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Assistant Finance Business Partner

Employer
RSPB
Location
Sandy, Bedfordshire
Salary
Starting at £25,463 to £29,707 per annum
Closing date
29 Aug 2018

Job Details

Are you looking for a rewarding and challenging role in the country's largest nature conservation charity?

Assistant Finance Business Partner
Reference number: A2500818
Location: Sandy, Bedfordshire
Salary starting at: £25,463 to £29,707 per annum
Hours: Full time
Contract: Permanent

We are looking for a self-motivated and enthusiastic person to join the financial planning and reporting team; you will be key in supporting the team with general reporting and planning, but will also be instrumental in supporting the various Directorates we have. Principally working with the Finance Business Partners across all Directorates in such areas as the compilation of Grant income and expenditure reports for our projects, local groups support, playing a large role during month end, year end and budget planning, plus working with the commercial trading operations team.

You will ideally be a part - qualified accountant with up to date technical knowledge and a thirst for progressing in your professional qualifications and role. You will be out-going and appreciate the importance of being able to communicate (written and oral) clear and engaging financial information; working closely with our internal Senior Managers and the other Finance Business Partners. You will also be comfortable working under pressure to tight deadlines and interacting with people at all levels inside the RSPB.

We will support you in continuing your studies and gaining a recognised professional finance qualification, whilst learning the practical side of the job to be a fully qualified accountant.

If you can see yourself in this role, we look forward to meeting you.

Closing date: 29 August 2018

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the Role Profile and Application Details.

When you make your application please ensure that you include reference number A2500818 on any correspondence. 

This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. You will be asked to declare unspent convictions and cautions at offer of employment stage.

No agencies please. 

Company

The RSPB (the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) is a large, national charity dedicated to the conservation of birds and other wildlife and the environments on which they depend. Founded in 1889, the RSPB has more than a million members, over 2,000 employees and 13,500 volunteers. RSPB’s UK headquarters are in Bedfordshire and it has an annual income of nearly £133 million.

RSPB carries out conservation work in many different areas. It runs a network of 200 nature reserves covering almost 13,000 hectares, which are home to 80% of the UK’s rarest or most threatened bird species. It works with farmers to identify wildlife friendly farming methods, researches bird populations and partners with international conservation organisations.

RSPB is also an advocacy organisation, lobbying the government on diverse topics such as planning, wind farms and economics. It has a UK headquarters, three national offices and nine offices in the English regions. Its million-plus members, 200,000 of whom are youth members, make it the largest conservation organisation in the UK. RSPB also has 150 local groups and more than 80 youth groups. It has a volunteer to staff ratio of 6:1.

The charity was founded in Manchester in 1889 as the Plumage League (initially as a campaign against the killing of birds for the fashion industry). It received a Royal Charter in 1904, becoming the ‘Royal Society for the Protection of Birds’. RSPB moved to its present headquarters in Sandy, Bedfordshire, in 1961.

One of the RSPB’s most popular activities, carried out for children since 1979 and for adults since 2001, is the Big Garden Birdwatch. The Birdwatch is an annual data collection of bird populations that takes place every January. In 2016, 519,000 people were involved, counting over 8 million birds. The Birdwatch enables RSPB to build a picture of garden wildlife across the UK. It has shown, for instance, that the sparrow population has declined by 60% since 1979.

RSPB also urges supporters to ‘make a home for nature’ in their gardens. Activities include creating feeding stations and homes for hedgehogs, providing flowers and plants for moths, creating habitats for frogs and toads and forming safe corridors from one garden to the next.

RSPB, along with sister organisations, Stop Climate Chaos Cymru and Stop Climate Chaos Scotland, is part of The Climate Coalition. It argues that the effect of climate change on wildlife and wild places can already been seen and that increased flooding and rain from climate change will spell disaster for birds and wildlife.

RSPB is also a member of BirdLife International, a global partnership of conservation organisations that share common objectives.

RSPB is a major fundraising charity and spends around 90% of its income on conservation, public education and advocacy.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01767 680 551
Location
The Lodge,
Potton Road,
Sandy,
Bedfordshire
SG19 2DL
GB

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