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Finance Officer

Location: East London, Greater London
Sector: Charity
Date Posted: 22/05/2026
Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 per year
Specialism: Finance
Ref: RB43645
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Robertson Bell are recruiting a Finance Officer to join a well-established not-for-profit organisation. This is a broad, hands-on role within a stable finance team, supporting the day-to-day running of financial accounting, treasury, reconciliations, and month-end processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain nominal and subsidiary ledgers, including the fixed asset register
• Process journals, reconciliations, payment runs, and month-end procedures
• Support cash flow management, treasury activities, and investment reporting
• Prepare VAT returns and ensure accurate VAT coding and compliance
• Support payroll reconciliations, audit preparation, and statutory reporting requirements
• Liaise with auditors, banks, investment managers, and internal finance teams
• Assist with finance systems processes, controls, and documentation maintenance

The successful candidate:

• Previous experience within a finance role covering transactional finance and month-end activities
• Strong understanding of reconciliations, journals, accruals, and balance sheet processes
• Able to work independently and manage workload with minimal supervision
• Proactive, inquisitive, and keen to develop longer term within finance
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively within a close-knit team
• Finance studies or strong academic background would be beneficial
• Charity sector experience would be advantageous but is not essential

What’s on Offer:

• Hybrid working with 2 office days per week in Central London
• Stable, supportive, and easy-going team environment
• Opportunity to gain broad finance exposure and develop internally
• Fast moving process

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