abrdn Charitable Foundation Finance and Reporting Administrator

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Job Description
At abrdn, we empower our clients to plan, save, and invest for their futures. Through the expertise, insight, and innovation of our team, we aim to help clients create more ways for money to make an impact. We set our sights on giving them more confidence to achieve their goals and more clarity about what they need next. And we focus on delivering outcomes that are more than just financial – by investing sustainably to build a better world.
About the Department
abrdn’s Brand Corporate Affairs and Sustainability function aims to position our Corporate Sustainability Strategy as a market differentiator. It is vital that our industry comes together to address the urgent sustainability challenges we face globally, focusing on both environmental and social issues. Our role is to enable our clients to navigate their sustainability goals, lead by example in our operations, and collaborate with partners to drive change.
One key initiative is the abrdn Charitable Foundation (aCF), focusing on tomorrow’s generation (16-25 years). We build charity partnerships within two main categories – People and Planet – creating positive social and environmental impacts for future generations. Under People, we focus on social mobility, breaking down barriers to employment and financial well-being. Under Planet, we focus on protecting nature and addressing climate change.
About the Role
Reporting to the Senior Social Impact and Partnerships Manager, the aCF Finance and Reporting Administrator will support the delivery of the charity’s strategy. Working closely with the Corporate Sustainability and Finance Teams, they will track the aCF budget, process payments, and produce quarterly budget updates. They will also monitor and report the impact of our charity partnerships, collaborating with external consultants.
Please note this is a part time vacancy, working 21 hours a week.

Key Responsibilities

• Process the monthly reconciliation of the charity bank account.
• Track and process payments in line with contract terms.
• Track evidence of deposits into the charity bank account.
• Prepare quarterly finance updates and present papers to the charity’s Board of Directors.
• Support the annual accounts audit with the abrdn Finance Team and external auditors.
• Log accounts with OSCR annually.
• Collaborate with charity partners to gather impact data and update the data dashboard.
• Produce regular impact reports and case studies for internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide finance and impact data for abrdn’s annual and corporate sustainability reporting.

About the Candidate

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Experience in finance and impact measurement.
• Strong attention to detail and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Experience managing stakeholders across various sectors.
• A positive, driven mindset with a strong delivery focus.
• The ability to anticipate challenges, speak up, and act with initiative.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.
Our benefits
There’s more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.
When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits
here.
Our business
Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do
here
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We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.
If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist

• Process the monthly reconciliation of the charity bank account.
• Track and process payments in line with contract terms.
• Track evidence of deposits into the charity bank account.
• Prepare quarterly finance updates and present papers to the charity’s Board of Directors.
• Support the annual accounts audit with the abrdn Finance Team and external auditors.
• Log accounts with OSCR annually.
• Collaborate with charity partners to gather impact data and update the data dashboard.
• Produce regular impact reports and case studies for internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide finance and impact data for abrdn’s annual and corporate sustainability reporting