Finance Administrator Jobs
The founder and sponsor of the Harris Federation, Lord Harris of Peckham, opened our first school in 1990. We have, over the past thirty years, implemented ideas and initiatives that have transformed the opportunities of pupils from working class and disadvantaged backgrounds. Harris academies are widely recognised as a force for social mobility. We are immensely proud of the role that our alumni are now beginning to play in the world and of what we believe our current generation of pupils will go on to achieve.
We now have over 50 schools educating more than 40,000 young people across London and Essex, and employ over 5,000 staff across our academies and head office. With the majority of our academies located in areas of high socioeconomic disadvantage, a high-quality education is key to the futures of the pupils we serve.
As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.
Our work will impact many generations to come, and our staff come from all backgrounds and walks of life, coming together to inspire young minds. We promote an inclusive culture that embraces the valuable and enriching contribution that all of our community make. We continue to be proactive in uplifting and supporting all voices at Harris.
To discover more about our culture, ethos and what it is like to work here, visit the page.
Main Areas of Responsibility
Your responsibilities will include:
- Ensuring that the financial transactions of the organisation are administered in most efficient and effective way
- Monthly accounts preparation, ensuring individual and consolidated monthly account and forecasting information is available to internal stakeholders
- Ensuring that purchasing administration from point of order through to payment is administered
- Ensuring all income is administered effectively.
- Ensuring accurate financial records are maintained with effective and timely reconciliations across General Ledgers, sub-ledgers, bank and inter-company accounts
- Payroll, ensuring payments made in line with Service Levels and that effective controls/reconciliations are maintained
- Maintaining a high level of data quality to ensure maximum effectiveness of end-to-end processing
- Driving efficiencies and effectiveness of the team, processes, data, and systems to enable improvements in the timeliness of robust financial information
- Developing and leading an efficient and motivated team to delivery of accurate and value adding financial information
- Maintaining effective communication with key stakeholders, developing strong and positive relationships
Qualifications & Experience
We would like to hear from you if you have:
- Proven experience of the provision of monthly accounts in an effective and timely manner
- Experience of running and driving improvements within an Operational Finance Function, specifically delivery of effective Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable disciplines
- A track record of managing and developing high performing finance teams
- Experience of Oracle Fusion or similar complex financial systems, e.g. SAP
- Strong ownership and accountability along with a positive can-do attitude.
- The ability to assess performance from a strategic/holistic view, drawing out key areas for improvement and resolution
- Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills
- The ability to lead, prioritise and set clear direction of teams
- Strong people management skills
- Strong communication and engagement skills
For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.
Professional Development & Benefits
If you would like to discuss the opportunity further, or if you have any questions, please contact us via email to arrange a conversation.
Before applying please ensure you download the job pack from our careers website, this will help with completing your application. Please note that we only accept applications submitted online before the closing date.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are seeking a compassionate and proactive HR & Office Administrator with great people skills to join our dedicated team. The successful candidate will be willing to get involved in all aspects of our work and thrive in a role engaging with staff all over the globe and supporting great internal communications. They will play a crucial role in building, strengthening and supporting our office management as well as our human resources function, ensuring that our office and staff are well-supported, trained, engaged and aligned with our mission. Working closely with our CEO and Senior Management Team, the successful applicant will have the ability to develop and maintain administrative organizational systems, and be happy getting involved in a range of different work.
- Office Management
- Serving as the main contact for office supplies, building management and maintenance duties
- Helping establish and maintain office procedures
- Greeting visitors upon arrival and performing additional clerical functions as needed
- Addressing and directing questions and requests from the public via phone or email correspondence
- Dealing with correspondence, complaints and queries
- Organizing the CEO’s calendar and scheduling meetings with employees and contacts alike
- Preparing letters, presentations and reports
- Ensuring health and safety policies are up to date
- Ensuring adherence to company policies by all team members
- Assisting senior management team when needed
- Employee Relations
- Supporting the human resources department to update employee procedures, processes and maintain the HR systems and report functions
- Serve as a point of contact for employee queries and concerns, providing guidance where applicable
- Support conflict resolution and mediation efforts, fostering a positive workplace culture.
- Maintain and manage our HR databases and ensure accurate record-keeping on our HR software
- Provide regular reports on HR metrics and key performance indicators with senior leadership and adjacent functions such as finance.
