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Reference: 96457

Date Added: 13 May 2025
Closing Date: 8 June 2025

Job Title: Finance and Membership Assistant

Working For: ACORN

Location: England and Wales

Salary: £22,932pa, £25,207pa if in London

Length of Contract: 12 Months fixed term (funding dependant renewal)

Job Details

Want to fight for low-income people in a supportive and exciting work environment? Come and work with us!

ACORN is a mass membership organisation and a direct action community union. By taking action on issues that affect us, we win real changes to our lives and in our communities. To find out more, view ACORN's Platform on our website.

The Finance and Membership Assistant will work as part of a small team. Your daily work will include recording payments, answering membership queries, and managing membership updates such as cancellations and dues amount changes. Monthly tasks will include tracking member retention and staff attendance, with potential to take on further responsibilities including processing payments, payroll and calculating membership numbers.

Your daily work will involve

  • processing invoices to pay and electronically file
  • keeping records of card transactions and matching them with receipts
  • recording project expenditure and providing information to Fundraising Department
  • supporting the Organising Department with recruitment and retention monitoring
  • staffing report for HR committee
  • support for monthly payroll
  • support for hiring processes including scheduling for assessment and interview
  • and more!

No formal qualifications are necessary! We’re primarily looking for adaptable people with strong work ethics, a willingness to learn and a passion for fairness, equality and social & economic justice.

The preffered candidate will work in a city with an ACORN staffed office (Brighton, Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, London, Manchester, Sheffield, Newcastle) but potential for remote or hybrid working for the right candidate.

For more specific information on the role and its requirements, benefits of working for ACORN and the full job description and selection criteria, please refer to our website.

Closing Date: 8 June 2025

Interview/Start Dates

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview, involving two tasks and a Q&A on Wednesday 11th June 2025.

Start date: Monday 14th July for 5 days of training 

Application Details

To find out more and how to apply, visit https://www.acorntheunion.org.uk/work_for_acorn 

We are also hosting a ‘Work for ACORN’ zoom call to discuss the upcoming role with finance staff on Tuesday 3rd June 2025 at 6pm! You can register on the above webpage.

The call has no bearing on the application process but is a great way to ask about the job, the finance department and the union as a whole.

Website: https://www.acorntheunion.org.uk

Additional Notes