Whichever job you take on at Shelter Box, you will be working towards a world where no family goes without shelter after disaster.
Our team are the foundations of Shelter Box. They create a framework in which we are able to transform lives.
You would be joining Shelter Box at an exciting time of growth, helping us to continue to maximise both our reach and the impact of our work. Our team is full of positive, people focused individuals with a real passion for our cause.
Do you have the skills, personality and ambition to help us write our next chapter?
Grade: 3
Salary: £42,613 per annum
Hours: Full Time,37.5 hours per week (Flexible hours considered)
Position type: Fixed termfor 18 months
Responsible to: International Programmes Finance Manager
Direct reports: None
Location
:
Truro, Cornwall (hybrid) or remote (UK only) with travel to Truro HQ a minimum of twice per year.
This role may occasionally berequiredto deploy as part of a Shelter Box project delivery team, working alongside our programme partners. These deployments are unlikely to exceed 2 weeks in duration.
ROLE
PURPOSE:
To support programme-level financial accounting, grant stewardship,reporting and oversight—ensuringaccuratereconciliations, cost recovery, budgeting, forecasting, donor reporting, and risk management,while acting as a proactive business partner to drive informed decision-making and value for money. This role will also support the Financial Reporting & Systems Manager in deliveringaccurateinternal reporting and ensuring finance systems meet organisational needs.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
The successful candidate must have experienceofsupportingfinancialprocessrelatedto donor reporting and project accounting across a diverse portfolio ofprojectsandpossessthe confidence and collaborative skills to work effectively with senior management.
The successful candidate must be able to combine technicalexpertisewith strong business partnering skills to support decisions that improve organization efficiency, protect organisational sustainability, and build confidence in colleagues across the organisation.
The candidate must also have experience of project accounting and charitable donor reporting. Knowledge and experience of inventory accounting would be highly regarded, as would exposure to the management or implementation of a project accounting finance system.
MAIN
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Strengthening financial knowledge and confidence with budget holders through coaching, trainingprogrammesand partnership-based support.
- Working collaboratively across the Finance team to design intuitive reports and analysis that meet the needs of colleagues across the organisation.
- Contributing to stronger processes and tools, providing clarity around performance, and acting as a trusted advisor to both finance and non-finance colleagues.
- Support the shaping of financial information guidelines for programme delivery, which informs board-level decisions, and supports organisational strategy.
- Collaborating with the Financial Reporting & Systems Manager to improve reporting tools and ensure finance systems support programme and organisational requirements.
- Support programme managers byprovidingfinancial insight and challenge to improve decision-making.
- Assist with monthly project portfolio reporting and forecasting, ensuring accuracy and actionable analysis.
- Interpret donor requirements and help ensure compliance across assigned projects and grants.
- Advise programme teams on best practice donor reporting and project accounting protocols.
Budgeting, Reporting & Compliance
- Assistin development and maintenance of reports and systems that enable effective financial management of projects.
- Support donor financial reporting, ensuring timeliness, accuracy, and compliance.
- Contribute to the development and usage of project budgeting templates; provide guidance to programme teams.
- Collaborate with finance systemsandothercolleagues to ensure systems meet programme finance needs, especially for project accounting and donor reporting.
- Support Fundraising department on income projection andintegrationin project funding gap.
- Assist the Financial Reporting & Systems Manager with preparation and review ofdepartmentalbudgets, forecasts, andinput relevant information forthemonthly management accounts.
- Support administration and optimisation of finance systems to meet reporting needs.
- Assistprogramme teams with partner due diligence assessments related to project delivery.
- Attendprogrammecoordinationmeetings providing adequate…
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