Finance Project Assistant in UK – Fully Funded UK Job

Application deadline: Wednesday, 23 April2025– 23:45
Location: Cambridge, UK (hybrid working, minimum one day per week in Cambridge)

Full-time: 35 hours per week
Contract: Open-ended

Salary: £25,000 – £28,000 per annum depending on skills/experience,plus competitive 12% pension benefit
Annual Leave: 25 days pro rata in year 1, increasing by 1 day p/a to 28 days

Benefits

Roles and Responsibilities

• Entering ERP project budget and work orders on ERP as advised by Finance Business Partners
• Checking the full list of projects and awards on ERP for completeness and accuracy.
• Updating project forecasts on ERP using the appropriate templates.
• Assisting with audit preparation – checking transactions and documentation.
• Maintaining financial systems including coding and filing financial records.
• Attaching contracts and budgets templates for projects on ERP.
• Preparing journal entry migration templates.
• Assisting with bank reconciliations.
• Providing cover for accounts payable and accounts receivables finance officers on data entry tasks.

Requirements

• An Accounting qualification or working towards gaining one will be an advantage.
• Good attention to detail, and discretion with sensitive information.
• Ability to work to deadlines and to organise work in a logical manner.
• High levels of numeracy with excellent attention to detail.
• Good administrative and organisational skills, including prioritisation and working to deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, using patience, tact and cultural sensitivity to obtain accurate, timely information.
• Creativity and initiative for finding variety of approaches to solve problems.
• Computer literate, with thorough knowledge of Microsoft Excel and working knowledge of Word.
• Ideally some prior experience in working in a finance environment and experience with accounting software.
• An interest in working in the charity sector.

See the full job description here.

Some of our benefits:

• We are able to offer a hybrid model of working on-site and from home/remote for most roles, which helps to ensure a flexible work-life balance.
• A chance to work in the award-winning David Peterborough Building, which brings together much of the Cambridge-based conservation community on a ‘conservation campus.’
• A generous pension scheme, up to 12% company contribution.
• Holiday starting at 25 days excluding Bank Holidays and increasing for every year of service up to a maximum of 28 days.
• Full access to LinkedIn Learning with access to more than 13,000 high-quality, on-demand courses.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme, including access to Health Assured online health portal (webinars, nutritional advice, 4-week programmes, financial well-being and more).

Fully Funded UK Job Other Information

• BirdLife values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Find out more about our Diversity statement.
• We are committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We aim to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.
• We will consider putting into place appropriate reasonable adjustments for candidates who may have a disability.

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How to Apply

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Application Deadline

Application closing date: Wednesday, 23 April2025– 23:45

Please note: Under the UK Government criteria this role does not qualify for Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship.

Interviews: Interviews will be held via Zoom on week commencing 05 May 2025.