This newly created Finance Assistant role will pay a vital role in supporting Purposeful's rapid response grant making to grassrots girls the world over and requires a dynamic, process, driven and preferably female individual with feminist values and a wealth of experience in working with people from diverse backgrounds.

We have a fantastic opportunity to work for a national membership charity. We support 1600 charities across the country who provide housing for people in need.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a hardworking and friendly team where you will be working in the finance department.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will be responsible for managing day to day financial transactions and working with the management team to help support the organisation.

The role objectives are to:

• Set up payments in the banking system.
• Upload cash receipts and payments to the Sage accounting system and prepare supporting records in excel.
• Ensure that any outstanding, subscriptions and loan repayments are promptly followed up.
• Maintain the Sales and Purchase Ledger on the Sage accounting system.
• Petty cash management and reconciliation
• Assist in maintaining membership information on the CRM database.
• Prepare and send out annual membership and other sales invoices.
• Provide assistance to the Loans and Grants Administrator to ensure that loan and grants reports are kept up to date.
• Provide ad-hoc financial support to the Head of Finance and Chief Executive when required.

Experience with Sage would be beneficial but is not essential.

You will have a strong attention to detail, be self-motivated and be able to work well with a team.

• Hours of work are 9.00am to 5.30pm (4 days per week)
• Salary £30,250 pa (pro rata); e.g., £24,200
• Employers pension contribution of 10%
• 28 days holiday
• Location Wokingham
• Job Type: Part-time

Please note; We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the advert early if a suitable candidate is found . 

Hammersmith United Charities (HUC) provides grants to community organisations in eight wards in Hammersmith to tackle poverty and disadvantage and enable local people to live fulfilling lives. 

HUC has a rich history going back more than 400 years and we have ambitious plans going forward. You will play a key role in HUC's development, supporting the grants programme, enabling us to communicate effectively with our different stakeholders while, at the same time, amplifying the voice of the local groups we support.

You will need to be comfortable with administrative duties, with being creative and excited by the opportunity to make an impact with your work. There is the opportunity for you to shape and develop this role and also for you to grow it.

This role requires you to be based in the HUC office in Hammersmith most of the time. Hammersmith is a diverse and exciting borough. We welcome job applications from the local community in Hammersmith and from people living outside of it.

To apply, please read the attached job description and then complete the application form found in the attachments on this website. There is also the opportunity to have an informal zoom or telephone call to discuss the role. Details about how to organise this are in the attached job description.

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the UK’s first social investment organisations which has provided over £0.5billion worth of loans and grants to thousands of charities and social enterprises all across the UK in its 20-year history.

We specialise in helping organisations become more resilient and sustainable so that they are in the best place to grow and increase their impact in our communities where the need is greatest. 

At SIB we want our team to represent the diversity of the people and communities that we serve.  We also want our organisation to be one where different backgrounds, experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop.  This means that when recruiting we actively seek to reach a diverse pool of candidates.  It also means that we are happy to make changes to the recruitment process and to consider any reasonable adjustments that potential candidates may have as a future employee of SIB in order to reach their full potential.

Our Values are: People First, Curious, Bold, Collaborative, Accountable

About this role

Reporting to the Financial Controller, this role plays an important part in supporting our Finance Team to support the delivery of SIB’s new strategy and focus.

