Looking for a role that offers a fantastic study support package?

Interested in working for a close-knit, vibrant finance team under supportive leadership?

Want to work for one of the most prestigious organisations of its kind?

If yes, then look no further!

My client is a London based charity who is looking for a Sales Ledger Officer to join their team on a permanent basis. Reporting into a line manager who provides themselves in the professional development of their staff, this is the perfect opportunity for someone who looking to consolidate their sales ledger skills within a dynamic and collaborative environment.

The main responsibilities of this Sales Ledger Officer role are as follows:

• Sole charge for managing all aspects of the sales ledger, raising invoices, and posting payments to the accounting system in an accurate and timely manner.
• Take the lead on the preparation of all sales ledger reconciliations, investigating any variances and producing reports upon request.
• Be the key contact in the organisation for all matters relating to payroll, business partnering with the outsourced bureau, producing journals and making adjustments as required.
• Full responsibility for chasing any outstanding payments to the organisation.
• Provide invaluable support in the monthly invoice run process and build strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders to support on any invoice or finance related queries.

This role is for a forward-thinking organisation and offers a brilliant opportunity for candidates looking to join a close-knit finance team within a complex establishment with a strong mission. The successful candidate will be offered a competitive benefits package, including 27 days holiday, a generous study support package and a competitive salary.

The successful candidate will have:

• Proven experience of working in a sales ledger role.
• Started actively studying towards a relevant accountancy qualification.
• Ideally, experience of administering payroll. However, candidates without this are still strongly encouraged to apply.
• Excellent communication skills, attention to detail and be a proactive worker.

If you are interested in this Sales Ledger Officer opportunity, please do not delay in applying as CVs are being reviewed daily and the line manager is looking to interview ASAP.

The role of the Sales Ledger Clerk is to be a fundamental part of the finance team taking full ownership of the accounts receivable function.

Client Details

The Client is a leading Trade Association/ Membership body situated in the city of London. The client offers multiple services to its members including manageing interests, running events and research to name just a few.

Description

The responsibilities of the Sales Ledger Clerk include:

Manage the Accounts Receivable function:

• Raising invoices
• Allocating payments
• Ad-hoc reporting

Manage the Credit control function:

• Casing payments
• building relationships

Profile

The successful Sales Ledger Clerk will have at least two years experience working in a similar role and be either AAT qualified or in the early stages of ACCA/CIMA.

The successful candidate must also have great communication skills, attention to detail, able to work well under pressure and have a great telephone manner.

Job Offer

On offer for the successful Sales Ledger Clerk is a salary of up to £28,000 depending on experience as well as a 10% bonus, 10% non-contributory pension, generous annual leave, and bundles of other benefits.

Interested in playing a leading role in a team vital to the day-to-day running of an organisation?

Are you a driven and ambitious accountancy professional looking to further their leadership skills by managing a small team?

Want to work for an organisation whose work supports the lives of vulnerable members of society across the country?

If yes, then look no further!

My client is a London based charity who is looking for a Purchase Ledger Supervisor to join their team on a permanent basis. Managing a small team, this role is the perfect opportunity for someone who is looking to further their purchase ledger and line management experience in an organisation that offers candidates the potential to learn and develop their career further.

The main responsibilities of this Purchase Ledger Supervisor role include:

• Management of the purchase ledger function for the organisation, including ensuring that all payments are recorded in an accurate and timely manner and that they adhere to all contractual payment and compliance terms.
• Be at the forefront of producing new ideas related to improving the efficiency of the team's current accounting processes and monitor the organisations software to optimise functionality.
• Full supervision of the purchase ledger team, including workflow management and review, providing training and support and giving them the opportunity to reach their full potential.
• Manage the weekly payment run process and produce performance related reports to the line manager upon request.

This vacancy is for a forward-thinking charity that offers a brilliant opportunity for candidates looking to join a dynamic, close-knit finance team within a complex, national establishment. The successful candidate will be offered an excellent benefits package, including flexible working arrangements, a competitive salary and a fantastic annual leave allowance.

The successful candidate will have:

• Previous experience working in a purchase ledger role of a similar capacity.
• Experience managing a small team.
• Fantastic communication and interpersonal skills and be confident in Excel.
• A successful track record of delivering results and embracing change.

If you are interested in this Purchase Ledger Supervisor opportunity, please do not delay in applying as applications are being reviewed daily and the line manager is looking to interview ASAP.

Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) is a national charity, based in Leatherhead, Surrey. Established in 1995, CRY is the only charity that focuses exclusively on the issue of young sudden cardiac death, raising awareness, offering free or subsidised cardiac screening to all 14 to 35 year olds and providing support to families affected by young sudden cardiac death.

The main responsibilities of the Finance Manager include the smooth running of the Finance department and its various functions.  The role also requires the jobholder to maintain a consistent standard of work quality and accuracy in order to ensure that CRY continues to operate in an effective manner.

The successful candidate will manage the activities of a small team of staff dealing with purchase and sales ledgers, online fundraising, memorial and ringfenced funds,  profit and loss accounts and payroll (in conjunction with HR).

