Location: hybrid role with the expectation of 1 day in the office each week
Employment Type: Permanent
Working week: 21-28 hours per week, Monday to Friday
* Do you have more than a year’s experience working in an accounting or finance role?
* Are you looking for a role that is part-time with some days each week working from home?
* Would you like to work for a not-for-profit charity where you are valued and invested in?
As a growing charity, we are looking to expand our Finance Department by introducing a new role of Assistant Accountant to the team. This role will work closely with our Contracts Manager to reconcile invoices to receipts. You will interrogate and reconcile spreadsheets, our Accounting Package and rostering software to ensure all three are aligned. You will maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records and will be required to attend meetings to present the financial position when required.
The role:
The role is for 21-28 hours across the working week (Monday–Friday), and we are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements.
It is a hybrid working role, with the expectation of 1 day in the office each week.
The salary for this role is £34,709 – £39,047 (FTE) depending upon experience.
The role also has the potential to become full time from 1st April 2026.
The closing date for applications isThursday 24th July (23.59), with interviews to be held in our Head Office in Waterbeach on Wednesday 30th July and Thursday 7th August.
Person specification:
To be considered for this role, it is essential that you have:
* 1–2 years experience in an accounting or finance role
* experience of Sage 200
* high financial literacy with strong analytical and lateral thinking skills to resolve complex data-driven challenges
* excellent IT skills in Microsoft applications, with a particular strength in Excel and data manipulation
* excellent planning, organisational and time management skills with the drive to self-motivate
* excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* a proactive attitude with a desire to learn and develop
Please see the Job Description below for more details.
Why work for us?
* Excellent rates of pay
* 30 days holiday per year (including bank holidays)
* Career progression with our ‘promote from within’ culture
* Recognition of staff going the extra mile through our employee of the month award
* Annual employee awards evening, celebrating our valued staff and their achievements over the last year
* Access to employee discounts and benefits
* Company pension scheme
* Earn £200 for every successful Support Worker referred under our staff referral scheme
* Access to our employee assistance programme providing confidential support and advice to both you and your family
* HasteePay offering access to a portion of your wages as and when you need it
About Us
The Edmund Trust & Eddie’s has been proudly supporting people across the East of England with learning & physical disabilities, autism and complex needs for over seventy years. We work to provide lifelong opportunities and create positive lifestyles for people to be equal and active members of the community.
We provide person-centred support, allowing individuals to choose how they want to live their lives, enabling them to reach their full potential. We encourage people to achieve their aspirations with outcome focused support. Working alongside our values of Commitment, Collaboration and Positive Interactions.
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