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Slavery is the fastest growing crime in the world. There are thought to be 50 million people enslaved worldwide and, based on our own research using police data, more than 100,000 victims in the UK alone.
Justice & Care is an anti-slavery organisation working internationally to address slavery and human trafficking, provide release and care for victims, dismantle criminal networks and bring perpetrators to justice. It works to protect communities at risk from traffickers and spark systemic change by working with policy makers and other key stakeholders.
Our Purpose: Joining forces to end modern slavery.
Our Values: As an organisation we have a set of core values that underpin and inform all we do:
• We are collaborative
• We are courageous
• We are experts
• We are relentless
• We are pioneering
This role
Justice and Care is at an exciting moment with the imminent launch of a new ten-year strategy and we are looking to build a finance function to support this growth.
We are recruiting for an experienced Programme Finance Manager to manage and oversee the outworking of key financial processes at Justice & Care. With a particular focus on support for our international projects funded by the US State Department and UK Government but with responsibilities also for our UK audit process and income/expenditure forecasting, this is a broad and varied role.
This is a new role and will be line managed by the Finance Director but will work closely with in-country finance leads, programme teams, the Development team and wider global teams
Your main responsibilities will include;
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Collaborate with country finance leads and the programmes teams to develop detailed and well planned budgets for funding proposals including full cost recovery
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Monitor programme spend against budget, advising programme leads on financial and compliance decisions and producing numeric and narrative financial reporting in various formats, predominantly institutional donors such as the US State Department
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Project manage, forecast and monitor expenditure for UK programmes.
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Liaise with grants managers and project leads to ensure compliance on restricted grants.
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Lead on project management of the UK audit process.
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Delivering regular funder income and expenditure forecasting.
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Regular financial analysis as required to support strategic decision making.
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Manage and respond to finance related queries, becoming the finance point of contact for the UK team.
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Assist in the annual budget process, forging great relationships with budget holders.
Please visit our website to view the full job description and for details of how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We have a new opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join our team based in Kings Cross.
You will join us on a full time, permanent basis, working 37.5 hours and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £26,086.71 increasing incrementally to £28,247.60 per annum plus benefits.
About the role:
This is a fantastic opportunity for a keen and driven Finance Assistant who is looking to expand their career and knowledge - the role will provide a broad spectrum of exposure and experience across organisations accounts.
The post holder will be responsible for carrying out a range of finance related processes, data entry and administrative tasks to assist the Accountant and Finance Team. The aim of the role is to complete high quality accurate transactions at the point of data entry, including processing of invoices, payments, receipts of rent income and recording activities, data entry, filing, as well as providing information, answering queries, filing and other relevant tasks. This will help ensure timely and accurate financial information to share across SHP enabling the best data to aid operational and strategic decision making. High quality transactional data is also the starting point for a positive financial audit.
About you:
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Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills
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Good communication skills
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Attention to detail
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Good numeracy skills and an understanding of double entry book keeping
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Good team player with ability to work on own initiative
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Demonstrable ability to use a computerised accounting system with specific ability to manage a large purchase and sales ledger
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Good organisational, record keeping and time management skills
About us:
Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life. We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across London boroughs.
Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to join the Single Homeless Project team. Please click ‘apply’ now to become our Finance Assistant. We look forward to receiving your application.
Important information:
Closing date: 14th July 2024 - However please don't delay your application by CV as we may close earlier if a suitable person is found.
Interviews: Interviews to be held on an ongoing basis
To be considered remove your name and other personal details from your C.V. before uploading.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient and suitable applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
This post will require a DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.
Our attractive benefits package includes:
- A salary increase after successfully completing six month's probationary period
- A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
- 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
- A contributory pension scheme: Single Homeless Project will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
- Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
- Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work
At Single Homeless Project, we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to having a workforce that is made up of diverse individuals, skills, experiences and abilities. Due to current under –representation at management level, we particularly encourage applications from individuals within our Black and Asian communities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Title: Finance Officer
Must have: Full right to work in the UK (if you don't have this we unfortunately won't be able to consider you for this role but we encourage you to look at our other global opportunities on our careers page)
Reporting to: HQ Finance Manager
Hours: 37.5 per week
Principal Location:London, hybrid with a minimum of 3 and an expectation of 4 days in the office per week.
