Finance Assistant

Christ Church London; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 16,531,000 - 24,797,000; Part time

Job summary

Christ Church London is seeking a Finance Assistant (Part-Time) to support the Finance Manager with day-to-day financial processing and admin. The role is 14 hours per week, hybrid between the office and home, and focuses on purchases, reconciliations, Gift Aid, and donor communications.

The ideal candidate has bookkeeping experience, strong Excel and English/maths skills, and aligns with the church’s values. DBS clearance and UK work rights are implied by the role.

Qualifications

• Finance and accuracy: bookkeeping with high data-entry accuracy.
• Strong IT skills: English, maths, Excel and cloud storage.
• Clear, helpful communication style and team support.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase invoices, staff claims and card transactions with proper authorization.
• Perform regular bank and card reconciliations.
• Handle cash and banking tasks.
• Raise customer invoices as required.
• Maintain accurate financial records and filing.
• Support Gift Aid processing and donor liaison.
• Assist with financial reporting and budget questions.
• Provide ad hoc admin support to the Finance Manager.

Skills

Finance accuracy

Excel

English

Maths

Data entry

Communication

Education

AAT qualification in progress

Tools

Xero

QuickBooks

Donor software

Job description

Finance Assistant (Part-Time), Christ Church London

About Christ Church London

Our vision is to follow Jesus together, for the renewal of London. We believe that every part of life and society can experience the transforming power of the kingdom of Jesus. The staggering promise of the Bible is that God wants to use us to make this happen – wherever we are and in whatever we do.

We believe London is best served when followers of Jesus are devoted to seeking his presence and living for him in every area of life. The challenge for most of us is that there’s a gap between our present experience and what the Bible says is possible when we follow Jesus. To help bridge this gap, we are building the church on three core values: Presence, Formation, and Mission.

Our services

We are one church with five services across four locations: Central, Mile End, Stockwell, Sutton (including a cantonese speaking service). Our services range from 50 to 200 people and we have a desire to see more services planted all across London in the coming years. Our Sutton, Central, and Stockwell services have dedicated Youth teams and all of our services have active Kids Clubs running.

Our services are each led by a Service Leader, supported by a local service leadership team and many ministry leaders and volunteers, who all help to make Sunday and midweek community life happen.

Structure

The church is led by two Senior Pastors and supported by a diverse leadership team who take responsibility for

the running of the church. There is a wider staff team that supports the running of the church across all our locations.

Mission

We are passionate about the renewal of London and we want to play our part in working for the spiritual, social, and cultural renewal of the city. One of the ways we have done this is by launching two charities, which we continue to support and partner with.

STEPS

STEPS Global is a charity which equips, resources, and trains churches, charities, and other organisations to run 12 step programmes – helping people find faith and/or freedom from life controlling habits and addictions. Participants come to work on a variety of issues such as anxiety, low self worth, pornography, or fear of failure and more. We run the STEPS course twice a year through Christ Church London and thousands of people have found freedom through the course.

Everything Network

Run by the founder of Christ Church London, the Everything Network hosts an annual conference designed to inspire and equip believers to make a difference in their area of life, whether that’s in the arts, politics, business, or at home with children. Alongside this they run an annual leadership cohort, training 30 young leaders per year to work for cultural renewal.

Alongside this, we are delighted to support other charities and social action initiatives.

The Role

The Finance Assistant provides administrative and bookkeeping support to the Finance Manager, helping to ensure that Christ Church London’s records are accurate, up to date, and well organised. This is a part-time hybrid role based at our office and from home (14 hours per week)

The role will support the day-to-day processing of finance transactions, donations and Gift Aid, as well as general finance administration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Finance Administration duties to include: Processing purchase invoices, staff claims and credit card transactions, ensuring they are appropriately authorised.
• Carrying out regular bank and credit card reconciliations.
• Handling cash and banking.
• Raising customer invoices as required.
• Maintaining accurate and organised financial records.
• Assisting with filing and archiving in line with data protection requirements.

Donations & Gift Aid

• Recording donations, offerings and other income accurately
• Assisting with processing Gift Aid donations and claims.
• Liaising with donors when required.

Finance Support

• Assisting the Finance Manager with preparing financial reports and information.
• Supporting ministry leaders with basic budget and spending queries.
• Assisting with Gift Days and other church events involving financial administration.
• Providing general administrative support to the Finance Manager and undertaking other ad hoc tasks as required.

General Duties

Attend regular Christ Church London meetings, including for prayer and worship.

Collaborate with other church departments and projects where appropriate and to contribute to the development of Christ Church London as an organisation.

Person specification

The ideal candidate is a trustworthy, self-motivated individual with a high level of personal integrity and a strict respect for financial confidentiality. They possess the excellent time-management skills required to work productively and independently both in the office and from home. An approachable and clear communicator, they will enjoy supporting the wider staff team, translating financial administration into a helpful service for ministry leaders and volunteers.

Essential

• Finance and accuracy: Bookkeeping experience with high data entry accuracy.
• Core skills and IT: Strong English, Maths, Excel, and cloud storage skills.
• Communication: Helpful communication style
• Church alignment: Aligned with Christ Church’s values, including team prayer and worship.
• Personal growth: Teachable and welcoming of feedback.

Desirable

• Systems & Gift Aid: Experience with Xero/QuickBooks, donor software, and UK Gift Aid.
• Charity knowledge: Church/non-profit experience and understanding of restricted funds.
• Qualifications: AAT qualification achieved or in progress.

Ethos and compliance

Christ Church London is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and the protection of children, young people, and vulnerable adults in all our activities. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and to uphold our safeguarding policies, values, and ethical standards. As part of this role, the postholder must adhere to Christ Church London’s Safeguarding Policy, Code of Conduct, and all relevant procedures. DBS clearance is essential for this role.

Occupational Requirement

There is a genuine occupational requirement for the successful applicant to be a committed Christian. The post holder will have a vibrant and active Christian faith, which is essential for the spiritual alignment of the team as you will be expected to participate in staff prayer, worship, and the spiritual community life of Christ Church London.

Diversity and inclusion

We believe it’s really important that we represent the society that we live and serve in. We are looking for candidates who not only have the skills we need but who also reflect the diversity of our congregation and the city we serve. Therefore we welcome applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds, ages, and circumstances.

Please note this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship; applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.