Finance and Administration Officer

at  Worcestershire Wildlife Trust

We’re looking for an organised and methodical person to play a key role in ensuring the finance function of the Trust and its trading subsidiary are run efficiently and effectively

YOU

We’re looking for someone who is organised and methodical with experience of financial procedures and working to strict deadlines. Working as part of the finance and operations team, you will play a key role in ensuring the finance function of the Trust and its trading subsidiary, WNCT Enterprises Ltd, run efficiently and effectively. You must be able to plan and manage your workload to fit within various reporting deadlines while maintaining meticulous attention to detail to ensure accuracy of transactions recorded. This role does not require any formal accounting or financial qualifications but you must be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of accounting & bookkeeping practices as well as some understanding of VAT.
US
We are Worcestershire’s leading nature conservation charity, committed to protecting wildlife and the natural environment. We are supported by over 21,000 members. Our 40 staff are supported by 500 volunteers who are vital to the delivery of our work. We manage 75+ nature reserves across Worcestershire, covering 12.5 square kilometres of land, and provide land management advice across around a quarter of the county. We also work to inspire people to take action for nature and this includes working with schools and young people, communities and local businesses.

Our three goals set out in our strategy to 2030 are:

• Nature in recovery: 30% of land for nature by 2030
• Action for nature: one in four people taking action for nature by 2030
• Sustaining our future: more diversity, more funding and carbon zero by 2030

We are one of 46 independent Wildlife Trusts operating across the UK.
We’re Wild About Inclusion. To us, this means inspiring, empowering and engaging people from all backgrounds, cultures, identities and abilities, to change the natural world for the better. It also means cultivating inclusive workspaces that are free from discrimination, where differences are valued, everyone can be themselves and flourish, just like nature!

Based at our offices at Lower Smite Farm the main elements of the role will be: