Finance Assistant

4 weeks ago


Leatherhead, United Kingdom Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Full time

**About us**

The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (SWT) has worked for over 46 years to protect all wildlife and habitats in Kenya. In 2004, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust UK was established to support wildlife conservation in Kenya through education, fundraising, campaigning, and field operations.

Across Africa, wildlife and wild spaces currently face an unprecedented threat from human-wildlife conflict and habitat destruction, while elephants and rhinos continue to face the threat of ivory and horn poaching. From Anti-Poaching operations, Community Outreach, Mobile Veterinary support to the rescue and rehabilitation of elephant and rhino orphans; the SWT’s pioneering work, which is entirely funded through donations, exists to ensure a sustainable future for wildlife.

The SWT UK raises funds to provide grants to and pay the direct conservation activities of SWT Kenya and other NGOs in East Africa working for wildlife. We are a small, dedicated and ambitious team, generating income in excess £8 million annually. We are now looking for an experienced finance assistant, with a passion for the planet and excellent bookkeeping skills, to join us on a part-time basis.

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is looking for a **Finance Assistant** to join us in our mission to protect wildlife and habitats in Kenya.

**About the Role**:
You will join our small, dedicated team of four - currently based in Leatherhead, Surrey, an office relocation to West Sussex is on horizon - reporting to the Executive Director on a daily basis and mentored by our incoming experienced accountant. You will work on a part-time basis, completing 20 hours a week during our standard office hours, being Monday to Friday, 9am and 5.30pm.

You will have a _‘can-do’_ attitude, the confidence and enthusiasm to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and take ownership of your workload. Be a team player, reliable, have strong attention to detail and consistently demonstrate accuracy, impeccable organisation skills (particularly for working part-time), be scrupulously honest and trustworthy and take pride in your work. You will be able to commute reliably to the office in Surrey/West Sussex.

You will be responsible for handling the day-to-day bookkeeping. You will enjoy all kinds of reconciliations and data analysis (including reconciling grant and project spend against amounts awarded, multiple currency bank accounts, elephant adoption donations and many other sources of fundraising income), you will be proficient in double entry bookkeeping. You will be responsible for generating payments. You will look after administration of our small office. Periodically you will assist the accountant with annual budgets, improving financial systems, controls and project oversight, developing performance indicators, financial reporting, VAT returns and ad-hoc finance-related projects.

**Your Skills**:
You will have an accounting qualification (AAT or an accounting degree) and at least four years’ experience working as a bookkeeper, preferably as part of a small team. You will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience of Xero (preferably including foreign currency and advanced reporting features) and a love of MS Excel and Word - experience with Shopify and A2X would be beneficial. You will be able to work with our banking and payroll software. Experience of charity accounts would be ideal.

**Additional Benefits**:
Your friendly dog may be able to join you in the office. Employees with good service will have the opportunity to visit funded projects in Kenya. Our normal office hours are 9am - 5:30pm and your 20 part-time hours may be full or short days. Business casual dress.

**Pro-rata salary £30,000 - £32,000** **depending on experience** (minimum 4 years bookkeeping or equivalent experience). 22 days holiday, plus bank holidays, again pro-rata. Enhanced Maternity, Adoption, and Paternity Leave and Pay. Pension included. The role is office based with the option for occasional home working to deal with unexpected events.

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 20 per week

**Salary**: £30,000.00-£32,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Transport links

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Accounting: 4 years (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 13/08/2023


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