Charity Finance Governance Assistant

Lloyd's; Camden Town; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance marketplace in Camden Town is seeking an Administrative Support professional to provide comprehensive financial and governance support to charity boards. Responsibilities include managing budgets, supporting governance cycles, and ensuring compliance with audit standards. The ideal candidate possesses strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and proficiency in MS Office tools. This role offers flexibility with a hybrid working model, generous benefits, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Generous pension

Healthcare

Flexible working hours

Training and development support

Employee recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Ability to manage a varied and challenging workload.
• Discretion when handling confidential or sensitive information.
• Strong administrative skills.

Responsibilities

• Managing the charity's budget sheet.
• Tracking and reporting on budget performance.
• Supporting the charity board governance cycle.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication with senior individuals

Attention to detail

Strong IT skills

Collaboration

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Teams

Job description

To provide comprehensive administrative and financial support to the Lloyd's charity boards, ensuring effective governance, accurate budget management, and compliance with audit and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Managing and keeping up to date the charity's budget sheet, ensuring accuracy and timely updates.
• Tracking and reporting on budget performance, highlighting variances and supporting budget holders as required.
• Supporting the charity board governance cycle, including scheduling meetings, setting key dates, and engaging with trustees to ensure effective participation and support.
• Processing payments and maintaining accurate records of all financial transactions in line with organisational policies.
• Undertaking bank account reconciliation for the charity, ensuring all transactions are accounted for and discrepancies are promptly resolved.
• Collating and maintaining evidence for audits, supporting the audit process and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Conducting control testing and documenting outcomes to support internal controls and risk management.
• Mapping and documenting key financial and governance processes to support transparency and continuous improvement.
• Administering board papers using Diligent (or equivalent board portal), ensuring timely distribution and secure record-keeping.
• Managing the inbox, triaging correspondence, and ensuring timely responses to queries and requests.
• Collating and interpreting data for Impact Reporting and ensuring it informs strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage a varied and challenging workload.
• Confidence in communicating with senior individuals.
• Ability to collaborate and work with people at all levels.
• Excellent organisational skills and a high attention to detail.
• Strong IT skills – proficient in MS Office, Excel and Teams.
• Knowledge of charity governance and financial management frameworks.
• Discretion and professionalism when handling confidential or sensitive information.

Experience

• Strong administrative and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and accuracy in documentation and reporting.

Benefits

We understand that our work/life balance is important to us all and that a hybrid of working from the office and home can offer a great level of flexibility. Flexible working forms part of a total reward approach which offers a host of other benefits over and above the standard offering (generous pension, healthcare, wellbeing etc). These include financial support for training, education & development, a benefit allowance (to spend on our flexible benefits such as gym membership, dental insurance, extra holiday or to partake in our cycle to work scheme), employee recognition scheme and various employee discount schemes.

Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity and inclusion are a focus for us - Lloyd's aim is to build a diverse, inclusive environment that reflects the global markets we work in. One where everyone is treated with dignity and respect to achieve their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making workplace adjustments, we offer regular health and wellbeing programmes, diversity and inclusion training, employee networks, mentoring and volunteering opportunities as well as investment into your professional development. You can read more about diversity and inclusion on our website.

About Lloyd's

Lloyd's is the world's leading insurance and reinsurance marketplace. We share the collective intelligence and risk sharing expertise of the market's brightest minds, working together for a braver world. Our role is to inspire courage, so tomorrow's progress isn't limited by today's risks. Our shared values: we are brave; we are stronger together; we do the right thing; guide what we do and how we act. If you share our values and our passion to build a future that's more sustainable, resilient and inclusive, you'll find a home at Lloyd's - build a braver future with us.