Background:
Street Child believes that every child deserves the chance to go to school and learn. Our projects focus on a combination of education, child protection and livelihood support to address the social, economic and structural issues that underpin today’s education crisis. We partner with local organisations and communities to deliver our locally rooted programmes, using evidence to drive learning and the refinement and scale up of programmes to create maximum impact for the most children at the lowest cost. We pride ourselves on being willing to go to the world’s toughest places where others won’t, including remote, hard-to-reach areas and fragile, disaster-affected states across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Since 2008 we have helped over 250,000 children to go to school and learn and supported over 25,000 families to set up businesses so they can afford the cost of educating their children.
Part 1: Role Purpose:
This role is a key member of the busy HQ finance function. Although the role is primarily focused on the HQ finances, the role operates within the context of Street Child as a global charity and so also has interaction with the global finance team. The role offers the chance to work across a number of finance functions, and some of the subsidiary charities. It is essential that the applicant can juggle the complexities of a busy role with has varied work priorities. Key stakeholders are the HQ Finance Manager, Finance Director and the HQ based fundraising team. The role works alongside the Finance Assistant and plays a role in oversight and coaching of this role.
Part 2: Key Responsibilities:
1) (40%) Deliver all functions related to Accounts Receivable
- Ensure that all income from a variety of different sources is correctly and accurately recorded in the finance system and CRM (which is under development) on a weekly basis.
- Supporting with work on accounts receivable including accessing, downloading and saving in a systematic manner reports from donor portals, bank account and other sources.
- Working with colleagues in Fundraising to analyse and code income reports in Excel and uploading it to the Finance system on a timely basis, at least weekly. Following up on how to code any income which is not allocated to a source.
- Working closely with colleagues in Fundraising to ensure prompt collection of outstanding balances from customers, and sending out monthly debtor balance statements.
- Raising donor invoices and requests for payments, and issuing donor receipts.
- Income and customer account reconciliations and revaluations.
- Any other responsibilities relating to Accounts Receivable.
2) (20%) Lead the Accounts Payable process
- Whilst the Finance Assistant is responsible for all payments, the Finance Officer has a lead role in ensuring that all invoices are paid on time, in an efficient manner and that the finance system reflects the transactions within the correct accounting period and correctly coded in the system – including account code, cost centre, project code and donor code.
- Determine most efficient payment platform to process international payments, and ensure that recorded in the finance system at the correct conversion rate.
- Be a point of contact with the Foreign exchange agents to quickly resolve any questions.
- Work with the Finance Assistant to ensure accurate and timely recording of all approved supplier invoices, requisitions, staff expenses and other expenditure in the accounting system and that all supporting documentation for all transactions are uploaded.
- Managing at least two payment runs a week and additional runs as required; ensuring that all invoices for payment are correctly approved by the budget holder, setting up payments on online banking platforms and sending out requests for payment approvals to payment authorisers and verifying that all payments are fully approved in the banking platforms by the deadline set.
- Once the payment is made, allocating the payment against the invoices in the Finance system.
- Reviewing staff expense claims to ensure that all supporting documentation is provided before payment.
- Managing monthly staff credit card reconciliations and ensure that these are returned on time with all receipts and invoices and checking and reviewing classifications, with follow up as required.
- Carry out monthly Creditor account reconciliations ensuring that all balances are valid and backed up with appropriate supporting documentation.
- Fully deliver the set up all payroll payments in time for the monthly pay day. This involves ensuring correct amount and currency of payment (which may differ from the salary of the individual’s employment contract) and method of payment across all HQ staff.
- Any other responsibilities relating to Accounts Payable.
3) (40%) Month end reporting and reconciliation and subsidiary accounts
- Complete all balance sheet reconciliations, including bank and petty cash reconciliations and submit for approval by HQ Finance Manager.
- Once CRM system is in place, undertake reconciliation processes between finance data and CRM data.
- Carry out monthly revaluations of bank accounts.
- Ensuring supporting information for transactions is correctly stored in electronic format on Teams such as bank statements, remittance advices, credit statements.
- Assist in preparation of internal reports, including working with Operations Department and Finance department to review their monthly reports.
- Take responsibility to deliver the management accounts of two subsidiary companies: Children in Crisis and HQ transactions of Africa Educational Trust.
- Compile information for Gift Aid returns.
- General support and assistance to the team including administrative duties and managing the office post.
- Other ad hoc support to the wider operations team as may be required.
- Audit: support with the year end audit and provision of supporting information to auditors.
