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Finance and Admin Officer

Job description

Finance and Administration Officer

Salary range: £28,000 - £33,000
Hours: 37.5 hours

About the role

We are working with an amazing charity that helps people defend their legal rights.
We are looking for a highly motivated, detail oriented and flexible team player for this varied and exciting role. As the Finance and Administration Officer you will provide finance, bookkeeping, and administration support the charity, processing and maintaining all financial records, data and payroll, helping them grow as an organisation while maintaining the smooth day-to-day running of the office.

Person specification
Degree in Accounting/Finance and at least four years' experience working in a similar role within the Charity sector.
Proven experience with all aspects of Sage 50 accounts, Sage Payroll RTI Submissions.
Proven financial accounting (including foreign currency transactions) experience with the ability to demonstrate excellent numerical and financial awareness.

Competent IT user, conversant in Excel and other Office systems.
Highly organised with proven experience of working across teams and with conflicting priorities.
Proven ability to work accurately and pay attention to detail, including in record keeping and data management.
Effective written and verbal communication skills, fluency in English, excellent interpersonal skills and a pleasant, diplomatic manner in interacting with colleagues at all levels, and stakeholders.
Excellent analytical skills, including ability to interpret data.
Able to work effectively in a team and on own initiative.
Right to work in the UK.

Desirable:
Experience of, and an interest in, international human rights and law.

Good working knowledge (spoken and written) of Arabic, French, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish.


To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter (maximum two pages) outlining how you meet the person specification.