Finance Co-Ordinator

Contract:                   Fixed Term – 12 months, full or part time

Reporting to:         Senior Project Accountant

Location:                  York (Hybrid – Work From Home)

Crop Health and Protection (CHAP) Ltd is one of four UK Agri-Tech Centres launched under BEIS supported by Innovate UK in 2015. As a unique, independent nexus between UK government, researchers and industry, CHAP builds innovation networks to identify and accelerate the development of cutting-edge solutions to drive transformative change in sustainable crop productivity.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Reporting to the Senior Project Accountant, this role will sit within the finance department and support the project finance team. Helping to deliver accurate and timely production of accounts, and supporting the wider business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Raising project purchase orders and sending to suppliers.
• Monitor and maintain finance inbox.
• Project purchase ledger input and collating of information for external monitoring officer checks.
• Credit card and expenses checking and input.
• Reconcile supplier statements.
• Project admin support and ad hoc tasks.
• Project information collating for external monitoring officer checks.

Other Duties

• Supporting other finance activities and projects as required to assist business needs.
• Ensure compliance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

• Enthusiastic, self-motivated.
• Attentive to detail.
• Excellent communication both written and verbal.
• Experience in an Agri-tech/Government Funding environment ideal. Desire to work in a fast paced start-up.
• Be proficient with MS Office, particularly excel
• Be highly organised and able to work to tight deadlines
• Three years’ experience working in a Finance Administration role or equivalent.

For more information or to apply for this exciting opportunity please send your CV and Cover Letter to

officemanager@chap-solutions.co.uk