Treasury and Finance Officer (Watford)
Employer: Action For Children
Location: Hybrid working (Watford office 1 day per week).
Temporary: Fixed Term Contract for 12 months
Working hours: Full time
Salary: £35,000 per annum
Closing date: Wednesday 10th June 2026
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Treasury and Finance Officer.
Salary: £35,000 per annum.
Location: Hybrid working (Watford office 1 day per week).
Contract: Fixed Term Contract for 12 months, 35 hours per week.
Benefits:
29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
Staff discount and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.
Why Action for Children?
Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.
A bit about the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Finance team as a Treasury and Finance Officer on a 12‑month fixed term contract.
You will be responsible for ensuring timely payments of supplier invoices, youth builds and all banking matters and transactions are completed in an accurate and timely manner.
You will be also responsible for delivering a high standard of service to all AFC business partners, managers and internal and external stakeholders.
How you'll help to create brighter futures
Ensure the day-to-day accounting of bank transactions is carried out with a high level of accuracy, right first time.
Adhere to, and maintain, the financial services timetable for monthly, quarterly, and annual routines surrounding month end close.
Ensuring payments are set up in a timely manner and approval process is adhered before setting up payments on bank and APT for BACS payments.
Assist number of employees with the ability to conduct critical business functions surrounding payments and receipts, understanding all areas of bank administration including BACS, Pay-pal, and credit card machines and recording these transactions in timely manner on systems.
Point of contact in relation to bank queries and support hub.
Balance sheet reconciliations – Bank, Pay-pal, Petty Cash etc.
Assist the team in embedding new workload and process/system improvements into the Treasury and financial accounting department.
Let's talk about you
Part qualified with a recognised CCAB qualification (ACCA, CIMA).
Previous experience of delivering the same or similar duties, including production of month end reporting.
Effective communicator, including building engagement and support to delivery an effective service.
Demonstrable analytical and critical thinking skills.
Using an integrated accounts package
Computer literate, with advanced excel skill (including v-lookups, pivots etc.)
Effective team player.
Ability to apply quality and professional accounting standards, in a methodical way.
Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.
Diversity, equality, and inclusion
At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.
We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.
Want to know more about Action for Children?
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Closing Date: Wednesday 10th June 2026.
Interviews will be held by MS Teams just after the closing date above.
See below for further information about working with us:
Action for Children Employee Benefits
AfC Commitment Statement
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