Finance Assistant
OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE
Helen Bamber Foundation Group has experienced significant growth and change in recent years. The
finance department is integral to the continued success of the organisation. This role presents an exciting
opportunity to contribute to the development of the finance team, changing to meet the growing needs of
the charity.
Working closely with the Senior Finance Assistant, the Finance Assistant will undertake a broad range of
responsibilities and play a key role in ensuring financial information is processed accurately and in a timely
manner. The work directly enables the production of management accounts that support clear decision making within the charities.
The Finance Assistant will gain hands-on exposure to accounts payable, bank reconciliations, month-end
journals, VAT, and finance systems work, with clear opportunities to progress within the team as skills
develop.
The Finance Assistant will help maintain positive supplier relationships through the timely and accurate
payment of invoices, and will support the Senior Finance Assistant with bank reconciliations, petty cash,
card transactions and month-end journals, helping to safeguard the charities’ assets.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a proactive and adaptable approach, excellent attention to detail,
strong time management skills, and experience supporting teams effectively.
APPLICATION PROCESS
The first stage is to complete on our online application form on our website by 9am on Monday 22nd June 2026.
The website form will asked you to:
1. Upload a short covering letter. Please tell us why the position appeals to you, and how your
relevant skills and experience, including any voluntary experience and lived experience, matches the listed
responsibilities and person specification. Please also state in your covering letter when you would be
available to start the role.
2. Upload your current CV
3. Complete an online Equal Opportunities monitoring form – completion of this form will help us ensure
that our recruitment procedures operate in such a way as to provide genuine equality of opportunity.
The questions are entirely optional and this information will not be available to members of the
selection panel.
SELECTION PROCESS
We will invite shortlisted candidates to an in-person interview at our offices in Old Street on the 6th & 9th of
July 2026. We will also ask you to complete a short exercise on the day.
At Helen Bamber Foundation Group we want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking
for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we
mean ‘your’ interview so we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview. This will
allow you time to prepare, and ensure you have your best examples in mind.
ELIGIBILITY
Please note that the successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK (as a small charity we do
not have the capacity to sponsor work visas).
Successful candidates will also be subject to a DBS check. If appointed, you will also be required to give your
consent to the charity to receive regular updates on your criminal records status throughout your
employment and to disclose any relevant convictions incurred during your time with us.
ADJUSTMENTS
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll
always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible. If you require a different format of the application
form, such as large print or Word format, or if you would like to discuss any specific requirements, please
get in touch with us at jobs@helenbamber.org.
EXPERTS BY EXPERIENCE SUPPORT
We are also proud to be a member of the Experts by Experience Employment Network
(www.ebeemployment.org.uk), which aims to increase representation of people with lived experience in
the charitable sector.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and
challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask them for an independent and confidential
support for your job application and access other information and resources.
They can help you in preparing your job application including providing one-on-one mentoring application
and interview preparation support.
Equal Opportunities
Our commitment to principles of equity, diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our approach to our clients, our volunteers and our staff, and we are an equal opportunities and Living Wage employer. We are committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates because we are keen to make sure that all our staff, trustees, volunteers and ambassadors reflect the communities we serve and the wider community we work in.
We genuinely welcome and encourage applications from a range of backgrounds, especially people of colour, people with disabilities, people from low socio-economic backgrounds, refugees, stateless people and others with lived experience of forced migration or trauma.
Statement on artificial intelligence (AI) and recruitment
At the Helen Bamber Foundation / Asylum Aid we don’t make decisions based on artificial intelligence (AI). We have a human approach to hiring and all applications are reviewed and assessed by our team. Similarly, what we are most interested in hearing about is your individual motivation, experience, skills and values. AI doesn’t know about you or what motivates you – we want to hear from you.
AI may be a helpful tool, but typically leads to generic answers repeated by multiple candidates, not stand out applications. Please make sure that your responses reflect your own thoughts and experiences.
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