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Finance Assistant

Permanent

Full-time

Job ID:

99111

Published date:

04-08-2025

Summary

Finance Assistant

Workplace:	Hybrid working. Hammersmith FORA office.
Reporting to:	Finance Manager
Hours of Work:	3 days – 22.5 hours
Salary	£30k FTE (18K pro rata)

ABOUT CHAIN OF HOPE

Chain of Hope (www.chainofhope.org ) is an international medical charity that provides treatment for children suffering from life threatening heart disease in developing countries. In addition to this, Chain of Hope is developing cardiac services overseas through training and building infrastructure and providing vital medical equipment.

ABOUT YOU

Are you a detail-driven professional with a passion for numbers and organisation? We’re on the lookout for a proactive and experienced part time Finance Assistant to be a vital part of our Finance team. In this role, you’ll help keep our financial operations running smoothly, ensuring accuracy in records, supporting payment processes, and maintaining accurate financial administration.

You’ll work in our small finance team, primarily working to on processing supplier payments, raising purchase orders and day to day bookkeeping entries.

We work in a fast- paced environment, so will be looking for someone with meticulous

Organisational skills who can prioritse effectively to support the wider team at Chain of Hope.

Key Attributes

Previous experience of working in Finance purchase ledger role within a charity.
Grasp information quickly and work in a fast-paced environment.
Sage 50 experience essential
High level of numeracy and the ability to use initiative to solve problems proactively.
Collaborative, accountable and cooperative approach.
Work independently and flexibly.
The ability to manage and meet deadlines.

KEY AREAS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The key areas of work for this post are:

Manage the Finance email inbox
Maintaining supplier invoice records in electronic folders
Process weekly supplier and expense payment runs
Raise Purchase Orders
Cash book entries receipts and payments in sage
Credit Card entries

In addition to the key areas of work detailed above, it is understood that there will be times when you may be called upon to complete tasks outside of your remit. As a small organisation, it is important to support your colleagues wherever possible so long as it is not to the detriment of your own responsibilities.

As part of our team, you'll enjoy working from our beautiful, modern office at FORA Hammersmith – a vibrant, design-led workspace in the heart of West London. Benefits include access to an on-site gym and in-house cafés, baristas, stocked kitchens, or catering services, providing excellent food and drink options throughout the day, all within a collaborative and inspiring atmosphere.

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Finance and Admin Assistant

4th Floor, United House, North Road, London, N7 9DP

Temporary

Full-time

Job ID:

98016

Published date:

30-07-2025

Summary

Finance and Administration Assistant

Working schedule: Part-Time, 2 - 2.5 days per week (flexible hours, could be spread over 3–4 days during the standard hours of 9am-5pm)

Location: Fully Remote

Duration: 3 Months

Start date: 26^th August

Pay rate: £19.23 per hour plus £2.32 per hour holiday pay

Are you a detail-oriented Finance and Administration professional looking for a flexible, fully remote role? Charity People are delighted to be working with a small charity which supports women and girls' across the UK by raising and distributing funding, strengthening their work, and using advocacy to drive systemic change. They are a remote-first organisation, seeking an experienced Finance & Administration Assistant to provide interim support while they recruit for a permanent role.

This is a varied and hands-on role supporting finance processes and general operations. You’ll report to the Head of Finance and Operations, who will provide oversight and support throughout.

Key responsibilities:

Monitor and process approximately 30 invoices/month using Xero and Excel
Prepare payment runs (1–2 times/month) and submit for CEO approval
Support month-end finance reconciliation (already set up)
Manage shared inboxes, flag and follow up with relevant team members
Coordinate equipment logistics and occasional room bookings
Use Monday.com to log and track equipment and systems

What We’re Looking For

Solid experience in Finance administration (Xero & Excel essential)
Comfortable working independently with remote support
Organised and proactive

How to apply:

Tatiana Ostara at Charity People is supporting this recruitment. Please send your CV as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

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.

