Here at Human Appeal we have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Officer to join our team.You will join us on a full-time basis as part of an initial 1-year fixed term contract with a view to progressing into a permanent role. In return, you will receive a competitive salary in the range of $52,000-$55,000 and benefits.

Human Appeal is a faith-based charity that aims to abolish poverty by providing humanitarian aid, sustainable development programs and championing advocacy for our beneficiaries worldwide.

Responsible for ensuring that the charitys funders, donors, suppliers, volunteers and staff are paid appropriately and for ensuring that income is properly recognised in the systems by assisting the Accountant and Finance team to deliver and maintain an efficient and effective accounts system.

Maintaining all associated internal controls, policies and procedures and adhering to Accounting Regulations / Charity and associated legislation via utilisation of in-house Accounts and Management systems in order to safeguard the charity, deliver value for money, save costs, mitigate risk and prevent misappropriation of income and expenditure.

Key duties and responsibilities of the Finance Officer:

• Successfully ensure that the Charitys Suppliers, Partners & staff are paid appropriately in a timely fashion.

• Successfully ensure that the charitys income from Funders & Donors are accounted for appropriately

• Successfully prevent misappropriation of income and expenditure.

• Successfully safeguard the charity from risk and in accordance with internal policies & procedures and external accounting.

• Review all supplier invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment.

• Log (file and scan) invoices, including expenses, ad-hoc payment requests and any other items which require processing through the Accounts Management System & Donor Management System

• Ensure efficient and timely accounts payable month-end closing

• Preparing accruals and prepayments in liaison with the Accountant and the Financial Manager

• Review AMS to prepare reports identifying which volunteers, staff and suppliers require payments

• Review (and adjust where necessary) ensuring payments are being made appropriately in line with payment terms via upload to BACS online banking system, prior to passing to bank authorisers for approval in liaison with the Accountant

• Prepare and distribute remittance advices to Suppliers

• Prepare payment documents relating to suppliers paid by direct debit

• Receive supplier statements, match those against payments made; invoices ready for payment and invoices in query

• Reconciliation of Supplier Accounts in liaison with the Accountant

• Producing and reconciling monthly Creditor reports and analyzing Aged Creditors reports

• Ensure Income from Donors; Fundraising Events etc. are matched on DMS & posted to Accounts System

• Reconcile On Line Giving Income; post to the DMS system & the Accounts system

• Ensure Gift Aid is recognized and claimed in liaison with the Accountant

• Ensure regular Donations received via Direct Debits; Standing Orders and ad-hoc cash & cheques are processed and entered onto DMS and posted to the Accounts System

• Reconciliation of various Bank Accounts as assigned

• Preparation of VAT Returns for submission to HMRC in liaison with the Accountant & Finance Manager

• Contribute to system & process improvements

• Contribute to the Month End & Year End Accounts closing and external audit

• Provide Support and segregation of duties regarding Petty Cash and general banking requirements

• Reconciliation of Credit Cards and Pre-Payment Cards

• Provide support regarding Payroll and Pensions processes

• Act as first point of contact (via phone, email, post or in person) for all income & expenditure related enquiries, including disputed items.

• Be flexible in the provision of support and cover for team members as required

• All activities to be performed in a timely and efficient manner

• Ensure enquiries from all stakeholders are addressed in an appropriate & timely manner

• Abide by the organizational policies and procedures

  Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a relevant role

• MS Office Suite

• Experience using accounting software such as SAP, QuickBooks are considered assets

Education, Certifications, and Languages:

• English essential, additional languages a bonus

• Bachelors Degree in accounting, finance, business administration, commerce, or economics, and financial analysis.

• Working towards a professional accounting designation, such as CPA, CGA, CA it is a plus.

We are looking to appoint this role ASAP and will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis so for the best chance of success, please click "apply" to become our Finance Officer- we would love to hear from you!

Disclaimer: Please be aware that due to the anticipated quantity of response, we will only be contacting candidates who are shortlisted to interview stage. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that unfortunately you have been unsuccessful this time.

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A Little Bit About Human Appeal…

We have a high staff satisfaction rating of 4 out of 5 on Glassdoor! Heres why:

What our CEO Says:

We are faith-based but not faith-specific. We have faith in all of humanity and believe we can achieve great things when we work together. So, come and be part of a dynamic global charity where we celebrate our differences, as well as our common humanity

Dr Mohamed Ashmawey

What our Staff Say:

At Human Appeal, each one of us has the opportunity to influence others. If you are prepared to challenge yourself there are no limits, so come and make it happen!

Simon, Systems and Reporting Manager

I have been working at Human Appeal for many years! I believe in the cause we are working for. I believe in the charity sector and I believe in the reward we get for helping our fellow human beings in desperate need

Insaf, Finance Lead

Working as a fundraiser, every day is different. It can be challenging, but when youre working tirelessly and raising funds to help those in need, its an amazing feeling

Adnan, Fundraising Coordinator

I saw an opportunity to assist in helping people across the world with the excellent work Human Appeal carries out. I enjoy working with so many talented people in a fast-moving environment

Steve, Procurement Manager

Our Greatest Achievements Include:

• Safeguarding bright futures for more than 22,000 vulnerable orphans in 9 countries. Our one-to-one sponsorship programme has a built-in school attendance requirement while covering the cost of food, housing, medical care, and learning materials
• Pioneering technologically innovative infrastructure projects in Pakistan, like designing and building a 25-km embankment on the Chenab River in Pakistan. Protecting an entire community from being washed away, the embankment has held back the floods each year, including Pakistans worst flooding in a decade during its last monsoon season
• Quenching the thirst for the 2 million residents of the Gaza Strip by working with UNOCHA to purify Gazas water network. And now, our newest project involves building a large-scale desalination plant to provide daily access to clean water for 60,000 people across Gaza
• Recovering lost livelihoods for vulnerable farmers in Gaza by planting 80,000 olive trees since 1991. The farming project provides each farmer with 30-40 prime olive trees so they can establish a vibrant, sustainable crop that yields not just food but income for generations

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