Finance Assistant
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Support Through Sport delivers sport-based intervention, mentoring, and progressions programmes to thousands of disadvantaged young people, empowering them to develop pro-social behaviours and providing a lasting positive impact within underserved communities.
The organisation works to a Theory of Change which ultimately provides at-risk young people with protective factors, diverting them away from negative influences such as youth offending, ASB, violence, gang culture and knife crime. Through an innovative, youth-led approach, Support Through Sport harnesses the power of sport to empower disadvantaged youth and create safer communities, where young people can thrive.
We’re passionate about implementing real change within disadvantaged and underserved communities, providing young people with support, guidance and opportunities which enable every young person to achieve their full potential.
Position: Volunteer - Finance Team
Department: Finance
Reporting To: Finance Manager
Contract: Voluntary with expenses paid
Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Virtual
Transport: Car driver desirable, but not essential
Deadline: No deadline
Support Through Sport is seeking a highly motivated, experienced, and organised individual who will work alongside an ambitious team to support the Finance team by managing finances, budgets and project funding to ensure excellent financial management.
You will need to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as experience of working in a Finance role or with relevant training and a willingness to learn. You will support our team to develop and deliver against funding strategies, create projections, keep our cashflow, invoicing and finance/accounting systems accurate and prepare regular updates for the SLT.
At Support Through Sport, we use a range of positive initiatives as diversion and intervention programmes to support young people whilst tackling negative influences such as knife crime, gang violence, youth offending and serious youth violence. Our work is focused on building brighter futures and creating safer communities, through the power of sport and youth work combined.
You will be supported to meet a benchmark of training and standards which includes:
- GDPR Training
- Induction
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Using a finance management and accounting system
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- Assisting the Senior Leadership Team by attending meetings relating to finance
- Interacting with partners either virtually or in-person, particularly relating to funding and finances
- Assisting the CEO and Finance Manager in the development of financial management
- Prepare projections and budgets
- Attend any and all meetings which are relevant to your role
- Maintain appropriate boundaries and confidentiality with participants, staff, and volunteers
- Ensure an equal and inclusive approach as per our policiues and procedures
- Support with data entry and financial administration tasks
- Keep cashflow forecasts and reconciliation with the finance system up-to-date
- Work on innovative strategies for income generation which support growth
- Share relavent information with team members and ensure good internal communication
- Support the furtering of our objectives to support disadvantaged young people
- Work on finance related tasks with support, at our office or through virtual working
Benefits
- Working alongside a passionate, friendly team
- Enhanced DBS check provided
- Further development opportunities
- Sense of satisfaction
- Ongoing personal support
- Great team incentives
- Positive working environment
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.