- Coordinate mandatory training sessions related to safeguarding, health and safety, and other relevant topics.
- Promote a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
Role requirements
Able to work flexibly to meet the demands of the role to get the job done. This is an office based role with opportunity to flex to hybrid working following review
Skills required
- Reliability and discretion: you will often learn of confidential matters
- Adaptability and pragmsatism
- Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills
- Organizational & problem-solving skills
- IT skills
- Initiative and attention to detail.
- Right to work in the UK
- Ability to understand and speak the Punjabi language is a necessity
- Strong communication skills, with strong English written skills
Recognise the whole human race as one
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
Founded in 1951, the Refugee Council exists to support people who come to the UK in need of safety and speak out for compassion, fairness and kindness. We achieve this by providing expert advice and casework, building the capacity of refugee community organisations, and working with allies across society to change government policy.
Our vision for refugees to be welcome to live safe and fulfilling lives contributing to the UK has never been more urgent and needed.
About the role
The Finance Officer at the Refugee Council plays an important role in efficiently managing resources and financial processes, ensuring funds are directed to support refugees effectively. By maintaining accurate records and timely funding, the role supports refugees in building secure lives and contributing to UK communities.
Roles and responsibilities
- You will post purchase invoices on the accounting system daily and raise sales invoices as they become available (on average, 10 sales invoices per week).
- You will allocate direct debit payments to the staff credit card statement monthly.
- You will manage petty cash payments, perform cash counts, and reconcile the cash tin.
- You will work alongside the Senior Finance Officers to allocate incoming funds to income accounts and resolve discrepancies.
Inclusion and accessibility
Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from diverse backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. We believe our recruitment process enables that and are also happy to make adjustments on request.
For more information on the role and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button.
Closing date: 9 December 2024.
Interview date: w/c 9 December 2024.
Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from different backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. We believe our recruitment process enables that and are also happy to make adjustments on request.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
OCVA is seeking an organised and proactive Administrator to ensure the smooth running of our office and support our team. As our Administrator, you’ll often be the first point of contact, managing our main phone line, handling the admin inbox, and processing incoming post. You’ll look after the administration relating to our building, keeping on top of our facilities compliance, and provide support to the CEO and Board of Trustees, including scheduling meetings and taking concise and accurate minutes. We provide a regular programme of online and in-person training which you will work with the team to schedule, overseeing registrations and payments and ensuring everything runs smoothly on the day.
We are looking for someone who is organised, enthusiastic and quick to learn. You will enjoy working with all sorts of people, have great communication skills and be diplomatic, with an ability to take the initiative when opportunities arise. You will be confident with Microsoft Office and willing to learn how to use other programmes such as CIVI (our online database), Xero (for raising invoices), Microsoft Teams and Zoom (for online meetings).
Enabling a diverse voluntary and community sector to flourish in Oxfordshire. We do this by providing advice, information and training.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join our Finance team and you’ll be working with the existing Finance Office,r and supporting the Finance Manager in handling all our accounting needs.
If you have excellent attention to detail, experience of day-to-day finance procedures, and would like to work with an organisation that champions disabled artists, you could be our new team member.
Unlimited commissions extraordinary work from disabled artists that will change and challenge the world. We support, fund and promote new work by disabled artists, for UK and international audiences. We’re funded by Arts Council England, Arts Council of Wales, British Council, Creative Scotland, and Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
Since 2013 we’ve supported over 521 artists and their work has reached audiences of over five million people. This makes us the largest supporter of disabled artists world-wide. With an intersectional disabled-led team and board, we’re passionate not just about talking about equality and diversity, but actually putting it into action.
This is a permanent, remote working role with a salary of £29,757 per annum, pro rata. We welcome applications for 40 hours full time or 32 hours (0.8 full time equivalent) including breaks. Your responsibilities will include recording transactions, processing invoices, expense claims and grants, administering the charity’s bank accounts, payroll, and audits.
Unlimited is delighted to make reasonable adjustments to existing practices and procedures to meet access requirements and supports all team members to apply to Access to Work to cover relevant costs. Our recruitment pack is available in a variety of formats, including large print, audio, Easy Read, and English, Scottish Gaelic and Welsh languages.
We also love inclusivity and value lived experience in all its forms, so people from the global majority*, who are LGBTQIA+, disabled** and/or from working class or low socio-economic backgrounds are particularly encouraged to apply.