The role includes the timely production of financial reports for the Head of Fundraising and Trustees of CRY; to manage banking systems and functions; to liaise with auditors, banks, HMRC; and to carry out other tasks at the request of the Head of Fundraising.

Candidates should be CIMA, ACA or ACCA qualified, ideally with experience of Raiser’s Edge, Sage 50, Microsoft Office.  They should also have previous management experience, be flexible in their approach, with good organisational skills and attention to detail.

This is a part-time role, at 20 hours per week (10am – 2.00pm), Monday to Friday.  The salary on offer is £35 - 40,000pa pro rata. 

Are you a skilled, enthusiastic finance professional keen to make a tangible difference to young people's lives in London? Are you looking for a hands on role, offering flexible working and scope for growth?

Our current Finance Manager is relocating in March 2020, having helped build the foundations for a thriving, sustainable SME charity (c£1m pa). We are looking for a skilled finance professional to help lead us in the next phase of our journey towards organisational excellence. With an exciting new community facility under construction, a set of impressive programmes and initiatives serving a brilliant local community, and a dedicated team of staff, supporters and volunteers, you will be a vital member of our senior leadership team.

From processing of sales and purchase invoices, to production of service budgets and management information for trustees, to the running of the annual audit; you will be the key driver for all financial functions at The Winch. You will be methodical. You will have a great eye for detail. You will enjoy working  in close proximity to our community, supporting managers to plan, deliver and continuously learn from our ground breaking work.

Apply now for an early interview.

Harris Hill are recruiting for a Senior Finance Manager for this well-established Charitable Academic Membership Body based in London

Overall job purpose

Reporting to the Head of Finance, the post holder leads on the day-to-day running of the Finance Team, ensuring high quality and timely delivery of key activities, with effective internal controls in place.

The team are finance and financial systems developing the CRM system seeking consistent improvements in efficiency, effectiveness and accuracy of systems and data.

You will also be responsible for the complete and accurate processing of the payroll, pensions and the Management of sales ledger, purchase ledger/payments, cashiering, treasury and credit control functions of the Finance department.
Strong VAT accounting and reporting, ensuring returns are filed in accordance with VAT law are needed.

Person specification

Knowledge, experience and skills

* Strong experience managing finance teams and IT.
* Strong financial accounting experience in the charity sector.
* Professional accounting qualification (CCAB, or equivalent) and evidence of ongoing CPD.
* Strong and technically up to date VAT skills ideally in a membership organisation and experience of partial exemption methods.
* Track record of successfully building strong working relationships with multiple stakeholders.
* High level of IT literacy and ability to analyse data and extract and use trends
* Good understanding of UK accounting standards, preferably including the Charities SORP.
* Evidence of treasury management experience.
* Ability to simplify and improve controls processes whilst still adhering to internal controls framework and prevention of fraud.
* Payroll/ pensions experience.

Finance and Resources Administrator

Full time – 35 hours per week

Location: London (GamCare Head Office)

Salary £17,500 - £22,000 – dependent on experience

Permanent

GamCare is the leading national provider of information, advice, support and free treatment for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling. During the recent years GamCare has experienced immense growth in its operations.

GamCare is now looking to recruit a Finance and Resources Administrator to work within our back-office support function in London.

You will be working with Financial Controls Manager, supporting in day to day finance activities and manage premises.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Update of General Ledger on accounting software (Quickbooks).
• Processing of monthly staff expenses
• Maintaining office health & safety and facilities

You should have experience in finance and resources admin support within charitable organisation and preferably studying towards an accounting qualification.

You will form part of an enthusiastic team who works in collaboration with each other. You should be versatile and adaptable and committed to on-going development.

We are looking for individuals to work full time.

To apply, please go onto the GamCare website and complete an application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Survey.

Please note we do not accept CVs

GamCare is committed to processing your personal data fairly, lawfully and transparently in line with GDPR. For further information on GamCare’s recruitment privacy notice please refer to our website.

If you would like acknowledgement that your application has been received, please ensure the application is attached and put the following subject in your email:

Job application: <name of vacancy> and name of region

Please note that if the subject is not correct, you may not receive a confirmation.

To discuss the role further please email Lisandra Noormahomed, (Finance Officer).

Closing date for applications: Monday 24th February at 9:00 am

We are looking for a part-time (4 days per week) Finance Officer, based in our office in London, working with our Finance Director in a newly restructured department.

Making Music is the UK association for leisure-time music, with a membership of 3,700+ music groups, comprising around 200,000 hobby musicians. We support members with practical services to help them run their groups, and with artistic development opportunities; we run meetings and events for them; we celebrate their achievements and speak on their behalf to partners and policymakers. 

The Finance Officer post is crucial to the smooth running of the organisation and plays a significant part in ensuring we manage ourselves efficiently, control our costs effectively and maximise our incoming resources. You will be working closely with the newly appointed Finance Director, helping to deliver the financial systems and resources to achieve our vision and strategy.

Making Music is seeking to appoint an experienced AAT or part-qualified (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) finance professional with experience in running the day-to-day finances of a medium-sized organisation.

