Finance Assistant Job at Generation UK & Ireland

Finance Assistant

Generation UK & Ireland

Location:
United Kingdom

Category:
Finance

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

28000.00 - 34000.00 GBP / Year

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Job Description:

The charity Generation, which supports people facing barriers to employment into life-changing work, is looking for a new Finance Assistant. As the Finance Assistant you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of our day-to-day finance operations. This work is crucial in ensuring our bills and staff are paid on time and our financial systems are an accurate log of how we have spent our funds including from our donors and funders. In short, this role is crucial for our overall delivery of impact and work across the UK and Ireland.

Job Responsibility:

Raise, post, and chase funder and partner invoices
Ensure income is recorded accurately and in line with agreed funding or project allocations
Review and check supplier invoices for accuracy
Manage payment runs ensuring timely and compliant payments
Manage the employee expense process
Brief and support staff on expense procedures
Tag all transactions in our systems against the correct cost centre, budget line, and funder
Support the upload of payroll to the bank for payment
Ensure payroll records are accurate
Support the preparation of documents for annual audit and tax returns
Maintain audit-ready records
Prepare monthly inputs
Conduct a first review and update of the monthly cashflow model
Handle first-pass responses to finance queries

Requirements:

Managing organisational bookkeeping including accounts receivable and payable processes
Managing payment runs and payroll in an organisational bank account
Using financial management tools such as Sage Intacct (or similar)
Using excel / google sheets for analysis and data handling

Nice to have:

These activities in a charitable context with multiple restricted and unrestricted funding streams
Exposure to month-end processes (including cashflow forecasts and mgt accounts)
Exposure to and use of expense management tools like Expensify, Soldo

What we offer:

Purpose and social impact in the heart of your work
Opportunity to make your mark
Opportunity to get involved with a range of activities and varied projects
Flexible and remote working
WFH set up offer of support of £300
Professional Development access to up to £1,000 towards your learning & development per year
Up to 5 days of training days/ study leave per year

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 04, 2026

Employment Type:

Parttime

Work Type:

Remote work

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