What are the responsibilities and job description for the Aberdeen Charitable Foundation Administrator position at Aberdeen Corporate Services Limited?
Job Description
At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK’s leading Wealth & Investments group.
Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industry’s best talent. Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders and society.
We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent.
Aberdeen comprises three businesses, interactive investor (ii), Investments and Adviser, each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients’ evolving needs:
interactive investor, the UK’s second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform, enables individuals in the UK to plan, save and invest in the way that works for them.
Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers.
Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market, through either public markets or alternative asset classes.
About the Department
It is vital that our industry comes together to address the urgent sustainability challenges we face globally, focusing on both environmental and social issues. Our role within Corporate Sustainability at Aberdeen Group is to enable our clients to navigate their sustainability goals, lead by example in our operations, and collaborate with partners to drive change.
One key initiative is the Aberdeen Charitable Foundation (aCF), focusing on tomorrow’s generation (16-25 years). We build charity partnerships within two main categories – People and Planet – creating positive social and environmental impacts for future generations. Under People, we focus on social mobility, breaking down barriers to employment and financial well-being. Under Planet, we focus on protecting nature and addressing climate change.
About the Role
Reporting to the Head of Social Impact Strategy, the aCF Administrator will support the delivery of the charity’s strategy. Working closely with the Corporate Sustainability and Finance Teams, they will track the aCF budget, process payments, and produce quarterly budget updates. They will also monitor and report the impact of our charity partnerships, collaborating with external consultants.
In this part time vacancy, you have the option of working 2 days (Tuesday/Wednesday and Thursday) or 3 short days, across Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Please note this is a part time (14 hours) Maternity cover running until March 2026
Key Responsibilities
Process the monthly reconciliation of the charity bank account.
Track and process payments in line with contract terms.
Track evidence of deposits into the charity bank account.
Prepare quarterly finance updates and present papers to the charity’s Board of Directors.
Support the annual accounts audit with the Aberdeen Finance Team and external auditors.
Log accounts with OSCR.
Collaborate with charity partners to gather impact data and update the data dashboard.
Produce regular impact reports and case studies for internal and external stakeholders.
Provide finance and impact data for Aberdeen annual and corporate sustainability reporting.
About the Candidate
The ideal candidate will possess the following:
Experience in finance and impact measurement.
Strong attention to detail and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
A positive, driven mindset with a strong delivery focus.
The ability to anticipate challenges, speak up, and act with initiative.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.
Our benefits
There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.
When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.
Our business
Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here.
An inclusive way of working
Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we’d like to hear from you.
At aberdeen we’ve adopted a ‘blended working’ approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business.
An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements – for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability – please let us know and we’ll be happy to help.
We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.
If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.
