Finance Officer

POST:

 Finance Officer

LOCATION:

 London/Birmingham

SALARY:

£28,000- £30,000 FTE depending on experience

HOURS:

Part time, permanent, 15hrs to 22.5 hours per week

Reports to:

Assistant Accountant

Direct Reports:  N/A

About Resources for Autism (RfA)

Since 1997 when we started as a small playgroup set up by parents dismayed at the lack of
provision  for  their  autistic  children,  Resources  for  Autism  (RfA)  has  grown  into  a  major
deliverer of services and support in London and the West Midlands with a turnover of around
£2.5m per year. Our mission is to support and enable autistic people to live happy and fulfilling
lives. We want to change society’s attitude to autism whilst also providing essential services
and  enriching  opportunities  to  autistic  people.  We  are  a  values-driven  organisation  which
employs  values-driven  people  who  want  to  make  a  difference.  Our  values  are:  Inclusion,
Creativity, Compassion, Courageousness and Expert. You will play a vital part in ensuring that
we can resource and sustain this amazing work.

Our Services

All  of  our  services  across  children  and  adults  and  parent/carers,  mirror  the  wider
organisational mission of providing safe, fun and meaningful support that enables personal
development. We provide this support by ensuring our staff are skilfully trained, meet the
highest  safeguarding  expectations  and  are  encouraged  to  develop  and  upskill  throughout
their career with Resources for Autism.

The Role

Main Responsibilities:

•  Record and code all transactions from the bank to QuickBooks(QBKS)
•  Reconcile all bank accounts daily
•  Record purchase invoices and expenses receipts and save in QBKS
•  Pay all approved invoices/expenses twice a month
•  Raising sales/fees invoices using Registers including for contractual fees and parental

or other fees

•  Record and reconcile credit card payments on QBKS

•  Manage MYRFA app support and produce monthly hourly payroll reports to be

reviewed by Payroll administrator

•  Uphold and adhere to the values of RfA at all time
•  Ensure there is always compliance with RfA’s safeguarding policies and procedures
•  All staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in our services
•  Undertake any other duties asked of you that are commensurate with your grade

Person Specification

Skills and experience
Minimum 2 years'
experience in Finance role
Experience of Accounting
packages
Experience of Using Quick
Books
Part qualified of a
recognised accountancy
body
Has good hands-on
experience in Finance
Skills in creating and
developing solutions- A can
do attitude
Ability to work independent
when necessary
An understanding of finance
processes and able to
communicate to non-
finance colleagues
Confident in other software
excel
Standard skills expected of
all staff
Excellent communication
skills (written and verbal)
adaptable to different
populations including
colleagues, external
professionals, service users,
families, volunteers, donors
Strong organisational and
prioritisation skills

Good understanding of
Safeguarding

Essential
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Desirable

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IT skills: proficient with
Office 365
Self-starter and able to work
independently, using own
initiative
Non-judgemental,
compassionate

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Confidentiality
You will have access to confidential information concerning families and other service users
and will be required to maintain confidentiality at all times.

Staff Benefits
90% of our staff say that Resources for Autism is “a great place to work”.
Not only will the work you do ensure we are making vital differences and inspiring others, but
our other benefits also include:

•

flexible working patterns with the option to work in a hybrid way (only available
for some roles)

•  25 days of leave (pro rata for part time roles) each year plus 8 bank holidays and
an additional 3 Celebration days that could be used between Christmas and new
year, but may be used for other religious days or significant days such as your
birthday

•  access to ongoing training and progress in the areas that interest you
•  access to our wellbeing initiatives and an Employee Assistance Programme
•  enrolment on to our pension scheme
•  a supportive, warm and fun working environment made up of values driven
people who are passionate about changing the world for autistic people

Application process:

In  order  that  we  adhere  to  Safer  Recruitment  processes,  all  applicants  are  required  to
complete an application form which must include your full employment history with clear
details, any gaps in employment need to be outlined and explained. You are also required to
provide details of your education history.

In  your  personal  statement  we  would  like  to  see  how  you  feel  you  meet  the  person
specification and the requirements/responsibilities of the role.

If for any reason, such as due to accessibility, you feel you would struggle to complete an
application form you can contact us via the below email and we may explore other options
with you.

To discuss the role informally or if you need to contact us you can contact the HR team via
recruitment@resourcesforautism.org.uk

We particularly welcome applications from global majority candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates
and  disabled  candidates,  because  we  would  like  to  increase  the  representation  of  these
groups at Resources for Autism. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will
lead to even greater results for our community.

As you would expect, we are a neuro-affirming employer, with a strengths and rights based
approach to neurodiversity which affirms neurodivergent identity – we don’t want to “fix” or
“cure”  autism,  and  we  don’t  see  it  as  a  “disability”  however  we  do  recognise  it  can  be
“disabling”.  We  are  working  to  improve  the  ways  in  which  we  recruit  and  support
neurodiverse employees and those with lived experience of neurodiversity.

RfA  is  a  Disability  Confidant  employer  and  candidates  who  meet  the  minimum  essential
criteria, that have a disability will be guaranteed an interview.

Deadline for applications: (20/2/26 )
Interviews:  week beginning (25/2/26)