Finance Officer

Suffolk Jobs Direct; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional charity based in Bury St Edmunds is seeking a Finance Officer to oversee the finance function. The successful candidate will manage financial controls, assist in reporting, and maintain accurate accounting records. Qualifications include being a qualified accounting technician or equivalent experience, alongside strong proficiency in Excel and charity finance regulations. This role offers various employee perks including clinical supervision and wellbeing days.

Benefits

Monthly clinical supervision

Monthly Wellbeing Hour

Regular team wellbeing days

Long service annual leave increase

Health Shield membership

Qualifications

• You will be a qualified accounting technician or qualified by experience.
• Demonstrable experience in financial management within the charity sector.
• Understanding of charity finance regulations is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist with periodic reporting including overview of financial position.
• Conduct regular reconciliation of balance sheet control accounts.
• Process supplier invoices on a bi-monthly basis.

Skills

Qualified accounting technician or equivalent

Financial management experience

Understanding of charity finance regulations

Experience of financial reporting

Proficiency in accounting software

Strong analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Experience with fundraising organizations

Knowledge of Gift Aid

Education

Qualification in accounting or equivalent experience

Tools

Data Developments MyFundAccounting Online

Microsoft Excel

Job description

• Restore Women’s Aid
• Address: The Malthouse, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3AA
• Salary: £28,142 - £29,064 per annum pro rata
• Hours: 15 hours per week
• Contract: Permanent, required as soon as possible
• Reference: 0548

Restore Women’s Aid are seeking to appoint a Finance Officer to join the team.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will be responsible for the smooth running of the charity finance function and assistance with periodic reporting. You will ensure proper operation of financial controls including appropriate authorisation of transactions. You will be working with the Finance Manager and the charity’s Administrator, ensuring timely and accurate entry of income and expenditure transactions onto the accounting system (MyFundAccounting Online) in accordance with the principles of charity fund accounting and the Charity’s financial strategy.

Your other responsibilities will include:

• regular reconciliation of key balance sheet control accounts (Bank/cash accounts, Damage Deposit, PAYE/NI and pension control accounts)
• regular review of nominal ledger and Fund/Grantor summaries to confirm accuracy of input
• processing the payment of supplier invoices, approved by line managers, on a regular bi‑monthly basis
• assisting with monthly reporting to the Management Team, Treasurer and the Board of Trustees, providing an overview of the Charity’s financial position including brief narrative on key figures and budget variances
• assisting with the provision of financial data for periodic grant monitoring and applications and helping to provide periodic and ad‑hoc management information
• assisting the Finance Manager with the preparation of annual revenue budgets for discussion with the Management Team
• assisting the Finance Manager with the preparation of annual financial statements and helping with the annual financial audit
• assisting with the preparation of Gift Aid Claims and submission to HMRC.

You will:

• be a qualified accounting technician (Association of Accounting Technicians, or equivalent) or qualified by experience in a similar role
• have demonstrable experience in financial management within the charity or not-for-profit sector
• have some understanding of charity finance regulations, including Statement of Recommended Practice
• have experience of financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting
• be proficient with accounting software including payroll and Microsoft Excel and the charity uses Data Developments MyFundAccountingOnline for which training will be provided
• have strong analytical, organisational, and communication skills
• have a good track record of working within a small team
• have experience of working with fundraising or grant‑funded organisations (desirable)
• have knowledge of Gift Aid (desirable).

Values and behaviours:

• Commitment to the charity’s mission and values.
• High level of integrity and confidentiality.
• Proactive and solution‑oriented mindset.

We can offer you:

• Monthly clinical supervision
• Monthly Wellbeing Hour
• Regular team wellbeing days
• Long service annual leave increase
• Health Shield membership (on completion of probation period)
• Real Living Wage accredited

How to apply

Please apply by requesting an application pack by either emailing [e-mail] or calling 0330 5519495.

Closing date

1pm, 30 January 2026

Interview date

4 - 6 February 2026

It is essential to the development of charity service delivery, that you can respond flexibly to changes in the requirements of this post. This job description is therefore a guide and not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities the post holder may have over time.