Part 3: Person Specification
Attributes / Essential / Desirable
Education / Qualifications
- 5 GCSE at Grade C or above including English and Maths
- Post-GCSE qualification such as A-Level or T-level or equivalent
- Degree
- A Good understanding of double entry bookkeeping
- Part qualified accountancy qualification.
- Full Accountancy qualification
Experience and Knowledge
· IT Literate with strong Excel skills
- Familiar with using Teams
- Experience of working in a similar role
- Experience of using a CRM would be an advantage
- Charity or third sector experience.
Skills and Abilities
- Attention to detail
- Highly organised and self-motivated
- Flexible and able to manage multiple tasks at one time.
- Good written, verbal and presentation skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Fast learner whilst not afraid to ask for help!
- Shows initiative in identifying problems and posing solutions
- Persistence and tenacity
Other
- Pro-active communication style including keeping team-members informed and updated as necessary.
- Work co-operatively and collaboratively with colleagues, other departments and other external contacts
- Strong communicator and able to explain work to other team members
- Good Interpersonal skills
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Authentic Education Group (Formerly Ambitions Academies Trust) is seeking an experienced and driven Chief Finance and Operations Officer to oversee the strategic development and operational delivery of our professional services.
Reporting directly to the CEO, this role will not only provide valuable advice on organisational strategy and operations, but will also collaborate closely with leaders from various teams to ensure smooth day-to-day operations. As a leader in the Trust, the Chief Finance and Operations Officer will play a crucial part in defining and executing the Trust's strategy for operational effectiveness and long-term financial sustainability.
We are seeking a candidate with a relentless focus on school improvement, who is open to new ideas and innovations. An accountancy qualification from a relevant professional body, with a least five years' post-qualification experience, is essential for this role. Additionally, we are looking for someone with a proven track record in leading strategic financial planning and successful team leadership.
You will need strong analytical skills, excellent communication and leadership abilities and the ability to think and act strategically. A commitment to continuous improvement and professional development is also necessary. Furthermore, we require someone who possess diligence, tenacity, enthusiasm, drive, self-motivation and is able to handle pressure while remaining accessible and consistent. Above all, we are seeking an individual who shares our commitment to transforming the life chances of children through education.
Authentic Education Group is committed to providing a safe, supportive and stimulating environment for all its pupils following Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidelines. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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We’re hiring!
Female Finance Manager
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Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
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This post is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
Job Title: Finance Manager
Location: Anawim, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, B12 9RJ
Grade: Anawim Scale Point (ASP) 36-42
Salary: £35752 - £42,165 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week (some flexibility considered)
Responsible to: CEO & Head of Finance
From our Birmingham centre, Anawim provides trauma informed services including holistic support and advocacy to enable women to reach their potential
Our Vision statement:
A world where women are safe, free, valued and equal members of society.
Our Values:
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Anawim believes in the intrinsic value of every person and welcomes each women without judgement
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We are deeply committed to listening to our women and building services around their needs
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We help women to navigate the complex challenges they are facing and we do all that we can to support them for as long as they needs us
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Anawim empowers women to make positive changes to turn their lives around, helping them, one step at a time – to become independent
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We want the best for our women and to make sure their basic needs are met. We won’t rest until we’ve done all we can to keep them safe.
Aim:
We are looking for an experienced finance professional who has worked in the business or charity sector and who is looking to use their skills to make a difference to our charity. Demand for Anawim’s vital services for women is growing and we are looking for a finance manager who is flexible and adaptive while managing the day to day nature of the role. The finance team consists of a Head of Finance and a part time Finance Assistant.
Anawim’s finances are in good shape but its funding sources are unpredictable. Government procurement is increasingly complex and payment in arrears based on performance measures is increasingly common. Our present Finance Manager has developed management accounting systems that allow excellent monitoring of our financial position, KPIs are in place to give early warning of financial challenges and our audit reports are clean.
For more information, please visit our website to download the Job Description & Person Specification and an External Application Form.We will also accept CVs.
Deadline: We reserve the right to close this vacancy when the position is filled so we highly recommend you get your application in as early as possible.
Interview: We will be interviewing as applications come in.
A world where women are safe, free, valued and equal members of society.
A charitable organisation is currently recruiting a Head of Finance on an interim basis for approximately 6 months.
As the Head of Finance you have overall responsibility for the consolidated financial reporting and will support the Business Director to set the financial strategy and ensuring the Trustees are appropriately informed of the financial position of the Charity.