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Social Media Coordinator

Hove, UK

Permanent

Full-time

Job ID:

98879

Published date:

28-07-2025

Summary

SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR, UK

Location: Remote, UK based (with ability to travel to events as required - usually between 2-5 each year)

Permanent, full-time

Job Description The Humane League UK is seeking a creative, proactive, and strategically-minded individual with the drive to end the abuse of animals raised for food.

As Social Media Coordinator, you will live and breathe all things social media, understanding its potential contribution to achieving our mission.

You'll lead all activities across our Facebook, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and LinkedIn, as well as keeping an eye out for opportunities elsewhere on social media. With strong working knowledge across social channels, you’ll implement a digital strategy focused on reaching, engaging, and converting our audiences to take action for animals.

The successful candidate will be passionate about The Humane League’s mission of ending the abuse of animals raised for food. With an attention to detail and strong written and verbal communications skills in English, you’ll have a keen eye for persuasive and punchy copy and an ability to adapt your tone of voice.

You’ll be able to prioritise and manage multiple tasks efficiently in a fast-paced environment, ensuring that you meet deadlines and communicate internally.

You’ll have experience of digging into the data, using analytics to assess results, gain learnings, and action those learnings to improve channel performance. You understand what audiences want to see from different channels, and how to get cut through and reach attention on each one.

You are a whizz with editing tools and can create compelling, dynamic video and static content that hooks people in and keeps them watching.

You’ll be comfortable reacting to opportunities nimbly and being proactive in looking for stories to tell about our work, seeing every interaction as an opportunity. You’ll be willing to be the face of the organisation on social media, ensuring that you have a good working knowledge of our issues and campaigns in order to motivate support for them.

You will have a supporter-centric approach to communications, responding to comments and messages from a place of care and empathy.

While working with autonomy is an important part of your role, strong collaboration and communication skills are paramount to your success.

This role reports to the Digital Communications Manager.

Primary Responsibilities: ● Ownership of our social media channels; testing, creating, and posting content regularly

that is tailored to each channel and utilising each channel’s features to ensure our social channels make the biggest impact towards our goals..

● Planning and building social media campaigns that strategically integrate goals and consider metrics.

● Updating the communications calendar.

● Create inspiring concepts and develop these into compelling, on-brand, platform-specific content using tools like Canva and Adobe Express.

● Social media community management including moderating and responding to comments and messages to ensure people feel valued, engaged, and we are building strong relationships with supporters and potential supporters.

● Regularly monitoring social trends to create topical content.

● Using tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook insights, and Sprout Social to report on post and channel performance, monitoring and evaluating success against goals on a monthly basis.

● Contribute to or initiate the development and improvement of processes that improve delivery and collaboration.

● Keep up to date with new features and tech related to social media platforms, as well as other organisations’ activity, to ensure the most engaging and effective content.

● Encourage and assist staff members in producing social media content, supporting them with creative and technical guidance and giving feedback.

● Contribute to other communications activities such as website and PR content, as necessary.

● Attend events, protests and actions as necessary, developing on-the-ground content plans that effectively showcase our actions and further our goals.

In addition ● Update the wider team on social media progress and insights.

● Perform any other duties assigned by the Digital Communications Manager or Head of Communications.

● Participate in team meetings including note-taking and facilitation.

● Help us make THL UK an inclusive workplace where employees and supporters are proud to be members of the movement

● Demonstrate commitment to creating a stronger and more effective animal protection movement through inclusion and belonging, recognising the need for all of us to do better for social justice on a personal and organisational level.

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● Attend in-person workshops several times a year.

Essential Skills and Experience:

● Strong working knowledge across multiple key social media platforms, particularly Instagram and Facebook – this could be through professional experience or demonstrable extensive personal use.

● Experience in planning, creating, and scheduling social media content ahead of time, as well as reactive content.

● An understanding of how different audiences engage with content across various platforms, and what they want to see from each.

