Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - Temporary Finance Assistant

jobs24.co.uk; Ambleside; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

An established charity is seeking a part-time Finance Assistant to join their finance team for a temporary six-month role. This position offers the opportunity to support various financial processes, including processing invoices, monthly reconciliations, and assisting with financial reporting. The ideal candidate will have experience with the Xero finance system and a background in financial recording and reporting. This flexible role allows for home working, with occasional meetings expected. If you are highly organised, a team player, and passionate about supporting the Armed Forces Covenant, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Pension contribution

Flexible working hours

Home working

Support for IT and essential equipment

Qualifications

• Experience with Xero finance system is essential.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with internal financial processes and grant payment claims.
• Support preparation of financial reports for trustees.

Skills

Xero finance system

Financial recording and reporting

Basic bookkeeping

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Multitasking

IT skills (MS Office, databases)

Education

Relevant financial/bookkeeping training

Tools

Bankline systems

Job description

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust is recruiting for a part-time (equivalent to 3 days per week) temporary Finance Assistant for a period of six months. The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust is a grant-making charity which supports the Armed Forces Covenant by funding projects that address specific priorities. The Trust is committed to learning from and sharing the achievements of its grant holders and the impact of its funding programmes. The temporary Finance Assistant will be working within the small existing finance team, collaborating to support all internal financial processes relating to both our grant-making and organisational operations. This could include processing invoices, completing monthly reconciliations, internal financial reporting, answering queries from elsewhere in the organisation, and assisting the rest of the finance team with the busy year-end period, including accounts production and preparations for financial audit fieldwork.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Head of Finance and Finance and Operations Officer with all internal financial processes in respect of both the grant-making and organisational operations.
• Assist with grant payment claims, invoices, and processing expenses in the accounting system and support the payment process to ensure accounts and grants are paid on time.
• Assist with credit card and bank reconciliations on a monthly basis.
• Support the Finance and Operations Officer to prepare financial reports for the trustees and work with the Trust's external accountants as required for the annual audit.
• Assist with pension reporting, payroll reconciliations, and payables reconciliations as required.
• Any other duties that could reasonably be expected.

Requirements:

We're looking for someone who can hit the ground running. Experience of working with the Xero finance system is essential. Previous experience of working in a charity/public sector/not-for-profit organisation is also desirable. You'll be a highly organised team player, with a professional approach to work and the ability to problem-solve, multitask, and use your initiative.

Essential:

• Familiarity with Xero and Bankline systems.
• Experience in financial recording and reporting and an understanding of basic bookkeeping requirements.
• Numerate and able to interpret and use basic financial information.
• Experience of preparing and presenting basic financial and written reports to colleagues and seniors.
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills.
• Excellent general IT skills including MS Office and databases.
• Ability to deal with sensitive and/or confidential information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work with minimal direction and work well in a team.

Desirable:

• Experience of working in a charity, or other not-for-profit or small organisation.
• Relevant financial/bookkeeping training and qualifications.
• Evidence of interest in and commitment to the work of the Trust.
• Experience in working with confidential records/files.
• Some personal knowledge or experience of the armed services community would be an advantage although is not required for this role.

This is a home working role, and applicants will be expected to confirm that they are able to work in this way (IT and any essential equipment will be provided). Attendance at occasional (fewer than 4 per year) meetings or away days will be expected - these could be in London or elsewhere in the UK. Salary in the range £28k-33k full time equivalent pa depending on experience (plus pension contribution and other benefits). This is a part-time, temporary role - for the equivalent of 3 days a week for a period of six months. As a flexible employer, we are open to exploring how those 3 days can be delivered across the working week.