Overview
Are you looking for a role within an organisation where the work you do makes a real difference to children? If the answer is yes, the Finance Officer role could be exactly what you're looking for. Join us and help make every penny count. The NSPCC believes every childhood is worth fighting for, and with over 100 years of experience and the collective strength of staff, volunteers, supporters and partners, we are working to end child abuse and neglect for good.
At the heart of everything we do, our Finance team plays a pivotal role in stewarding our resources to focus on helping as many children and young people as possible. In this current climate where more children and young people than ever need our support, our entire team is committed to ensuring strong financial management and control. From managing resources to supporting teams across the organisation, we provide insight and stewardship that keeps the NSPCC strong, sustainable and focused on impact.
What is the purpose of the Finance Officer?
This role is key to ensuring financial integrity and supporting strategic decision‑making across the organisation. You'll contribute by:
* Assisting the Financial Accounting & Control Manager in ensuring the integrity of the nominal ledger and subsidiary ledgers, including the fixed asset register.
* Undertaking core processing tasks including weekly and monthly journals and month end procedures.
* Managing payment runs, cash flow, and daily treasury requirements.
* Preparing balance sheet reconciliations and proactively resolving issues.
* Ensuring accurate VAT coding for income and preparing VAT returns.
* Preparing financial information for audit, statutory and internal purposes.
Your work will help us maximise resources and deliver on our mission to protect children.
What will I be doing as a Finance Officer?
The Finance Officer supports the integrity, accuracy, and compliance of the NSPCC's financial records and reporting. Reporting to the Financial Accounting & Control Manager, the role delivers core financial processing, balance sheet control, cash flow and treasury management, VAT compliance, and fixed asset accounting. The post holder plays a key role in month‑end, audit preparation, and statutory reporting, working closely with internal teams and external stakeholders.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* Manage daily cash flow and treasury activities, including bank balances, surplus fund placement, and investment monitoring.
* Maintain strong balance sheet control through timely reconciliations, issue resolution, and clear financial commentary.
* Deliver accurate month‑end processing, including journals, payroll reconciliations, and adherence to reporting timetables.
* Own fixed asset accounting, including capitalisation, depreciation, reconciliations, and capital expenditure reporting.
* Oversee payment processes, acting as an authorised bank signatory and ensuring compliant, well‑controlled payment runs.
* Ensure VAT compliance through accurate income coding and preparation of quarterly VAT returns.
* Support statutory reporting and audits by preparing year‑end schedules and working directly with external auditors.
* Contribute to continuous improvement by maintaining documentation, supporting finance systems, and adapting to policy or legislative change.
What skills do I need to be a Finance Officer?
* Experience in a financial environment, or sufficient education in finance and accounting with a desire to gain practical experience. Sound knowledge of general accounting principles and bookkeeping to trial balance level, e.g., double entry, accruals, prepayments, reconciliations, and VAT.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills and good interpersonal skills.
* Positive, proactive, takes the initiative and is willing to learn and develop new skills.
* Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy.
* Demonstrates a focus on customer service and ability to adapt to changing departmental/organisational requirements.
* Good Excel and data manipulation skills.
* Experience working in a computerised accounting environment. Knowledge of SunSystems, Proactis, and TM1 desirable.
Why join the NSPCC?
We offer salaries that are at least comparable with the top charities in the UK, as well as these benefits.
* Generous annual leave – 29 days per annum plus bank holidays for full‑time employees (pro‑rata for part‑time). 32 days per annum after five years' continuous service.
* Employee discounts – Our discounts portal gives you online access to over 3,000 discounts and offers.
* The Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – an independent, free, personal support service. It can provide information, support and advice to support your health and wellbeing.
* Pension – building up a good pension is something we want to help you achieve with our flexible, tax‑efficient pension schemes.
* Life assurance scheme – All employees will be given life assurance of one times their salary, unless they join the NSPCC Group Personal Pension Scheme, where members are given life assurance of five times their salary.
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