Income Assistant (Trainee Accountant)

Oxfam; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

flexible working options

generous pension scheme

annual leave

additional leave allowances

company sick pay

life assurance

a range of other benefits

Job summary

Oxfam in Newcastle is seeking an Income Assistant (Trainee Accountant) to support the Finance team with accurate processing of income transactions and to help maintain strong financial controls. You will train and supervise volunteers, work closely with colleagues across Finance, and develop your accounting knowledge within a purpose-driven organisation.

This role suits detail-oriented, numerate candidates who want to start a career in accounting and finance at Oxfam.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and numeracy.
• Clear communication in English.
• Good planning and organisational skills with ability to meet deadlines.
• Proactive mindset with initiative and ability to identify process improvements.
• Proficient IT skills, especially spreadsheets (Excel).

Responsibilities

• Process income-related transactions accurately and in a timely manner.
• Support day-to-day processing activities across designated areas of the Income team.
• Provide training, guidance and day-to-day supervision to volunteers.
• Collaborate with Finance colleagues to maintain high standards of financial administration.

Skills

Attention to detail

Numeracy

Clear communication

Planning & organisation

Initiative

IT skills (spreadsheets)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

The Role:

As an Income Assistant (Trainee Accountant), you will play an important role within Oxfam's Finance team, supporting the accurate and timely processing of income-related transactions in the Newcastle Finance Office. You will be responsible for the day-to-day processing activities across designated areas of the Income team, ensuring financial information is recorded accurately and in line with established procedures.

Alongside your operational responsibilities, you will support the development of volunteers within the team by providing training, guidance and day-to-day supervision. Working closely with colleagues across the Finance function, you will contribute to maintaining high standards of financial administration while developing your own accounting knowledge and experience in a purpose-driven organisation.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong attention to detail, good organisational skills and an interest in pursuing a career in accountancy or finance.

What we are looking for:

We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam's mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do.

An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:

• Strong attention to detail.
• Numerate
• Ability to communicate clearly
• Good planning and organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines
• Tenacity to ensure resolution of issues
• Able to demonstrate initiative, e.g. through identifying process improvement, and showing flexibility
• Good IT skills, especially spreadsheets

We offer:

We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits.

• flexible working options
• generous pension scheme
• annual leave
• additional leave allowances
• company sick pay
• life assurance
• a range of other benefits

From the day you join Oxfam we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more.

You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer here.

Flexfam:

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. This role is based in our Newcastle office for a minimum of 4 days per week, with the option to work from home one day per week. Therefore interested candidates should live within a commutable distance of our Newcastle office.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

About us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.

A thriving diverse Oxfam:

It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.

To do that:

• We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
• We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
• We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.

Documents

• Feminist Principles - OGB.pdf (119.24 KB)
• Job profile Oct 2026 Income Assistant.pdf (159.40 KB)