You will be responsible for the preparation and consolidation of annual budgets, management accounts and statutory accounts for presentation to the Trust and its Audit and Finance Committees. You will also provide advice on VAT, tax, trading companies and submit the quarterly VAT returns.
The Finance team acts very much as a partnering function for the wider organisation and you will maintain strong working relationships with external stakeholders.
If you are a qualified Accountant looking to take a step up and manage a small team this could be a great opportunity got you.
We are looking to appoint an exceptional person to join our high-performing team and provide excellent financial support to the organisation.
We are looking for a qualified professional to support our Finance Manager in day-to-day financial activities. The postholder will need to show attention to detail in the transactional management of finances. You will need to have a proactive and flexible approach to supporting different teams with their finance requirements. This includes raising purchase orders, invoices, travel bookings, budget responsibility, and report analysis.
This role requires you to be AAT qualified. You will also need considerable experience using Sage 50, Microsoft 365 and adhering to financial controls.
This role is full time and permanent. We operate a hybrid working model. You will be required at our Loughborough office two days a week, subject to agreement with the Finance Manager.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This is a busy multi-faceted role in which your organisational and interpersonal skills will be crucial. A flexible, capable person with a purposeful attitude will do well. At QCCA, our staff are committed to going that extra mile, and even further, to get the job done, to the highest standard.
KEY DUTIES
• Liaising with external suppliers and customers
• Formulating and setting up supplier payment runs
• Preparing and Filing invoices, data entry
• Responsible for credit control
• Reviewing and posting staff and credit card expenses
• Managing all financial records and daily bookkeeping of the business
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial records using QuickBooks accounting software
• Process Accounts Payable and ensure invoices are coded
• Preparing monthly Bank reconciliations and credit card transactions
• Assist with the budgeting and forecasting function
• Assisting with the preparation of Year-End audits
• Managing petty cash
• Monthly payroll and pension duties
1-page cover letter required
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join us in our aim to reduce carbon emissions and fuel poverty across Merseyside and Cheshire. We support around 10,000 households each year in our vision that sustainable energy should be accessible and affordable to everyone.
We are a small charity, employing an average of 30 staff (21 full-time equivalent), with a turnover of c£600,000 per year through a mix of grants and contracted services, and we deliver a range of advice and support projects, some of which include holding grant funds for payment to residents or directly to contractors or utilities on their behalf.
The primary role of the Finance Manager is to oversee and manage the finances of Energy Projects Plus including providing high quality management information and support to the Chief Executive and Trustees to ensure the strong financial performance of the charity.
You will also be responsible for the accurate production of monthly salary calculations, including HMRC payments, quarterly VAT calculations and returns to HMRC, production of annual accounts, and ensuring a fully compliant annual audit.
You will work with and be Line Manager to a part-time finance assistant, who is responsible for day-to-day entries into the charity’s QuickBooks finance system and arranging day-to-day payments to staff and external organisations.
You will be the main point of contact on behalf of the charity for all financial matters, including influencing future strategy and direction, liaising with the Chief Executive.
Your skills will include:
·A relevant accounting qualification e.g. CIMA with minimum 3 years post qualification experience.
·A proven track record in charity management and a good understanding of the environment in which charities operate.
·Strong computer skills, including advanced user standard for mainstream accountancy software and Microsoft suite software
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
1. Ensuring the effective running of the day-to-day financial operations in line with the charity’s financial policies and procedures and be the main point of contact for all enquiries regarding finance matters.
2. Income: ensuring timely, accurate recording and classification of all income on the charity’s QuickBooks system (including designated restricted funds); issuing sales invoices, including those for vatable sales; recording remittances, electronic banking transactions; carrying out the credit control function reporting potential bad debts to the Chief Executive.
3. Expenditure: ensuring appropriate authorisation is obtained for all expenditure; counterchecking all expenses claims for compliance with charity policy; ensuring accurate recording of expenditure on QuickBooks including correct cost code allocation; ensuring appropriate records of invoices and claims are filed appropriately.
4. Payroll: Liaising with the payroll service provider on a monthly basis to prepare input to salary calculations (new starters, leavers, adjustments etc) and countercheck payroll details from provider, arrange approval of figures, ensure pension and HMRC payments are made in compliance with requirements.
5. VAT return: calculating (including manual adjustments for irrecoverable VAT) and submitting quarterly VAT records, ensuring payment is made in compliance with requirements.
