Finance Assistant (Accounts Payable and Receivable)
Role Context and Purpose
Following recent and projected growth of the organisation, Gaddum is looking to recruit additional resource within the Central team to bolsters its support to the organisation ensuring delivers safe and high quality services.
The post holder, line managed by the Finance and Resources Director will join the finance team and play a crucial role in the day-to-day financial administration of the charity. You will also play a key role in improving our financial systems and process as we continue to grow. This is a 35 hours per week role, working flexibly and hybrid to suit the needs of the organisation and individual.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
General
• Ensure robust financial administration of all supplier payments and funder receipts including all entries into accounting system to relevant programme and project budgets and the subsequent filing of all payment documentation.
• To provide a professional and comprehensive service in dealing with finance queries raised by suppliers, customers and funders Accounts Payable
• Ensure goods and services invoiced have been ordered and charged in accordance with the approved purchase order • Raise regular BACs payments, ensuring all creditors are paid in accordance with internal policies
• Fulfilling orders and booking requests using company credit card on an adhoc basis
• Record all transactions on SAGE
• Reconcile the creditors account on a regular basis Accounts Receivable
• Ensure all invoices are processed in line with requests
• Record all receipts in SAGE
• Manage credit control function, ensuring that all debts are received in line with internal policies and procedures
Cash Management & Bank
• To oversee the distribution of petty cash when required and reconcile receipts
• Perform bank reconciliation on a regular basis and ensure all payment information is updated
• To support the Finance Assistant (Trust and Grants) in periods of absence
Other Duties and Responsibilities
• To meet regularly with Finance & Resources Director for supervisions
• Undertake additional duties within competence of post holds as required by the Finance & Resources Director
• Flexible approach to working patterns and in-office working days.
The details contained in this job description, particularly the principal accountabilities, reflect the content of the job on the date the job description was prepared. It should be remembered, however, that it is inevitable that over time, the nature of individual jobs will change; existing duties may be lost, and other duties may be gained without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Consequently, this job description may be revised from time to time.
All staff are expected to work within all Gaddum policies and procedures. This role is subject to a basic DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.