* This includes, but is not limited to, people of Black Caribbean, Black African, South Asian, East Asian, Southeast Asian, West Asian, Arab, Latinx, Jewish, Romany and Irish Traveller heritage.
** This includes but is not limited to, those who define as disabled people, as people with long term health conditions, as deaf, Deaf, neurodivergent or in relation to their health-related access requirements.
People from these groups are still currently under-represented in the arts nationwide, and we’re committed to challenging and changing this.
Unlimited is an arts commissioning body that supports, funds and promotes new work by disabled artists for UK and international audiences.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Over the last few years, NHYC has grown to a team of over 70 staff. This role will add capacity to our current Admin Team, supporting the organisation with increased demand around finance, admin and resources. You will work as part of a small, yet critical team to ensure the organisation and our services run smoothly. You should be well organised, a great communicator, and experienced in or willing to learn financial procedures.
This is an entry-level role. You do not need significant prior experience. We are looking for someone open to learning new skills, passionate about our mission, and willing to get stuck in to support the wider team.
The role is based at our day centre in Camden.
- Salary £27,144 – £29,952
- Deadline: 9am, Friday 29th November 2024
*Please note that we may close earlier if there are a high number of applications
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Salix
Our mission is to enable and inspire organisations in the public and private sectors to achieve their ambitious net zero targets and create better places to live and work. We deliver government funding schemes to support councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities boost their energy efficiency, reduce their impact on the environment, save money and to remove more households from fuel poverty.
We work with the UK government and the devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales. As well as managing the funding schemes, we provide professional advice, expertise, and support to grant recipients throughout all stages of their projects. We also offer insight, intelligence, and influence by sharing knowledge and lessons learned from project delivery to help improve future schemes and policy development. We were created in 2004 and have been growing ever since, now employing over 200 people, with offices in Manchester and London. We are committed to and passionate about supporting the public sector on the road to net zero.
The Role
Salix are currently recruiting a Director of Finance and Resources. A member of the Executive team and the Salix Board, the Director of Finance and Resources role is a key position for the organisation. You will work to deliver on the company’s strategic objectives across finance, governance, and internal audit. Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will be joining Salix a time of transformation and growth, supporting the organisation and the wider public sector to reach ambitious net zero targets.
A summary of key duties is as follows:
- Deliver Salix’s strategic objectives across the finance, governance, assurance, risk management and internal audit functions.
- Lead, motivate and empower a team of circa 35 within the finance, governance, internal audit and fraud teams
- Work as part of the Board and Leadership Team to drive positive change across the organisation
- Manage Salix’s annual budget of £30m and financial oversight of the giving of c. £500m p.a. of government funds.
- Oversight of budget management, control, accounting and timely reporting for Salix’s own operations and the schemes being delivered by Salix in line with government financial standards.
- Ensure an efficient and effective internal audit function providing executive management and external stakeholders with independent and reliable assurance on the governance, controls and risks to drive performance improvement.
- Ensure Salix’s governance function provides an efficient and effective service to the Salix Board and its Committees and that robust governance arrangements are embedded
What Salix can offer you
- Salary: £90,000 – £116,000 per annum dependent on experience
- The role is to be offered on an 18 month fixed-term contract with a strong possibility of extension or permanent role thereafter. Candidates who are interested in longer term options are encouraged to apply and discuss.
- Pension contribution: Employer contribution up to 10% (dependent on employee contribution)
- Annual Leave: 28 days per annum + Bank holidays
- Support with public transport costs and access to cycle to work schemes · Employee Assistance Programmes
- The role requires meaningful presence in both offices (Manchester and London) · An opportunity to work with an organisation delivering largescale and meaningful advances towards net zero.
About You
- You will be a qualified accountant with experience of operating at senior finance level within a public sector environment.
- You will be an experienced manager of medium to large teams, with excellent and visible team leadership skills. You will have proven experience of managing teams through periods of change and transformation.
- You will be experienced at working as part of Senior Management and Executive teams, and with previous experience at, or an ability to step up to, Board level.
- Ability to work from the Manchester office with occasional travel to London.
How to Apply & Timetables
The recruitment of this position is being managed by Holly Arrowsmith at Ivy Rock Partners. Please apply below or get in touch with Holly directly for a confidential conversation.
Deadline for application is Thursday 5th December 2024.