Key responsibilities

1. Prepare for and make weekly payments to SIB grantees, investees, employees and suppliers following laid down procedures.
2. Entering invoices into Receipt Bank/Xero, checking that coding and budget data is correct.
3. Matching Invoices to purchase orders and ensuring invoices are uploaded with correct authorisations.
4. Responsible for timely payments of supplier invoices and managing payment issues that arise with suppliers including entering/uploading payment template data in Barclays ready for approval.
5. Responsible for credit card reconciliations.
6. Responsible for ensuring that, by month end, all bank reconciliations are completed for all 5 entities, required for Management accountants to run loan and grant reports. 
7. Preparing the monthly Cash Analysis Report.
8. Maintaining the upkeep of all bank accounts and loan repayments against Singlify to ensure that all cash management transactions are correctly recorded.
9. To reconcile and post interest for non-feed bank accounts when statements are received.
10. To set up payment templates for new payees within SIB’s agreed controls for suppliers, grantees, investees and team members.
11. To upload/import payments for approval when grants and loan disbursement requests are required.
12. To upload/import and arrange direct debit collections for investees on a monthly basis.
13. Handling any payment issues raised by internal/external team members for timely resolution.
14. Ensuring filing and archiving is up to date.
15. Assisting other members of the finance team as and when required.
16. Monitoring and maintaining shared finance (payable) mailboxes.
17. To support the finance team to provide a high level of customer service - monitor and manage the shared mailboxes – purchase orders (as part of this own the purchase order register); invoices; accounts; support the finance team to integrate activities with other teams such as loans and grants functions.
18. To work within the organisation's processes and procedures required to contribute to the effectiveness of the quality management system.
19. Contribute to the knowledge management, equality, diversity and inclusion and learning priorities in SIB’s strategy and support the implementation and delivery of the strategy.
20. In agreement with manager to undertake other tasks that support the objectives of SIB as required.

Core competencies

• Basic finance/accounting experience.
• Understanding and experience of Xero accounting software.
• Excellent IT skills, including Excel.
• Excellent attention to detail and data entry skills.
• Ability to multi-task, work flexibly and willingness to learn new skills.
• Relationship skills, external and internal customer focused.
• Resilience and ability to work under pressure.
• Commitment to equalities and customer care

Reward package

In addition to salary, SIB offer a generous rewards package which includes:

• Hybrid working
• Annual leave of 25 days per year plus bank holidays
• Birthday leave
• Group life assurance – Death in service scheme which pays three times annual salary
• EAP & WeCare – confidential counselling, wellbeing, GP & information services
• Perkbox – free access to over 200 exclusive perks
• Wellbeing benefit
• Remote Working benefit
• Access to training, personal and professional development
• Digital Detox afternoons
• Cycle scheme
• Volunteering and visits – the opportunity to volunteer at or visit one of the many charities and social enterprises we support.
• Enhanced Family Friendly benefits

Finance Officer - £23,000 - £26,000 DOE

1 X Permanent, 1 X 12-month FTC – Immediate starts

Based in Bath

Company overview

Our mission is to work for an equitable, inclusive and sustainable world. We serve this mission through the provision of international consultancy in health, social justice and social development, focusing on fragile and conflict-affected states, to ensure that our work reaches the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people.  We are the Fund Manager for UK Aid Direct and UK Aid Match – The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) central funding mechanisms for awarding grants to small and medium sized UK and international civil society organisations, working to reduce poverty overseas and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

About the role:

Working as part of a friendly team, these positions are key to providing centralised financial processing support to the organisation’s UK Group holding company and its main UK trading company and foreign subsidiaries. This is inclusive of all financial operational functions for core business support and service delivery contracts / projects.

This is an opportunity for someone with well-honed financial skills to take a step in to international development within a financial role. The role requires excellent attention to detail and good financial acumen. Experience of working with multiple currency is of an advantage.

About you:

• You will have extensive experience in transactional finance to include sales and purchase ledger processing, reconciliation, processing of payment, posting journals and month end processing.
• At least 3 years’ experience working in accounting and finance supplier processing and payments, preferably in a consultancy and or professional services environment
• Essential IT skills inclusive of MS Office and desired Sage Accounting Software
• Interest in international public health and development
• Proven ability to operate in a team environment liaising with diverse teams.
• Ability to manage a varied workload and prioritise tasks, work under pressure and meet deadlines.

How to apply:

This is a rare opportunity for an exceptional individual to work in a role that really makes a difference.

If you are looking for your next career move and want to work for company that really makes a difference, then please view the full job specification. 

