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Closing date for applications: 10:00am on Tuesday 20th May 2025Salary: £28,000 per annum&nbsp;Interviews: Likely week commencing Monday 26th May &nbsp; &nbsp;We are currently seeking a Finance Officer to join our brilliant Finance Team at Shakespeare’s&nbsp;Globe on a permanent, full-time basis.Shakespeare’s Globe celebrates Shakespeare’s transformative impact on the world by conducting a radical theatrical experiment. Inspired and informed by the unique historic playing conditions of two beautiful iconic theatres, our diverse programme of work harnesses the power of performance, cultivates intellectual curiosity and excites learning to make Shakespeare accessible for all.&nbsp;Supporting the Finance Manager and Senior Finance Officers, the Finance Officer ensures transactional information is correctly processed, covering sales and purchase ledgers, bank account transactions, payments and receipts, company cards, journals, and ensuring that balance sheet codes are correctly balanced at the end of each month. The Finance Officer takes ownership of their areas, providing a high-quality finance service to internal and external stakeholders and suggests process improvements as appropriate.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Finance Department plays a vital role in driving the organisation’s strategic and operational success. It provides expert financial insight to inform decision-making, ensures compliance with regulatory and fiscal requirements, and delivers accurate, timely reporting to support effective budget management. The team also upholds strong internal controls to safeguard charitable funds, offers robust project management support, and acts as a trusted business partner in evaluating new initiatives and enhancing financial systems and processes.&nbsp; Knowledge, skills and experienceWe are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented individual with strong numeracy, communication, and Microsoft Excel skills to join our finance team. The ideal candidate will be have competency working with data and spreadsheets, demonstrate a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, and take a thoughtful, organised approach to their work. Strong interpersonal skills are essential, as the role involves collaboration within the team and communication with colleagues across the organisation. We value individuals who are eager to learn, open to feedback, and committed to providing excellent service to all stakeholders. A genuine interest in finance and alignment with the Trust’s values are important.&nbsp;We are committed to improving diversity and inclusion across our organisation. Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and the Global Majority are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single specification. If you’re excited about the role but your experience or qualifications don’t perfectly align, we encourage you to apply anyway. We particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups such as the global majority, LGBTQA+, those with a disability and neurodiverse conditions.&nbsp;&nbsp;Benefits:&nbsp;<ul><li>Discount in the Globe shop and onsite restaurants/cafes </li><li>Staff discounts via My Globe Perks and Better Bankside Buzzcard </li><li>Free entry to selected shows, events and activities </li><li>Access to our free employee assistance programme and 24/7 virtual GP service </li><li>Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave and pay </li><li>Life assurance scheme&nbsp; </li><li>Rental deposit scheme </li><li>Season ticket loans&nbsp; </li><li>Eye test voucher scheme </li><li>Flu vaccination scheme </li><li>Cycle to work scheme </li><li>Enhanced employer pension contributions after 12 months service.&nbsp;</li></ul> To apply:&nbsp;For more information, please download the job description from our website, linked on the jobs page. To apply, please complete the online application form linked on our jobs page by 10:00am on Tuesday 20th May 2025.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Please note interviews for this role are likely to take place across week commencing Monday 26 May 2025.&nbsp;We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

