Job Description
Assistant Financial Accountant – East London
Charity People are very pleased to be partnering with a growing and forward-thinking circa £9-10million annual turnover international organisation based in London, helping to recruit an Assistant Financial Accountant. This is a newly created role.
Are you an experienced finance professional looking to take ownership of a broad and varied role within a collaborative, international organisation? We’re looking for a proactive and detail‑driven Assistant Financial Accountant to join this global organisation, where you will be reporting to a brilliant inspiring Head of Finance and working closely with a brilliant Financial Accountant. You will play a key role in ensuring accurate financial processing, smooth payment operations, and reliable month‑end reporting.
If you thrive in a busy environment, enjoy problem‑solving, and have strong technical accounting skills, we’d love to hear from you.
Candidates applying for this role, must have strong multicurrency, consolidating multiple entities (UK and overseas offices) and financial accounting experience. If you have Sun and Q&A, it would be an added advantage.
Salary: £41,000 - £42,264 per annum
Hybrid: Twice a week in Bethnal Green
Key Responsibilities
- Manage end‑to‑end payment runs and act as the first point of contact for payment‑related queries.
- Oversee all bank transaction processing and complete timely bank reconciliations.
- Maintain the invoicing app, credit card systems, staff expenses, advances, and supplier reconciliations.
- Maintain the Fixed Asset register, prepayments schedule, and support balance sheet reconciliations.
- Support the month‑end close, ensuring accuracy across AP, bank, and other ledger areas.
- Collaborate with colleagues to support statutory and donor audits, and assist the wider finance team as needed.
Person Specification
Essential
- Qualified or part‑qualified with substantial experience working in the charity or NGO sector
- Strong double‑entry bookkeeping skills and experience across AP, bank reconciliations, and general ledger activities.
- Confident with SUNsystems and advanced Excel functions (vlookups, pivot tables, SUMIFs, IF statements).
- Excellent organisation, attention to detail, and ability to work independently.
- Strong communication skills, able to explain financial information to non‑finance stakeholders.
- Demonstrated analytical and problem‑solving ability within a multi‑country finance function.
Desirable
- Experience using Iplicit, SUN and Q&A
Benefits:
Location: My client’s office is fully accessible with a lift and accessible toilets on each floor
Pension scheme
Annual leave: 25 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)
Additional benefits
• Free health insurance
• Interest free loans on season tickets.
• A tax-free cycle to work scheme.
• Family friendly policies including 26 weeks paid maternity leave and 4 paid days per year for caring responsibilities.
• Pregnancy loss policy
• Period policy
Timelines for the role:
Role will be closing on 24th February, 2026
Interviews will be happening w/c 1st March, 2026 (via MSTeams) and second interview w/c 9th March, 2026 in person
Candidates shortlisted for this role will be required to write a supporting statement detailing the reason they are interested in this role which will be submitted along with the CV.
Charity People is a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background—e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.