To apply for this role please send your up-to-date CV and covering letter explaining why you are suitable for the role to [email protected] by 9 February 2022.

Please include the position you are applying for with details of your current notice period and salary expectations. Early applications are strongly encouraged.

All applicants will be asked to provide proof of identity, right to work documentation and professional references as part of the recruitment process.

MannionDaniels is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults. All our employees are expected to share this commitment and abide by our Business Code of Ethics at all times.

ETT are a UK based international touring company. We create theatre of outstanding quality, imagination and ambition; work which interrogates and celebrates contemporary England and reflects the diversity of our nation. ETT is a limited company and a registered charity receiving funding from Arts Council England and is a National Portfolio Organisation.

ETT are looking for a Finance Officer to join the team. This is a very exciting role and the successful candidate will be responsible for the day to day operation of the finances; transaction processing and filing; preparing, processing and paying weekly (when in production) and monthly payrolls; dealing with any related internal or external queries.

FINANCE ASSISTANT

Hybrid working - remote Working/Hertford office based

Fulltime, 35 hours per week, Monday - Friday 9.00am - 4.30pm

£19,783 per annum

You will provide support to the wider finance team by assisting with the day-to-day processes within the department to ensure a streamlined function, as well as to provide a wide range of effective and efficient finance, accounting, payroll and administration support for Age UK Hertfordshire.

Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks

• Accounting (Approx 35%)
  • Ensure that income and expenditure journals are checked and entered in to Sage accounts software in a timely manner.
  • Raise invoices to external partners to generate grant and other income for the charity
  • Ensure the effective execution of the purchase ledger process under the supervision of the accounting manager.
  • Reconcile departmental income & contribution and balance sheet accounts to support the accuracy of financial statements
  • Assist the Accounting Manager with any tasks to enable the preparation of monthly / year end accounts and year end audit file
  • Process and account for staff and volunteer expenses in accordance with established policies and procedures
  • Work with the Accounting Manager to monitor debtors and track/report on any overdue or potential bad debts.

• Help in the Home (one of two cycles – 25%)
  • Set up client Direct Debit (DD) mandates and payment queries
  • Processing of client DD mandates received by the Help in the Home team and send to the bank
  • Set up of new clients on Sage, ensuring that Sage references are entered correctly in the HITH client management software Staffplan.
  • Responsibility for using Staffplan for the production and distribution of HITH invoices each processing period by required deadlines
  • Liaison with the HITH Team and the Payroll Manager to resolve queries in relation to Home Helper hours, HITH client invoice amounts and DD collections
  • Completing a reconciliation between Staffplan and Sage records at the time of invoicing processing
  • Ensure all client invoices are imported / entered into Sage in a timely manner
  • Process DD collections and rejections via internet banking in line with monthly DD collection deadlines
  • Responsibility for ensuring all DD’s collected are allocated to client accounts in an accurate and timely manner
  • Liaison with the HITH teams, Accounting Manager and Head of Finance in relation to potential and actual bad debts
  • Bank Reconciliation of the HITH account

• Payroll (25%)
  • Calculation and verification of time sheets for additional hours to be included in the monthly payroll
  • General support for the Payroll Manager in the 2 payroll runs each month
  • Distribution of electronic payslips
  • Completion of monthly and annual payroll returns

• Additional duties include the following (15%)
  • Bank cheques and cash received at Head Office for both the Main bank account and Fundraising bank account and to ensure that these are accurately coded and processed onto Sage.
  • Responsibility for reviewing the level of monies held in the Help in the Home and Fundraising bank accounts and preparing bank transfers to the Main bank account as and when required to be authorised by the Accounting Manager or Head of Finance
  • Provide cover for other finance staff during periods of absence, including answering telephone queries, taking messages and covering specific work areas as agreed with the Accounting Manager
  • Attend training, courses, seminars and team meetings as required by Accounting Manager
  • Observe the policies and procedures of Age UK Hertfordshire
  • Carry out any other duties as required by the Accounting Manager or Payroll Manager.                                                 

