Temp jobs in Cricklewood, greater london

Senior Management Accountant (Part Time – 3 Days per Week)

A national charity seeking a Interim Senior Commercial Management Accountant to support their finance team during a period of growth and transformation.

This role will play a critical part in leading the development of costing and pricing models to support strategic decision-making. You will also deliver high-quality financial planning and strengthen financial insight across the organisation.

This is a part-time role (3 days per week) offered on a interim basis until April 2026.  The charity offers remote working, with access to a London office for those who prefer a hybrid approach.

The Role

As Senior Commercial Management Accountant, you will provide crucial support across financial planning, forecasting, modelling, and operational finance. Working closely with the Head of Finance & Finance Director, you will help deliver the charity’s mid-year forecast, develop organisational planning tools for the upcoming financial year, and lead on advanced costing and pricing work to support strategic decisions.

You will also support technical areas including partial VAT recovery, internal financial controls, and the migration of a small trading subsidiary to a new finance system. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys analytical problem-solving, partnering with non-finance colleagues, and contributing to organisational change.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of costing and pricing models to support strategic decision-making.
• Deliver the mid-year (4+8) forecast, providing variance analysis and clear narrative insight.
• Prepare planning tools and templates for the upcoming financial year.
• Provide financial guidance and analysis to non-finance managers across the organisation.
• Produce high-quality management reporting for senior leadership.
• Support technical accounting matters, including partial VAT recovery and VAT group consideration.
• Lead on the migration of financial processes for the charity’s trading subsidiary to a new finance system.
• Conduct internal audits and support compliance with statutory and charity regulatory requirements.
• Partner closely with operational teams and budget holders to strengthen financial understanding and performance.
• Contribute to a positive and collaborative finance team culture, supporting process improvements and knowledge sharing.

About You

You will be a part-qualified or qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent) with strong experience in management accounting and developing robust cost and pricing models – ideally with experience working within commercial environments.

You’ll bring:

• Experience developing financial models, costings, and pricing work.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent Excel capability (modelling, data validation, pivot tables, lookup functions).
• Experience supporting non-finance colleagues with forecasting, variance analysis, and performance insight.
• Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and accessibly.
• Confidence working in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.
• A collaborative, calm, and proactive approach.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Jet Reports for Business Central.
• Experience with VAT recovery or working through VAT implications for charities.

Contract & Working Arrangements

• Contract: Interim until April 2026
• Day rate: £350- £425 (depending on experience)
• Hours: Part-time – 3 days per week
• Location: Home-based or hybrid with London office access

Certification Schemes Manager (Interim – 6 Months)
Membership Body | £24.73 per hour | Hybrid (2 days in London HQ)
Start: January 2026 | Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
 
Ready to step into a role where your expertise directly strengthens public safety and supports a mission with real societal impact?
 
My client, a well-respected membership organisation is looking for a confident, proactive Certification Schemes Manager to steer their high-profile schemes through an exciting period of change.
 
You’ll be the engine behind scheme compliance, stakeholder engagement and team leadership - perfect for someone who enjoys keeping complex processes moving smoothly, building trusted relationships with government and regulatory bodies, and delivering consistently high standards.
If you’ve managed certification, registration, audit or regulatory schemes before, particularly within a membership organisation, regulator or non-profit, this could be your ideal next move.
 
The Role
 
You’ll lead a small but capable team, ensuring the efficient, compliant and well-governed operation of all certification activity. Acting as Lead Certification Manager, you’ll oversee scheme delivery, maintain key government relationships, and champion continuous improvement across processes, guidance and digital systems.
 
Key Responsibilities
 

• Providing strategic direction to ensure scheme operations align with organisational goals.
• Acting as the main liaison with government and regulatory bodies to maintain contracts and building safety standards.
• Overseeing day-to-day scheme administration - registrations, audits, complaints handling and compliance.
• Leading and mentoring a team of two, ensuring high-quality delivery and performance.
• Managing consultants and internal stakeholders to tight deadlines.
• Driving continuous improvement across processes, guidance and digital workflows.
• Supporting Board structures through agendas, minutes, reports and sector communications.
• Contributing to budgeting, reforecasting, income generation and wider departmental aims.
• Developing deeper knowledge of certification schemes and building control across the UK.

