Assistant Accountant

Salary: £24,000

Sheffield DocFest are looking for an Assistant Accountant to support them in managing finance systems and processes to enable the organisation to meet its charitable aims.

About Sheffield DocFest

Sheffield DocFest is the UK’s leading documentary festival and one of the world’s most influential markets for documentary projects. We champion and present the breadth of documentary form – film, television, immersive and art – in the vibrant city of Sheffield each June. We offer makers and audiences a place for inspiration, debate, development, learning and challenge. Our programming represents our core values – creativity, empathy, freedom, inclusivity and internationalism.

Sheffield DocFest is run by International Documentary Festival Sheffield, an independent registered charity (no.1184849), whose purpose is to advance the art of film, education and training in documentary filmmaking. Our core values as a charity centre around empathy, inclusiveness, social engagement, freedom and internationalism.

About the role

The Assistant Accountant works under the direct supervision of the Finance Manager, and is responsible for supporting them in managing finance systems and processes to enable the organisation to meet its charitable aims.

For a full job description, please see the listing on our website.

Applications

We are inviting potential applicants to apply for this role by submitting an up-to-date CV plus either:

a) a covering letter (no longer than 2 pages)

b) a video letter (up to 7 minutes in length), explaining what attracts you to the role and what you can bring.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss the role prior to applying please contact, Maria Stoneman, Head of HR at: recruitment@sheffdocfest.com

Please address applications to: Maria Stoneman, Head of HR email:
recruitment@sheffdocfest.com

If you require further information (including requests for printed forms/access support), please contact us on +44 (0) 114 276 5141 or email recruitment@sheffdocfest.com

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Interviews: week commencing 13 February 2023.

The closing date for this position is 09/02/2023 at 09:00