Person Specification

A high level of competence in the use of Microsoft Office in particular Excel. Knowledge of accounting systems, preferably Sage (Desirable)

Excellent attention to detail. (Essential)

Ability to work effectively as part of a team (Essential)

Administration and record keeping skills. (Essential)

Good communication skills both oral and written. (Essential)

The ability to meet regular deadlines, and plan priorities effectively. (Essential)

A high level of integrity and diplomacy. (Essential)

EXPERIENCE

Experience of working within a small finance team performing a wide range of tasks. (Desirable)

Experience of accounting packages. (Desirable)

Knowledge of Voluntary Sector.  (Desirable)

Practical experience of Sage accounting system.  (Desirable)

Experience of management accounts and reporting (Desirable)

QUALIFICATIONS, TRAINING & EDUCATION

A good level of general education with GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths. (Essential)

Further education with financial relevance (Desirable)

ATTITUDE & PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Flexibility in terms of working hours and tasks. (Essential)

Common sense and a calm temperament.  (Essential)

A commitment to equality and equal opportunities. (Essential)

A willingness to undergo training and contribute to the development of the organisation.  A positive attitude to working is vital. (Essential)

The ability to prioritise workload, work to deadlines and make a contribution to the whole finance team function. (Essential)

Willingness to use own car for travel, as required for the role, within Hertfordshire. (Essential)

We offer

Training and development

Contributory pension scheme

Health care plan after an initial qualifying period.

Finance and Assurance Specialist

6 months

Charity

£35,608 - £36,685

My client is a leading International charity and they are currently seeking to recruit a Finance and Assurance Specialist on a 6 month FTC.

Reporting in to Finance and Assurance Manager, you will be expected to support and advise on a day-to-day basis on donor finance compliance and help to implement systems and procedures to provide assurance that the charity can manage risks and implement internal controls.

Responsibilities (but not limited to):

• To work closely with the Finance and Assurance Manager to implement best practices for financial management, standard operating procedures for financial processes, donor compliance, develop financial templates, ensuring that the charity’s policies and procedures meet donor compliance requirements and are being followed internally
• To provide expertise and advice on institutional donors’ financial regulations, compliance requirements and templates on low-medium risk projects
• To work closely with Programme Quality and Assurance Specialists and Managers in the charity, and programme management and finance teams across the organisation, to provide advice on best practices for financial management of grants, review financial reports, budget revisions and provide feedback and comments, for UK donors

About you:

• Demonstrable financial management experience, including managing grants
• Demonstrable knowledge of a variety of institutional donor rules, financial control procedures and risk management
• Good knowledge of project cycle management, contract management and logical frameworks
• Demonstrable experience in budget preparation and analysis, financial reporting and audit preparation
• Proven ability to translate technical financial data into informative reports for non-finance staff
• Proven facilitation, training and capacity building skills, ideally in supporting partners or colleagues overseas
• Proven ability to implement and improve financial processes with reference to internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent Excel skills

Desirable:

• Accountancy or Audit qualification / accounting degree
• Specific experience of working with DFID, the European Commission, Comic Relief, the Big Lottery Fund, People’s Postcode Lottery Fund, or Amplify Change
• Experience in supporting bid development processes and managing commercial contracts

If this role sounds suited to you, please apply now.

Kids Club Kampala is a UK charity with a Christian ethos that works to transform the lives of children in the slums of Kampala in Uganda. We help vulnerable kids in Uganda to survive and to thrive by providing for both their immediate needs and strengthening their futures through educating, feeding, protecting, and skilling. We work in partnership with our team in Uganda who passionately lead and implement our projects which are a life line to some of the most vulnerable children in the world. We are an ambitious and growing organization, and this is an exciting time for a committed and passionate individual to join our friendly and supportive team.

