Human Appeal
Accounts Receivables Finance Officer
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Who We Are
Human Appeal is a global non-profit humanitarian and development organisation. We deliver life-saving emergency assistance such as food, medical aid, and disaster relief. At the same time, we run sustainable, community-led programmes in healthcare, education, and livelihoods to build resilience and self-reliance. Our experienced local teams work in vulnerable, hard-to-reach areas. Guided by a vision of a just, caring, and sustainable world, our mission is to save lives, alleviate poverty, and empower communities in line with the core humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, and independence.
Position Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an Accounts Receivables Finance Officer position within the Finance department based at HQ. The Accounts Receivables Finance Officer will be responsible 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 SORP 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.
Supporting other Financial functions.
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Main Responsibilities Includes but not limited to:
- Preparing accruals and prepayments in liaison with the Accountant and the Finance Manager
- Ensure Income from Donors; Fundraising Events, etc. are matched on Bank, CRM & posted to Accounts System
- Reconcile Online Income portals; post to CRM & 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 CRM 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
Other duties:
- Act as first point of contact (via phone, email, post, or in person) for all finance-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 organisational policies and procedures
NB: Employee duties are not limited only to the above-mentioned responsibilities; they may perform other duties as assigned
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Job Requirements
- Educated in a Finance discipline with a Foundation Level Accounting Qualification (AAT; ACCA; CIMA) or a relevant Degree or Qualified by Experience.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a relevant role.
- MS Office Suite; Accounts Systems, English essential
- Additional languages a bonus
How to apply
We are keen to appoint the right person for this position as soon as possible and will be considering applications as they are received. To maximise your opportunity, please submit your CV by clicking the link provided to apply. We look forward to receiving your application and hearing from you.
If you have any questions about the position, please do contact Human Appeal on recruitment@humanappeal.org.uk.
Please note that we will only be contacting the shortlisted candidates. Applying candidates must have the legal authorisation or right to work in the designated work location/duty station.
Disclaimer: Human Appeal is committed to diversity, social inclusion, and gender equality/balance, and strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. The organisation maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SEA/SH), with all staff required to comply with Preventing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (PSEA/SH) standards and safe recruitment procedures.
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