Income Entry Assistant

Jobsinkent; Canterbury; On-site; CAD 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

The Diocese of Canterbury is seeking an Income Entry Assistant to join the Finance & Giving Team in Canterbury. You will be responsible for accurately processing and allocating income transactions, posting daily bank receipts, and ensuring records are complete, compliant and audit-ready.

You will produce monthly reports, support credit control and debtor reconciliation, and work with parish finances while communicating with colleagues and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance department with debits, credits and basic accounting.
• Proficient use of Excel and databases such as Access for financial records.
• Able to communicate effectively with colleagues, managers and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Post daily bank receipts and allocate income transactions.
• Process and manage fee collection from parishes.
• Produce monthly financial reports and assist with credit control.
• Support debtor reconciliation and audit readiness of records.

Skills

Attention to detail

Numerical proficiency

Finance experience

Excel

Microsoft Access

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Microsoft Access

Excel

Job description

Income Entry Assistant
£28,069 pa plus excellent benefits
Canterbury
Permanent, full-time

Are you detail-focused, proactive, confident with numbers and passionate about keeping financial systems running smoothly? The Diocese of Canterbury is seeking an Income Entry Assistant to join our Finance & Giving Team and play a crucial role in maintaining accurate financial records that support our parishes, clergy and the Social Justice Network, our key charitable subsidiary.

As our Income Entry Assistant, you will be responsible for accurately processing and allocating all income transactions, ensuring our financial records are complete, compliant and audit-ready. You’ll post daily bank receipts, manage fee collection from parishes, produce monthly reports and support credit control and debtor reconciliation.

This is a varied and rewarding position where no two days are the same, and you’ll be part of a supportive team committed to high standards and collaborative working.

We’re seeking a detail-oriented finance professional with experience in a finance department and a solid understanding of debits, credits and basic accounting principles. You should be confident using Excel and databases such as Microsoft Access and be able to communicate effectively with colleagues, senior staff and external stakeholders.

Highly organised and proactive, you’ll be comfortable working both independently and as part of a team, resolving discrepancies accurately and managing multiple priorities.

Sympathetic to and supportive of the mission, aims and objectives of the Diocese of Canterbury, including our churches, parishes and church schools would be desirable.

Canterbury Diocese is the oldest in England and spans a diverse region from Maidstone to Thanet and the Isle of Sheppey to Romney Marsh. With coastal towns, rural communities and urban areas side by side, it offers a rich and challenging mission context.

Our vision is Changed Lives, Changing Lives: a community transformed by encountering Christ and committed to transforming and blessing the families and communities we serve.

All appointments are subject to acceptable pre-appointment checks inclusive of Right to Work in the United Kingdom, References and relevant background checks applicable to the role.

Closing date: 9th November 2026
Interview date: 25th November 2026