Financial​/Business Administrator

Efeca seeks a PT Financial / Business Administrator Overview

Role: Financial / Business Administrator PART TIME

Location
:
Bournemouth or remote

Employment type
:
Part time, with opportunities for flexible working – likely 5 hours a week, possibly up to 10 hours a week (would suit someone looking for school hours) – either self-employed or employed

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 FTE (depending on experience) (pro-rata)

Calculations based on £45,000 salary. PT - £6,000 = 5 hours per week / £12,000 = 10 hours per week (minus 3% employee pension contribution)

Calculations based on £50,000 salary. PT - £6,667 = 5 hours per week / £13,333 = 10 hours per week (minus 3% employee pension contribution)

With an office in the UK and in Ireland, we are a small team of technical experts putting sustainable policy and market requirements into practice. We facilitate dialogue with public and private sector, monitoring impacts on trade patterns often on complex, sensitive, confidential and high-profile issues around deforestation-free agricultural and forest risk commodities (such as timber, soy, coffee, cocoa, and palm oil).

We work closely with private and public sector actors to deliver positive impact at scale through mass market solutions. We analyse, monitor and evaluate data, conduct research, facilitate industry round tables, engage with and present at industry and government meetings, carry out interviews, plus lots more. We are at the heart of exciting initiatives such as the UK Soy Manifesto, the UK Sustainable Commodities Initiative and the Dorset Sustainable Palm Oil Community.

We are the Support Team for the Broader Market Recognition Coalition (BMRC), a group of tropical timber producing countries including Cameroon, Ghana, Guyana, Indonesia, Liberia, and Republic of Congo.

We are B Corp certified, a UK Living Wage employer, and are committed to Race to Zero. Additionally, we are a Tropical Forest Alliance partner, a World Economic Forum preferred supplier, and an Accountability Framework initiative coalition member.

You are an experienced financial / business administrator looking for a part-time role, possibly to fit in around child-care / school hours. You will have experience in a wide range of financial and administrative activities, including managing and processing invoices, expenses, data collection, and travel arrangements. You will be able to maintain accurate records, assist with financial reports, billing, and budget tracking.

You will have overseen key administrative duties such as coordinating internal HR activities, managing online cloud systems, providing general office support, and ensuring HR and company policies remain current and consistently followed. Additionally, you will have supported the implementation of administrative and operational procedures, for example liaising with external service providers such as IT and website designers.

Successful candidates will need to demonstrate the following attributes.

Essential:

• At least 5 years of experience as a Financial Administrator / Business Administrator;
• Ability to update and maintain accurate records for book-keeping purposes, to support the Directors and the external accountants;
• Ability to demonstrate experience and knowledge against the responsibilities above (in Who are you?);
• Ability to manage own workload, prioritise and work under pressure to meet deadlines;
• Excellent organisational and multi-tasking abilities with high level attention to detail and accuracy;
• Proactive and collaborative working style; and
• Proficient in Microsoft Office especially Excel, Outlook and Word.

Desirable:

• Understanding of how consultancies operate;
• Written and oral communication skills in a second language (French would be ideal);

If you are enthusiastic, willing to work independently but also work well in our small team, and want a job where the HQ office is just 15 minutes’ walk away from the sea, send in your CV with a cover letter, telling us why you would like to work for us.