Finance Worker / Bookkeeper

Please note: the deadline for this job is now Monday 21 Oct at 5pm

The Finance Worker/Bookkeeper will assist our small team with day-to-day processing, bookkeeping and management accounts preparation for our organisation. They will support production of financial reports for funders and monitoring purposes and will assist the wider team with anything finance related as necessary. 

Our turnover in the past few years has been around £250,000. We outsource payroll to Glasgow Council for Voluntary Services so this does not form part of the role. VAT calculations are undertaken by our accountant. We run our bookkeeping through Xero.

This role is 7 hours per week. Preference for Friday however hours can be agreed. Continuation of the post is dependent on further funding. The role will be based at our workshops and gardens at 15 Fairley Street, Glasgow.

This role is for you if:

• you are good with numbers  
• you are systematic and methodical;
• you are organised and have experience of bookkeeping software;
• you share our values and want to contribute to a small charity working for a just Scotland. 

Essential for this role:

• Well rounded and competent financial experience.
• Excellent bookkeeping and accountancy knowledge. Good knowledge of Xero preferred (training will be provided)
• Experience of working with spreadsheets and Excel
• Computer literacy: Excel/Word
• Ability to work as part of a team, understanding the importance of good relationships at all levels within the organisation.
• Great organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Comfortable managing competing priorities.
• Amazing communication skills
• Flexibility to respond to tasks as organisation needs/requires.
• Conscientious 
• Open and frank….and able to share mistakes/challenges as part of problem solving approach
• Meticulous with high capacity for attention to detail

Desirable, but not essential:

• Experience of working in the voluntary sector and requirements of funders etc
• Experience of working in different sizes and types of organisations would be helpful

How to Apply

Please send us an email with the following information:

● A paragraph on why you would be a good fit for the role, max 250 words 

● A list of any relevant experience, max 250 words

● Summarise your employment history and educational background, max 250 words

● Let us know more about you, max 100 words 

● Your contact details

About GalGael

GalGael is a small community organisation. We stand for health, compassion and justice for all. We create the conditions for people from marginalised communities to reclaim health and agency through working with their hands. This takes place within the context of community woven around woodwork, growing, cooking, eating, boat repair and rowing. Our Making Just Futures project is a practical and participatory response to poverty, poor mental health, inequality, and loneliness and a means to develop capacities necessary for a just transition to net zero carbon.

You can find out more about us on our website.

Equal Opportunities

GalGael opposes all discrimination on the grounds of colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, economic status or social background, gender, sexuality, marital status, religion, age, size or disability. We value diversity and lived experience.

Salary: £24k - £27k per annum pro rata (dependant on experience)

This is a role where hybrid working is possible.

We are also open to considering filling this role on a self employed basis.