Interviews are to be scheduled for the w/c 9th and w/c 16th December 2024. Candidates who are unavailable on the suggested interview dates are still encouraged to apply and discuss at application stage.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation where different perspectives are valued. As part of the application process, all candidates must complete a diversity and equality form before their application can proceed.
Over the last few years, NHYC has grown to a team of over 70 staff. This role will add capacity to our current Admin Team, supporting the organisation with increased demand around finance, admin and resources. You will work as part of a small, yet critical team to ensure the organisation and our services run smoothly. This role’s specific focus will be to support the Finance and Resources manager with general bookkeeping, analysis of financial information and ensuring compliance of financial procedures. You should be well organised, a great communicator, and experienced in or willing to learn financial procedures. This role does require prior experience in an administrative role.
The role is based at our day centre in Camden.
- Full-time permanent contract
- Salary £31,200-£34,736
- Deadline: 9am Friday 6th December
*Please note that we may close earlier if there are a high number of applications
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Us
Together for Short Lives is the UK’s leading charity for Children’s Palliative Care. We are here to make sure that children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families can make the most of every moment they have together, whether that’s for years, months or only hours.
Through our family support team and helpline we provide families of seriously ill children with emotional, financial and practical support and advice. We champion and support palliative care professionals with training and resources. We work to influence policy making and Government to secure more investment in children’s palliative care. And through working with our corporate partners we raise £millions to support local children’s hospices directly.
Our vision is that every family caring for a seriously ill child has access to the high-quality care and support they need, when and where they need it.
With high quality children’s palliative care, seriously ill children can experience the joy, fun, and magic that every childhood needs. Because every childhood needs magic, no matter how short it might be.
The role
Together for Short Lives is looking to recruit a Director of Finance and Resources.
Working closely with the Chief Executive and the rest of the Executive Team, the Director of Finance and Resources has overall responsibility for all Finance, Administrative, IT and Human Resources for the charity. You will also act as Company Secretary, supporting the Board and committees to ensure effective governance of the charity.
As a member of the Executive team you will contribute to the strategic direction and sustainability of the organisation while ensuring its vision and core values are upheld.
About you
- Be a qualified accountant with significant strategic and operational senior management experience in a financial role and significant post qualification experience working in the commercial or not for profit sector ideally with some experience within the charity sector.
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and demonstrable experience of leading and engaging with finance and other corporate functions to develop a mature and rounded service.
- Be financially and politically aware, bringing a high level of knowledge on the delivery of good financial control and financial governance ensuring that an effective service is delivered.
- Be a strong leader able to communicate well with your peers and team members and have resilience to adapt quickly to changing priorities and demands from internal and external stakeholders.
- Excellent self-presentation, drive and enthusiasm. Empathy for the ethos of Together for Short Lives and demonstrable interest and enthusiasm for the vision and mission of the organisation
In return for your hard work and dedication you will enjoy a wide variety of benefits including:
- Salary £70,000 - £75,000
- Flexible working
- 25 days holiday with option to buy extra days
- Cycle to work scheme
- Pension - 6.5% contribution from Employer
- Death in Service
For a candidate pack which contains a job description and full details on how to apply, please contact our retained consultant Nicola Shaw at Morgan Law
Closing date: Sunday 22nd December
Interview date: Thursday 9th January
Are you ready to help support the Church on its important journey of change?
The Church Life Review (CLR) is a significant and important journey of change to fully review all aspects of the life of the denomination.
In this role you will work closely with the Programme Manager on all administrative aspects of the CLR, playing a vital role in seeing that they are properly supported in their busy schedule.
You will be educated to A level or equivalent with GCSE passes (grade A-C) in English and Maths. You already have experience of PA and administrative work in an office environment and are highly organised, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to operate with discretion.
We can offer you a flexible and friendly working environment; working from Church House and from home.
If you are interested in working with us and can meet the job requirements, please visit our job page to download the application form.
We DO NOT accept CVs.
Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 3 January 2025
Interviews: Friday 10 January 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are delighted to be partnering with a health focused, charitable organisation that aims to improve care for patients with muscular conditions, to find an outstanding Finance Officer.
This organisation is an advocate of well being and offer a 31.5 hour week paid at a full time salary and most staff finish by 1230pm on a Friday. The role offers flexible, hybrid working also. This role is also temp to perm opportunity for a minimum of 6 months and starting in December 2024.
