You will be joining PEAS at an exciting time as we move into implementing our new ambitious strategy, PEAS 2022-2026 – Growing PEAS schools. Supporting all schools. During this period we will grow our school networks to double their size, launch in a third country and expand our wider impact by strengthening education systems.

As Finance and People Administrator, you will be a key support to the UK Finance Manager in delivering strong financial management objectives, whilst ensuring the effective functioning of the UK team. You will support the People and Culture Lead in HR and governance to ensure that we have the right systems to support our people and organisation.  

To be successful in this role, we are looking for an individual who is a go-getter, has experience in finance administration and strong people skills. This is a great role for an individual who is looking for a dynamic role to take lead in.

We welcome applicants from varied backgrounds, you do not necessarily need to have a financial qualification but must have experience who is strong with numbers, a keen eye for detail, numerate, and a quick learner. We also offer flexibility in working patterns. We offer a blended style of working with 3 days working remotely from your home and up to 2 days a week in our office in London (currently based in Borough)

If you are excited by the opportunity of the role at PEAS and have the experience and skills we are looking for, please read the full candidate pack and follow the link to apply. 

Director of Finance 

Kidney Care UK has recently launched its new five-year strategy and is looking to continue its transformation and take the organisation to the next level. Following a period of significant growth, in which we have grown from 10 to over 40 members of staff, we are seeking an experienced and inspirational Finance Director to join the Senior Management Team to lead our organisation’s professional financial development and operational excellence.

With a proven track record and experience of strategic and operational financial management, you will be instrumental in working with the Chief Executive and Finance Committee to develop and implement the Charity’s ambitious financial strategy, review and upgrade our finance operations and systems and ensure the long-term financial sustainability of the Charity.

You will have the vision, knowledge and skills to provide financial insights into the performance of the Charity and identify risks and opportunities that can be converted into positive outcomes to achieve the organisation’s strategic aims. You will be equally comfortable conveying financial information in a practical and insightful way to different audiences, as well as someone who enjoys combining technical and strategic expertise with the ability to inspire and lead others.

HOW TO APPLY
If you have the qualities, we are looking for and would like to play a key role in Kidney Care UK’s future we invite you to apply with your CV and a covering letter.

• Closing date for applications is 10th November 2021
• Starting date is as soon as possible

We encourage you to apply early as applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received, and we reserve the right to close this job advert sooner subject to finding a suitable candidate.  

• Permanent, full-time post
• Based at CMS House, Oxford, with some flexibility for home working
• Starting salary £47,390 and generous pension contribution: up to 15 per cent employer contribution on annual salary
• As an equal opportunities’ employer, we particularly welcome applications from women and individuals from minority groups as they are currently underrepresented within our organisation at this level. All appointments are made on merit of skill, experience and potential as laid down in the job description and person specification.

Do you have a passion for both mission and management? A love of spreadsheets as well as spreading the gospel? CMS is looking for a servant-hearted leader to join our senior leadership team (SLT) in Oxford. The post holder will be responsible for strategic development in the area of finance, leading and coordinating policy for financial planning and budgetary control. In addition, they will take responsibility for corporate strategic development and leadership of the ICT and facilities teams (including property management, pensions and risk management). As a member of the SLT they will play a full role in developing and implementing the CMS mission strategy.

The post will continue the work towards financial sustainability, while further developing excellent relationships with other teams within CMS and the wider CMS mission network. They will be a prayerful, discerning Christian who will nurture a healthy mission spirituality within CMS.

It will therefore be a requirement for the post holder to be a committed and practising Christian who would uphold CMS’s values and ethos.

Reporting directly to the CEO, the ideal candidate will be a chartered accountant or equivalent, a member of an accounting body with at least five years’ relevant experience in a senior role, a proven track record of working in finance in a business or charity context and experience of leading, developing and motivating others.

For the past two years CMS has been carrying out an organisational strategic review to address three key issues:

1. A need for greater focus and clarity of purpose
2. A need for clarity of identity and role
3. A need for financial sustainability

Further details can be found in the job description and person specification available to download.

This post has an occupational requirement for the post holder to be a practising and committed Christian, committed to the aims, values and the ethos statement of CMS. Occasional travel may be required.

Closing date for receipt of completed applications:

•  Midnight 14 November 2021

Interview dates:

• First round of interviews will be held on 29 and 30 November 2021 via Zoom.
• Final round of interviews will be held in person at CMS House, Oxford, on 9 and 10 December 2021.

At The Maypole Project we are committed to providing the best support to families who have a child or young person with complex medical needs.

