As a Project Support Officer, you'll play a key role in supporting our not-for-profit client's Collection Care team. You'll lead budget tracking, enhance financial workflows, and assist with budget analysis and reporting.

Your new role

• Be the go-to person for finance queries from Collection Care colleagues, casual staff, and other departments.
• Collaborate with HR and Finance/Accounts to improve workflows.
• Share best practices for using our finance systems and support colleagues with expense claims.
• Process transactions on our finance system, ensuring accurate coding.
• Reconcile monthly Management Transaction Reports with planned Purchase Order expenditure.
• Support the Leadership and Management Teams with budget management and provide timely information for quarterly forecasting.
• Meet with budget holders and the Collection Care Management Accountant to note and communicate action points.
• Analyse trends and provide insightful data for strategic budget planning.
• Prepare the monthly payroll submission and liaise with HR Operations if issues arise.
• Administer year-end processes, including accruals and prepayments.
• Raise sales invoices against costs recovered and income.

What you'll need to succeed

• Proven experience of providing support within a busy office environment.
• Commitment to outstanding customer-focused service.
• Experience in setting up, maintaining, and improving administrative processes. ERP systems experience is a plus.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, confident in dealing with all levels internally and externally.
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise, coordinate, and delegate tasks to meet deadlines.
• Experience in budget monitoring and negotiating with suppliers, with strong numerical accuracy.
• Proficiency in MS Office packages, databases, and spreadsheets, with advanced Excel skills.
• Proactive, flexible approach, able to work independently and as part of a diverse team, treating all with dignity and respect.

What you'll get in return

• Temporary role to cover permanent recruitment, minimum 3 months.
• Reporting to the Office Manager.
• Salary: £18.00 per hour including holiday pay.
• Start date: 3rd Thursday in April.
• Online interviews week starting 24th March.
• 35-hour week, no overtime required.
• Flexible working available: 10:00–16:00 core hours.
• Strong focus on mental and personal welfare.
• Friday work-from-home, with IT equipment provided.
• Mandatory online training for the first 3 days, including team integration and security pass setup
• 2 days in the office only, additional days depending on business needs.
• Opportunity to apply for the permanent position.

What you need to do now

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