Finance and Office Manager for Epping Forest Heritage Trust
1. About the Trust
The Trust is a small charity with a big mission; to conserve, protect and celebrate the heritage of Epping Forest and engage, educate, and inspire others to do the same. The Trust is the only membership charity operating across the whole of Epping Forest, which is London’s largest open space, covering 6,000 acres stretching from Manor Park, in East London to Epping in Essex, and with an additional 2,000 acres of “buffer land”. Most of the Forest is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation.
The Trust manages the Epping Forest Visitor Centre at High Beach, offers a programme of guided walks and a range of conservation activities in the Forest. The Trust also campaigns to protect the Forest.
2. About the Role
You will be working with the team at the EFHT offices, located in the heart of Epping Forest. This is a very exciting time to join the Trust, as it continues to expand its work to do more for the Forest and the communities that surround it.
This role requires someone with a finance qualification or significant experience as a bookkeeper to deliver sound financial management of the Trust, as well as someone able to deliver sound office management. This role gives you a real opportunity to support the development of the Trust as it delivers its vital work to protect the Forest.
This post will report to the Chief Executive and work closely with the small staff team and Finance Committee members.
3. Key Terms
Employer: Epping Forest Heritage Trust
Title: Finance and Office Manager
Reports to: the Chief Executive. Works closely with the team and Finance Committee
Salary: £32k per annum, pro rata for 15 hours a week
Place of work: The Warren Lodge, Loughton, Essex IG10 4RN
Hours: 15 hours per week with flexibility as to how these are worked across the week.
Probationary Period: three months.
Pension: The Trust provides an Auto-enrolment Pension with an employee contribution of 5% gross salary and a 3% employer contribution.
Annual leave entitlement: 25 days pro rata plus Bank Holidays plus 3 days between Christmas and New Year
4. Job Description
The purpose of the role is:
To take lead responsibility for the effective financial and administrative management of Epping Forest Heritage Trust.
To ensure effective financial and accounting functions, supported through Quickbooks are discharged effectively.
To work with the Chief Executive to manage our finances, producing management accounts and budgets to enable effective financial management and planning.
To manage the smooth administration of the Trust.
5. Main Responsibilities and Duties
To take lead responsibility for the effective financial and administrative processes of Epping Forest Heritage Trust and, together with the CEO, manage our finances, producing management accounts, budgets and forecasts for effective financial management and planning.
Financial
Office management
Membership Administration
Working closely with the Membership, Marketing and Fundraising Manager:
6. Person specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Skills and Experience
Aptitudes
7. How to Apply
Please send a CV plus a covering letter (2 pages maximum) describing how your skills and experiences meet the person specification and the job requirements.
Please also complete and return the Equal Opportunities monitoring form.
Return by email to: recruitment@efht.org.uk with “F&OM application” in the email subject line. Saving and naming your CV and covering letter as including your full name.
Closing date: Thursday 21st November
If selected for interview, you must be able to demonstrate that you have the right to work in the UK, and that you have the qualifications listed in your application.
Candidates should note that any offer of employment made by Epping Forest Heritage Trust will be subject to satisfactory written references.
Epping Forest Heritage Trust is committed to a policy of providing equal employment opportunities for everyone and does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, belief or religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, veteran status, or physical or mental disability. We encourage applications from all those interested and qualified.
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