Job Description

Salary:

37,062 to 43,824

Pension:

8% non-contributory pensions (+ up to 5% matched)

Annual Leave:

25 Days Holiday + Bank holidays + 4 customary days

Location:

Hybrid Working - Leeds City Centre / Home (50/50)

Hours:

Full time 35 hours per week (but will consider part time for the right candidate)

Contract:

Permanent

The Diocese of Leeds

The Diocese of Leeds represents the Church of England across the whole of West Yorkshire, the western part of North Yorkshire, and small parts of South Yorkshire, Lancashire, and County Durham. This is one of the largest dioceses in England, covering an area of around 2,425 square miles and housing a population of around 2.6 million. The Diocese has a turnover of over 20m and a Balance Sheet in excess of 200m. The Diocese has an exciting strategy of 'Confident Christians, Growing Churches, Transforming Communities', which is the focus of our work as we move forwards. In delivering the diocesan vision, we are focusing on Encouraging Confidence as a simple way of defining our purpose.

The Diocese of Leeds is currently unable to sponsor candidates without Right to Work in the UK. Candidates must have Right to Work in the UK to take up this role.

The Role

The Diocese is seeking to appoint a Grant Funding Accountant, who will play a vital role in managing our grant funding. You will need to be a fully qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/ACMA), with excellent communication skills and an analytical approach. You will have proven technical expertise in both management and/or project accounting. You will have a good working knowledge of budgeting and cash flow forecasting. Ideally you will have experience working with grants in a multi-million-pound turnover charity but this is not essential. Reporting to the Finance Manager the key responsibilities of the role include:

Preparing grant application budgets. Preparing grant monitoring reports. Preparing grant funding claims. Providing project/grant reporting to programme boards and external funders. Ensuring sound financial management of grant funds. Completing / reviewing of Balance Sheet reconciliations. Preparing / reviewing accruals and prepayments. Liaising with staff at the National Church Institutions and other grant funders as required.
The organisation is team orientated in their approach but enable team members to operate with a high level of autonomy. The successful candidates will enjoy freedom to get on with their role and work on their own initiative.

You need:

Previous relevant accounting experience. Relevant accounting qualification. Strong IT Skills, particularly Excel and finance systems. Strong technical, analytical and reporting skills. To be accurate and pay attention to detail. To be forward thinking/proactive To have strong interpersonal skills To ability to consistently meet deadlines.
For more information on this vacancy, please contact Jane Adams (DBF Finance Manager) 0113 3530 220 or 07395 880094 or email: jane.adams@leeds.anglican.org

The closing date for the vacancy is Sunday 29 June 2025

Interviews to be held on Friday 11 July 2025

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 37,062.00-43,824.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress Cycle to work scheme On-site parking
Schedule:

Flexitime
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 29/06/2025