Finance Assistant – Not‑For‑Profit, London Office

Business Disability Forum; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Business Disability Forum seeks a Finance Assistant to support daily accounting and financial operations. You will handle invoices, expenses, bank reconciliations, credit control, and month-end tasks from our London office, 2–3 days per week, with potential training-period intensification.

You’ll contribute to payroll, VAT records, and year-end prep while helping implement a new finance system and automate manual processes.

Qualifications

• Solid foundation in accounting principles: debits, credits and double-entry bookkeeping.
• Proven experience with day-to-day accounts payable/receivable and invoice processing.
• Strong Excel abilities including formulas and data formatting.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day accounting and financial operations.
• Process invoices and expenses; prepare draft BACS payments; reconcile bank accounts.
• Undertake credit control; support month-end reporting and VAT record-keeping.
• Assist payroll administration and year-end audit preparation; support implementation of new finance system and automation.

Skills

Accounting basics

Excel skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Data entry accuracy

Education

AAT Level 3

ACCA Foundation Level

CIMA Foundation Level

Tools

Sage 50

Xero

Job description

Business Disability Forum seeks a Finance Assistant to support daily accounting and financial operations. You will handle invoices, expenses, bank reconciliations, credit control, and month-end tasks from our London office, 2–3 days per week, with potential training-period intensification.

You’ll contribute to payroll, VAT records, and year-end prep while helping implement a new finance system and automate manual processes.