The Finance Officer role is an opportunity to support the growth of a small charity, through developing financial reports, forecasting, risk management and grant management, along with providing advice and strategic financial support. The finance officer will be responsible for the day-to-day management of KCKs financial transactions and procedures. They will work closely with the CEO to provide regular management account information, as well as acting as the financial representative for KCK when dealing with trustees and external stakeholders. This role forms part of KCKs long-term strategy to improve sustainability.

Job Description

Financial Reporting

• Lead on the preparation of year end accounts for independent examination. Including working with auditors on any queries
• Create and present quarterly financial reports to the Board of Trustees
• Provide regular management account updates for the CEO and wider team.

Financial Management

• To own the KCK general ledger, reconciling transactions using Xero accounting software, and ensuring the accounts are accurate
• Track income and expenditure against budgets and work with the team to revise forecasts accordingly
• Monitor restricted funds, ensuring compliance with financial policies
• To minimize financial exchange losses through foreign exchange hedging
• To ensure accountability of spending from the Ugandan office
• To ensure tax compliance including the processing of gift aid claims

Finance and Business Strategy

• To lead on the creation and development of annual budgets, presenting to Trustees for approval. Working closely with the Ugandan office when preparing program budgets
• To liaise with colleagues in the UK and Uganda to create cash flow forecasts monitoring spend and tracking progress against KPIs
• To update the risk register.

Financial Advice and Support

• Provide strategic financial support and advice, where needed, to senior management and the Board of Trustees.
• Provide ad-hoc collation of financial figures for the grants team to assist in their applications

Person Specification

Essential:

• Ideally, you will be AAT qualified or hold a similar qualification and have at least three years’ experience in a finance role.
• Excellent verbal and written communicate on skills, translating financial information to non-finance colleagues and stakeholders
• Good organizational skills and be able to handle time-sensitive tasks.
• Familiar with audits and budget preparations.
• Ability to think strategically
• Committed to understanding and supporting the vision, values and ethos of Kids Club Kampala

Desirable:

• Passion for making a difference for vulnerable children
• Experience working with Xero Accounting software.

How to apply

To apply, please email your CV along with a covering letter, detailing why you are applying for the job and how you meet the person specification by 9am on 31st January 2002. Interviews will be held w/c 14th February via video conference or face to face if permitted.

We strive to be an inclusive organisation. Non graduates are welcome, and we particularly welcome applications from BAME candidates. Please note that you must be eligible to work in the UK in order to apply.

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Our Contract Management team are looking for someone to join them as a Contract Grant Executive in our Scotland region, ideally based in Glasgow.  The role is to provide contract management across a caseload of public sector funded contracts including ESF.

You will use your strong contract management skills to ensure that we are working effectively across teams to maximise income, increase performance and ensure compliance.  Drawing on your time management, attention to detail, organisational skills and excellent Microsoft Excel skills will help support the team and The Trust overall.

You will work across teams to ensure that the claims and reporting responsibilities for the contracts are covered so as to ensure we maximise our income drawdown and so help support The Trust in meeting its strategic goals and supporting more young people.

I am delighted to be working with a poverty relief charity looking for a part-time (4 day week) Finance and Assurance Specialist to help the organisation be effective, learn from their work and develop and strengthen their programmes through improved financial management systems and processes.
You will work closely with the organisations Finance and Assurance Manager to deliver high-level financial management support and your skills and experience will reflect this. You are experienced and confident in building strong working relationships and are highly organised, work on your own initiative and able to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
The Finance and Assurance Specialist will work with the Finance and Assurance Manager to support colleagues in the international development team on business development and programme implementation.
The role sits in the International Development Policy and Practice department, which is comprised of members supporting financial resource mobilisation, grant / contract management, programmatic innovation, research and learning towards this end.
You will have demonstrable experience in implementing and improving financial management systems, tools and processes in an international development environment and in compliance with different institutional donor funding mechanisms.