 
About You
 

• Experience overseeing certification, registration or regulatory schemes (ideally within a membership body, professional body or regulator).
• Strong organisational skills with confidence managing multiple workstreams.
• Clear, adaptable communication skills and ease presenting complex information.
• Collaborative, people-focused, and comfortable working with senior stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented, methodical, and naturally improvement-driven.
• Confident using MS Office applications.

 
Why This Role?
 

• Play a central role in strengthening building safety and public protection.
• Lead a well-supported interim function with clear, high-impact priorities.
• Be at the heart of an audit, website launch and governance transition.
• Join a respected institution where your expertise will be valued from day one.

 
Interested?

To be considered for this role, please send your CV, quoting reference: SOH82313 - applications will be reviewed as they come in, and early interest is encouraged. We look forward to receiving your application!

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.

Harris Hill has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Media and PR Manager to join a charity on the Essex/ Hertfordshire border for 1- 3 months, hybrid based, with 2dpw in the office.

This role is covering an interim period whilst they seek someone long term, so this could well be an option too, for the successful candidate. 

The client is looking for a highly motivated candidate, with a strong proactive media relations background. The charity is looking to promote the work of the charity, as they feel their work is not understood by the general public. 

The organisation has a PR agency that look after their PR and PA, so you will develop a strategy to push the organisations work.

The client would like to see not only a strong proactive media background, but also someone who has a good sense of spotting a story, and selling in.

If you would like to see a formal JD and more details about the organisation, please get in touch.

Listening Books are looking for a diligent, pro-active person to join our small team in the maternity cover role of Titles and Copyright Co-ordinator. If you have excellent organisational and communication skills, a broad knowledge of books and the UK publishing industry, would like to expand your experience in the charity sector and are interested in representing a charity that supports anyone with a print impairment, then we would love to hear from you.

Listening Books is a charity that provides an excellent audiobook lending service to people whose illness, disability, specific learning difficulty or mental health condition impacts on their ability to read the printed word. Our audiobook catalogue contains over 10,000 titles and reaches over 100,000 members across the UK. We believe that books should be accessible to everyone. The successful candidate will be responsible for buying and processing all new titles for our catalogue and regularly liaising with publishers to maintain our excellent relationships with them, ensuring all our contracts and paperwork remains up-to-date. The candidate will be responsible for both the administrative and technical aspects of adding new titles to our catalogue via our download platform, OverDrive Inc. Training will be given but a high level of computer literacy is essential. The candidate will also be responsible for managing the budget for titles and must have previous experience of handling basic budgets.

We can offer flexible working arrangements, including remote, office-based, or hybrid options for the right candidate. There is also some flexibility in how hours are distributed across the week; however, we would prefer that a portion of the hours be worked on Thursday or Friday.  A salary of £28,000 per annum (pro-rata) and a matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, following successful completion of the probation period.

Closing date for applications is Tuesday 6th January at 11.59pm and interviews will be held via Zoom on Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th January. Depending on volume of applications received, we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than this date, so please apply early if you are interested.

Please include your CV and a covering letter, telling us why you would be suitable for the role, paying close attention to the job description and person specification, which can be found when you click on 'Apply Now'.  Applicants who do not submit a covering letter will not be considered.

All appointments are subject to two satisfactory references, including a previous employer, evidence of the right to work in the UK and a basic DBS check. Privacy notice: Details of unsuccessful applications will be held on record under the lawful basis of Listening Books’ legitimate business interests for a period of 6 months before being securely destroyed.

We are looking for a Corporate Fundraiser for a 12 month FTC to maximise revenue, and build/maintain strong relationships with existing partners, making the most of a strong pipeline of prospects.

The ideal candidate will thrive when working autonomously and have excellent communication and negotiation skills with an interest in the arts and culture.

This is a London hybrid role with a minimum of 3 days a week in the office.

The Charity
A proactive arts charity, passionate about creating exceptional artistic experiences as well as delivering inspiring outreach projects in the local community. You will be joining an exciting organisation, with warm and collaborative working culture.

The Role
Source headline sponsorships for events and community programmes.

