Overseeing the monthly management accounting for central support functions, acting as their business partner
• Monthly income processing and reconciliations
• Maintaining records on restricted funding
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Monthly bank reconciliations and maintain fixed asset register
• Processing BACS payments to suppliers and compile VAT returns for sign-off
• Project work to include updating the fixed asset register, reviewing and optimising month-end processes and procedures, updating the payment processes, act as Audit contact for submitting files on the audit portal, and updating the finance manual / finance training

What you'll offer:

• AAT qualified or part-qualified accountant
• Proven experience in management accounting and reconciliations
• Experience in an international development charity or NGO
• Strong experience of Excel, and ideally Unit4 / Agresso.

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

The Senior Finance Officer role is key to coordinating the day-to-day financial functions of Watts Gallery Trust and supporting the Head of Finance and Resources in the effective and efficient management of Watts Gallery Trusts finances. We are looking for someone with experience of working in a finance function delivering comprehensive financial management, ideally within a charitable organisation. Experience in the arts, gallery and museum sector would be an advantage but is not essential. You should have thorough working knowledge of VAT and Payroll and have experience of using Sage. If you are adaptable, a good communicator and love working in a busy finance function we would love to hear from you. In return we can offer you an inspiring work setting, opportunities for flexible and supportive ways of working, family and friends’ tickets as well as discounts in our shop and tea shop.

Duties include:

Financial management

·Deliver an effective and comprehensive financial management service to watts Gallery Limited to include:

o Assisting the Head of Finance in preparing financial forecasts to support financial planning

o Assisting Head of Finance in implementing financial policies and procedures as appropriate

o Ensuring the efficient maintenance of the financial records of Watts Gallery and Watts Gallery Trading Ltd.

o Assist the Head of Finance to produce timely, accurate and relevant monthly management accounts information for Watts Gallery Ltd and Watts Gallery Trading Ltd.

o Assist the Head of Finance in preparing the annual budget. Work with budget holders to review performance against budget and monitor the overall organisations finances to ensure we are operating within the agreed budget

o Assist with production of weekly trading data.

o With the Head of Finance, assist with the preparation of the year end statutory accounts and the audit file.

o Ensure that all accounting records are clear, transparent, and properly kept.

o Ensure all year-end journals, and audit schedules are prepared timely and in accordance with the auditor’s requirements.

Financial and Administrative operational duties:

· Ensure that day to day banking and finance administration duties are carried out:

o Monthly Payroll processing including submission to HMRC and NEST Pension

o Administering the NEST pension scheme

o Statutory returns, including surveys, funding monitoring and reporting

o Responsible for preparing quarterly VAT returns

o Coordinate Gift Aid reclaims

o Liaise with the Development team to develop systems and processes to improve gift aid claim procedures.

o Control of central purchasing

o Ensuring daily, month end, quarter end and year end routines are carried out.

o Reconcile the control accounts, inter-company accounts and conduct regular reviews of nominal ledgers, aged debtors and aged creditors.

o In conjunction with the Head of Finance help improve systems and controls surrounding all aspects of Watts Gallery’s financial management.

o Liaise with Retail and Admissions Manager to ensure cashing up processes are accurate, timely and monitored regularly.

o Be a source of technical advice and guidance on financial aspects of Watts Gallery’s activities.

o Contribute to the organisation’s strategic and operational business planning.

o Assist with financial aspects of grant applications.

o Various ad hoc projects to support the overall development of the finance function.

Staff management

o Monitor progress of finance staff vis a vis set targets

o To support the Head of Finance with development of finance staff to meet organisational objectives

o Day to day coordination of the Finance Team: overseeing accurate and timely processing of the sales and purchase ledgers, importing till data into Sage, cash and banking, administration of direct debits, credit card reconciliations, administering petty cash system and delivering excellent customer service to Watts Gallery’s internal and external customers.

Location: Chelsea, 250 Kings Road
Salary: £65,000 per annum
Contract type: Full time and Permanent
 
Job description
 
The Head of Finance holds overall responsibility for the leadership and management of the finance function while serving as an integral member of the Charity’s senior management team. Key duties include full oversight of the general ledger, supervision of both monthly and year-end financial closure, and ensuring compliance with Charity Commission, HMRC regulations, and the FRS 102 Charities SORP.
 
The post holder is responsible for managing the finance team, which currently includes the Assistant Accountant and Finance Officer, supervising daily transactional activities, and maintaining internal controls. The position also involves preparing internal and external financial reports, budgeting, and conducting analysis to inform decision-making within the organisation.
 