Shakespeare's Globe

Finance officer

Closing date: 16th May 2025Salary: £24,840 - £26,000 dependent on experience (+bonus +benefits)Location: The role will be based at our Didcot (HHC) office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week. Join our treasury team!Are you ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role where your meticulous attention to detail and financial management skills can truly shine? As a Treasury Assistant in Hachette UK Ltd., you’ll be an essential part of our Treasury team, ensuring the smooth processing of payments and daily financial transactions. If you're passionate about delivering excellence and thrive in a collaborative, dynamic environment, this opportunity is for you! Key responsibilitiesIn this role, you’ll handle a variety of tasks critical to the company's financial operations, including:<ul><li>Daily Financial Management: Process bank statement transactions with precision and efficiency, ensuring all daily banking activities are up-to-date and accurate.</li><li>Payment Processing: Manage both manual and automated payment runs, including our regular royalty payments, ensuring timely and accurate transfers.</li><li>Refund Processing: Accurately process refunds using Secure Trading and other banking platforms, ensuring refunds are managed efficiently.</li><li>Direct Debits &amp; Standing Orders: Accurately record and process direct debits and standing orders, maintaining an organized approach to recurring payments.</li><li>Monthly Reconciliations: Prepare detailed and accurate monthly bank reconciliations to ensure all financial records align with bank statements.</li><li>Cheque Management: Handle cheque banking and reconciliations with great attention to detail, ensuring nothing slips through the cracks.</li><li>Proforma Payments: Collaborate closely with our Customer Services team to ensure timely dispatch of orders as soon as payment is received.</li><li>Stakeholder Communication: Maintain clear, consistent, and effective communication with all stakeholders, delivering exceptional service and ensuring all queries are addressed promptly.</li><li>Administrative Support: Perform essential administrative duties such as scanning, filing, and archiving, ensuring the Treasury Department operates smoothly and efficiently.</li><li>Additional Responsibilities: Take on any other tasks as required to support the team, showcasing your flexibility and commitment to the department’s overall success.</li></ul> The ideal candidateWe’re seeking someone who is:<ul><li>Numerate, reliable, and accurate in handling financial tasks.</li><li>Self-motivated and flexible with strong analytical and organisational skills.</li><li>A strong communicator, both written and verbal, with a customer-focused mindset.</li><li>Well-organized and able to manage multiple tasks while meeting strict deadlines.</li><li>Adaptable and proactive, comfortable working both independently and collaboratively, with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.</li><li>Keen to grow and develop in a role where your contributions are noticed and appreciate</li></ul> What you'll bring to the teamWe’re looking for someone who has:<ul><li>Strong MS Office skills, particularly Excel.</li><li>Knowledge of SAP and double-entry bookkeeping (preferred, but we’re happy to train the right person!).</li><li>Experience with bank reconciliations or payment processing (a bonus!).</li><li>A keen attention to detail and a methodical approach to tasks.</li></ul>Experience and qualifications:<ul><li>Ideally, some experience in a similar role within a shared service environment.</li><li>GCSEs in Maths and English (or equivalent) are required.</li></ul> Why you'll love working hereAt our company, we believe in fostering a positive, inclusive environment where your work is recognized and valued. By joining our Treasury team, you will:<ul><li>Be part of a proactive and forward-thinking team where your contributions will be key to our success.</li><li>Develop your skills in a supportive, growth-focused environment.</li><li>Enjoy a balanced work-life schedule with flexible working options, both in the office and remotely.</li><li>Feel the impact of your work as you contribute to critical financial operations, ensuring smooth payments and reconciliations.</li></ul> What we offerAt Hachette UK Ltd., we believe in nurturing talent and fostering a work environment where every contribution matters. If you’re looking for a role where your expertise will be valued and your growth supported, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and take the next step in your Treasury career!Our staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)</li><li>Private medical insurance</li><li>Generous pension schemes</li><li>Rent deposit loans</li><li>2 community days per year</li><li>Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)</li><li>Retail discounts through Hachette rewards</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Wide-ranging training library</li><li>Development programmes (including mentoring)</li><li>Up to 70% off book purchases</li><li>A charity bookshelf</li><li>12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including&nbsp;Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul> Our commitmentHachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.&nbsp;

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Treasury assistant

Closing date: 12th May 2025Salary starting from: £27,000&nbsp;Simon &amp; Schuster UK’s Finance team is looking for an enthusiastic Accounts Receivable assistant to join and support the Finance team.Reporting to the Finance Manager, the successful candidate will act as the first point of call for all accounts receivable administration. &nbsp;You will be responsible for raising co-edition sales and sub-rights invoices, allocating cash received, reconciling accounts, and chasing for outstanding debt, as well as any other ad hoc tasks that arise. &nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experienceThe ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills, a keen eye for detail, ability to work to deadlines, and impeccable organisational skills. The individual will be a proactive and self-motivated team player who is confident, professional and conscientious. Good grounding of administration is essential and able to work in an office environment. Previous experience in an administrative role is desirable, with experience of Microsoft 365 applications and good IT skills.&nbsp;We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

