Finance Officer

• Restore Women’s Aid
• Address: The Malthouse, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3AA
• Salary: £28,142 - £29,064 per annum pro rata
• Hours: 15 hours per week
• Contract: Permanent, required as soon as possible
• Reference: 0548

Restore Women’s Aid are seeking to appoint a Finance Officer to join the team.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will be responsible for the smooth running of the charity finance function and assistance with periodic reporting. You will ensure proper operation of financial controls including appropriate authorisation of transactions. You will be working with the Finance Manager and the charity’s Administrator, ensuring timely and accurate entry of income and expenditure transactions onto the accounting system (My Fund Accounting  Online) in accordance with the principles of charity fund accounting and the Charity’s financial strategy.

• regular reconciliation of key balance sheet control accounts (Bank/cash accounts, Damage Deposit, PAYE/NI and pension control accounts)
• regular review of nominal ledger and Fund/Grantor summaries to confirm accuracy of input
• processing the payment of supplier invoices, approved by line managers, on a regular bi‑monthly basis
• assisting with monthly reporting to the Management Team, Treasurer and the Board of Trustees, providing an overview of the Charity’s financial position including brief narrative on key figures and budget variances
• assisting with the provision of financial data for periodic grant monitoring and applications and helping to provide periodic and ad‑hoc management information
• assisting the Finance Manager with the preparation of annual revenue budgets for discussion with the Management Team
• assisting the Finance Manager with the preparation of annual financial statements and helping with the annual financial audit
• assisting with the preparation of Gift Aid Claims and submission to HMRC.

• be a qualified accounting technician (Association of Accounting Technicians, or equivalent) or qualified by experience in a similar role
• have demonstrable experience in financial management within the charity or not-for-profit sector
• have some understanding of charity finance regulations, including Statement of Recommended Practice
• have experience of financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting
• be proficient with accounting software including payroll and Microsoft Excel and the charity uses Data Developments My Fund Accounting Online  for which training will be provided
• have strong analytical, organisational, and communication skills
• have a good track record of working within a small team
• have experience of working with fundraising or grant‑funded organisations (desirable)
• have knowledge of Gift Aid (desirable).

• Commitment to the charity’s mission and values.
• High level of integrity and confidentiality.
• Proactive and solution‑oriented mindset.

• Monthly clinical supervision
• Monthly Wellbeing Hour
• Regular team wellbeing days
• Long service annual leave increase
• Health Shield membership (on completion of probation period)
• Real Living Wage accredited

Please apply by requesting an application pack by either emailing  or calling .

1pm, 30 January 2026

4 - 6 February 2026

It is essential to the development of charity service delivery, that you can respond flexibly to changes in the requirements of this post. This job description is therefore a guide and not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities the post holder may have over time.