- Advertised from 19th May 2023
- Salary: Grade 3 23,000-28,349 (Pro rata £11,500-14,174.50). Status: Part time, permanent contract, 17.5 hours / week.
Role
Do you want to help us transform lives through reading and writing?
Scottish Book Trust is looking for a self-motivated Finance Officer to join their Operations team.
Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. A love of reading inspires creativity, improves employment opportunities, mental health and wellbeing and is one of the most effective ways to help break the poverty cycle. We work towards a Scotland where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive through literacy.
What we offer:
- Part time, permanent role (17.5 hours /week, we are open to a discussion about flexible working pattern)
- Competitive salary (Band 3: £23,000 - £28,349 FTE, pro-rated to £11,500 - £ 14,174.5)
- Flexible hybrid working between home and our Edinburgh City Centre office, with great access by train, bus, and tram
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Company Sick Pay
- Pension with additional 5% employer contributions
- Death in service benefit
- Free access to employee assistance programme
About the role
This is an excellent opportunity for you to support Scottish Book Trust as a Finance Officer. The position offers flexible part-time working within our Operations Team.
The Finance Officer works closely with the Finance Accounts Manager, to ensure that accurate and timely financial processes and records are maintained, and that financial controls are implemented.
The first point of contact for managing all financial transactions with SBT’s customers, the post also supports and guides SBT staff in their financial processing responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Accurate and timely recording of transactions in the finance system (Sage Line 50)
- processing sales invoices, coding and VAT allocation
- processing expense claims and credit card administration
- allocating income from our Commercial activity
- Upholding the financial controls of the organisation, including ensuring sufficient supporting documentation and authorisation for income and expenditure is valid and properly stored for audit purposes
- Maintaining and managing the sales ledgers
- Maintaining an effective credit control policy, liaising with SBT staff to manage outstanding customer balances
- Responding to customer enquiries regarding account balances and activity
- Supporting SBT staff to carry out their financial processing responsibilities effectively, reporting any concerns to the Finance Accounts Manager
- Monitoring company credit cards and reconciling accounts
- Reconcile sales ledger to trial balance
- Maintaining and reconciling claims expenses system and petty cash.
- Promoting Scottish Book Trust’s good reputation in all dealings with the public, bank, customers and others
- Support the general work of the Operations Team including providing cover for the Finance Accounts Manager and Office Manager as required.
You will have:
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in an accounts or book-keeping role, preferably with experience of Sage 50
- Strong numerical skills, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Excellent administration skills
- Ability to use initiative to plan, organise and prioritise workload to meet deadlines
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work flexibly to meet changing demands
- Ability to problem-solve with minimal supervision
- Ability to build productive relationships with colleagues and customers.
- Excellent team-working skills
- Good knowledge and ability in use of MS Office (particularly Excel and Word)
- To be conscientious, trustworthy and responsible
Application notes
To apply go to: scottishbooktrust.com/about/vacancies
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Learning Assistant – Energy through Time project
- Full time
- £24,000
- Dalkeith (Hybrid)
- Closing 26th April 2024
We are recruiting for a Learning Assistant, as part of our Energy through Time STEM archaeology learning project.
Archaeology Scotland is a Scotland-wide educational charity and a voluntary membership organisation which works to secure the archaeological heritage of Scotland for its people through education, promotion and support. We champion widening participation in archaeology and the benefits it can bring for people and communities through our projects and programmes.
We are looking for a focussed and self-motivated individual, who can deliver a range of diverse tasks to join our team. You will be a good communicator with experience in engaging learners and have an interest in working in archaeology and learning.
The Energy through Time project, funded by Scottish Power Foundation, aims to equip children and young people with the skills and knowledge they need to create innovative solutions to energy sustainability, inspired by the past.
Participants in the project will explore 'Energy Through Time' by investigating the historic landscape around Newbattle Abbey College. The project learning team will develop and deliver engaging Archaeology STEM activities for children, challenging skills development programmes for young people, and quality Archaeology STEM resources and CLPL opportunities for educators.
Archaeology Scotland’s policy on equal opportunities Archaeology Scotland is committed to implementing a policy of equal opportunities in archaeology. In line with our equal opportunities policy, we want to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment or access to opportunities for training and development on any grounds not relevant to employment practice. Archaeology Scotland would like to actively encourage qualified individuals to apply for this position, regardless of background or personal disability. If you require any reasonable adjustments during our recruitment processes, including assistance with reading this page or associated documents, please contact g.macgregor@archaeologyscotland.org.uk
The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust (SSPDT) is a national charity that supports and partners a wide range of not-for-profit organisations, community groups, and small and large charities in Scotland. You can read more about our work at sspdt.org.uk
Whilst the SSPDT is in a position to award grants to support youth music-making programmes, we are aware that volunteer fundraisers in communities often find it hard to find match funding because of a lack of time and knowledge. Although they run excellent programmes, they are much less likely to be able to secure funding than their professional, paid, fundraising counterparts, who are employed by larger, better funded organisations.
This new fundraising role will improve equality of access to funding for a range of volunteer groups across Scotland. By so doing, the role will expand opportunities for young people to learn instrumental music, and to make music and perform with others, building confidence, teamwork, resilience, perseverance and other important skills for life, learning and work.
We are looking for an entrepreneurial, energetic individual who enjoys innovation, coaching, and has an ey for strategy as well as detail. We are a small, friendly team working in lovely office in central Edinburgh as well as remotely.
We are recruiting for a Programme Development Support Officer, as part of our National Lottery Heritage Fund supported Archaeology – Unearthing A Better Future project.
Archaeology Scotland is a Scotland-wide educational charity and a voluntary membership organisation which works to secure the archaeological heritage of Scotland for its people through education, promotion and support. We champion widening participation in archaeology and the benefits it can bring for people and communities through our projects and programmes.
We are looking for a focussed and self-motivated individual, who can deliver a range of diverse tasks to join our team. You will have a background in project and /or programme development and delivery, strong organisational skills, and good communication abilities. You will be familiar with a range of IT systems and methods of monitoring and evaluation.
Archaeology Scotland’s policy on equal opportunities
Archaeology Scotland is committed to implementing a policy of equal opportunities in archaeology. In line with our equal opportunities policy, we want to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment or access to opportunities for training and development on any grounds not relevant to employment practice. Archaeology Scotland would like to actively encourage qualified individuals to apply for this position, regardless of background or personal disability. If you require any reasonable adjustments during our recruitment processes, including assistance with reading this page or associated documents, please contact g.macgregor@archaeologyscotland.org.uk
We are recruiting for an Engagement Officer for the Clyde Valley Archaeological Research Framework.
Archaeology Scotland is a Scotland-wide educational charity and a voluntary membership organisation which works to secure the archaeological heritage of Scotland for its people through education, promotion and support. We champion widening participation in archaeology and the benefits it can bring for people and communities through our projects and programmes.
We are looking for a focussed and self-motivated individual, who can manage a range of diverse tasks to join our team. You will have a background in archaeology or heritage, with good interpersonal skills (both written and verbal) and have experience of developing and delivering community-based research and / or engagement activities.
Archaeology Scotland’s policy on equal opportunities
Archaeology Scotland is committed to implementing a policy of equal opportunities in archaeology. In line with our equal opportunities policy, we want to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment or access to opportunities for training and development on any grounds not relevant to employment practice. Archaeology Scotland would like to actively encourage qualified individuals to apply for this position, regardless of background or personal disability. If you require any reasonable adjustments during our recruitment processes, including assistance with reading this page or associated documents, please contact g.macgregor@archaeologyscotland.org.uk
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