Essential:
Demonstrable financial management experience, including managing grants
Demonstrable knowledge of a variety of institutional donor rules, financial control procedures and
risk management
Good knowledge of project cycle management, contract management and logical frameworks
Demonstrable experience in budget preparation and analysis, financial reporting and audit
preparation
Proven ability to translate technical financial data into informative reports for non-finance staff
Proven facilitation, training and capacity building skills, ideally in supporting partners or colleagues
overseas
Proven ability to implement and improve financial processes with reference to internal and
external stakeholders
Excellent Excel skills

If you are immediately available and have the above skills and experience, please apply online today!

Salary:
£23,000 per annum pro-rata.

Full time role:
37 hours per week (Post is offered on a 12 month initial fixed-term contract with potential for extension subject to funding being secured).

Job Purpose:

We see the impact of trauma, homelessness, domestic abuse and financial hardship on people’s physical, psychological, and emotional wellbeing every day. There are no ‘quick fixes’ but we work as a team with compassion and perseverance to help people find hope, self-worth and a sense of purpose through difficult times in their lives. Thanks to funding from Barclays we are expanding our Financial and Digital Inclusion Team. We are looking for an experienced Money and Benefits Adviser to join our ‘Aspire’ programme. You will provide personalised financial capability support to people who are homeless and or at risk of homelessness across our projects in Gateshead and Sunderland. This will include help to access bank accounts, assistance with debt management and income maximisation, support with welfare benefit applications and appeals, and delivering education work to improve individual confidence and financial capability, including household budgeting in order to support independent living and tenancy sustainment. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team building strong professional networks to enable people to access specialist services and community based support and advice.

Closing date for applications is Wednesday 9th February 2022

Please note – we are unable to contact candidates who have not been shortlisted, if you do not hear from Oasis within six weeks of the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful.

To apply for this role, please use the Apply link below to visit our site and see the links to the Job Description, Guidance and our Ethos and Values.

Job purpose

To carry out and supervise the full range of financial and administrative tasks for Salisbury Hospice Charity including maintenance of financial records, payroll administration, provision of regular management accounts and support for the fundraising team in their budget management.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial

• Maintenance of the charity’s accounting records using the SAGE 50 accounting software
• Managing the processing of transactions including supplier invoices, supplier payments and expenses claims, daily bank transactions, with the assistance of the Finance Assistant
• Reconciliations for all bank accounts
• Responsible for inter account transfers between bank deposit accounts/ investments
• Authorised person to release payments via On-Line Banking
• Administrator of Clearspend (Credit Card)
• Keying of donation data on to charity databases, including Sage 50 Accounts, Raiser’s Edge
• Knowledge of use and back office functions of payment and fundraising platforms
• Managing Gift Aid recovery 

Line Manager

• Line Manager for the Finance Assistant (AAT level 3)
• Working closely with the Finance Assistant to ensure the smooth operation of all finance matters
• On non-working days and annual leave of Finance Assistant responsibility for all duties normally undertaken to ensure smooth running of finance operation

Payroll

• Managing all aspects of payroll using SAGE 50 payroll software
• Perform all Tax Year end processing and reporting, including P60
• Nominated Pension Administrator ensuring that all data uploads to pension plan providers submitted within timescales
• Ensure that regulatory requirements under Auto enrolment are up to date, including the need for re-enrolment and re-declaration
• To complete Annual Pension returns within agreed timescales to ensure that annual pension statements are available to staff
• Resolve employee payroll queries

 Financial and Regulatory Reporting

• Prepare annual accounts in SORP format and arrange audit
• Collecting and collating information for the preparation of final accounts, making adjustments, accruals, prepayments, restricted/unrestricted funds
• Maintaining records relating to fixed assets, capital expenditure and depreciation
• Revaluation of Investments to establish portfolio movements, charges, realised/ unrealised gains and loss
• Prepare monthly management accounts in agreed format and additional financial reports as required by trustees, including cash flow forecasts
• Providing up to date information of legacy pipeline to Trustees
• Involvement with the preparation of the annual budget with Treasurer and Head of Fundraising
• Responsible for regulatory compliance, including Companies House, Charity Commission returns and record of Trustees and the register of their interests.

