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Charity Assistant

  • Location: Surrey
  • Salary: £22000 - £26000 per annum
  • Job Type:Permanent
  • Sector: Office Support
  • Contact: Andy Yiannakou
  • Contact Email: a.Yiannakou@Select.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 07956 097787
  • Job Ref: SF54071
We are proud to once again be partnering with Momentum Children's Charity, a local organisation that supports families whose children have cancer or a life-challenging condition. The charity was founded in 2004 and has grown significantly since that time.
Due to that continued growth and the wonderful work they do, Momentum are now looking to add to their team with the addition of a Charity Assistant to join their dedicated and ever growing team based in Hampton Court.

The main purpose of the role is to support the office manager with the smooth running of the office and also to assist the finance team where necessary.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

•Be the first point of contact in the office for general telephone, email and post correspondence, responding to and forwarding on as required
•Support with the efficient running, safety, security, and general tidiness of the office
•Plan cover for office opening hours in advance and manage the opening and closing rota
•Co-ordinate meeting room bookings
•Circulate office-wide communications as directed
•Support the Finance Officer with counting monies from collections and donations as well as other ad-hoc requests.
•Ensure that office post is sent out
•Support with stationery, sundries and other general purchasing, in line with office budget and Payment Requisition process
•Support with communication and/or payments associated with utilities and insurance
•Support with office Health and Safety, including but not limited to COVID measures, PAT testing and Fire Safety.
·Maintain and manage an accurate record for all charity passwords, be the first point of contact for staff requiring access
·Support staff with minor IT or phone-related issues
·Develop effective systems to improve the daily operations of the team
·Other reasonable requests in line with the office requirements
·Support the Finance Officer with maintaining Salesforce and Post Book records, communicating updates to the Fundraising Team for donor recognition
·Support the FO with Purchase Ledger and Expense Claim processing in Quickbooks
·Run and circulate weekly finance reports to budget holders

The role would suit someone with previous office experience who has had finance function exposure. Also, someone who is efficient and organised with solid Microsoft Office experience. Knowledge of Quickbooks would be an added advantage.

Momentum is a fantastic local organisation and are a small but friendly team. The charity is growing and expanding into new areas, so this is an exciting time to join.

** Please note that the role can be either part time or full time (32-40 hours pw), however you must be able to cover afternoons until 5:30pm Mon-Fri.

Please send us your CV now if you have the relevant skills and experience and would like to find out more.