Finance Officer

The Children's Society

  • United Kingdom
  • £26,100 per year
  • Contract
  • Full-time
  • 15 days ago
Fixed term contract until October 202635 hours per week£26,100 per annumBenefits:
  • 28 days holiday a year, plus Bank Holidays
  • Stakeholder pension scheme with matching contributions up to 8%
  • Free confidential counselling service: available to all staff and volunteers
Full details about our benefits can be found on our website.Location - Hybrid (some travel to the London office will be required)The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We’re there for children, every step of the way.This role sits within our Enabling Resources domain and Finance team.We are currently looking for an ambitious and driven candidate to join our dynamic, ambitious team.A key part of this role will be your ability to build strong relationships with our stakeholders and provide efficient customer service.In order to be successful in this role, you must have:
  • Ability to work well under pressure with excellent attention to detail (essential)
  • High degree of numerical accuracy (essential)
  • Organisational understanding and evidence (essential)
  • Ability to work well under pressure (essential)
  • Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels (essential)
  • Good IT skills and familiarity with Microsoft packages and finance systems (essential)
  • Excellent teamwork and positive team player (essential)
  • On-going process improvement (essential)
Experience
  • Experience of accounts payable and accounts receivable. (Essential)
  • Processing of accounting transactions (essential)
  • Demonstrable work experience in performing supplier reconciliations (desirable)
The Children’s Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children’s lives happier and safer.Every day we’re changing the lives of children in this country for the better – and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.The closing date for applications is at 11.59pm on Sunday 7th September 2025.Interviews will be held week commencing 15th September at Whitecross Studios, 50 Banner Street, London EC1Y 8ST.

The Children's Society