Interim Finance Officer (Income)

Confidential; Greater London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking an Interim Finance Assistant to support the income and reconciliations function in a 4-week assignment at our Paddington, London office. The role focuses on processing and reconciling donations, recording income accurately, and clearing backlogs in a charity context.

Strong reconciliation skills and high-volume transaction experience are essential. The successful candidate will work with the finance team to investigate discrepancies, ensure correct allocation to nominal

Qualifications

• Experience in finance or accounts roles with strong reconciliation skills.
• Experience processing high volumes of financial transactions.
• Charity sector finance experience and understanding of fund accounting.

Responsibilities

• Process and reconcile incoming donations and reconcile with CRM records.
• Review and update donation records and ensure payments are recorded.
• Complete income and bank reconciliations and match CRM to bank statements.
• Reconcile online donations via JustGiving and Stripe.
• Investigate discrepancies and resolve queries with fundraising team.
• Ensure accurate coding of restricted and unrestricted income.

Skills

Bank reconciliation

Balance sheet

Fund accounting

Excel skills

Attention to detail

Charity sector

Problem solving

Tools

Excel

Job description

Interim Finance Assistant - Income & Reconciliations

Location: Paddington, London
Contract: 4 weeks - Interim
Working pattern: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Office attendance: 2 days per week, including Wednesday
Start date: ASAP

The Opportunity

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Interim Finance Assistant to join a well-established charity on an initial four-week assignment.

The successful candidate will provide additional support to the finance team, helping to clear an income-processing backlog and ensure donations and other income are accurately recorded, reconciled and allocated.

Key Responsibilities

• Process and reconcile incoming donations, using spreadsheet information to identify and match transactions against records held within the CRM system.
• Review and update donation records, ensuring payments are correctly recorded and outstanding information is completed.
• Complete income and bank reconciliations, matching CRM records against bank statement transactions.
• Reconcile income received through online donation platforms, including JustGiving and Stripe.
• Investigate discrepancies and resolve queries, working closely with the fundraising team where necessary.
• Check and maintain the accuracy of records within the donation database.
• Ensure restricted and unrestricted income is correctly identified, allocated and coded to the appropriate nominal accounts.
• Support the finance team in clearing the existing income-processing backlog.
• Identify and investigate underlying issues rather than simply processing transactions, ensuring accurate financial reporting.

About You

• Previous experience in a finance or accounts-based role, with strong bank and balance sheet reconciliation skills.
• Experience processing high volumes of financial transactions accurately and efficiently.
• Charity sector finance experience, with a good understanding of fund accounting.
• Knowledge of restricted and unrestricted income and the correct allocation of funds to nominal accounts.
• The ability to investigate discrepancies, identify errors and resolve queries independently.
• Strong Excel and spreadsheet skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• The confidence and ability to pick up new systems and processes quickly, requiring minimal training.

If you have strong reconciliation experience, ideally within a charity environment, and are available to start at short notice, we would love to hear from you.