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Book-keeper and Accounts Executive (part-time)

Calling Students

Gain skills relevant to your course of study and get paid!

(Registered Charity No. 1089005 and Company registered by guarantee No. 4303771)

UNIAID Foundation
Suite 238
Friars House
157-168 Blackfriars Rd
London, SE1 8EZ

Tel: 0870 600 0858
Web: http://www.uniaid.org.uk

Following a period of success, UNIAID, the Students' Charity, wishes to recruit students to its dynamic team. An opportunity has emerged which will appeal to a student of an accounting-finance related discipline to join the organisation. This will be for 2-3 days per month. It could supplement your student income by approx. £3000 per year and bring skills relevant to your course of study.

About UNIAID

UNIAID is a registered charity (number 1089005) formed in 2001 to help students cope with financial hurdles to higher education by:

• giving young people and their sponsors practical financial coping skills for higher education
• broadening access, at university and earlier, to financial awareness and independent financial advice
• offering direct support to individual students in hardship

UNIAID has developed an inspiring culture. Working in a spirit of partnership our outlook is youthful, energetic, open-minded and consultative. UNIAID is flexible and independent of government. Our focus is always upon the needs of students (who are involved in everything we do). We plan to build the capacity of UNIAID by recruiting students to part time positions which offer work experience related to their course of study.

UNIAID has recently relocated to its own offices on Blackfriars Road, South London.

Purpose of this role

Working in support of the Executive Director your main responsibilities will be:

• Manage all aspects of book keeping and day-to-day banking and transactions
• Cashflow forecasting and reconciliation
• Maintenance and reporting of management accounts
• QuickBooks accounting system
• Payroll for a team of 3-5 employees
• Returns for PAYE, VAT and Gift Aid to Inland Revenue
• Ensuring that UNIAID's accounting practice is compliant with best practice (SORP 2005)
• Provide regular reports to the Executive Director and for Board briefing paper
• Liaise with auditors
• Contribute to the Trustees' annual report

Reporting Line

Executive Director - Alistair Lomax

Location and hours of Work

You will be located in UNIAID's offices in Blackfriars Road, South London. It is estimated that the work will require 16-24 hours work per month. Basic remuneration will be at an hourly rate of £8.00. Remuneration is reviewed annually in December. This could add approximately £2500-£3000 to your student income.

Support and Training

You will be fully trained and supported by UNIAID's Auditors (Pridie Brewster) and the consultant who has developed UNIAID's accounting system, Fiona Sumner.

Competencies

• Understanding of accounting and book keeping
• Familiarity with computer accounting packages
• High level of IT literacy (particularly Excel)
• Understanding of budgeting

Attributes

• Systematic
• Willingness to learn
• Attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise
• Consensual and collaborative
• Empathy with charity sector

How to apply

Please apply with CV and covering letter by email (as an attachment in Word) to: alistair.lomax@uniaid.org.uk Please include the name of two referees. One of these should be your academic tutor.

If you wish to be considered, please apply before February 24th 2006.
Interviews will be held week commencing March 6th in London.
You should be available to start work by mid-March 2006.

If you wish to speak with Alistair Lomax, Executive Director,
please call 0870-600 0858 (mobile 07884-196423).

For further details on UNIAID, please visit our award-winning site: http://www.uniaid.org.uk

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