The main purpose of the Finance Officer role is to provide key support to the finance team with their finance processes, supporting staff members across the organisation, helping with any queries on a day to-day basis, as well as supporting members and suppliers with queries.
The Finance Officer ensures all financial transactions are processed in accordance with the charity’s procedures and processes and in line with data protection regulations.
The team provides support and guidance to all staff members on how to process invoices, expenses, and generally manage their budgets effectively.
You will maintain the purchase and sales ledger and administer the payroll and pension scheme. You will oversee general finance administration and expenses. You will also chase debtors for payments (credit control), post and reconcile income and act as the first point of contact for finance queries. You will assist the finance manager with the end of year audit. Ideally, you will have a good working knowledge of Xero.
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.
In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a call to brief you on the role. We are looking forward to connecting with you.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
This new role will be responsible for all aspects of administrative support for the operational success of the charity and the successful candidate will want to be part of a faith-based organisation, committed to the mission of the charity both in the UK and the Holy Land.
We have grown rapidly in the last two years and given the prominence of the Israel/Gaza/Lebanon conflict in our domestic media, we anticipate further growth as the charity becomes more prominent and the needs for essential support become greater. Therefore you will be working in a very busy, high growth environment, managing your time between several different tasks and priorities, which may change frequently. You will need to learn quickly, adapt to changing patterns of work throughout the year and, once trained, be capable of working without close supervision in a small flexible team.
The role will be required to help with regular office duties; you will need to be familiar with all aspects of administrative support for the operational success of the charity. You will need to be comfortable working in a faith-based organisation, talking to supporters and clergy across the UK and with our partners in the Holy Land.
Please include a cover letter stating why you are interested in the job and what you can contribute to our charity.
Our mission is to secure a resilient and enduring community for Christians in the West Bank, Gaza, Israel and Jordan
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £24,570 per annum pro rata
Location: Sheffield
Contract type: Fixed term until October 2026
Hours: Full time 37.5 hrs / week
Closing date: Monday 2nd December 2024 at 11.30pm
Are you an excellent administrator with a passion for solving the housing emergency? Then join Shelter as a Service Administrator in our Sheffield Hub and you could soon be playing a vital role in tackling injustice for individuals and communities across society.
About the role
You will be the first point of contact for in-person and telephone callers to the service - taking client details, providing information and working with your team to direct enquiries to the right people.
You’ll provide comprehensive administrative support, with shared responsibility for designing and developing systems and processes, data input and extraction, and finance administration.
We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
About you
We are looking for someone who:
- Has proven office administration and customer service experience. You’ll be a confident user of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Has a passion for social justice.
- Will thrive in a fast paced and busy office environment, with a flexible and tenacious approach and will enjoy learning new skills.
- Has strong data processing skills with the ability to input, extract and analyse data and to review processes, introducing new ways of working where needed.
About the team
Shelter Sheffield provide housing advice and support to people across the city. Our focus is on emergency homelessness, intensive support for children and families, people experiencing domestic abuse and people with multiple disadvantages. We take a holistic approach to help people deal with interrelated issues that can impact their ability to keep a home and help over 5,000 people a year, while also working to change the underlying systems that cause the housing emergency.
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet every day millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything,
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
How to apply
Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit a CV and a supporting statement with responses to the points in the ‘About you’ section of the job description of no more than 350 words each.
Please provide specific examples following the STAR format and ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviours below in your responses:
- We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
- We work together to achieve a shared purpose
- We learn from our experiences and are open to risk
If you would like to find out more about the role, or to arrange an informal chat, please see the job vacancy on our webpage for more details.
Any applications without a supporting statement will not be considered.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
This additional role will be responsible for all aspects of administrative support for the operational success of the charity and the successful candidate will want to be part of a faith-based organisation, committed to the mission of the charity both in the UK and the Holy Land.
We have grown rapidly in the last two years and given the prominence of the Israel/Gaza/Lebanon conflict in our domestic media, we anticipate further growth as the charity becomes more prominent and the needs for essential support become greater. Therefore you will be working in a very busy, high growth environment, managing your time between several different tasks and priorities, which may change frequently. You will need to learn quickly, adapt to changing patterns of work throughout the year and, once trained, be capable of working without close supervision in a small flexible team.