Other

• Grant & fund management; assist with financial aspects of grant applications, ensure that grant monies are allocated to the appropriate restricted funds, overview of agreed expenditure on grant funded activities.
• Liaising with solicitors, clinical hospice team, SDH Finance to process patient claims for compensation for personal injury
• Providing an external interface with our bankers, auditors, IFA pension provider, investment managers, suppliers
• Responsibility for charity insurance policies, liaising with charity’s broker
• Administration of legacy fundraising, liaise with solicitors/executor, including the signing off of Estate Accounts
• Administration of Will Trusts, arranging annual inspection of property and insurance
• Maintenance of Legacy Asset register
• Complete other annual compliance and money laundering requirements
• Working with external IT provider to ensure that all updates to SAGE 50 Accounts and Payroll systems are action at critical points such as year end

Key relationships

As well as directly managing the Finance Assistant the role involves close liaison with:

• Head of Fundraising
• Members of the fundraising team
• Management staff in the hospice
• Salisbury District Hospital finance team
• Bankers and investment managers
• Insurance and pension providers
• Solicitors and those administering legacies
• Auditors

Finance Analyst

Hybrid – Home / Hertford Office based

21 hours per week (days and hours to be agreed)

£26,507 (pro-rata for part time hours)

This newly created post has been designed to support the Head of Finance and department heads in analysing and reporting on the monthly and annual financial results of the organisation and managing the financial business cycle (annual budget, periodic reforecasts and financial strategic plans).

In addition, this post will also manage one cycle of the Help in the Home (HITH) invoicing process and prepare reporting and analysis to support the annual statutory audit.

Key tasks

• Support the Head of Finance in analysing and reporting on the monthly and annual financial results of the organisation
• Develop monthly management accounts and presentations, highlight key results and month / year to date comparisons to prior year, budget and forecast
• Liaise with, support and provide financial information to all internal department heads
• Manage the end to end process of the annual budget cycle.
• Manage periodic financial reforecasts
• Support the Head of Finance with strategic financial modelling
• Execute one cycle of the Help in the Home invoicing process (approx. 20% of role)
• Complete reporting for regulatory bodies as needed
• Support the Head of Finance in preparing for the annual statutory accounts by completing key reporting and analysis as required by the external auditors.
• Develop a process of continuous improvement and simplification of the finance function processes.
• Be available to attend training and meetings as and when required by the Head of Finance
• Any other financial analysis and support as needed

PERSON SPECIFICATION

KNOWLEDGE

SAGE Line 50 (Desirable)

Working knowledge of accounting software packages and their use (Essential)

A good understanding of the annual budget and periodic forecasting process (Essential)

SKILLS & ABILITIES

A high level of competence in the use of Excel (Essential)

A level of curiosity that enables a clear business analysis of complex financial information (Essential)

Logical and methodical approach to work (Essential)

The ability to remain calm in a busy atmosphere with tight deadlines (Essential)

Excellent written and verbal communication skills (Essential)

A high level of organisational skills and attention to detail (Essential)

Ability to build relationships with departmental heads and build a cross functional budget and forecast (Essential)

An ability to drive simplification in complex processes and ensure that process time is focused on value added activities (Essential)

Ability to present financial information simplistically and clearly to all levels (Essential)

Ability to work both on own initiative and as part of a team (Essential)

EXPERIENCE

Experience of general accounting, including preparation of financial statements, balance sheet analysis and reconciliation. (Essential)

QUALIFICATIONS, TRAINING & EDUCATION

Studying for, or qualified to university degree level, with a desirable accountancy qualification (Essential)