We’re on a journey to create fairer communities by facilitating 10 million social entrepreneurs globally by 2030. Do you want to help make this a reality?

We are looking for a customer-focused, friendly, helpful and well-organised finance professional to support us in delivering the smooth delivery of the Academy’s finance function.

Your role will be to work closely with the Head of Finance supporting the effective operation and integrity of the Academy’s finance and broader systems. You will work within the Operations Team with regular liaison with other teams within the business including the Leadership Team and Heads of Departments. You will also have daily liaison with external service providers and contractors.

The role includes financial management duties including producing financial management information for monthly and quarterly reporting purposes, supporting the annual audit process and supporting departmental Heads of Department with regard budget spend and financial compliance. The role also includes daily and weekly administrative financial tasks.

We are looking for someone who wants to work with vibrant, entrepreneurial and dedicated people and colleagues and with a good value-fit with our organisation.

Having the right mindset, attitude and approach is as important for us as having the right experience and skills. We appreciate that the best person might not have all the listed criteria yet so if you feel your experience, skills and attitude will help you to make a great contribution in this role and you have the right mindset, we would welcome an application from you.

Job Purpose:

To support the effective administration and management of the Academy’s finance function.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Management

• Produce and provide analysis of comprehensive financial management information on a monthly and quarterly basis as required by the SLT, Finance Sub-Committee and Board for the Head of Finance to review.

• Support Departmental Heads with regards to budget spend and financial compliance through hosting monthly meetings to review budget spend and any discrepancies between budget and actuals.

• Produce all relevant reports required for monthly management accounts and create draft accounts, including budget analysis and cashflow, for the Head of Finance to review.

• Support the Head of Finance prepare year end accounts.

• Manage daily cashflow reporting to the Head of Finance, CEO and Finance Sub-Committee when required.

• Support the annual audit process, including liaising directly with internal and external auditors.

• Ensure the correct VAT treatment is applied to all transactions and submit quarterly VAT returns (where required).

Financial Administration

Manage the daily running of the finance function including:

• Maintaining accurate financial records.

• Responsibility for the purchase ledger process, including adhering to appropriate controls and ensuring accurate supplier data is maintained.

• Sales invoicing.

• Bank reconciliation.

• Balance sheet reconciliations.

• Supplier management.

• Accounts payable and debtor management.

• Producing financial reports and other records using appropriate systems.

• Preparation of payroll information, monthly monitoring of reports, processing monthly payroll payments (payroll is outsourced).

• Administration of staff travel and subsistence claims.

• Credit card management, usage and reconciliation.

• Provide guidance to staff on financial processes and procedures.

• Monthly Journal posting.

• Arranging finance inductions and checking regularly staff compliance of finance procedures.

• Management of Pension enrollment and monthly payments.

• Monitoring of the Finance mailbox dealing with queries as they arise.

Other Administration Duties:

• Support the administration of other tasks within the Operations Team as required. This includes, but is not limited to, stationary management and ordering, answering phone calls and sorting mail.

For a full set of criteria and information on how to apply please download the recruitment pack from our website.

Organisation profile:

At the Social Enterprise Academy, we believe social entrepreneurs play an essential role in changing the world.

We strengthen their role in local communities through transformational learning programmes that will increase their community impact.

Our programmes are accredited, responsive to learner needs, and are delivered by experienced facilitators who are social change leaders themselves.

Since 2004, we have delivered over 1,900 learning programmes to 28,000+ learners in over 30 countries. We have also engaged over 55,000 young people around the world, using social enterprise as a tool to help them reach their full potential and create positive change in their communities.

The Craighalbert Centre (The Scottish Centre for Children with Motor Impairments) purpose is to work with families and partners to deliver integrated learning, therapy and care for children in Scotland, supporting the enablement of children affected by motor impairments to achieve their potential and fulfil their ambitions.

We are actively looking for a passionate individual who is enthusiastic about working as part of a team devoted to supporting children with additional support needs. In the capacity of a Learning, Care, and Therapy Practitioner, you will become an essential member of our highly experienced and dedicated teams, bringing your enthusiasm to your work each day.

As a fundamental part of our commitment to fostering a personalised and inclusive environment, we design specialised settings that nurture children's learning, curiosity, well-being, and ongoing health. Your responsibilities will include assisting with personal care, facilitating learning and active engagement, and contributing to therapy support. Our goal is to empower each child to reach their fullest potential.

We offer a range of benefits, including an attractive salary package, Local Government Pension Scheme, substantial annual leave allowance (55 days), family support, access to an employee assistance program, and complimentary on-site parking.

Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity. We have represented the voice of people most affected by mental health problems in Scotland for almost 100 years. Today, in over 60 communities we work with adults and young people providing mental health social care support, services in primary care, schools and further education,

among others. These services together with our national programme work in See Me, respectme, suicide prevention and active living; inform our policy and campaign work to influence positive social change. SAMH is dedicated to mental health and wellbeing for all: with a vision of a society where people are able to live their lives fully, regardless of present or past

circumstances.

For Scotland’s Mental Health

About the Role

As part of the Public Affairs and Communications team, the postholder will support the delivery of our communications activity, in line with our strategic communications plan, with the intention of building our profile and managing our reputation.

The postholder will support the use of our brand internally and externally, and provide marketing support to teams across the organisation. This will include the development of content and assets, including merchandise, and coordination of the design and delivery of our marketing campaigns.

What we are looking for

As Scotland’s national mental health charity, delivering around 70 services in communities all over the country, we need to make sure that people know who we are and what we offer. We are looking for a marketer with the skills and knowledge to help us use our brand consistently and effectively, and to generate awareness of, and demand for, the support we offer to people with mental health problems.

You will have experience or knowledge of identifying, understanding, and engaging with different audiences; of promoting and supporting effective and disciplined use of a brand and its assets; and of ensuring that marketing campaigns really hit the mark.

Our ambition is to create a Scotland where people with mental health problems can ask once and get help fast. This is your opportunity to be part of that.

What we will provide for you

You will work in a supportive environment and will be provided with a full induction and training opportunities. You will be given the chance to develop your knowledge and skills, as well as develop professionally. Some of our benefits include:

• Funded continuous learning and development opportunities, access to over 100 courses online in addition to classroom and virtual training sessions
• 30 days annual leave rising to 33 after five years’ service
• Four public holidays
• Two paid wellbeing days off per year to use on what matters to you.
• Team wellbeing budgets
• Workplace pension scheme
• Life Assurance policy
• Employee Assistance Programme

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the People and Training Team within Faith Action. This role will work within the training team primarily to support the work with Probationers for Ministry, being the primary point of contact.

You will understand ministry in the Church of Scotland and theological education in the UK. You will have experience of conducting programme reviews, formulating and delivering training. It is essential that you have the ability to work across a wide-ranging ideological, social and theological base.