Finance Officer

Suffolk Jobs Direct; England; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A charity organization is seeking a Finance Officer to manage financial operations and reporting, ensuring compliance with charity regulations. Responsibilities include reconciling accounts, processing payments, and assisting with audits. The ideal applicant should be a qualified accounting technician or possess equivalent experience, demonstrated financial management skills, and proficiency in accounting software. The role offers professional development and a supportive work environment, reflecting the charity's commitment to wellbeing and community service.

Benefits

Monthly clinical supervision

Wellbeing initiatives

Health Shield membership

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in financial management within the charity sector.
• Some understanding of charity finance regulations.
• Experience of financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the charity finance function and assist with reporting.
• Ensure operation of financial controls and authorisation.
• Regularly reconcile balance sheet control accounts.

Skills

Financial management experience

Analytical skills

Strong communication skills

Experience with accounting software

Education

Qualified accounting technician or equivalent

Tools

MyFundAccounting Online

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Finance Officer Suffolk Jobs Direct•Suffolk, England, UK

Description

• Restore Womens Aid
• Address: The Malthouse Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AA
• Salary: 28142 - 29064 per annum pro rata
• Hours: 15 hours per week
• Contract: Permanent required as soon as possible
• Reference: 0548

Restore Womens 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 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 daysLong 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 or calling 0.

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.