Without the commitment and professionalism of our staff, we would not be able to provide the full range of much needed services.  This role will make a difference to the lives of children and families at The Maypole Project.

The role of Finance Officer is key in delivering accurate and timely management accounts and will act as a vital contact between the CEO and Head of Development. You will be responsible for the financial health of a company or organisation. 

Within the finance model, there’s great opportunity to expand beyond the normal operating arena, exploring projects, reserves management and other areas that support our day-to-day results.

As Finance Officer, you’ll be responsible for delivering month end reporting within our finance system, completing provisions where appropriate. You will be working within a team to ensure the finance systems and processes are up to date and accurate, in terms of both the financial data within the accounts and the administration of the finance set up within the system.

As part of the small finance team, to provide a high quality of customer service across the Ri, building relationships and helping staff to understand their role in ensuring good financial management, controls and processes.

Reporting to the Head of Finance and based in Mayfair with a mix of home and office working expected, responsibilities include:

• Maintain bankbooks daily, report on cashflow
• Process monthly payroll (for approx 50-60 staff) ensuring accurate payment to staff and to related agencies 
• Post credit card transactions onto ledger
• Raise sales invoices, maintain sales ledger and manage debt collection,
• Create and submit quarterly VAT returns

Do you have:

• 2 years’ experience working in Finance 
• Experience in working on month end and year end routines, including reconciliations
• Experience of preparation and processing payroll
• Understanding of input and output VAT
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office with advanced Excel 
• Experience of databases, inputting and extracting information 
• Good knowledge of financial procedures/principles/controls?

If so, we’d love to hear from you! 

Senior Finance Officer 

Location: Curdridge, Southampton

Full Time – 35 hours per week 

Fixed Term Contract for 12 months 

Salary: £26,000 - £28,500 depending on experience 

Our client is a grassroots movement working for nature’s recovery and to bring people closer to nature.

They want great places to live that are good for people and good for wildlife. They want nature to be normal, for children to grow up with wild green spaces to explore.

They want to restore and re-wild our land and sea and tip the balance in favour of nature. They know this is what’s needed for our food, oxygen, physical and mental health, our prosperity and for a strong and vibrant society. They know that nature’s recovery can help tackle the climate crisis. Our future has to be wilder!

They are seeking a Senior Finance Officer to join their cause. Working within the Finance team the senior finance officer is primarily responsible for processing the accounts to trial balance and assisting the Finance Manager with the preparation of monthly management accounts.  You will therefore oversee purchase and sales ledgers, current bank accounts and credit card processing and reconciliations, monthly journals along with control account reconciliation whilst making best use of the systems provided and work within the guidelines and procedures set.

Of key importance is the need to ensure robust financial controls are followed and ensuring those who manage budgets and need to report outcomes are able to make informed timely decisions and produce the reports as necessary.  The Trust has recently put a new finance system called X-Ledger and continued development, implementation into processes and finding efficiencies using the new system will be part of the finance team's objectives over the next 12 months.

The following is required:

Experience

Strong experience within the finance function and day to day tasks including payment processing, bank reconciliations and adhering to proper controls and processes.

Experience of liaising with external auditors and a knowledge of business operations processes, preferably in a charity environment

Experience of X-Ledger accounting system would be a clear advantage

Intermediate-level MS Officer 365 experience and excel

Knowledge

To be AAT Level 4 and / or Part Qualified or Newly Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) or 

have proven experience in a similar role at a similar level.

Broad knowledge of day to day financial processes to preparing management accounts

Skills

Strong communication skills to proactively engage and support staff across the Trust

Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to work collaboratively.

Intermediate to advanced use of excel

Good level of competence in Microsoft Office

As an inclusive employer they recognise that their workforce needs to better reflect the communities in which they live and work.  They encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly those underrepresented within their sector, including people from black, Asian, minority Ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. They are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.

A role has opened up in the Finance Team to support the Estates directorate.

You will provide financial reporting support and strategic financial advice to the Estates Director. This will involve monitoring and reporting the financial performance of the department with a focus on improving the impact and understanding of financial reporting on business performance. The Estates Directorate is responsible for conservation, maintenance and projects spend across all of the more than 400 monuments, buildings and places in our care, and is one of the largest and most complex areas of spend in the organisation. You will provide financial analysis and insight to members of the directorate management team enabling informed decision making, all with a view to helping the organisation achieve its Financial Sustainability objective.

We strive to be an inclusive employer and are always looking for people who reflect the diversity of the country today, to help us make it more relevant to the diversity of the people, communities and places we serve. We continually look for new ways to promote the past in a way that is inclusive to all and that celebrates the cultural diversity of England's heritage.