Simon & Schuster UK

Accounts receivable assistant

Closing date for applications: 9am on 2 June 2025Salary: £90,000 Per Annum &nbsp;We are committed to improving diversity and inclusion across our organisation. Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and the Global Majority are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single specification. If you’re excited about the role but your experience or qualifications don’t perfectly align, we encourage you to apply anyway. We particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups such as the global majority, LGBTQA+, those with a disability and&nbsp;neurodiverse&nbsp;conditions.Shakespeare’s Globe is currently seeking a Finance Director to join our Finance team. This is a key role within the Executive Leadership team, with accountability for Finance, Procurement and IT at the Globe. You will work collaboratively with the CEO and Executive leadership team to drive strong business as usual delivery, and provide provide balanced insight to Executive Leadership Team and the Senior Leadership Group so that they can take responsibility for questioning routines and rituals, and for streamlining processes that improve efficiency.&nbsp;The Finance Director is the lead on the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) and is a key part of other relevant committees. You will also attend and report at Board meetings, developing strong working relationships with Board members, the Artistic Director, Executive Leadership members, members of the Senior Leadership Group (SLG), the Finance and Procurement team, the Globe’s IT contractor, and colleagues throughout the Globe. &nbsp;The skills:<ul><li>Chartered Accountant.</li><li>Extensive Director level business experience in a complex organisation.</li><li>A strategic thinker with entrepreneurial instincts</li><li>Demonstrable experience in managing contracts.</li><li>Experience within the charities sector including understanding of the relevant accounting, taxation and other regulatory requirements this presents.</li><li>Empathy with the work, aims and mission of the Globe including an appreciation of the balance between the charitable purpose and commercial imperatives.</li><li>An effective and flexible leadership and management style with demonstrable ability to inspire, motivate, coach and develop a team.</li><li>Credibility and authority to work effectively and liaise internally with senior staff and externally with Trustees and other stakeholders.</li><li>An excellent negotiator and influencer with string emotional intelligence and good communication skills.</li><li>Analytical problem-solving ability with the appetite and energy to evaluate, challenge and change the status quo.</li><li>Experience in financial and risk compliance and governance issues.</li><li>Accessible and inclusive report writing and presentation skills demonstrated as a part of Board level reporting.</li><li>Positive, determined, pragmatic, and resilient – able to inspire confidence and respect.</li><li>The ability to work flexibly in a creative, fast-moving environment and understand the importance of artistic risk taking and to respond positively to it.</li><li>Experience in, or a personal interest in the arts, heritage/museum, or creative industries.</li><li>Experience of managing IT contracts or IT staff.&nbsp;</li></ul> &nbsp;The team:The Finance Department provides timely and accurate financial information to key stakeholders while protecting Shakespeare’s Globe assets and ensures compliance with laws and regulations in relation to financial and taxation matters. Serving as a key partner on topics requiring economic, financial and value for money inputs and expertise, the Finance Department manages Accounting and Financial Reporting, Tax, Banking Relationships, Procurement, Financial Risk Management, Contracts, Management Reporting, and external audit partners &nbsp;Shakespeare’s Globe:We celebrate Shakespeare’s transformative impact on the world by conducting a radical theatrical experiment. Inspired and informed by the unique historic playing conditions of two beautiful iconic theatres, our diverse programme of work harnesses the power of performance, cultivates intellectual curiosity and excites learning to make Shakespeare accessible for all. &nbsp;To apply:For more information, please download the job description via the Apply button. To apply, please complete the online application form by 9:00am on 2 June 2025. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

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