Finance Assistant

Salary: £21,500 - £23,500 per annum

Sheffield DocFest is looking for a Finance Assistant to join their team.

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 Finance Assistant works under the direct supervision of the Finance Manager, and is responsible for supporting them in implementing and maintaining finance systems and processes to enable the organisation to meet its charitable aims. Please download the full recruitment pack below.

How to apply

You are invited to apply for this role by submitting an up-to-date CV plus either:

(a) a covering letter (1 or 2 pages) that addresses the job description and criteria above; or (b) a video letter (of up to 7 minutes in length), explaining what attracts you to the role and what you would bring to it.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss the role prior to applying please contact, Sophie Newing, HR and Access Coordinator at: recruitment@sheffdocfest.com

Please address applications to: Sophie Newing, HR and Access Coordinator email: recruitment@sheffdocfest.com

If you require further information (including requests for printed forms/access support), please contact us on 0114 276 5141 or email recruitment@sheffdocfest.com

We monitor the diversity of our workforce and for the purposes of reporting to our key funders we ask that you help us by clicking on the link below to complete the questionnaire anonymously.

https://forms.gle/GPQV1WFsZSMQif7Q8

Interviews: week commencing Monday 28 August 2023.

The closing date for this position is 21/08/2023 at 12:00