Christian Aid Ireland’s work is only possible because of the financial support we receive from a wide variety of sources. By helping to ensure that our finances are properly recorded and controlled, you will be helping to maximise our resources to lift individuals and communities around the world out of poverty.
This role reports to the Finance and Compliance Officer in the Finance Team of Christian Aid Ireland, which ensures that all income and expenditure is accurately recorded, reconciled and that proper audit trails exist. The team supports the organisation in the provision of overseas petty cash, visa cards and travel advances.
The role involves the accurate and timely recording, allocation, control and reconciliation of Christian Aid’s income received from a variety of sources, including regular gifts, and ensuring that audit trails for these income sources are fit for purpose. You will oversee the accurate and timely processing and recording of payments to staff and suppliers. You will ensure the accurate and timely process and recording of Christian Aid Ireland’s grant expenditure, and reconcile sterling and foreign currency bank accounts along with other balance sheet control accounts. You will process and audit Gift Aid claims.
Proven skills in finance or accounting are essential for this role. Ideally you will be working towards an accountancy qualification. Whatever your background you will have plenty of experience in bank reconciliation and reporting work. You’ll also need to have a good knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping and strong IT skills, particularly in Excel.
More than half the world lives in poverty. We aim to put a stop to that. So we campaign against the inequalities that keep people poor and we work with local organisations to give people strength to find their own solutions to the problems they face, irrespective of their religion. If you are as determined as we are to end poverty and injustice across the world, work with us to make change happen.
Please show your suitability for this post by giving answers to the following questions. Using the guidance notes may help you formulate your answers.
Build partnerships
Describe a situation when you contributed time and ideas to a piece of work which was beyond you or your team’s role.
Steward resources
Give an example of a situation when you managed your time effectively.
Realise potential
Please tell us about a time when you asked for feedback on your work and you were able to take action to improve its quality.
We value the contribution each person makes to the success of our organisation. That’s why you can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.
As this post is UK based, non-EC nationals will require current and valid permission to work in the UK.
Download the role profile (106 KB pdf)
To apply for this post, please download an application pack and email your completed UK & Ireland application form to: RecruitmentIreland@christian-aid.org (quoting the reference number). Alternatively, your completed application form can be printed out and posted to:
Mrs Joanna Donaldson
Christian Aid Ireland
Linden House
Beechill Business Park
96 Beechill Road
Belfast
BT8 7QN
Christian Aid Ireland
Linden House
Beechill Business Park
96 Beechill Road
Belfast
BT8 7QN
Please note that CVs will not be accepted.
Job reference: 414/OK/I
Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 5 April 2013
Interview date: Tuesday 23 April 2013
Christian Aid values diversity and aspires to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