● Confident using the features and tools of each channel to optimise reach and engagement.

● Experience using data and analytics to assess social media performance, extract insights, and apply learnings to improve results.

● Proficiency with editing tools to create both video and static graphic content.

Desirable Skills and Experience

● Proficient in tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Insights, and Sprout Social (or similar).

● Experience in community management, including responding to comments and messages in a timely, appropriate, and engaging way.

● Knowledge of factory farming/broiler issues

Key Competencies: Communication: You have excellent written and spoken communication skills and an eye for detail. You can tell powerful, engaging and emotive stories.

Creative: You are an ideas person. You like to think outside the box and you value your own creativity and that of others.

Organised: This role requires your organisation to be on point. You can work to tight deadlines and think far forwards to organise your work.

Team player: You value the benefits of teamwork, making your contribution confidently within the team. You are comfortable working with staff from different teams.

Technology: You stay up-to-date on latest technological developments and how organisations can use them to improve performance, and draw on this base of knowledge to address organisational challenges. You have a demonstrated ability to learn new software quickly and independently.

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Core Values Effective: We strategically focus our energy, resources and talent toward impactful actions that will reduce, and ultimately end, the abuse of animals for food.

Relentless: We are an indomitable force - with an unwavering commitment to our mission and endless determination to succeed.

Innovative: We constantly seek opportunities to improve, creating forward-thinking strategies and solutions to grow as a team and a movement.

Collaborative: We are a league of team players who lift each other up, share our knowledge, resources, and passion with others, and find strength in building an impactful and positive movement for all.

Inclusive: We welcome, respect, and empower others, appreciating the value that every individual brings to our organisation and our movement.

Nimble: We quickly and efficiently embrace whatever change is needed to be most effective in achieving our mission.

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SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR, UK
- Job Description
- Primary Responsibilities:
- In addition
- Essential Skills and Experience:
- Desirable Skills and Experience
- Key Competencies:
- Core Values

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Finance Manager - 4 days a week

Permanent

Full-time

Job ID:

97317

Published date:

02-07-2025

Summary

Finance Manager – 4 days per week - National

Are you an experienced Finance Manager keen to join a growing organisation that makes a big impact on the health and wellbeing of children and adults through the healing power of music? Charity People is delighted to be partnering with a £1million turnover organisation to help recruit a part time Finance Manager.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will be managing one Finance Assistant. Working closely with the Head of Finance overseeing all processes and controls that feed into management accounts preparation, you will also be business partnering with the Senior Leadership Team, and budget holders.

This is a pivotal time to join this amazing charity, with an inclusive and strong CEO and staff.

Salary: £40,000 per annum (this will be pro-rata'd for 30hours per week)

Benefits Excellent benefits package including 35 days per year (inclusive of bank holidays), Employer Pension contribution of 6%, Death in Service benefits, access to an Employee Assistance Programme, and the opportunity for flexible working.

Contract: Part time 30 hours per week, Permanent

Location: Remote based role with an occasional travel to London, we encourage applicants from across the UK.
 

Key duties and responsibilities will include:

Oversee day-to-day financial operations, working with Finance Assistant to ensure all financial transactions are recorded accurately.
Lead the completion of month-end processes including preparation and posting of journals, balance sheet reconciliations including restricted fund reconciliations, and maintenance of control accounts.
Assist the Head of Finance on drafting management accounts and cashflow
Provide financial business partnering support to Senior Leadership Team and Managers as required.
Collate and provide monthly payroll information to external payroll provider, reconciling payroll outputs to financial records.
Support the Head of Finance in the preparation of year-end financial statements in line with the Charity SORP and statutory requirements.
Act as the lead point of contact for the annual audit process, liaising with external auditors and preparing audit schedules and documentation as required.
Act as a key contact for the charity’s banking, payment platforms (Stripe, CAF, Paypal etc) and financial systems (Sage).
Monitor bank accounts, oversee and authorise payment uploads, and ensure accurate reporting via banking platforms.
Provide reconciliations for fundraising between CRM (Beacon) and Financial System (Sage).
Lead and empower the Finance Assistant