About RBH Charity:
 
Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity is dedicated to improving the lives of people with serious heart and lung disease. Each year we grant around £6m to fund projects at our partner hospitals, including current initiatives such as:

• Equipping Royal Brompton Hospital with a high specification genetic sequencer to screen and plan treatment for patients and their families 
• Creating a new consultant fellowship in imaging related to structural heart disease
• Providing core funding for the rb&hArts programme combining improvements to the hospital environment with therapeutic activities such as Singing for Breathing 
• Supporting three fellowships annually to support allied health professionals in pursuing research projects
• Funding the Road to Recovery programme to provide mental health support for patients with long Covid
• Committing £100,000 to a Patients’ Fund each year, to support around 40 micro-projects from palliative care ‘comfort boxes’ to better seating and new televisions on wards 

 
Our funding comes from the fundraising efforts of thousands of supporters as well as income generated by our investments in property and equity markets. 
 
We have a small, committed and skilled team (31 in 2025/26), with expertise across fundraising, marketing, HR, property management, grant-making and financial management. 
 
We are committed to – and hold ourselves and each other to account for – the following core behaviours:

• Setting ourselves challenging goals, in order to achieve more for the charity’s beneficiaries 
• Working as one team, sharing information and ideas, and valuing our diverse range of backgrounds and contributions   
• Solving problems, using our resources, our networks and our creativity to provide a better service 
• Creating opportunities to learn, and supporting each other to grow 
• Enjoying our work, celebrating our successes and finding time to have fun as a team. 

 
To apply, please complete an application form and attach your CV.
 
Closing date for applications: 23:59 20 August 2025.
 
Initial telephone/online screening likely to be scheduled for w/c 25 August 2025, with a formal face to face interview and informal stakeholder meetings scheduled for w/c 8 September for successful candidates.
 
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Following a sustained period of professionalisation, including the introduction of improved financial and reporting systems, we are seeking an experienced and proactive Operations Lead to manage the day-to-day running of the organisation. This is a key role which requires a confident all-rounder who will ensure efficient operations while working closely with the Director to support strategic growth.

You will bring practical financial expertise and enjoy working with systems and spreadsheets. Comfortable collaborating across all levels—from bookkeeper and accountant to the Board of Trustees—you will lead finance, governance, HR, compliance, and organisational planning. Your work will ensure operations align with and support Outset’s mission and values.

You will oversee the financial management and timely payment of grants awarded to leading international public arts organisations. This includes monitoring grantee progress and ensuring funds are disbursed on milestone completion. The position also offers regular invitations to a wide range of art events across London, providing opportunities to engage with the contemporary arts scene and build relationships with key cultural stakeholders.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in a dynamic organisation during a pivotal development phase, with visibility across all charity activities. We are seeking a hands-on, adaptable individual eager to contribute to the organisation’s growth. The role offers flexible hours and working patterns, with scope to shape and expand responsibilities over time.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial administration, including bookkeeping, grant payments, cash flow, bank accounts (UK & USA), foreign exchange, and gift aid claims.
• Develop and monitor budgets with Director and Treasurer.
• Work with external bookkeeper and accountant on accounts and grant reporting.
• Maintain donor CRM, manage contracts, invoicing, and coordinate donor communications.
• Support donor cultivation, VIP access, and prepare briefings for Director and Trustees.
• Coordinate HR tasks such as recruitment, payroll, and expenses.
• Manage subscriptions for IT systems, business rates, rent, and insurance payments.
• Organise logistics for London-based artist residency award.
• Coordinate Board meetings, Trustee recruitment, and maintain legal and compliance documentation.
• Manage the American Friends of Outset 501(c) organisation, including scheduling and running Board meetings, overseeing finance and compliance processes, and holding relationships with key stakeholders.
• Support communications, organisational announcements, and strategic development with the Director.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Experience in an operations or management role, preferably in a charity context.
• Strong organisational, financial, and project management skills.
• Knowledge of UK charity governance and compliance requirements.
• Confidence with financial systems, budgets, and reporting.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.
• A collaborative, flexible, and problem-solving mind-set.

Desirable:

• Professional qualifications are desirable but not required.
• Experience liaising with international donors.
• Experience working with a small team or start-up environment.
• Familiarity with or experience of a fundraising context.
• Interest in and passion for the arts.