Finance Assistant, Raspberry Pi Foundation
£27-30.5k
More information about location
4 days a week in office
Charity helping young people learn computing and digital making
Open for applications
Charity helping young people learn computing and digital making
201-500 employees
Open for applications
£27-30.5k
More information about location
4 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To put the power of computing and digital making into the hands of people all over the world.
Role
Who you are
- The role will suit someone who has experience in bookkeeping and there is scope for the organisation to support study towards an accountancy qualification if desired
- You will need to be conscientious and efficient, and take pride in the accuracy of your work to give a good level of support to colleagues you are working with
- The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and the ability to handle multiple priorities
- The role requires management of a high volume of administrative duties, leveraging strong organisational and prioritisation skills to meet key deadlines and objectives
- You should be a natural team player with strong communication skills who can deliver in a fast-paced environment and be able to talk to colleagues at all levels of the organisation
- Experience in bookkeeping in an accounts assistant role or similar
- Literate in MS Office and Google Docs, and competent in all other aspects of a digital working environment
- Well-organised and able to prioritise tasks and manage expectations effectively
- Able to work with precision and excellent attention to detail
- Customer-focused with good communication skills, both verbal and written
- Experienced in working in a fast-paced environment, and willing to lend support across all departments
- Experience in using Xero accounting software is desirable
- We recognise that everyone has the potential for growth. We welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate that they have some, but not necessarily all, of the experience and personal attributes listed here
What the job involves
- We are looking to recruit an experienced Finance Assistant who will work closely with the rest of the finance team to support the Foundation across all of its entities which will be an interesting and varied role
- You will report to the Financial Controller and be responsible for day-to-day purchasing and transactional accountancy support for the Foundation
- You will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the Foundation’s mission and culture, and the role offers you the opportunity to learn about all aspects of our work
- Review and approve purchase orders and complete centralised purchasing of goods and services for all entities within the Foundation’s group, liaising with colleagues as needed
- Process all supplier invoices in Xero, matching them against purchase orders, and support colleagues with the invoice approval process
- Process all credit card purchase transactions in Xero, match them against purchase orders, and reconcile all company credit cards
- Support colleagues with travel bookings and process related invoices in Xero
- Complete bank reconciliations of all expenditure
- Manage the finance inboxes and internal ticketing platform
- Support the finance team with processing and filing financial paperwork
- Provide additional support where required while other members of the finance team are on holiday
Application process
- Timetable for applications:
- Closing date: 5 January 2026, 9.00am GMT
- Phone screen: Week commencing 5 January 2026
- First interview: Week commencing 12 January 2026
- Second interview: Week commencing 19 January 2026
- As part of your application, you will be asked to respond to a small number of questions that we will use to screen your eligibility for the role. You will also be asked to provide your cv and a short cover letter
- Eligible applications will be reviewed by our recruitment team and the hiring manager
- A small number of candidates will be invited to a phone call with the hiring manager
- The purpose of this call is to check our understanding of your application and to answer any questions you have
- We normally have two interviews, at least one of which will take place in-person. Interviews will be with the hiring manager and at least one other colleague
- You will usually be asked to undertake a work-based assessment in advance of your interviews. This will be an opportunity for you to show how you would perform some part of the role. You will be given advance notice and clear instructions
- If you have any questions about or feel that you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, including adjustments for neurodiversity, please contact our People and Culture team at recruitment@raspberrypi.org
Our take
Raspberry Pi includes the Raspberry Pi Foundation, which is a UK-based charity aiming to help young people acquire computing skills, and Raspberry Pi Ltd, which sells low-cost boards and ancillary equipment.
The company's business model involves selling low-cost single board computers and donating all the profits to its foundation. The foundation's activity consists in collaborating with schools to provide students with the opportunity to learn programming skills using its credit-card-sized computer, while also providing training for teachers
The Single Board Computer (SBC) Market size was valued at over $1 billion in 2020. In an attempt to increase its market share, the company raised $45 million in 2021 which was invested in developing its production capacity and expanding its product line of Pi microprocessors. Off the back of two rounds of growth equity funding in 2023, the company aspires to see its little computer being used by kids all over the world in their journey to learn programming.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
May 2024
$50m
GRANT
Mar 2024
$10m
GRANT
Total funding: $61m
Company benefits
- Generous annual leave
- Retirement contribution
- Private medical cover
- Family leave policy
- Commitment to flexible working
- Wellbeing programme (Subscription to Headspace, weekly yoga and a dedicated Employee Assistance Programme)
- Life insurance
- Continued learning and development
Company HQ
Cambridge, UK
Leadership
Eben Upton
(CEO)Previously Software Engineer at IBM for 10 months, Founder and CTO at Ideaworks3D for 2 years, Visiting Researcher at Intel Corporation for 7 months and Director of Studies in Computer Science at St John's College - Cambridge for 3 years.
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