Candidates applying for this role must have the following:

Qualified by Experience (QBE), a recognised CCAB qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) or working towards a recognised Finance qualification
Producing monthly or quarterly management accounts and providing suitable narrative as required
Supporting or leading on aspects of the year-end processes and/ or the annual audit, including producing year-end schedules, accounts and liaising with the auditors
Ability to build strong relationships with budget holders and being able to challenge them in a compassionate and respectful manner
Strong verbal and written communication skills at all levels
Strong interpersonal skills and being proactive
Experience working on Sage 50

This role will be closing on 13^th July, 2025 and candidates shortlisted will be required to answer three questions which will form as part of shortlisting by the client.

Therefore, please do apply without further delay!

Due to the nature of this role, the client may close this position early if we have suitable candidates.

Candidates applying for this role will need to complete the EDI Monitoring form - EDI monitoring form

First stage interviews will be held via MSTeams on Friday 18^th July

Second stage interviews via MSTeams on Wednesday 23rd July

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of 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 know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

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Finance Assistant

London, UK

Temporary

Full-time

Job ID:

96159

Published date:

18-06-2025

Summary

Finance Assistant
Duration: 2-month temporary role, supporting during a busy period
Pay: £14.87 per hour + £1.79 per hour holiday pay (Equivalent to £29,000 FTE / approx. £17,400 pro rata)
Hours: Part-time, Tuesdays to Thursdays, 22.5 hours per week (9am–5:30pm)
Location: Hybrid – 1 day per week in the West London (W6) office, with flexibility to increase office time during onboarding or as needed
Start date: ASAP

Charity People is delighted to partner with a leading international medical charity to recruit a Finance Assistant for a hands-on temporary role in a small, high-impact finance team. You’ll be supporting day-to-day financial operations during a particularly busy period, working alongside a friendly, high-performing part-time team member and reporting to the Assistant Finance Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

Oversee the finance inbox, managing incoming queries and correspondence professionally
Prepare supplier folders for payment runs, ensuring invoice, purchase order, approval, and delivery note are matched and complete
Prepare and process payment runs, including entering supplier payments into Sage 50 and sending remittance advice
Support purchase order raising in collaboration with the Assistant Finance Manager (note: responsibility is shared depending on workload)
Conduct general finance admin and data entry
Provide support to the Finance Officer and Overseas Operations Manager as needed

What We're Looking For:

Proven experience with Sage 50, with confidence to use it independently – there will be a short test at interview
Previous experience in a purchase ledger or finance assistant role, ideally within the charity sector
High attention to detail and confidence managing documentation for supplier payments
Good organisational and time management skills, with the ability to work independently and take initiative
A flexible, team-minded approach – this is a collaborative environment with occasional peaks in workload
Willingness to attend the office 1 day per week (minimum), with more time required during the first week and attendance at occasional team meetings (every 6 weeks)

How to Apply:
If you’re excited about this opportunity and meet the requirements, please send your CV as soon as possible. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, so don’t delay in applying!

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We know that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.

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HR Operations Lead

Permanent

Full-time

Job ID:

95960

Published date:

18-06-2025

Summary

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Job Description

HR Operations Lead

Contract type

Permanent, part time (0.6 FTE).

SOLT currently has a non-contractual hybrid working policy in place which requires staff to work in the office 60% of the week.

Salary Band

Salary band C - £40,000 - £55,000 (FTE).

Annual leave

Annual leave for a full-time role is 25 days rising to 27 days after 5 years.

Who we are. What we do.

Society of London Theatre (SOLT) and sister organisation UK Theatre Association

(UK Theatre) are trade associations representing the interests of those engaged in the production and presentation of medium to large-scale theatre in the UK. SOLT represents approximately 200 London-based producers, theatre owners and managers. UK Theatre represents approximately 220 theatres, concert halls, dance companies, producers and arts centers throughout the UK (see a list of member organisations here) and over 1,000 individual professionals from the theatre and performing arts industry. The organisations are independent, but largely share common staff.

