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.

Teapot Trust, a registered charity (SC041885) that delivers art therapy to support children and young people living with chronic health conditions, seeks to appoint a Finance Convenor to the board of trustees – a role that will fall vacant at the end of the financial year in March 2025.

A qualified CA is sought to serve as a Trustee. The individual will have strategic oversight of Finance and will Chair the Finance Committee (8 per year) and report on Finances to the board of trustees (6 per year). Managing Risk is a key focus with oversight of income/expenditure and projections to ensure the charity can operate and grow sustainably.

For context, Teapot Trust is bringing Finance back in-house after a period when it has was outsourced. The new Finance Officer role is currently advertised on Good Moves where you can view the Role Description. The Terms of Reference for the Finance Committee and other governance documents are also available by contacting Sarah Randell, CEO, at sarah@teapot-trust.org

Provan Hall Community Management Trust are seeking new Trustees

Provan Hall is an A listed medieval building located in Auchinlea Park, which sits at the heart of Easterhouse, Glasgow. It is the best example of a medieval fortified house in Scotland with records of its existence dating back to the 1470s. The building has recently undergone a £3m restoration by Glasgow City Council that will safeguard this important heritage asset as a new hub for heritage learning and engagement, and a visitor gateway to the Seven Lochs Wetland Park.

Following its restoration, Provan Hall is managed and operated by the independent charity, Provan Hall Community Management Trust. The aim of the Trust is to engage and inspire local people to value and take part in caring for their local heritage and to put Provan Hall on Scotland’s tourism map. We are an ambitious organisation with a community heart. We aim to provide opportunities that connect local people and visitors to Provan Hall through inclusive and creative means of heritage interpretation, activities and volunteering. To develop our sustainability, we generate income through venue hires, a gift shop, by acting as a filming location and through donations.

Provan Hall Community Management Trust formed in 2017 during the building’s restoration and we opened Provan Hall in September 2023 to the public. Since 2023, we have made strides in developing our resilience and sustainability for the future. We have high hopes for continuing to develop our community engagement and initiating our tourism strategies. This is an exciting time to join our Trust in the early stages of our building operation, to help lay strong foundations for a bright future.

The board of Provan Hall Community Management Trust would like to hear from anyone who feels they have skills, knowledge or experience that can support our vision and specifically, we are seeking skills in the following:

• Finance
• Tourism
• Heritage/museums
• Fundraising
• Marketing and Comms

Number of meetings per year: 4 – 6, Daytime meetings

Support and opportunities:

• Induction to Provan Hall Community Management Trust including meeting staff, tour of the building, briefing of previous reports etc.
• Training available via our industry memberships on Trustee responsibilities and governance.