About us:
The Refugee Council is one of the leading organisations in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees. We provide advice and assistance across a wide range of issues. These include helping asylum seekers through the asylum system, accessing housing, welfare, benefits, health, education, and employment. Our teams work with relevant agencies such as the Home Office, Local Authorities, Housing providers and more. You can find out more about the work we do, our strategy, our values on our website.
Inclusion and accessibility
Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from diverse backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. We believe our recruitment process enables that and are also happy to make adjustments on request.
You can find out more about our DEI strategy here.
About the role:
The Finance Officer at the Refugee Council plays an important role in efficiently managing resources and financial processes, ensuring funds are directed to support refugees effectively. By maintaining accurate records and timely funding, the role supports refugees in building secure lives and contributing to UK communities.
Roles and responsibilities
- You will post purchase invoices on the accounting system daily and raise sales invoices as they become available (on average, 10 sales invoices per week).
- You will allocate direct debit payments to the staff credit card statement monthly.
- You will manage petty cash payments, perform cash counts, and reconcile the cash tin.
- You will work alongside the Senior Finance Officers to allocate incoming funds to income accounts and resolve discrepancies.
Interviews: W/C 09/12/2024
For more information on the role, please view the job description here [DOC]
To apply, please complete the application form found here [DOC] and email it to recruitment@refugeecouncil.org.uk
