Finance Officer

Reports to:         Management Accountant

Salary:                  £26,000 FTE (pro-rata)

Contract:             Permanent Part Time

Hours:                  30 hours per week (22.5 hours will be considered)           

Based at:             Elm Tree Court, Devizes

The Finance Officer plays a key role in ensuring the accurate and efficient recording, reconciliation and reporting of income and expenditure for the charity.  Initially this role will focus on the Sales Ledger (including Credit Control) and Bank Reconciliations, but in time will support activity in all areas of the Finance Function.

After a period of growth, the charity is reviewing and investing in back-office systems in order to remove slow, manual processes.  Our aim is to ensure that our teams in all departments have access to timely and accurate financial information in order to make the best decisions and further our strategic aims.  In 2025/26, we are likely to introduce a new finance system to replace Exchequer and this role will be very much involved in the development and implementation of new ways of working.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. All WWT staff will receive safeguarding training and must ensure that they comply with WWT’s safeguarding policy.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse organisation, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need talented people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. 

As an employee of Wiltshire Wildlife Trust you will have access to a huge range of benefits and support, including but not limited to:

• Employer pension contribution up to 7.5% 
• Group risk insurance – death in service and income protection
• 27 days annual leave increasing to 30 days in your fifth year of service plus public holidays (pro-rata)
• Staff discount at Dragonfly Cafe
• Free tea and coffee
• Head office in town centre with free parking
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
• Two staff wellbeing days per annum

If after reading the job description you would like to discuss this opportunity informally, please contact Leanne Marks (Management Accountant) by emailing leannem@wiltshirewildlife.org.  

Closing Date: 9am on Tuesday 10^th June 2025

PLEASE NOTE: if interest is significant we reserve the option to close the vacancy early and conduct interviews on an as required basis. Should the vacancy remain open until the stated deadline then interviews will be held on the afternoon of Monday 16^th June 2025.

Please submit your application to recruitment@wiltshirewildlife.org

(Please note we are only able to accept applications via our application form and when completing the form please ensure you use the ‘supporting statement’ section to evidence how you believe you meet the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Job Description. This information will be used in our short-listing process).

As a charity Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Ltd is committed to saving costs.  Therefore, if you have not received an invitation to attend an interview within three weeks of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

A full job description and application pack is available to download from below.