Senior Finance Officer in East Barnet)

Are you passionate about numbers? Do you enjoy keeping accurate records of income and expenditure? Can you use financial data to produce reports for our Trustee Board? If you answered yes, then Young Barnet Foundation (YBF) needs you!

YBF has an exciting opportunity for a Finance Officer to join our growing team. The successful candidate will be critical to the smooth running of the organisation, and the role will suit someone with a keen eye for detail and a willingness to organise and manage a wide-ranging workload.

Summary

• Hours: 21 hours per week (plus statutory breaks)
• Term: 12-month fixed term contract (extension subject to funding)
• Base: YBF office (East Barnet, EN4 8SG)
• Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 pro-rata (depending on experience and successfully completions of probation)
• Accountable to: Head of Operations
• Application closing date: Friday 27th February 2026 (although applications will be assessed on a rolling basis and may close earlier than this if a suitable candidate has been found).

We offer:

• Flexible working hours and some working from home opportunities (subject to discussion).
• Commitment to your personal training and development.
• Modern office space located in East Barnet.
• Support of friendly, welcoming colleagues, with quarterly team building social events and activities.
• The opportunity to be part of the wider Young People’s Foundation movement and make a real difference to the local community.

About Young Barnet Foundation

YBF is a membership organisation which supports over 200 charities, community groups and social enterprises who deliver positive activities and vital support services to children and young people in the London Borough of Barnet.

Purpose of the role

We are looking for an experienced, qualified accountant (or someone with equivalent experience) to join YBF in the newly created role of Senior Finance Officer. This exciting new role has been introduced to provide support to the operations team to facilitate the growth of the organisation. You will work closely with the Head of Operations in ensuring the smooth running of the finance functions. Reporting into the Head of Operations, you will be supported by the operations team and external accountants where required. We would ideally like someone who has experience of working within a charity finance setting as well as knowledge and understanding of both grant management and grant giving. But most importantly, someone who is open minded, willing to learn and shows confidence in checking and challenging processes and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support the organisation to deliver all key finance processes.
• Support financial planning and reporting.
• Provide financial analysis and commercial insight and support decision making to maximise financial contribution.
• Complete the charity's financial and management accounts in line with current accounting and legal requirements including maintaining financial records to meet legal and tax requirements.
• Support the independent examination and audit process for timely submission of annual accounts to the Charity Commission.
• Report to managers across the organisation on all financial matters including risk, providing complete, accurate and robust financial information and analysis to contribute to the strategic and business planning process.
• Review and oversee the improvement of the financial policies and processes to meet charity commission guidelines.
• Produce budgets and complete budget vs actual reports.
• Complete monthly management accounts.
• Oversee banking reconciliation of multiple accounts.
• Process all income in accordance with relevant guidance of grants, donations, etc.
• Produce end of grant funding/project financial reports.
• Update and manage the financial aspect of the Risk Register.
• Support the grant giving processes.

Candidate Profile:

• Essential: Qualified Management Accountant, or equivalent experience.
• Ability to produce modelling to inform financial forecasting, budgeting and long term strategic financial planning.
• Strong QuickBooks (or similar) experience.
• Experience of complex financial planning processes and producing consolidated financial modelling, reporting and analysis for senior management and board.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to identify financial issues as they arise, assess their likely impact and devise appropriate responses.
• Ability to maintain a high level of discretion and confidentiality due to the nature of work.
• Awareness of the nature of the work of Young Barnet Foundation and belief in its values.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, including ability to plan, prioritise and deliver a complex workload.
• Strong ICT skills, with experience of using Microsoft Office and advanced Excel skills.
• Friendly, hardworking, and motivated to be part of a new and growing team.
• Flexible, adaptable, and proactively responsive to organisational priorities.
• Knowledge, understanding, and sensitivity to equality/diversity issues.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Young Barnet Foundation, please do not hesitate to apply.