Finance Assistant

Job title:

Finance Assistant

Company

Charity People

Job description

Finance AssistantLocation: London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Manchester, or remote within the UK
Working Pattern: 35 Hours per week, flexible working is supported as much as possible and requests for non-standard or condensed hours will be considered.
Hourly pay: £12.09 per hour plus £1.46 per hour holiday pay up to £13.19 per hour plus £1.59 per hour holiday pay (equivalent to £22,000-£24,000 FTE)
Contract Type: 5-6 Months Temporary Assignment (paid weekly via timesheet set up)Charity People are delighted to be partnering with Elrha which is a global organisation that finds solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation. They are an established actor in the humanitarian community, working in partnership with humanitarian organisations, researchers, innovators, and the private sector to tackle some of the most difficult challenges facing people all over the world.A Finance Assistant opportunity has come up to join their Grants Operations and Finance (GOF) team. They focus on managing financial planning, reporting and grant operations.About the role
You will be working closely with the Management Accountant and all other team members to coordinate and complete a range of finance and administration tasks to support accurate and timely financial reporting, ensuring disbursements are made to Elrha grantees and service providers when due, and that transactional information for inclusion within donor funding reports are accurate. You will also act as a focal point, working in close collaboration with SCUK colleagues, to ensure that the details relating to all grantee and suppliers of goods and services are correctly recorded in the finance system in a timely fashion.Key Responsibilities

• Closely collaborate with the Grant Operations and Finance (GOF) team members to ensure payments for Elrha grantees (both existing and new) are disbursed when due.
• Ensure that all Elrha supplier invoices are processed in a timely manner.
• Work closely with the management accountant to ensure that all costs are correctly codes and allocated to the appropriate cost centre and donor
• Ensure that all new suppliers of goods and services are correctly set up in the accounting system.
• Collect and input purchase order requisition requests into the accounting system
• Ensure that requisitions are approved by the authorising signature on receipt on invoice.
• Support change requests to purchase orders.

About you
You will have:

• Previous experience in tasks associated with financial administration including the monitoring financial expenditure reports and undertaking basic financial processing.
• Experience of basic finance and accounting principles and processes with a high level of numeracy
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience of working within an NGO / charitable organisation

You will be:

• Resourceful, proactive, flexible and with the ability to work in a constantly changing environment.
• High degree of computer literacy, including knowledge and experience in the use of Microsoft packages, including SharePoint.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills including the ability to plan, prioritise and ensure implementation of work to required standards and tight deadlines, often under pressure.
• Willingness to adopt hybrid working practices including attending offices in Cardiff and/or London on occasion and as required.

Desirable:

• AAT Level 4 Diploma in Professional Accounting.
• Experience in IATI data publication and Agresso finance system.
• Knowledge of humanitarian/development sector and donor requirements.
• Experience in stakeholder management and policy implementation.

How to Apply
If you’re passionate about making a difference in the humanitarian field and meet the qualifications and experience outlined above, we’d love to hear from you. Please note we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as possible.Closing Date: Monday 22nd April at 9am
Timed task: Thursday 25th April / Friday 26th April
Interview: Friday 26th April
Start: Wednesday 1st MayCharity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Expected salary

£12.09 per hour

Location

Cardiff

Job date

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 02:01:36 GMT

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