Finance and HR Assistant (Female Applicants Only)

Women and Girls Network; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Women and Girls Network is hiring a Finance and HR Assistant to support our Operations Team with both financial and HR administration tasks. The role involves processing invoices, purchase orders, expense reconciliations, and contributing to month-end processes, while also coordinating recruitment and maintaining HR records.

The post sits in a fast-paced environment requiring discretion and strong attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy administrative role managing multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Experience processing invoices and purchase orders with a high level of accuracy.
• Working knowledge of financial controls and approval processes.
• Familiarity with GDPR and data protection requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organised with the ability to work on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Provide purchase ledger and financial administration support, including processing invoices and purchase orders.
• Manage expense reconciliations and support month-end processes.
• Support HR administration tasks including recruitment coordination and HR records maintenance.
• Assist with DBS compliance and HR mailbox management.

Skills

Attention to detail

Discretion

Organisation

Communication

Prioritisation

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Word

Xero

Sage

SAP

Job description

Finance and HR Assistant (Female Applicants Only)

Women and Girls Network (WGN) is a pan-London charity supporting women and girls affected by gender-based violence.

We are recruiting a Finance and HR Assistant to join our Operations Team in a key support role spanning both functions.

The postholder will provide purchase ledger and financial administration support, including processing invoices and purchase orders, managing expense reconciliations, and supporting month-end processes. They will also provide HR administration support, including recruitment coordination, maintenance of HR records, DBS compliance, and managing the HR mailbox.

This is a varied, fast-paced role requiring strong attention to detail, a high level of discretion, and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.

The role is offered on a hybrid basis, working from home and from WGN's West London offices.

• Experience in a busy administrative role managing multiple tasks and deadlines
• Experience processing invoices and purchase orders with a high level of accuracy
• Working knowledge of financial controls and approval processes
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Outlook and Word
• Familiarity with accounting or ERP software (e.g. Xero, Sage, SAP or similar)
• Experience handling sensitive financial or employee information with discretion
• Knowledge of GDPR and data protection requirements
• Basic understanding of fair recruitment practices and right-to-work checks
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organised with the ability to work on own initiative
• Experience coordinating diaries and scheduling across multiple stakeholders (desirable)
• Experience using an ATS or HRIS (desirable)