Identify, research and approach potential corporate prospects aligned with charitys mission and values including paid partnerships and in kind support.

Manage the delivery of partnership agreements, identifying opportunities to deepen engagement and ensuring all partners receive the appropriate level of stewardship and recognition.

Act as the main point of contact for existing corporate partners

Coordinate and manage corporate partner events/hospitality.

The Candidate
Experience in corporate partnerships and sponsorships, ideally within the arts, culture, or non-profit sectors.

Ability to create new leads and contacts with a creative approach to business income generation.

Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a collaborative but independent environment

Strong relationship-building and networking skills with the ability to engage with senior executives and provide high levels of customer care.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Location: Westminster
Hours: Part-time (2 to 3 days per week)
Contract: Up to 6 months
Pay: £16.44 - £17.53 per hour (+ holiday pay)
Start Date: January

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting the Westminster branch of an established national charity in their search for a part-time, temporary Volunteer Co-ordinator.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end recruitment of volunteers.
• General administrative support.
• Implementation and continuous improvement of policies and processes.
• Creating an inclusive and supportive volunteer environment.
• Training and guidance new volunteers.

Requirements

• Recent experience in a relevant role, ideally within the not-for-profit sector.
• An understanding of the needs of the local area.
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Adaptable and proactive approach.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so if you are looking to use your administrative skills to make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply ASAP with your CV in Word format.

At Prospectus, we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.

Make a real difference in the lives of asylum seekers and newly recognised refugees! Join New Citizens’ Gateway as an Outreach Project Manager and lead the delivery of vital frontline support to people residing in temporary accommodation across five hotels in Barnet. You will oversee a dedicated outreach team working to reduce isolation, improve wellbeing, and empower individuals seeking asylum.

We offer a supportive working environment with excellent benefits including:

• 6% employer pension contribution
• 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities

New Citizens’ Gateway (NCG) is an independent, registered charity working to reduce health inequalities, combat social exclusion and poverty, and support the integration and independence of refugees and asylum seekers.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Outreach Project Manager to lead our outreach service. This role is responsible for managing outreach staff, coordinating support across multiple hotel sites, ensuring compliance with safeguarding and quality standards, and providing specialist guidance to the team on complex client issues.

The successful candidate will have at least two years’ project management experience and direct experience supporting refugees and asylum seekers, with strong communication and organisational skills. Ability to speak a community language is desirable.

New Citizens’ Gateway is committed to equality, diversity, and creating a workplace that values lived experience. We welcome applications from people of refugee background and others with direct experience of the issues our clients face.

Closing date: 04/01/2026Interview date: 08/01/2026 (please keep this date free)

Robertson Bell is pleased to be supporting NSPCC in their search for a Financial Accounting & Control Manager to join their Finance & Procurement team on a permanent basis. NSPCC are the UK’s leading children’s charity, committed to ending cruelty to children and ensuring every childhood is safe and supported. They have been working to protect children for over 100 years, providing services, advice, and campaigning for change.

The Financial Accounting & Control Manager will report into the Head of Central Finance and lead a team of four, overseeing primary ledgers, balance sheet reconciliations, statutory accounts production, tax compliance, and treasury management. The postholder will be responsible for ensuring operational effectiveness and technical compliance across financial processes, while providing high-quality financial advice and guidance to colleagues across the organisation.

The organisation:

From their campaigns to their services, the NSPCC strive to make a difference in everything they do. They work with schools, provide support and advice for families and deliver therapeutic services. They undertake ground-breaking research, campaign for change, and run two free helplines providing support and advice: Childline (for children and young people) and Helpline (for adults seeking advice). Between 2016 and 2021, they helped make 6.6 million children safer from abuse - but they won’t stop until they stop child abuse and neglect altogether.

The key duties of this Financial Accounting & Control Manager will be:

• Lead the production of consolidated statutory accounts for NSPCC and its subsidiaries, ensuring compliance with SORP and accounting standards.
• Implement, monitor, and enforce internal financial controls to ensure integrity of ledger and reporting.
• Manage VAT, direct tax, and corporate tax compliance, including planning, returns, and negotiations with HMRC.
• Oversee cash flow monitoring and treasury management, including investment and banking relationships.
• Critically evaluate and improve financial processes, documenting procedures and ensuring adherence across the team.
• Manage month-end and year-end close processes, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Lead and develop a team of Financial Accountants and Finance Officers, ensuring workload management and staff development.

