Overview
Can you bring your financial expertise to help strengthen the UK's leading patient-led kidney charity? This is a unique, independent UK charity run by kidney patients for kidney patients. They are seeking a talented and motivated Senior Accounts Administrator to lead on all aspects of their financial management and administration, ensuring this vital organisation continues to thrive and deliver for patients across the UK.
Role
Job Title: Senior Accounts Administrator
Reporting to: Office Manager
Location: NKF HQ (North Nottinghamshire)
Salary: £30,000
Hours: 36 hours per week
Benefits
* Up to six weeks of annual leave (25 days rising to 30), plus bank holidays
* Early Friday finish and Christmas shutdown
* Pension scheme with up to 8% employer contribution
* Death in service insurance worth three times your salary
* Free car parking at HQ
About the Role
As Senior Accounts Administrator, you will be the backbone of the charity's financial operations. From preparing budgets and forecasts, to managing payroll, pensions, and reconciliations, your work will ensure the charity's resources are used effectively to support kidney patients nationwide.
You'll produce clear, accurate financial reports for trustees and colleagues, helping them make informed decisions, and provide insight to support fundraising, grant applications, and new initiatives. This is a hands-on role with both strategic and day-to-day responsibilities, perfect for someone who enjoys variety and wants to make a meaningful difference through their work.
Responsibilities
* Lead on annual budgets, forecasts, and long-term financial plans
* Produce month-end and year-end accounts in line with charity finance law and SORP
* Oversee payroll, pensions, HMRC returns, reconciliations, and expenditure controls
* Liaise with auditors and coordinate annual audits
* Provide financial insight to trustees, management, and non-financial colleagues
* Support fundraising and income-generating activities through financial analysis
* Manage day-to-day accounts admin including expenses, invoicing, and supplier queries
About You
We're looking for a detail-focused, proactive, and collaborative finance professional who is ready to take ownership of the charity's financial processes. You'll combine technical expertise with the ability to explain numbers clearly to non-financial colleagues and trustees.
Qualifications
* An AAT qualification (or equivalent)
* Strong knowledge of charity finance law, SORP, and regulatory requirements
* Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning
* IT proficiency with strong accounting systems skills (e.g. Xero, CRM, Microsoft, Blackbaud)
* Excellent communication and organisational skills
This is a chance to join the charity at an exciting time. With a growing reputation, a refreshed five-year strategy, and a committed team, you'll have the opportunity to use your financial skills to make a lasting difference for kidney patients across the UK.
How to Apply
Please get in touch with Priya Vencatasawmy (priya@charitypeople.co.uk) at Charity People.
The role will close on 19th September at 12pm. Interviews will take place w/c 22nd September.
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
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