Are you looking to develop your career in finance whilst working for a community-based charity? Can you take the initiative and show that you’re a team-player, supporting your colleagues in delivering high quality finance support?

Cripplegate Foundation and Islington Giving has an excellent opportunity to join us as our Finance and Resources Officer, ideal for someone with existing experience in finance, accounts and/or bookkeeping looking for part time work.

The ideal candidate will have:

• excellent bookkeeping or accountancy skills
• the drive to succeed as part of the Resources team
• a hands-on attitude with the willingness to learn and work as part of a team
• excellent ability to communicate with colleagues, on time and with clarity
• a passion to address local poverty and inequality in Islington
• the opportunity to learn about the voluntary sector, particularly learning about trusts and foundations and grant making
• the opportunity to develop skills in understanding bookkeeping and accounting principles within the sector

About the Role and You

This is an excellent opportunity to join a small, yet dynamic team in Islington, London for someone who has the passion to help the Foundation to address these inequalities and to tackle poverty and inequality at a local level. The Resources Team plays a pivotal role in the Foundation’s 2022-24 corporate strategy, whether it be assisting the Development and Communications team in producing reports from our CRM database, Salesforce, giving crucial financial information about our Cost of Living crisis fund or in helping the Programme team with managing payment schedules for our latest approved grants. We are also embarking on exciting new initiatives related to our strategic objectives around Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Climate Change, which the Resources team is an integral part of, so this is a great time to be joining.

The role of Finance and Resources Officer is crucial in providing that link between the work of our Programme and Development and Communications team and translating this into action by providing the funds to our grantees and beneficiaries in improving the lives of residents in Islington. We need someone with the right accountancy or bookkeeping experience that can hit the ground running and who understands the importance of processing invoices and other financial transactions on time and with accuracy and can do so independently, whilst at the same time ensuring that this is done in accordance with our financial regulations and with the correct approval and authorisation. This role is varied and interesting which requires someone to be flexible and adaptable, but which is incredibly rewarding for someone with the commitment to the work of the Foundation.

Please read the full description in the Recruitment Pack which you can download in PDF or Word below.

Information Pack (PDF)

Information Pack (Word)

Equality Monitoring Form (Word)

Reference Request Form (Word)

How to apply

If you would like to apply for this role, please submit an up-to-date CV and a short covering letter of no more than 1 page of A4 outlining your suitability for this role and answering the following question:

What do you think are the three most important qualities a successful Finance and Resources Officer needs in order to be a success in this role and why?

Please send these two documents via Charity Jobs at the following link by 10am on Thursday 9th February 2023

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We value diversity, equality, and inclusivity. Applications are especially welcomed from underrepresented backgrounds, including but not limited to gender, race, age, sexual orientation, disability, and religion. Please let us know if you require any further support with this application, or the role.