The successful candidate will have:

• A CCAB-qualified accountancy qualification with experience in a complex financial environment.
• Experience producing consolidated statutory accounts and managing external audits, ideally within the charity sector.
• Proven experience in implementing, documenting, and enforcing financial controls.
• Experience managing, developing, and motivating a small team.
• Strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and the ability to convey financial information to non-finance colleagues.
• A proactive and solution-focused approach with experience of process improvement and compliance initiatives.

By joining NSPCC, you will have the opportunity to work for an influential organisation making a real difference to children’s lives.

This role will be based out of their offices near Liverpool Street, with two days per week required in the office and the remaining days remote. The salary on offer is £53,623 to £62,629 plus £3,366 London Weighting Allowance. Applications are being reviewed daily, so submit your CV for consideration ASAP to ensure you don’t miss out!

Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week

Temporary: Up until July 2026.

Salary: £16.99 p/h + holiday pay (£31,000 equivalent)

We're working in partnership with a prestigious academic institution to recruit a Faculty Assistant to join their Finance Department. This is a fantastic opportunity for an organised and proactive administrator to support world-class faculty in delivering exceptional teaching and research.

The Role

As Faculty Assistant, you'll play a key role in supporting the academic and operational needs of the Finance faculty. You'll be involved in everything from coordinating course logistics and preparing teaching materials to assisting with research activities and managing events. This is a varied and rewarding role that offers exposure to a dynamic, international academic environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate course administration, including room bookings, AV setup, catering, and guest speaker arrangements.
• Support the preparation and distribution of teaching materials, including for hybrid and virtual delivery.
• Process timesheets, expenses, and invoices related to teaching and research.
• Organise internal and external meetings, travel, and diary management for faculty.
• Maintain accurate financial records and assist with budget tracking.
• Collaborate with internal departments to ensure smooth delivery of services and a high-quality experience for students and staff.

What We're Looking For

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Experience in a fast-paced, international environment is desirable.
• A proactive, customer-focused approach with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Please apply below and submit your CV in Word format.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

St. Bride Foundation is partnering with Robertson Bell to recruit a Part-Time Finance Manager (21 or 28 hours a week) on a permanent basis. Established in 1891 with a clear social and cultural purpose, St Bride Foundation is one of London’s hidden gems.

We are looking for a highly competent Part-Time Finance Manager to join our team who displays a passion for St Bride Foundation. Responsible for producing financial and management accounts and reports. Also providing effective and efficient financial and administration support to the Board of Trustees, Foundation Manager and Heads of Departments. 

The key responsibilities of the Finance Manager include:

• Manage the Annual Report process and prepare statutory accounts for St Bride Foundation Trust Ltd, St Bride Foundation and Bridewell Centre Limited.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and supporting reports, ensuring timely and accurate financial information.
• Prepare month end journals and maintain robust supporting documentation.
• Maintain and reconcile all balance sheet accounts, including fixed assets.
• Manage the accounting system, including oversight of sales and purchase ledgers, cash book, bank reconciliations and debt collection.
• Lead the migration from Sage Line 50 to Xero, due for completion by March 2026.
• Manage payroll processing, RTI submissions and pension administration.
• Manage relationships with HMRC, prepare VAT returns and ensure VAT and Corporation Tax submissions are accurate and on time.
• Prepare the annual budget and work closely with budget holders to ensure forecasts are accurate and up to date.
• Prepare cash flow forecasts, manage working capital and produce periodic income and expenditure forecasts.
• Liaise with investment managers, reconciling income and ensuring appropriate information is received for financial reporting.
• Prepare financial papers for the Board and Finance Committee, including financial analysis and commentary.
• Maintain and update the Risk Register, working with senior stakeholders to identify and manage financial risks.

