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Are you a finance professional with bookkeeping experience and a heart for serving churches and Christian charities?
Stewardship is looking for an Accounts Examiner to join our growing Accounts Examination Team, helping clients prepare and review receipts and payments accounts, identify key financial and regulatory matters, and offer practical, thoughtful support that strengthens good financial stewardship.
This is a rewarding opportunity to use your finance skills in a mission-focused Christian charity, supporting a wide range of churches and charities across the UK. You will be highly organised, confident working with financial records and systems, able to communicate clearly, and committed to deadlines and excellent service.
This is full-time role of 35 hours per week, but part-time working would also be considered (minimum of 21 hours per week)
What You’ll Be Doing
- Undertake and oversee the preparation of year end ‘Receipts & Payments’ accounts for our client charities with income up to £500k.
- Undertake, or review, independent examinations of charity ‘Receipts & Payments’ accounts.
- Provide fee quotes to clients and monitor job costs against this budget. Provide explanations for variances from budgeted fees and negotiate additional fees if required.
- Review the information we receive to identify any significant financial and regulatory issues that need to be brought to attention of our client charities.
- Working collaboratively with a team of experienced accountants who share a passion for church and charity finance.
- Contributing to the continuous improvement of our services and resources.
- Provide ad hoc advice to client charities on a whole range of technical issues (which may include advice on bookkeeping, accounting issues and arrangements, internal controls, gift aid, taxation and regulatory compliance) where appropriate
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What We’re Looking For
- Bookkeeping experience
- Experience of / a desire to be involved in Christian finance, working with church/charity finance teams, treasurers & trustees.
- Excellent communication skills and a heart for serving Christian organisations.
- Experience working with or within churches or Christian charities is highly desirable.
- A practising Christian, in line with the Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010, who is committed to Stewardship’s Christian ethos.
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As a Result of Our Christian Ethos, This Post Is Covered By An Occupational Requirement (OR) Under Part 1 Of Schedule 9 To The Equality Act 2010. The Successful Applicant Will Be Expected To Be a Practising Christian And To Clearly Demonstrate a Personal Commitment To The Mission, Principles, Values And Practices Contained In Our Ethos Statement, By
- Active membership of local church congregation.
- An understanding of the faith aspects of the work of Christian charities, including the preparedness to pray with colleagues, where appropriate.
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