From remote sites to inner city monuments, from regional teams to our Head Office, the diversity of our teams is critical to making sure our shared heritage is inclusive, exciting and accessible.

You'll find it's a workplace like no other - taking you behind the scenes of these extraordinary sites and supporting you to share your ideas, inspire others and make a difference.

By joining us, you'll enjoy the rewards of a great team environment in inspiring locations, helping to make our site a wonderful place to visit. You'll also be joining our charity, which through our 400+ historic monuments, buildings and sites, brings the story of England to life for over 10 million visitors each year. We offer a competitive benefits package including a generous pension, 25 days leave a year and free entry to all English Heritage properties for you, another adult and up to 6 children (under the age of 19).

Closing date: 31/10/2021 23:59:59

Goodman Masson are working with a International Development organisation to recruit for a Senior Finance Manager.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior qualified finance professional to improve controls and drive forward system and process improvements. You will be managing a team responsible for group level financial accounting activities.

Day to day duties:

• Directly managing a team of 3 and overseeing a wider team
• Reviewing and approving month end reconciliations and reports
• Ensuring robust cash flow forecasting processes are in place
• Overseeing implementation of IT solutions
• Lead the team on the upgrade of current accounting system
• Working with senior management to track KPI's across AP, AR and banking

Essentials:

• CCAB qualified or equivalent
• Demonstrated leadership skills in similar roles
• Strong technical accounting

Please apply ASAP to ensure your details are considered.

Are you seeking a role where you can have more of a focus on accounts payable and accounts receivable? Are you keen to join a well-known educational charity? I am seeking a Senior Finance Officer such as yourself to join at an exciting time to help support with AP/AR and management accounts as a permanent member of the finance team. A large portion of the role consists of having a Finance Business Partner responsibility based in Greenwich with occasional travel to their office in Cornwall.

Job description:

• Responsible for posting Month end journals Accrual, Prepayments
• Supporting with month end including maintaining fixed asset register
• Data entry including purchase invoices, staff personal expenses and credit card reconciliations
• Raising sales invoices, and support monthly review of purchase order system
• Bank reconciliations, petty in various currencies
• Assisting the progress with monthly financial reports and reconciliations

As the Senior Finance Officer, you will need to be familiar with the fixed asset register and happy with the AP/AR element of the role to be considered. The breakdown of the role will be 70% AP/AR and 30% fixed assets. You will either be part qualified or a finalist and have worked within a charity or not-for-profit organisation. This permanent Senior Finance Officer role is to start as soon as possible and will consider a months' notice period. If you have the above background and skillset and keen to know more please apply to TPP Recruitment by sending your CV to [email protected]

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

Eden Brown is pleased to be partnering with a fantastic charity with royal patronage on their Senior Finance Officer vacancy. This job is based in their London office in Shoreditch with two days a week working from home.

The Senior Finance Officer role primarily focuses on the finance support to the London & Highgrove teams. The core function of the role is Finance Business Partner responsibility for their Highgrove Estate, working with, and supporting, the Highgrove Director with finance matters, including input on both OPEX and CAPEX.

Specific Duties will include:

* Data entry to accounting system across entities i.e purchase invoices, staff personal expenses and credit card reconciliations.
* Raising sales invoices as required, ensure that they are entered on to the system in a timely and accurate manner and ensure debtors are managed in a timely fashion.
* Assist in maintenance and monthly review of purchase order system.
* Manage the receipt of supplier invoices and ensure they are appropriately coded and authorized prior to processing on accounting system in line with control environment.
* Collation of weekly supplier payment run including uploading payments to online banking service for approval.
* Reconciliation of petty cash accounts including cash advances in various currencies and verifying documentation.
* Weekly bank reconciliations.
* Assisting in the development of monthly financial reports and reconciliations as required.
* Assisting month end processes including maintaining fixed asset register and application of the appropriate capitalisation treatment of assets being purchased and under construction.
* Assistance in reconciliation and management of intercompany balances between subsidiaries / associated companies and the parent charity.
* Posting of Month end journals (Accrual, Prepayments) as required.

We are looking for someone with excellent technical accounting knowledge, experience of working for a charity or not-for-profit organisation (essential), knowledge of maintaining the fixed asset register (essential) and AP/AR knowledge.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

upReach is seeking to hire a Senior Finance Officer. This is an exciting opportunity to support the growth of the charity, working with the Head of Finance and Business operations on a wide range of Finance-related activities, with a supplementary focus on office-related administration.