About St. Bride Foundation:

Housed in a beautiful Grade II listed Victorian building just off Fleet Street, the Foundation was originally created to serve the print and publishing trades. Today, it continues to thrive as a centre for print, design and the creative arts, welcoming new generations of designers, printmakers, typographers and researchers through its events, workshops and collections.

At its heart are our internationally renowned collections on printing, typography, graphic design and publishing. Alongside thousands of books and printing-related periodicals, the library holds one of the world’s most important collections of type specimens, as well as historic presses, punches, and matrices. Researchers, students and practitioners continue to draw inspiration from its unparalleled holdings.

The Bridewell Theatre, an intimate venue within the building, stages a lively year-round programme of drama, music, comedy and festivals, while the Bridewell Bar (once the laundry) provides a relaxed social space.

Through its blend of heritage, learning and performance, the St Bride Foundation remains a hub for London’s creative and cultural life—connecting past and present, tradition and innovation.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a background in, or strong passion for, the not-for-profit sector and a keen desire to give back to the local community in a fantastic organisation
• Be an experienced Accountant with an understanding of financial and management accounts
• Have great communication skills and have the ability to translate complex financial reports to non-financial stakeholders
• Ideally have experience with line management, however candidates eager to develop in this area will be considered
• Be willing to gain a knowledge of, or have experience of, fundraising and restricted funds

This opportunity is being offered on a hybrid basis with the expectation you can visit their Central London based office 50% of the time.

Applications will be under constant review before the closing date so please submit your application to our exclusive agent Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!

Recovery Worker - Peer Support Lead - HMP Wormwood Scrubs

Location: Shepherd's Bush

Salary: £28,207 per annum

About The Role

Are you passionate about empowering others, championing lived experience, and shaping meaningful change?

Join our dynamic Substance Misuse Service at HMP Wormwood Scrubs and play a key role in transforming recovery pathways for men in custody.

Working within the New Models of Care (NMOC) framework, our team delivers trauma-informed, recovery-oriented interventions that support individuals from their first days in custody through to release and resettlement. We work hand-in-hand with healthcare partners to ensure every service user receives holistic, person-centred support.

What You’ll Do

As our Peer Supporter Lead, you’ll be the driving force behind peer-led, lived-experience initiatives across the prison. Your role will include:

• Recruiting, training, and supervising peer supporters and mentors
• Empowering peer supporters to deliver interventions and wellbeing initiatives across all prison wings
• Promoting engagement in recovery pathways and strengthening service-user involvement
• Building effective links between the substance misuse service, healthcare teams, prison staff, and service users
• Supporting the continued development of the Peer Supporter programme in partnership with healthcare providers

What We’re Looking For

• A passionate, motivated individual with experience supporting vulnerable people
• Someone confident in leading, developing or mentoring others
• Strong partnership-building skills and a belief in the power of lived experience
• Flexibility to work occasional evenings/weekends as part of a rota
• Willingness to work across sites, including some deployment at HMP Brixton

This is a unique opportunity to shape a culture of hope, connection, and shared recovery. By developing the Peer Supporter programme, you will directly influence how service users support one another, build resilience, and take ownership of their wellbeing while in custody.

Please note the role includes an Interim allowance of £3000 reviewed every 6-months, basic salary based on 35 hours would be £25,207.00. This interim scheme will be reviewed on 31st March 2026.

About Us

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits -

• Flexible working
• Training and development opportunities
• Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Crisis Loan Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
• Access to Blue Light Card
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter
• Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
• Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.

HR Business Partner (Employee Relations Focus)

Charity sector | London / Hybrid - Immediate start - 6 - 9 months FTC

I am supporting a values-led charity to recruit an experienced interim HR Business Partner with a strong focus on Employee Relations.

This role will initially concentrate on managing complex ER casework and strengthening ER practice across the organisation. After the first six months, it will evolve into a broader HR Business Partner role, supporting strategic people initiatives.

