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Finance Officer

CoppaFeel!

London

Hybrid

GBP 25,000 - 35,000

Part time

3 days ago

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Job summary

A leading charity is seeking a dedicated Finance Officer to support financial operations. This role offers the chance to develop your career in charity finance, working closely with the finance team to manage day-to-day finances and contribute to essential finance functions. Ideal for someone with finance experience, strong Excel skills, and a proactive mindset. This is a hybrid role requiring attendance at the London office for team meetings and training.

Qualifications

Experience working in a small finance team with responsibility for a broad range of finance tasks.
Excellent numeracy skills, with strong verbal and written communication abilities.
Proficient in Microsoft Office, with intermediate to advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

Reconcile bank accounts and assist in preparation of monthly management accounts.
Prepare and submit basic VAT returns and assist with Gift Aid claims.
Support with the annual audit and undertake general administrative finance tasks.

Skills

Numeracy

Communication

Problem-solving

Organizational Skills

Education

Experience in finance

Understanding of accounting principles

Tools

Xero

Microsoft Office

Excel

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The Role

Following an exciting period of growth, CoppaFeel! is looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Finance Officer to join our expanding team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to develop their career in charity finance and play a key role in supporting the smooth running of our financial operations.

You’ll be working closely with our Director of Finance and Senior Finance Manager to help manage CoppaFeel!’s day-to-day finances and contribute to a range of essential finance functions. As part of a newly developed finance team, you’ll have the chance to make a real impact as we shape our systems and processes to support our continued growth.

We’re looking for someone with experience working in a finance role, ideally within a small team or charity environment. You’ll need to be confident using accounting software (we use Xero), have strong Excel skills, and be comfortable working independently. Most importantly, you’ll be proactive, detail-oriented, and eager to contribute to the success of our mission.

This role can be full time of part time with a minimum of 26.25 hours per week.

This role sits within the Finance team and reports to the Senior Finance Manager. This is a hybrid role, with the expectation that you will attend the London office 2 days per week. You will be required to attend the office for quarterly team meetings, department meetings and in person training, we will provide plenty of notice for when you are required to be in for these purposes.

Duties & Responsibilities

Month end tasks

Reconcile all bank accounts, fixed asset register, depreciation, payables and receivables
Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts
Support the posting and review of month-end journals
Assist in the preparation of weekly payment runs and reports
Support the administration/checking of the pensions and employee benefits
Maintaining accurate records restricted fund transactions

Quarterly tasks

Prepare and submit basic VAT returns
Assist with Gift Aid claims and ensure accurate donor Gift Aid records are maintained

Stakeholder

Oversee and provide cover for the Finance Assistant, ensuring smooth processing of donations via fundraising platforms
Collaborate with the CRM Officer and Fundraising Team to ensure accurate donation records
Provide finance-related support and training to staff, including inductions and updates to finance policies

Procurement

Oversee accounts receivable and accounts payable functions (including systems)
Support creating, maintaining and checking procurement checklist in accordance to policy
Supporting in value for money costings and basic ROI’s

Other Tasks

Support with the annual audit and annual report
Work closely with the Operations Team and others on cross-organisational projects
Undertake general administrative and ad-hoc finance tasks, including handling finance post, banking, event support, and processing physical Gift Aid/sponsorship forms
Undertake any other reasonable duties or responsibilities as required by the Charity, in line with the needs of the organisation.

Essential

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Experience working in a small finance team with responsibility for a broad range of finance tasks
Excellent numeracy skills, with strong verbal and written communication abilities
Sound understanding of accounting principles, including debits and credits
Proficient in Microsoft Office, with intermediate to advanced Excel skills (e.g. pivot tables, lookups, formulas)
A proactive approach to problem-solving, aligned with the team’s strategic objectives
High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and strong organisational skills
A collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively as part of a small team and provide support to colleagues

Desirable

Experience of working within a charity or non for profit organisation
Familiarity with Charity SORP
Experience of working with Xero
Understanding of full cost recovery

Application information

Applications will close at 9am, Monday 2nd June however interviews will be conducted throughout the application period.

CoppaFeel! reserves the right to close the vacancy early in the event that we receive a high number of applications before the closing date.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Statement

At CoppaFeel!, we support a diverse range of communities and we understand that diversity within our team is central and crucial to meeting the needs of the young people we exist to serve. We strongly encourage applications from Black, and people of colour, LGBTQIA+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, from men, and from those with a lived experience of cancer because we would like to increase the representation of these groups within the charity.

We promote equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace and make recruitment decisions by matching the charity's needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We recognise the value in encouraging a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge at the charity.

While the successful candidate will be selected purely on merit, in the event of a tie between two candidates with equal suitability, we may select a candidate with lived experience of the issues we are seeking to address through our work.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and we commit to offering an interview for all applicants with disabilities who meet our required criteria for the role. If you have any accessibility requirements or need any adjustments for the interview process please get in touch.

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