Do you think that your socio-economic background should determine your career prospects? upReach is an award-winning social mobility charity supporting less-advantaged undergraduates to secure top jobs. We deliver a comprehensive programme of professional development, through partnerships with top employers and universities. upReach works to address the progression gap, supporting students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds to secure graduate jobs after university, aiming to reach its vision of a society in which everyone has the opportunity to reach their full career potential, regardless of social background.
 

Key Information:
Role: Senior Finance Officer
Location: London, with the potential for flexible working arrangements.
Hours: 40 hours per week, 9am - 6pm 
Start date: ASAP
Duration: Permanent 
Reporting to: Head of Finance and Business Operations
Salary: £25,000 - £30,500 per annum (including London weighting)
Application deadline: 9am Thursday 4th November 2021 (Early applications are encouraged. We may interview and appoint before the deadline).
 

About the Role:
The Senior Finance Officer will work on a wide range of Finance-related activities, with a supplementary focus on office-related administration. Training will be provided, as and when required. For the right candidate, we may also be able to offer support for professional finance qualifications such as CIMA or ACCA.

With the support of the Head of Finance and Business Operations, your primary focus will be day-to-day Finance work, including the following:

General bookkeeping

• Logging sales and purchase invoices into Xero

• Regularly performing bank reconciliations

Accounts Receivable and Credit Control (Sales Ledger)

• Completing supplier set-up processes for customers

• Invoicing customers and following up regarding payments

Accounts Payable (Purchase Ledger)

• Logging supplier invoices

• Create payment schedules

Management Accounting

• Updating budgets and forecasts

• Supporting our Fundraising teams with proposal budgets

• Tracking project-related expenditure

Payroll

• Maintaining accurate payroll records and preparing monthly payroll schedules

Annual Audit

• Supporting the Head of Finance with audit preparation and responding to auditor queries and requests for information

In addition, you will offer administrative support in the following areas:

• General office administration including ordering office supplies, monitoring meeting room usage, maintaining desk rotas, and assigning and tracking staff IT equipment

• Assist in the implementation and ongoing management of a customer relationship management system (CRM) for the funding pipeline. 

• Providing additional support to the CEO and Head of Finance and Business Operations as required. 

Person Specification:
This position would be suited to individuals who are committed to upReach’s mission. We are looking for someone who is passionate about social mobility and believes that background should not be a barrier to graduate employment. 

Essential Skills/Experience:

1. A minimum of 12-18 months finance experience, performing tasks in at least one (preferably more) of the following areas:

   1. Bookkeeping using accounting software such as Xero or Quickbooks

   2. Accounts Receivable and Credit Control (Sales Ledger)

   3. Accounts Payable (Purchase Ledger)

   4. Management Accounting

   5. Payroll

2. Strong organisational skills with a keen eye for detail and the ability to manage a varied workload.

3. Self-motivation and an ability to work in a small team as well as independently.

4. Excellent communication skills and strong written English.

5. Confident working with Google Sheets or MS Excel. 

6. At least a Grade ‘B’ in Maths and English GCSE (if you have extenuating circumstances, let us know)*

* The nature of the role requires a high standard of Maths and English, and the ability to quickly review a large amount of information and identify and communicate key themes clearly. Applicants may demonstrate this through the academic qualifications shown above and/or other relevant experience. 
 

Desirable Skills/Experience:

1. Currently studying a professional finance qualification such as CIMA or ACCA

2. Accountancy degree

3. An interest in social mobility, and upReach’s mission 

4. Experience of working within a charity. 

5. Experience of using Google Suite and Zoom.

Our Financial Planning & Analysis team are looking for someone who is enthusiastic to become the new Assistant Finance Manager working with the Operations and Commercial teams.

The Financial Planning & Analysis function is responsible for strategic, commercial financial advice and financial performance management for the Trust including management accounting, financial bid support, budgeting, and forecasting activities. The team provide key analysis and insights for budget holders and senior leaders to inform decision making and drive effective, sustainable, and commercial planning.

This role has responsibility for commercial advice to management teams, input into business planning & budgeting, monitoring of financial, contractual, and operational performance, challenging senior teams as appropriate. Review of contract income accruals / deferrals, support for smaller local bids. Training budget holders to improve financial management & accuracy of monthly management accounts. The role will be responsible for the management of restricted funds locally. Knowledge of financial management within a charity is desirable.

You will initially be based from home and then based at one of our key centres with the opportunity to work flexibly. There will also be opportunities for you to work with Young People and witness the fantastic work of the Trust. 

About Us

At MSI Reproductive Choices we are unapologetically pro-choice. We believe that every woman has the right to make choices about her own body and her own future. As one of the world’s leading providers of contraception and safe abortion care, we give women the means to do so. Across 37 countries, we provide high quality, safe services, and work with advocacy to create an enabling environment, so every client has safe access to services when and where they are needed. Because when a woman can determine her own future, she can contribute to creating a better, more sustainable future for everyone.