The role will be required to help with regular office duties; you will need to be familiar with all aspects of administrative support for the operational success of the charity. You will need to be comfortable working in a faith-based organisation, talking to supporters and clergy across the UK and with our partners in the Holy Land.
Please include a cover letter stating why you are interested in the job and what you can contribute to our charity. We would welcome phone calls to discuss the role with our Office Manager before applying.
Our mission is to secure a resilient and enduring community for Christians in the West Bank, Gaza, Israel and Jordan
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Summary
The purpose of the Area Giving and Finance Adviser role is to provide comprehensive finance support to churches within the Stepney Area, aiding them in the development of their ministries, manage Common Fund giving and to support the Area Bishop’s staff team in the management of resources including monitoring clergy post numbers, curate funding, and other financial matters. As part of a small team of Area Giving and Finance Advisers, the role involves offering training, resources, and advice on parish financial management and administration, and advice on various giving methods, including online and contactless options. Additionally, the role entails promoting generous giving through training initiatives, facilitating the award of grants and loans to churches from Area funds, and fostering effective communication and relationship-building between the Area team, Finance team, and parish officers.
Job responsibilities
Financial support
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Enable churches to develop their respective ministries, manage their finances effectively, and meet their statutory responsibilities.
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Provide finance and other appropriate training, support, resources and advice to the clergy, PCCs and parish officers.
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Assist the Bishop, Archdeacons and Area Deans in managing Common Fund giving by the churches in the Area.
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Facilitate and monitor the award of grants and loans to churches from Area funds.
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Support the Area Bishop’s staff team and Area Council in monitoring the use of Area resources, including post numbers, curate funding and other matters.
Giving
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Supporting parishes to encourage a culture of generosity and giving.
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Promote generous giving through training, preaching and providing resources to clergy and parish officers.
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Support the introduction of different methods of giving, including online, contactless, and Parish Giving Scheme.
Relationship management
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Build relationships with, and promote effective communication between, the Area team, Finance team, parish officers and the other Area Finance Advisers. Work with the National Giving Team on projects that support parish ministry.
Other duties
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The role will require regular evening and weekend working.
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Complete other duties commensurate of the role.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for the full details on the main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Essential
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Experience of encouraging charitable giving.
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Experience managing a wide variety of professional relationships.
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Educated to A Level or equivalent standard.
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IT proficiency (MS Office suite).
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Fluency in spoken English and ability to communicate clearly in English.
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Understanding of the ethos and mission of the Church of England, and of the role of parish clergy.
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Effective written and oral communication skills.
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Numerate and financially astute – comfortable working with financial data.
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Strong administrative skills, including use of Microsoft Office.
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Self-motivated, as work needs to be undertaken proactively and with limited supervision.
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Attention to detail – accurate and efficient.
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Strong interpersonal skills, including relationship building and discretion.
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Christian faith with empathy to the mission and values of the Church of England.
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Right to work in the UK.
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The person will not require a DBS check.
Desirable
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Experience of charity accounting (accounting qualifications are not a requirement).
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Educated to degree level.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for the full details on Person Specification.
About the London Diocesan Fund
The London Diocesan Fund (LDF) is the employment body that serves and supports the Diocese of London and Church of England. The Diocese of London comprises of c400 parishes north of the River Thames and within the M25 motorway.
The Church of England in London is growing, vibrant and at the heart of communities throughout the capital. At the London Diocesan Fund we seek to do everything we can to support this mission and growth, using our resources to help our parishes and chaplains to serve over 4 million people.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
The Diocese of London is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents our context and wider community.
We are aware that those of Global Majority Heritage/United Kingdom Minority Ethnic (GMH/UKME), women, and disabled people are currently under-represented among our clergy and workforce, and we particularly encourage applications from those with the relevant skills and experience that will increase this representation.
Safeguarding
The Diocese of London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Benefits of working with us
The LDF offers a supportive working environment, opportunity for career development and the following financial benefits:
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Competitive remuneration package
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27 annual leave days to rise to 30 after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays
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15% employer pension contribution and salary sacrifice available
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Death in service benefit x3 of basic gross salary
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Enhanced maternity leave of six months full pay, after 12 months’ of employment
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Season ticket loans of public transport
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Access to Benenden Health Insurance
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EAP counselling through Health Assured
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Up to £100 for eye test and contribution to spectacles
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Two additional paid days for community volunteering
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.