Finance Officer

Women in Sport; Slough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Women in Sport is seeking a Finance Officer to join their dedicated team. The role focuses on managing financial queries, maintaining accuracy in financial reporting, and supporting compliance with charity regulations. This position offers the chance to contribute to an impactful organization championing gender equality in sport while providing flexible working options.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Flexible working options

Auto enrolment pension with matched contributions at 6%

Qualifications

• Experience in financial systems and processes, especially SAGE 50.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel required.
• Experience in a close-knit team.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and process financial information for accurate management reports.
• Ensure compliance with VAT, Gift Aid, and tax returns.
• Support the annual audit process and liaise with external auditors.

Skills

Attention to detail

IT literacy

Education

Experience with SAGE 50 and charity accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Location Central London, Flexible working options are available.

The Vacancy

Closing date: Sunday 15th June 2025 (Midnight)

Interview Date: TBC

Do you share our vision? Do you share our belief that sport can transform lives?

For more than 40 years Women in Sport has championed gender equality in sport, tirelessly working to break down the systemic barriers and drive change to make sure all women and girls can experience the life changing benefits of sport. But despite the progress made, far too many women and girls are missing out.

With the growing profile of Women’s Sport, we are in a unique position to grow income and push forward our ambitious strategy. But as a small charity with limited resources, we know we cannot drive our mission forward if we are not highly effective and efficient. So, if you care about our cause, have an eye for detail, understand numbers and tell their story simply and use processes to make things easier for the people around you, then we are looking for you.

As part of a small finance and operations team and reporting to the Head of People, Finance and Operations you will be the main point of contact within the organisation for all day-to-day finance questions and queries from the team, funders and other stakeholders. You will be an effective communicator building close relationships with colleagues, suppliers and funders. We are looking for someone who is focused but flexible, a fast learner who can manage their own workload and priorities. Ideally, we would like you to have experience within a charity finance function.

We value lived experience, authenticity and resilience. We are inclusive and we listen actively. We want to improve the lives of women and girls through sport and in sport. Critically we want to ensure our staff are representative of the full diversity of society and would particularly welcome applications from people from minority ethnic backgrounds. We never discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, gender, impairment, sexual orientation, religion, belief or age.

Main responsibilities are:

Maintain and process all financial information to produce timely accurate management reports that inform and enable the organisation to meet stakeholder needs.

Play a key role in supporting the organisation wide budgets based on business plans.

Ensure compliance with and submission of VAT, Gift Aid and tax returns.

Support the annual audit process taking oversight and responsibility for liaising with external auditors to ensure the accurate information is provided on time to meet required timescales.

Take responsibility for maintaining and updating financial procedures and controls and educating and informing the wider organisation through workshops and inductions.

Support the continuous improvement of the finance function together with the Head of People, Finance and Operations to ensure our financial governance is robust and meets the needs of the organisation.

What we are looking for from you:

Experience of financial systems and process especially SAGE 50 and charity accounting.

IT literate with knowledge of all Microsoft packages, especially advanced knowledge of excel.

Attention to detail and accuracy.

Experience of working in a close-knit team and of making best use of skills, talent and resources.

Optimistic, energetic and with the ability to use numbers and process to serve our purpose.

Embracing our culture which is about being highly collaborative, cause-led, and open to constructive challenge.

If you think your experience is relevant, you share our vision and have the ability to make things happen you might be just right. You should be outward looking, thrive in a fast-paced environment, with a 'can do' attitude and want to make a change in the world.

Women in Sport is committed to a working culture where everyone can be authentic and true to themselves. We strive to represent the full diversity of the communities we serve.

Come and be part of our small but ground-breaking charity, in the high profile and fast-moving arena of women’s sport with plenty of scope to make your mark on the cause!

Please see the job description for full list of responsibilities and the criteria required for this role.

We are unable to sponsor any individual who does not have the right to work in the UK. Unless you have the right to work in the UK please do not apply.

The Charity

Our charity believes it is wrong for girls and women to be excluded from the joy, fulfilment and lifelong benefits of sport. Sport can transform lives, but due to gender stereotypes, institutional bias and gendered economic and health inequalities far too many women and girls are missing out.

Women in Sport has been working since 1984 to change this. We know that sport can give girls and women resilience, courage, self-belief and a sense of belonging through which they can learn vital life skills such as leadership and teamwork. That’s why our purpose is to create lasting positive change for women and girls in sport and society.

The Benefits

Annual leave

25 days, plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time)

Flexibility

We have a range of options for flexible working and we’d be happy to discuss your needs at the interview stage

Pension

Women in Sport operates an auto enrolment pension, with matched contributions at 6% of your salary post probation