Local Groups Finance Assistant

Job title:

Local Groups Finance Assistant

Company

Parkinson’s UK

Job description

Parkinson’s UK is a £38m turnover charity and in a strong position to invest in our future strategic capabilities to improve the lives of those living with Parkinson’s and to help us find a cure.

People are our greatest assets and in this role you’ll make an impact on those we support by contributing to the Finance team’s ambition to transform the way we work to build a service which is fit for the future.

About the role

You’ll be one of the central contacts within the Finance Team who will support our network of 400+ Local groups. You’ll report to the Local Groups Finance Manager. You’ll work closely with Local Group volunteers (Treasurers and Finance contacts) and support them with their day-to-day finances and banking, field various types of queries, ensure charity funds are being managed appropriately and support the team more widely.

What you’ll do:

Provide daily support to Local Group volunteers in managing their finances and banking, and support the delivery of the Annual Financial Return process for 400+ local groups. Data entry and administration of returns received at UK office.

Working collaboratively with colleagues to continually improve processes & systems relating to Local Groups.

Maintain several inboxes relating to Local groups and ensure a high level of customer service is provided within agreed timeframes to internal/external individuals.

To support delivery of training sessions with Volunteers.

What you’ll bring:

Excellent organisational skills, including time and process management, with an attention to detail

Experience of working with banking platforms. CRM databases, and of working with Accounting packages or similar systems

Experience of managing administrative tasks, including collating and maintaining information, as well as coordinating and arranging meetings.

Experience of supporting the delivery of training sessions, and excellent verbal and written communication skills to deal with a range of audiences, including volunteers.

This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us!

Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the “What you’ll bring” section of the job description.

As well as flexible working hours, this role is offered on a flexible contract giving you the opportunity to also work from home three days a week. You’ll be required to cover your own travel expenses to the office.

We are operating rolling recruitment for this vacancy and reviewing applications as they are received. We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Interviews for this role will be held on Thursday 22 and Friday 23 February.

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief. We actively encourage people with Parkinson’s to apply.

Expected salary

£22668 per year

Location

London

Job date

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 04:46:19 GMT

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