Finance Assistant
Salary £ 25,500-27,950
Halesworth
Vacancy listed 03/08/2026
Application deadline 24/08/2026
Details
The role of the Finance Assistant is to assist the organisation in accurately processing day-to-day financial transactions of the charity and its wholly owned subsidiary. This role will include accurately and efficiently processing and recording income transactions, maintenance of the Sales Ledger and Purchase Ledger, and supporting the finance team with other duties as appropriate. 

The ideal candidate will have experience in finance, accounts, bookkeeping or a similar administrative role, with a proven ability to process financial transactions accurately, maintain financial records and use finance systems, Office 365 and Excel effectively. They will have a good understanding of basic accounting processes, ideally with a relevant qualification, strong numerical and organisational skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to handle confidential information sensitively.

The postholder will work with teams across the organisation so should also be customer focused, with strong communication skills and the ability to build positive working relationships. They will need to be able to work independently and as part of a team, use logic and sound judgement to resolve routine finance issues, and demonstrate a reliable, proactive and conscientious approach to work. 
Benefits

Please see Application Pack available on website

Notes

Along with your CV, your covering letter is an important part of your application and we will only review applications where both documents are provided. This is an opportunity for you to share with us why you are passionate about working for World Land Trust, why this role interests you, and for you to provide examples of how your skills and experience match the essential requirements shown in the person specification.

We recognise that AI tools can be helpful for some people, however we encourage you to use your own voice to share examples of your experiences and skills within your application to ensure that your responses reflect what you can bring to the team as the unique individual that you are.

Your covering letter should be addressed to Sue Bunting, our Head of Finance. The covering letter should be no more than two pages.

Please note that the successful applicant will need to be eligible to work in the UK and this role is UK based.

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