<h3>Contract type: Consultancy (6 months)</h3><h3>Hours: Part-time – 24-32 hours per week</h3><h3>Rate: €40 per hour, inclusive of VAT</h3><p>Location: Remote: open to candidates based anywhere in the EU or the UK</p><h3>Start date: ASAP</h3><h3>Reports to: Interim Finance Manager</h3><p>Applications: Reviewed on a rolling basis – early applications encouraged</p><h3>About the role</h3><p><a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/systemic-justice">Systemic Justice</a> is looking for a Junior Finance Consultant to provide hands-on, practical support to our Interim Finance Manager during a busy period for the finance function. This is a part-time, remote consultancy suited to someone with a solid grounding in bookkeeping or junior accountancy who is comfortable working independently, managing routine financial processes accurately, and picking things up quickly.</p><p>The role is focused on the operational essentials: processing payments, organising financial documentation, managing credit card transactions, reconciling accounts, and supporting day-to-day bookkeeping. It is a great fit for someone early in their finance career who enjoys precise, well-organised work and wants exposure to the financial operations of a mission-driven organisation.</p><h3>Key responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Prepare and process payments (vendor and consultant payments, reimbursements, and other outgoing transactions) in the banking system, ensuring accuracy and proper authorisation.</li><li>Maintain and organise financial documentation for all transactions, ensuring records are complete, correctly filed, and easy to retrieve.</li><li>Manage credit card transactions: collecting receipts, checking expense claims, and ensuring transactions are properly coded and documented.</li><li>Carry out regular bank and account reconciliations, identifying and flagging discrepancies promptly.</li><li>Support preparing monthly budget-vs-actual reports and dashboards.</li><li>Support compiling actuals and figures for annual budget planning.</li><li>Maintain supplier records and support maintaining the fixed assets register.</li><li>Support drafting grant expenditure reports for funders, for Interim Finance Manager review.</li><li>Support basic bookkeeping tasks, including data entry and transaction allocation in the accounting system (Business Central).</li><li>Assist with the preparation of supporting documentation for audits and funder reporting as needed.</li><li>Flag any issues, errors, or inconsistencies to the Interim Finance Manager in a timely manner.</li><li>Provide general administrative and financial support to the finance function as priorities require.</li></ul><h3>Profile</h3><ul><li>A background in bookkeeping, finance assistance, or junior accountancy, gained through study, training, or work experience.</li><li>Comfortable with the fundamentals of financial transaction processing, basic reconciliation, and document management.</li><li>Highly organised, with strong attention