MSI Reproductive Choices is committed to creating an inclusive environment with a workforce which is representative of the communities we serve. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and give equal consideration to all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age. We are committed to promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of all team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups. 

About the Role

As a part of MSI’s PDD team, you will independently lead the development of dynamic and successful programmes and proposals for institutional donors, including bilateral and multilateral donors, private foundations, charitable trusts, and host country governments. Working closely with in-country and technical teams across the organisation you confidently handle single- and multi-country proposals processes, including bid writing and coordination. You will also own the country fundraising action plans process, facilitate programme design processes, negotiate partnerships, and building the capacity of MSI country programmes to effectively conduct local donor engagement. You will provide mentorship and capacity-building to PDD officers.

About You

We want individuals who support our mission of eliminating unsafe abortion by 2030 and who work with us to build an enabling environment to increase access to safe services everywhere. We expect all team members to share our vision and commitment to achieving our mission whilst promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of all clients and colleagues.

To succeed in this role, you must have:

• Demonstrated experience working in business development in international development or the humanitarian sector
• Experience in proposal writing and development for institutional donors, included demonstrated experience with USAID
• Proven experience in managing complex proposal processes with multiple stakeholders under tight deadlines
• Proven experience in strategic planning and programmatic design
• Experience developing and reviewing budgets
• Experience and demonstrated ability to manage a heavy and fluctuating workload
• Experience in working with statistical and financial data
• Proven experience in representing the organisation with donors or other stakeholders
• Proven experience leading partnership discussions and negotiations.

Skills:

• Proven track record of writing and managing complex, high-value, and/or multi-country proposals and securing grants and contracts from donors, foundations, and trusts
• Proven relationship building skills and ability to work jointly and effectively in cross-cultural settings and with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Fluency in spoken and written French, ability to write at a professional level
• Demonstrate confidence in handling difficult situations
• Solid analytical skills and ability to present complex concepts in clear and concise formats
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities and ability to perform confidently under pressure
• Ability to take initiative and achieve results with limited supervision
• Strong attention to detail and follow-up
• Excellent people and negotiation skills.

Personal Attributes:

• A strong supporter of the cause of family planning and a woman’s right to safe abortion (pro-choice)
• Committed to the protection of team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups
• Quality-focussed and results-orientated
• Take initiative
• Highly organised and action orientated
• Decisive and confident
• Resourceful and determined
• Determined to succeed
• Self-awareness
• Willingness to travel required (approximately 10% travel).

For more information about the role, please view the job description and person specification on our website.

Location: London Support Officer, W1T

Full-time: 35hrs a week

Contract type: 12 months fixed term contract

Salary:£46,000 - £53,000 + benefits

Closing date: Tuesday 19th October 2021 (midnight GMT). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates.

Assistant Director of Finance: £70,000 - £77,500 + benefits: SE London (6 Month Contract)

For a University in Southeast London, we are recruiting an Assistant Director of Finance for a 7-month contract. Reporting to the CFO, this pivotal role will support and advise senior leaders across the University in the planning and delivery of their management accounts and finance objectives. This role will lead the continued integration of newer members of Finance moving across from the organisation during a high-profile change process. The Assistant Director of Finance will develop business partnering to enhance service delivery to create value, improve productivity and underpin the future-state operating model. This role will suit a natural leader with a strong track-record in leading management accounting and business partnering teams.

Main Duties:

• Lead, develop and inspire new Finance Business Partnering Team to deliver best-in-class support to internal stakeholders
• Lead the FP&A team to provide focused, and analytical performance insight to challenge decision-making
• Lead and oversee the development of a new costing model
• Manage the annual budget and 5-year plan and re-forecasting process
• Manage a team including the Head of Management Accounts, FP&A Accountant and Faculty Business Partners
• Support the Leadership Team with financial information and reporting
• Lead the preparation of the annual budget and medium-term financial forecasts for the University and subsidiaries including CAPEX, cash forecasting, narrative and reports
• Support Faculties and Directorate in the preparation of 3-5-year plans
• Implement business partnering to enhance service delivery, optimise finance work processes to create value, improve productivity and underpin the Finance operating model

Person Specification:

• Proven experience of leading management accounting and business partnering teams across multiple locations
• Track record of providing financial leadership to Executives
• Experience of working within the University or Higher Education sector would be desirable
• Experience of leading and influencing through transformation and change is essential
• Experience of setting up and embedding new departments / functions
• Gravitas and leadership qualities

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