Our Vision

Our vision is centered around the principles of Purpose, People and Partnerships.

Purpose is about ensuring that both organisations have clear goals and resourced plans; that individuals understand their personal contribution to our client collective success; and that our members are engaged in our work and understand the value we provide.

People is about ensuring that we have a high standard, highly supportive culture where everyone has the support and development, they need to be the very best they can be.

Partnerships is about making sure that we develop strong and meaningful partnerships internally, within our sector, and with other organisations that we collaborate with

our goals.

Our mission

Our cross organisational principle aims are:

to be proactive and responsive to the needs of our members
to raise the profile of theatre and advocate on its behalf
support the industry’s current and future workforce.

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Role Description

Support the Director of Finance and Operations in the delivery of HR services for the internal workforce within SOLT & UK Theatre.

This is a stand alone role and will manage and continuously improve our core HR processes, systems, and service delivery. The role will ensure compliance, efficiency, and an outstanding employee experience.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities.

Your key responsibilities are:

Manage day-to-day HR operations for the company, including employee lifecycle processes (onboarding, changes, offboarding)
Ensure HR processes are in place which deliver HR policy in practice, drafting new processes where needed and recommending improvements
Deliver training and guidance to colleagues on HR policies and procedures
Ensure compliance with UK employment law, GDPR and internal policies
Manage the HR system (currently Cezanne) to ensure accurate data is held, timely reporting from the system, system related processes are optimized
Recommend appropriate HR metrics and produce regular reports of progress against KPIs which give valuable insights to the Executive and Heads
Be a first point of contact for staff with HR related queries, escalating complex cases to Director of Finance and Operations
Work with colleagues in Finance and Operations to ensure seamless cross-functional support, including for payroll and IT
Recommend training partners to deliver the Learning and Development plan, and manage logistics and necessary arrangements for participating staff
Manage the annual appraisal and mid-year review processes, collating review forms, supporting line managers, and summarising actions arising for consideration by the Executive and Heads
Support recruiting managers with recommendations on routes to market, selection methods which promote equality of opportunity, and administration of applications and responses
Recommend improvements to HR related practice to better serve our staff and deliver the purpose (eg appraisals, performance management, absence management)
Work with CEO Office and other colleagues to implement and manage effective induction process for new starters
Be a pro-active member of the EDI working group, bringing ideas and making recommendations as to how EDI can be effectively promoted across the work of SOLT and UKT
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation and best practice

Directorate/Department

Finance and Operation Team

Reporting to:

Director of Finance & Operations.

Technical knowledge and skills required.

As HR Operations Lead you will be supporting the organisation in various tasks. Here are some common technical skills and knowledge areas your role demands:

Experience working in a similar HR operations role
Detail oriented, confident in managing data and using data to derive insights
Confident with technology including HR systems and Microsoft Office
Experience in process improvement and realizing efficiencies
Ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines, and a concern for order and accuracy
Experience of working in a small / medium sized organisation, working with confidence and credibility in a stand-alone role
Up to date knowledge of EDI, employment legislation and its application including the Equality Act and the use of positive action
CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent) preferred

Competencies for this role.

Here are the key competencies for this role:

Able to formulate plans to meet overall objectives. Skilled in devising proposal and papers for senior colleagues and in collating data in support of these proposals
Seeks to introduce new technologies and ways of working which will support the delivery of the strategic plan and team specific KPIs. Review current practice and support training and development within these areas
Assists in recruitment and evaluation with staff to ensure roles remain fit for purpose and reflective of team requirements
Understands and interprets key strategic goals for team and individuals. Can update colleagues on strategic targets and their levels of achievement within team
Accountable to Exec team and SMT for key areas of responsibility

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