Finance Officer #908

Accounting for International Development; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic finance team at a leading international charity as a Finance Officer. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to impactful financial processes while supporting country offices in their financial management. You will be responsible for ensuring accurate data entry, monitoring cashflows, and assisting with internal audits. With a focus on collaboration and relationship-building, this position is ideal for someone passionate about finance in the charity sector. If you're looking to make a difference and grow your career in international finance, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Degree in accounting or studying towards ACA, CIMA, or ACCA.
• Strong understanding of double entry bookkeeping and data entry.

Responsibilities

• Support country office staff with finance data input and cashflow monitoring.
• Maintain budget holder reports and assist with audits.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Numeracy Skills

Data Entry

Relationship Building

Education

Degree in Accounting or related field

Studying towards ACA, CIMA, or ACCA

Tools

Financial Management Systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Finance Officer #908

£30,000 - £35,000

Hybrid, UK

Permanent

Our partner is seeking a Finance Officer to join a close knit finance team, within an impactful international charity. The role in addition to having a focus on financial processing & accounting, has a significant focus on business partnering and providing support to country offices.

Responsibilities

1. Supporting country office staff with their finance data inputting, ensuring that these are accurate and complete; monitoring their cashflow, managing funding requests and processing intercompany invoices, reviewing and analysing bank and balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting with processing payroll.
2. Maintaining budget holder reports.
3. Support the team with the internal audit and annual year-end audit processes.
4. Support with HR & other administrative tasks as required.

Requirements

1. Astute individual, with a degree in or studying towards an accounting qualification such as ACA, CIMA or ACCA, and interested in a career in international charity finance.
2. Strong technical background and understanding of double entry bookkeeping and data entry, strong attention to detail.
3. Experience in developing systems, working with complex consolidation systems, and on grants financial management is desirable.
4. Good numeracy & IT skills.
5. Good relationship building and communication skills, able to work effectively with overseas staff with sensitivity, and support them with any queries/issues they have.
6. Able to work effectively, prioritising a varied workload.
7. Working knowledge or fluency in French is strongly desirable.

This role is permanent, and is only open to candidates with the RTW in the UK.

This role requires the individual to be in the office once a week.

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.