The role

You will act as a trusted advisor to leaders and managers, providing pragmatic, legally sound guidance on employee relations matters. Key responsibilities include:

• Managing complex ER cases including disciplinaries, grievances, performance, absence and conduct

• Leading and overseeing investigations, ensuring fairness and legal compliance

• Coaching managers to build confidence and capability in people management

• Overseeing ER casework delivered by an outsourced HR provider

• Supporting HR projects and organisational change initiatives, including restructures, TUPE and workforce planning

• Deputising for senior People & Culture leadership when required

About you

I am keen to speak with HR professionals who offer:

• Strong HR generalist experience, ideally at HR Business Partner or senior advisory level

• In-depth knowledge of UK employment law and ER best practice

• Proven experience handling complex and sensitive ER matters

• Confidence in influencing and challenging senior stakeholders

• CIPD qualification or equivalent experience

Experience in the charity or not-for-profit sector, alongside a genuine commitment to equality, inclusion and values-led work.

Harris Hill and the organisations we work with are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. However, this post is restricted to women applicants due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

If you have the above skills and experience, please apply online today, I would love to have a conversation with you!

Goodman Masson are delighted to be partnered with The Scouts to recruit for an Interim Financial Controller on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract (MAT cover). 

The Scouts actively engages and supports young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society. 

As their Financial Controller, you will lead the Financial Accounting and Payroll team. This hands-on, strategic role requires a leader capable of driving operational efficiency in transactional accounting while managing the complexity of statutory reporting, audit, and internal control frameworks.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Oversee all day-to-day accounting operations (AP, AR, GL, Banking) and drive efficiency. Ensure the integrity, controls, and continuous improvement of all finance systems.

• Be the primary lead for the production of annual statutory accounts and the management of the year-end audit. Ensure full compliance with tax obligations (VAT, Corporation Tax) and external regulations.

• Design, implement, and maintain a robust and effective internal control framework, ensuring processes are documented and controls are strictly followed.

• Lead cash flow management, debt collection, liaise with investment managers, and report on compliance with the financial reserves policy.

• Manage and motivate the Financial Accounting Team and oversee the Payroll Operations Manager, ensuring an accurate, timely, and compliant payroll and pensions service.

• Act as a key advisor to employees and trustees, specifically managing the fixed asset register and partnering on capital expenditure budgets.

Essentials: 

• A recognised, full Professional Accounting Qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).

• 5-10 years' Post-Qualification Experience (PQE) in a senior financial accounting or audit position with a demonstrable track record of success in managing complex financial operations.

• Experience working within a charity environment and strong knowledge of charity SORP. 

• Proven experience in statutory accounts production, managing audits, implementing strong internal controls, and overseeing transactional teams.

• Strong change management skills and a passion for driving continuous process and system improvements.

Salary is up to £68,000 + Excellent Benefits. 

The Scouts are based in Gilwell Park, Chingford, London. Hybrid working with 2 days per week in the office. 

Advert closes on Friday 12th December. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. 

Christmas Day Receptionist (Temporary)

Christmas Day | 7:00am – 3:00pm
£20.78 per hour (Bank Holiday Rate)
Location: Clapham (Residential Care Setting)

We’re recruiting a Receptionist to provide essential cover on Christmas Day, supporting a well-established residential care organisation.

This is a people-facing role where warmth, professionalism and calm communication are key.

The Role

As Receptionist, you’ll be the first point of contact for residents, visitors and callers, ensuring a welcoming, safe and well-organised reception service throughout the day.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing a warm and professional welcome to all visitors

• Managing a digital visitor registration system

• Operating the switchboard and handling enquiries

• Assisting residents and relatives with requests

• Supporting deliveries, transport bookings and couriers

• Reporting faults or urgent issues appropriately

• Maintaining the tidiness and organisation of the reception and lobby

• Supporting light administrative duties as required

• Being familiar with fire, security and emergency procedures

About You

You’ll be calm, reliable and confident working independently.

Essential:

• Good general education

• Clear written and spoken English

• Basic IT skills (Microsoft packages)

• Excellent organisation and time management

• A positive, approachable and professional manner

Desirable:

• Previous reception or front-of-house experience

• Experience in a healthcare or residential setting

• Awareness of Health & Safety procedures

Additional Information

• Enhanced DBS required

• This is a one-day assignment on 25th December with potential for further shifts

• Ideal for experienced receptionists looking for short-term, well-paid holiday cover

If you’re available and would like to support an organisation providing vital care on Christmas Day, we’d love to hear from you.