6. Management accounts: preparing monthly and quarterly management accounts, highlighting variances to budgets, liaising with Chief Executive in presenting to Trustees, and providing other financial information requested to inform strong financial management.
7. Annual accounts: preparing year-end accounts, processing year-end adjustments on QuickBooks, producing all supporting documentation required for annual external audit. Ensuring audited accounts are submitted to Charity Commission and Companies House before required deadlines.
8. Working with the Chief Executive to prepare the Trustees’ Annual Report in good time for approval by Trustees prior to inclusion in Annual Report and Financial Statement.
9. Maintaining and updating periodically the charity’s financial procedures policy.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Finance Officer to join our team in Birmingham, with hybrid working (two days a week in our Birmingham office and three days working from home). In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £25,500 - £29,000 per annum.
NGA is an independent, not-for-profit national membership organisation for state school governors, trustees and governance professionals in England. Our work aims to improve the educational standards and wellbeing of young people by increasing the effectiveness of governing boards and promoting high standards. As expert leaders in school and academy governance, we provide information, advice, guidance, professional development and e-learning.
About the role:
We are currently looking for an experienced Finance Officer to undertake operational finance activities and tasks in our small, friendly and flexible charity. The ideal candidate will perform finance tasks to support the Head of Finance through to end of year audit. You will liaise with a wide range of people by email and phone in a professional manner.
Benefits of working for NGA:
- Competitive salary of £25,500 - £29,000 per annum.
- Annual leave entitlement of 25 days (FTE) increasing to 27 with continuous service, 8 days bank holiday and 3 days Christmas closure, with the ability to buy and sell annual leave
- Employer contribution pension scheme at 7%
- Hybrid working (between our Birmingham office and home working) and other flexible working arrangements on request
- Wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme
- A healthy training and development budget (CPD) with a wide range of learning and development opportunities
- A commitment to environmental sustainability includes a cycle to work scheme and encouragement to use public transport, including railcards
Key responsibilities of our Finance Officer will include:
- Working closely with Head of Finance to ensure receipts are recorded correctly on Sage 50 and membership accounts are validated/activated on Sage CRM as required
- Sales ledger converting sales quotes through the CRM into invoices on sage 50 and issue the invoice via email. Issue reminders for new and existing membership subscriptions, training, consultancy etc and ensure these are emailed to members
- Assisting with the credit control function, chase outstanding payments for membership renewals and new customers by phone, email
- Posting letters attached with a copy invoice to members chasing the outstanding payments – on a monthly basis
- Entering supplier invoices/expense claims, collate supporting receipts, and get appropriate authorisations for payment per policy.
- Setting up bank transfer supplier payments for dual authorisation.
- Monitoring the Finance mailbox and personal mailbox daily and action all queries, change requests in 5 days turn around.
- Monitoring and action online finance queries and redirect queries to the correct departments.
What we’re looking for in our ideal Finance Officer:
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a customer service environment.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Experience of providing support via an online helpdesk and over the telephone.
- Knowledge and experience of working with databases and CRM systems.
- Experience in providing effective and efficient administrative support to an organisation.
- Clear verbal and written communication skills.
- Professional telephone manner and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent administration skills within a busy office environment
- The ability to analyse and translate data for reporting purposes.
Closing Date: 9am on Friday 22 July 2024
If you feel that you are the right candidate for the role as our Finance Officer or would like to find out more information about the role, then please click ‘apply’ now.We’d love to hear from you.
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A fantastic opportunity has arisen with an international health charity for a Finance Officer on a full-time, permanent basis. You will report into the Finance Director and be responsible for financial administration and supporting with financial planning and reporting.
Please note, this organisation offers flexible working. The hybrid arrangement includes being in the office 1-2 days per week.
As Finance Officer, you will:
- Prepare payments for invoices, grants, salaries and expenses in multiple currencies
- Raise invoices and membership dues notices, acknowledge receipts and donations, and follow up with outstanding receivables, drafting correspondence as necessary
- Post transactions onto the finance system
- Be responsible for the administration of bursaries, in collaboration with colleagues, including dealing with related enquiries and clarifying applicant details
The successful applicant will:
- Have demonstrable experience in finance within the charity sector, in a similar role
- Hold an accounting qualification or be part qualified
- Have QuickBooks experience
- Have the ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritise and work to deadlines
- Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
If this sounds like you and you're keen to hear more, please do get in touch ASAP!
