Location - Central London / Remote

Contract - Full Time (35 hours p/w), Permanent

Start date - Ideally ASAP, but flexible for the right candidate

Salary - £41,000 - £47,250 per annum 

Reporting to – Head of Finance

Deadline – Sunday 29th October, 23:59

Interviews – w.c. 6th November at our Central London office, with potential second interview w.c. 13th November

WHO WE ARE

We’re Hubbub, a creative charity that’s been inspiring positive environmental action since 2014. Every campaign is sparked by our passion to problem-solve and make greener choices easier and more possible for everyone – from food to fashion and from reuse to greener and more connected communities. Everyday solutions that bring people, community groups and business together to do good and create change that scales and influences far beyond the people involved. Change that shows how much is possible when we all get on board. 

OUR VALUES 

• Give a damn about the environment: it’s authentically at the heart of everything we do because we’re committed to taking action on climate change and the environment. We care about the difference we make and are honest about our impact. 

• Curious: have an interest in people, places, trends, politics and the world we live in. Asks questions, seeks knowledge and has self direction to discover the answers. We have an eye for detail and intuition to see opportunities. Always explores new ways to engage wider communities meaningfully. 

• Entrepreneurial: leads the way. Embraces flexibility to achieve our charitable purpose. Nimble and brave enough to take risks to experiment without fear. Proud of independent spirit. Takes initiative and responsibility. 

• Creative: Re-imagines everything and enables people to see things differently. Trusts intuition and brings magic to everyday. Continually challenges the way things are. 

• Playful: positive and playful to connect people, catch imaginations and make people smile, because the world is serious enough. 

• For Everyone: Creating ways to include everyone in climate action, breaking down barriers and making it worthwhile too. It’s built into who we are and everything we do. 

HOW WE WORK 

We do things the Hubbub way:  

• Scope: We care about the environment and believe the cause is bigger than the organisation. We’re always thinking about the most pressing challenges and problems we can tackle. We collaborate with organisations, big and small, who share our ambition to find new ways to disrupt the status quo and inspire action that’s good for the environment, and for everyone. 

• Discover: We’re curious. We listen, observe and ask questions to gain insight and knowledge to understand the people and places we want to inspire. We use our intuition and experience to identify opportunities to instigate action on environmental issues. We build ideas based on evidence. 

• Create: We’re a creative bunch. Our campaigns put ideas into action to raise awareness, change habits, and show that good things happen when people come together. We start with things people care about. We use behaviour change techniques, positive language and highlight the benefits. We use good design, seasonal hooks and a splash of playfulness. 

• Experiment: We’re entrepreneurial. We have a healthy restlessness. As we deliver campaigns we constantly experiment, measure and adapt what we do, to test new ways to connect with people and find out what has the biggest impact. 

• Scale: We start small and think big. Our campaigns ripple, scale and influence far beyond the people involved in them. We share what we discover, the good and the bad. Sometimes we give it another go to find a better way. When it works we open source our ideas so they can be replicated and scaled. We build transformation opportunities to shape systems and policy. 

WHAT YOU'LL DO

We’re looking for a brilliant management accountant to join our purpose-driven team of over 50. You will work closely with the Finance team and members of the leadership team to support our growing environmental charity and social enterprise. 

A typical month of work would range from preparing the management accounts and analysis for directors and trustees, providing support to project managers in managing their budgets, supporting our finance co-ordinator in chasing debtors and paying suppliers and suggesting and making improvements to processes. 

Your role will include:

Hubbub Foundation 

• Producing management accounts each month and assisting the Head of Finance in analysing and providing detailed information for the directors. 

• Taking ownership of our internal systems and record-keeping, making constant improvements to enhance the smooth running of the organisation.   

• Assisting the Finance Co-ordinator with day-today tasks, including managing debtors and creditors; processing invoices and receipts, expenses, regular bank reconciliations and preparing regular reports.  

• Be the main point of contact for the external auditors with support from the Head of Finance. 

• Responsible for quarterly VAT submission.

• Deputise for duties when Head of Finance and Finance Co-ordinator are on holiday.  

Hubbub Enterprise 

• Managing all regular bookkeeping tasks for our trading subsidiary, Hubbub Enterprise and provide admin support on other tasks.  

• Help provide ad hoc support for our Ballot Bin and Plastic Fishing activities: managing reconciliations, debtors and creditors, and reviewing stock levels.   

WHO YOU ARE

• You take pride in your attention to detail and are known for your meticulous approach to everything you do.  

• You will have hands-on experience in a similar finance role, probably at an SME, Startup or charity. 

• An accounting qualification or part qualified i.e. ACCA, ACA, CIMA, AAT Level 3/4.

• You have advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and, preferably, are familiar with Xero.  

• You are comfortable working independently, and confident enough to challenge errors and improve ways of working.  

• Desirable to have experience of SORP accounting. 

Regardless of your experience, alignment with Hubbub's values is essential.

Hubbub’s success and distinctiveness rests on the quality of our people. At every stage of their career, a Hubbuber is:

• Intellectually and politically curious and engaged.

• Proud of the work they do.

• Upbeat, motivated by challenges, and tenacious in solving them.

• Creative, innovative and playful.

• Team players, sharing success and solving issues and challenges collaboratively.

• Organised, dedicated and conscientious, with fantastic attention to detail.

• Flexible, willing and able to respond to constant change and challenge.

• Committed to communicating in a way that is compelling, clear, accurate and accessible.

If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified, and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!

WHAT YOU’LL GET 

• Holiday - 25 days per year, plus bank holidays. Our office also closes for around 2 weeks at Christmas which is additional to annual leave, and if you hang around for 5 years, we offer an additional 4-week paid sabbatical. 

• Pension - 5% employer pension contribution, with an ethical pension provider. 

• Flexible working - Hubbub operates a flexible working policy whereby staff can work from home when they chose. We trust our team to do a good job and be committed, and how they do that is up to them! Our core hours are 10am-4pm, but we are flexible to suit people’s needs. Flexible working also includes any reasonable adjustments required to enable each person at Hubbub to work to the best of their abilities.  

• Optional remote working - We also know great talent isn’t just based in London so we support remote working, with the understanding you will need to come to the London office for some important dates, and to attend away days. 

• Training and Development – We're committed to the development of our team. We have an agile goal setting process with clear lines for progression. We offer ongoing professional development through our training partner, You Can Now. 

• Away Days & Socials – We all get together twice a year for Away Days, which often includes a fun overnight stay at an eco-resort in the English countryside. Once a month we have socials arranged by the team ranging from repair workshops and film nights to scavenger hunts and wild swimming. 

• Wellbeing – We have a wellbeing calendar that includes a range of different wellbeing sessions covering physical, mental and financial wellbeing. 

Equality Statement 

Hubbub is committed to providing equality of opportunity both in employment and access to our programmes, events and activities.  This means that: 

• For all job opportunities and progression, job applicants and employees will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.   

• The above equally applies to access to development and training opportunities. 

• All programmes will be designed to be actively inclusive and accessible to all people.