Senior Finance Officer
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Job Description
Senior Finance Officer
Location: Office-based near Nine Elms London
Working pattern: Part-time 2 days per week on-site
Pay: 19.23 per hour plus 2.32 per hour holiday pay (equivalent to 35000 FTE)
Duration: Temporary role for 8-12 weeks initially
Required system experience: Xero
We are delighted to be partnering with a creative community-focused music charity to recruit a Senior Finance Officer to support their financial operations.
This is a pivotal role in a small team responsible for the day-to-day financial management and operational bookkeeping of the charity as well as contributing to longer-term planning and reporting. Following the recent opening of a second venue including a performance space recording studio and caf. this role plays a vital part in ensuring robust and scalable financial systems across all areas of activity.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and maintain monthly management accounts for senior leadership and the Board
- Lead the budgeting process and maintain cash flow forecasts
- Oversee and carry out accurate bookkeeping including:
- Purchase/sales ledger management
- Batch and individual payments
- Bank reconciliations
- Petty cash and credit card management
- Processing invoices and receipts
- Manage monthly payroll submissions and liaise with accountants and pension providers
- Prepare and submit VAT returns and Gift Aid claims
- Maintain oversight of income streams including student payments ticketing and caf revenue
- Support fundraising team with financial reporting for funding applications and reports
- Ensure compliance with financial policies SORP HMRC and charity regulations
- Oversee fixed assets register and manage depreciation schedules
- Liaise with external accountants on year-end accounts for both the charity and its trading subsidiary
What Were Looking For
Qualifications and Experience:
- Qualified by experience with a minimum of three years in a finance or bookkeeping role
- Previous experience in a charity arts or creative environment is desirable
- Experience preparing management accounts and supporting Board-level financial reporting
- Proficient in using accounting software ideally Xero
- Strong working knowledge of payroll VAT and charity finance regulations
- Confident using Microsoft Excel and handling reconciliations journals and multi-source income
Knowledge and Skills:
- Clear understanding of financial controls compliance and reporting frameworks
- Ability to present financial information to non-financial stakeholders
- Experience overseeing or working alongside bookkeepers or finance assistants
- Familiarity with restricted/unrestricted funding models is desirable
Personal Attributes:
- Organised detail-oriented and highly reliable
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Positive proactive and solution-focused
- Comfortable working independently within a collaborative team
- Passion for the arts music or community engagement work is a bonus
How to Apply
If youre available immediately and interested in this role please send your CV as soon as possible as were reviewing applications on a rolling basis.
Charity People is a forward thinking inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age disability (including hidden disabilities) gender gender identity or gender reassignment marriage and civil partnership pregnancy and maternity race religion or belief or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
