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Senior Finance Assistant

Hours
37.5 Hours
Salary
£35,000 - £37,000
Responsible to
Director of Finance and Governance
Location
Helen Bamber Foundation, 26 - 30 Westland Place, London N1 7JH
Closing date
Benefits
Annual Leave: 27 days plus bank holidays (increasing to 29 days after three years of service, and to 30 days after five years of service) plus up to 4 discretionary days for the winter closure period Winter closure period: two week winter closure peri

The ideal candidate will be working closely with the Senior Finance Manager, encompasses a wide range of responsibilities. Within the financial accounts team the Senior Finance Assistant will be responsible for ensuring the financial systems and processes are operating as designed and within agreed timelines.  

With the Senior Finance Manager the Senior Finance Assistant will allocate appropriate finance tasks between this role and the Finance Assistant. They will also oversee the outputs of the financial accounts team to ensure they are to an acceptable standard. 

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a proactive and adaptable approach, excellent attention to detail, strong time management skills, and relevant experience or transferable skills in team management and supporting change. 

Equal Opportunities

Our commitment to principles of equity, diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our approach to our clients, our volunteers and our staff, and we are an equal opportunities and Living Wage employer. We are committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates because we are keen to make sure that all our staff, trustees, volunteers and ambassadors reflect the communities we serve and the wider community we work in.

We genuinely welcome and encourage applications from a range of backgrounds, especially people of colour, people with disabilities, people from low socio-economic backgrounds, refugees, stateless people and others with lived experience of forced migration or trauma.

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