Finance Officer - Commercial Co-Ordinator

St Helena is a fast-paced, exciting place to work! As funding for our essential services continues to be challenged, there is constant focus on how we can generate new sustainable income streams to safeguard the future of our charity and the important work we do to support those in North East Essex facing incurable illness and bereavement.

In the last 5 years we have launched three new registered commercial companies with the intention of generating profit to be gifted to St Helena. As those businesses have grown, we are now looking for someone to join our Finance team to support the commercial teams with ensuring income is collected and accurate data is fed through into the finance systems.

This is a pivotal role acting as a conduit between the commercial enterprise operations and the central finance function of the charity, and as such we are seeking a motivated, methodical, flexible Finance Officer to join our team. You will be an experienced and confident Excel user and have general ease in working with multiple IT systems. You will have a focus on customer service and building positive relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and customers. You must be able to work efficiently, have a curious nature and determination to ensure accuracy and completeness., Can manage multiple demands and work fluidly and efficiently, identifying key priorities and adapting accordingly.

Has excellent customer service skills and the ability to build strong, positive working relationships.

Is a confident IT user, with strong Excel skills and is not phased by using multiple IT systems.

Has attention to detail, a methodical approach and cares about ensuring accuracy and completeness.

Normal hours for this role are Monday to Friday 8:30am am to 4:30pm, with 30 minutes for lunch. Hybrid working is available with a minimum of 2 days per week in our Colchester based office, but full time office working is available to anyone who may prefer this. There is flexibility for the working pattern to be different to the normal working hours stated above.

St Helena may elect to bring forward the closing date for this vacancy in the event we receive the desired volume of applications. You are therefore encouraged to submit your application early if you wish to express an interest in this opportunity.

St Helena Hospices core values and behaviours will be embedded in our recruitment, our training and development review and our decision making process.

St Helena provides a friendly, supportive and positive working environment across all our sites and diverse teams. We are an ambitious organisation determined to make a difference to local people across north Essex who face incurable illness and bereavement. That means working with us is a demanding but hugely fulfilling experience.