Please note, only successful applicants will be contacted with further information.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
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Full time 37 hours per week
£35,410
We are looking to recruit a Finance Manager to be based full-time at our Dartford office.
The successful applicant will be responsible for leading and supporting the finance team, delivering accurate cash flow analysis and overseeing the financial health of the organisation.
You will need the ability to analyse data and identify risk, the Finance Manager will deliver comprehensive financial controls and pro-actively report to the CEO and Board of Trustees on areas of risk and improvement.
If you are currently studying for a qualification from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) or the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ACAEW) then please contact us.
Applications will be assessed upon receipt and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date. An early application is therefore strongly advised.
Closing date for applications: Thursday, 13th June 2024 at 5pm. Interviews will be held week commencing 17th June.
You will be an essential addition to a supportive Finance and Operations team. It is essential that you have experience of general accounting skills and be comfortable working to different deadlines. The successful candidate will be an analytical, intelligent accountant who will provide high quality support for a range of teams across the organisation. You will have the ability and communication skills to build strong working relationships at all levels across the organisation and particularly with non-finance staff. The successful candidate will have at least two years’ experience working in a similar role and preferably be part qualified. They will also be a forward thinking and proactive individual who is willing to take part in a variety of activities in order to maintain a stable work environment.
Key responsibilities
- Support the Finance team with monthly bank reconciliation statements for UK bank accounts as required
- Process supplier invoices and staff expense claims
- Assist in the preparation of sales invoices and monthly debtor ageing reports
- Process monthly credit card expenditure and undertake monthly reconciliation of accounts in QuickBooks.
- Support the processing of internet and cheque donations
- Posting of UK monthly journals (Accruals/prepayments, Payroll etc.)
How to Apply:
Candidates can apply by submitting a two-page cover letter stating why they are interested in this position, what they would bring to the role and how they fit the person specification.
This letter should be submitted with a CV to THET by midnight Sunday 7th July, with ‘Finance Officer' in the subject line.
THET is an equal opportunity employer, and any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
This post is UK based. Non-EC nationals will require current and valid permission to work in the UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
MLC Partners are pleased to be partnering with Morden College to recruit their new Finance Manager.
An organisation rich in history, the charity has been at the forefront of supporting older people’s lives for more than 300 years. They have more than 250 older peoples in alms house accommodation in Blackheath and Beckenham and have a small 28-bed care home on their Blackheath site. Morden College are committed to providing services that support their residents to live independent and healthy lives.
The organisation is embarking on a finance process review, in order to improve their ways of working. With plans in place to upgrade their finance and CRM systems the role would suit a change-focussed individual.
Reporting into the Finance Director, the role is a key member of the team with responsibility of three staff, and the involvement in the strategic vision of the finance team. With their main base in Blackheath, the role is hybrid and strives to offer as much flexibility as possible, including a wide-ranging benefits package.
Main responsibilities of the role:
- Ensure the completion of all month end processes and the timely delivery of the monthly management accounts.
- Liaise with key stakeholders to provide a responsive and compliant finance management operation.
- Support the improvement of processes and systems, ensuring robust policies are in place so the organisation can be fully digitised.
- Lead and manage a team of four, quality assuring their work, and guiding their careers and ensuring their continued development and nurturing great team culture.
- Support the Finance Director with the production of the annual financial statements, project managing the team to facilitate a smooth audit delivery across the main organisation as well as subsidiary accounts.
The successful candidate will:
- Be a fully qualified accountant, likely with experience from within the not-for-profit sector.
- Have experience driving change and improving processes and broader cultural change in a finance team.
- Be able to flex up and down from a hands-on perspective to also offer strategic insight to the Finance Director.
- Have significant experience working in a finance function with the knowledge of ‘what good looks like’.
- This is a great opportunity for an ambitious individual looking for a high impact role, with the ability to help shape an organisation for years to come.
As part of the Morden College team, you will be committed to challenging ageism, promoting healthy ageing, and combatting loneliness while promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion within communities. You will be comfortable with using technology to deliver consistent, equitable, and sustainable services at all times across the charity. You will be a role model for their values and be committed to a purposeful, responsible community that is a great place to live and work.
Please contact Jamie Elliott at MLC Partners for an informal discussion about the role.
Brentford FC Community Sports Trust
With community work spanning three decades, Brentford FC Community Sports Trust has established itself as a pioneering organisation for the local community. It uses the power of sport to educate, motivate and inspire people from all walks of life.
Working in partnership with Brentford FC, the Trust offers a portfolio of programmes in education, health, sports participation and community engagement. The Trust has won the ‘Football League Community Club of the Year’ award four times and now employs more than 100 members of staff.
Main Purpose of Job
The Head of Finance is responsible for leading the Finance Department of a rapidly growing Charity with exciting innovative expansion plans to drive income in excess of the current £4m and social impact value above £70m, whilst managing expenditure in line with budget and maintaining reserves to agreed Board target.
Reporting into the CEO you will collaborate and provide input into the financial strategy to support the organisation’s mission. You will direct the finance team in the operational functions of the department and provide continuous improvement in processes to align with the ambitious growth of the organisation.
About You
You will be a qualified accountant be and experienced in leading a Finance team. You will have excellent business acumen and commercial awareness gained in similar size organisations or larger.
You will be an Excellent team player with ability to quickly build trust and confidence both internally and externally. You will have strong analytical skills with a minimum of 3 years’ relevant Financial, Budgeting, Forecasting experience
Key responsibilities:
- Lead, Mentor and Develop the Finance Team.
- Deliver the following reporting in a timely and efficient manner:
- Accurate monthly Financial Management accounts including, succinct, informative and action led commentary.
- Overall management of Trust expenditure in line with tight Budgets and Forecasts, providing variance analysis and commentary based on regular review meetings with Budget Owners.
- Production of Annual Budget (plus half yearly reforecast) including a Summary Income and Expenditure statement supported by detailed assumptions highlighting surplus/deficit on a project by project basis.
- Alongside budget, production of Cashflow forecast, Capital Expenditure budget and forecast reserves cover.
- Provide easy to understand, engaging and succinct Quarterly Financial reports and present to the Quarterly Finance Subcommittee and Board meetings focusing on KPI’s including, commentary on key metrics trends and variances.
- Ensure the Finance Team engage with other departments and together with the Senior Leadership Team to deliver the Trust’s objectives to increase financial awareness across the organisation by
- Working with Budget Holders to understand and manage expenditure on a monthly basis and assist them with strategy and pricing decisions to feed into the budgeting and reforecasting process.
- Evaluate and review new projects and new funding applications of funding in a timely manner, providing financial analysis as required.
- Provide Financial Analysis to support regular monitoring reporting required by funders.
- Drive KPI’s to evaluate projects and provide post-project analysis to evaluate and monitor the project’s progress against the KPI’s
- Work with Management and Trustees to develop a recently formed trading subsidiary which will become responsible for some existing and new revenue streams. This will require working with legal and tax advisors as necessary.
Essential Criteria
- Qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA with a minimum 5 years of financial/commercial and team management experience.
- Excellent business acumen and commercial awareness gained in similar size organisations or larger.
- Strong analytical skills with a minimum 3+ years relevant Financial, Budgeting, Forecasting experience.
- Excellent attention to detail and ownership of responsibilities.
- Strong communication skills, both written and oral with the ability to put yourself in the shoes of the receiver.
- Excellent Leadership Skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Enthusiastic with an appetite to continually learn and drive personal development.
- Excellent team player with ability to quickly build trust and confidence both internally and externally.
- Ability to occasionally work flexible hours as required.
Desirable:
- Experience of working in the charity environment.
- Business/Strategic partnering experience.
- Excellent Leadership Skills.
- Positive and flexible approach with proven ability to work with all levels of an organisation.
- Professional with a friendly outlook and positive attitude.
- Strong team player, with ability to work across departments to achieve shared goals.
Personal Qualities:
- Positive and flexible approach with proven ability to work with all levels of an organisation.
- Professional with a friendly outlook and positive attitude.
- Strong team player, with ability to work across departments to achieve shared goals.
This is a great role for an individual who wants work within the charity sector and be part of an organisation that uses the power of sport to educate, motivate and inspire people from all walks of life.
Brentford FCCST is an organisation which values and is passionate about diversity and inclusivity. We welcome and encourage applications from qualified candidates, including those from underrepresented groups – such as those from ethnically diverse backgrounds, women, those from the LGBTQ+ community and those with disabilities.
Should you require any workplace accommodations (also known as ‘reasonable adjustments), you will have the opportunity to let us know at the appropriate points in the hiring process.
Please note that where appropriate for the role, you will be required to complete additional background checks such as Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and police checks for any time you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 10 years.
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