Finance Officer

Yellow Door; Southampton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Yellow Door is a remarkable charity supporting adults, families, young people and children across Southampton and the wider Hampshire area. We provide safety, support, recovery and hope through our specialist services.

This role will help run the finance function, processing income, expenditure and payroll information, performing reconciliations and maintaining accurate funder records, ensuring our resources are well managed and our organisation remains accountable.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance administration or bookkeeping.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Comfort working with financial information, spreadsheets and finance systems.

Responsibilities

• Process income and expenditure, payroll information, reconciliations and funder records.
• Support purchase and sales ledgers, month-end tasks and accurate record keeping.
• Communicate with colleagues to ensure finance processes are followed and queries are handled clearly and professionally.

Skills

Finance administration

Bookkeeping

Attention to detail

Spreadsheets

Finance systems

Tools

Excel

Job description

Yellow Door is an amazing charity, changing lives for the better across Southampton and the wider Hampshire area. We support adults, families, young people and children affected by domestic and sexual abuse, providing specialist services that offer safety, support, recovery and hope. Our finance team plays a vital part in making that work possible, helping ensure our resources are well managed, our funding is properly recorded and our organisation remains financially strong and accountable.

This role will support the smooth running of our finance function by helping to process income, expenditure, payroll information, reconciliations, funder records and financial administration accurately and on time. It is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys detail, deadlines and practical problem-solving, and who wants their finance skills to contribute to meaningful work in the charity sector.

You will be experienced in finance administration, bookkeeping or a similar role, with strong attention to detail and confidence working with financial information, spreadsheets and finance systems. You will support purchase and sales ledger work, reconciliations, payment processes, payroll information, Gift Aid, month-end tasks and accurate record keeping. You will also be comfortable communicating with colleagues across the organisation, helping them follow finance processes and ensuring queries are dealt with clearly and professionally.

Yellow Door is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to the appropriate recruitment checks.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are proud to be an inclusive place to work, where everyone can feel they belong and has something valuable to contribute. We warmly welcome applicants from all parts of our diverse community, particularly those from under-represented groups. Yellow Door works across Hampshire and is based near central Southampton.

Please note the closing date for this post is Wednesday 30th September 2026.