We are looking for a team player with excellent communication skills, and recent experience with Sage and Quickbooks software.

This post is for 4 days a week (30 hrs) and can be worked flexibly. Salary £33k pro rata (=actual £26.4k a year for 4 days per week).

We warmly welcome applications from all sectors of the community and all kinds of individuals. Please let us know if you need this job information - or would like to apply for the job - in a different format.

Please download the job description and apply with your CV and a letter by 8am on Monday 24 February 2020. Interviews will be on Tuesday 3 March in London. You will hear by 5pm on Thursday 27 February if we would like to interview you.

Our client is a world leading performance organisation dedicated to providing an inspiring and memorable experience through innovation and creativity. This is a brilliant opportunity for an ambitious and dynamic Finance Officer to work for a prestigious arts organisation.

Working closely with other Finance Officers, this role will entail a range of finance responsibilities with a strong focus on the Sales Ledger. This role will involve: posting daily bank statements; completing monthly reconciliations; supporting the other Finance Officer’s responsibilities in their absence; reviewing existing systems and proposing suitable amendments to these.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of Sales Ledger
• Methodical thinking with great attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills with experience of working with staff from various departments
• Ability to think innovatively and encourage positive change in the organisation
• Proven track record of improving processes within a Sales Ledger function
• Sunsystems and Vision experience

An ideal opportunity for a part-qualified Accountant wishing to work part-time to fit in around a busy life, could this be you?

Learning through Landscapes is looking for an experienced qualified/part qualified accountant who can pull together month end reports for the management team and trustees, who can oversee Sales and Purchase ledger, handle VAT requirements and payments on behalf of the charity and also manage the year end process including preparation for audit. The post-holder will be a good team player, an excellent communicator, be used to meeting deadlines and be organised and pro-active in their working routine.

If you have skills in all of the above, have recent experience with Sage software (preferably Sage 200) and have previously worked in the charity sector, please take a look at the information pack for more details.

This is a part time post working 12 hours per week over 2 days (with some flexibility) and based in our Winchester office. The actual salary is £9,405 per annum ((£29k pro rata) plus benefits.

The deadline for applications is 9 am on Thursday 27th February.

Description

An exciting opportunity for someone who wants to grow in an accounting role as part of a growing charity.

The role of the Accounts Assistant is to expertly perform key financial activities that support the achievement of Resurgo’s mission and to encourage the flourishing of its culture.

You will perform a vital role in the efficient workings of the finance department and are expected to contribute actively to improve and develop the department’s activities. You will be responsible for preparing financial statements and accounts, managing ledgers, support creation of forecasts and budgets, and help with the preparation of tax and gift aid returns.

The finance team is led by the CFO, who is supported by the Financial Accountant and the Accounts Assistant.

Resurgo Trust annually generates about £3 million of donations, employs c.50 staff, and is based in London.  It is regarded as one of the leading UK charities for social impact and enjoys demonstrably high-impact outcomes to its work. Resurgo Trust owns two wholly owned trading subsidiaries, Resurgo Consulting Limited and Resurgo Ventures Limited.

In 2016 we were listed as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in the ‘Great Place to Work’ Awards.

Person specification

•A practising Christian who is passionate about personally representing the Christian values of Resurgo and is committed to Resurgo’s mission to transform urban communities.

•Professional accounting qualification (AAT/CIMA) essential, whether completed or in process

•Accounting experience for a minimum of three years essential

•Xero (or similar) accounting solution experience desirable, together with expertise in Microsoft office programmes

•Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills essential

•High attention to detail and excellent accuracy

•Effective communicator, with the ability to work closely with colleagues

•Self-motivated with good time management skills

•High levels of integrity and the ability to act confidentially

The Chief Financial Officer will provide advice on strategic financial issues, be responsible for financial management for the Academy and the leadership and management of the finance team.

The Chief Financial Officer is a key member of the Academy’s Senior Management Team and is expected to bring a modern, business-like approach to the leadership of the finance function, running it as a highly competent and efficient service. The appointee will develop and deliver a proactive, customer–focused service.

The Chief Financial Officer will line manage the Finance Controller, the Finance Officer and reports directly to the Principal and to the Board of Trustees.

In addition to leading the finance team, the Chief Financial Officer will contribute to strategy and policy development to support the academy’s aims and objectives, will ensure the provision of management information for the schools planning and monitoring systems, and will ensure the completion of statistical returns to external agencies.

Post Title:

Chief Financial Officer

Salary / Grade:

P07:  43-46:  £47,511- £50,448  (Outer London)

Responsible for:

The Finance Team

Responsible to:

  Principal

Key Contacts:

  Principal

  Chair of Governing Body

  Chair of the Resources committee

  Senior Leadership and Management Team

  Business Management Team (Support Services Manager, Chief Operations

  Officer, Human Resources Manager, Site Manager)

  Professional advisers including Auditors, Bankers, Investment advisers,

HMRC and relevant personnel within funding bodies

 The Chief Financial Officer will be directly responsible to the Principal who is the Accounting Officer for the

 Academy and is ultimately responsible for the proper financial conduct of the institution.

 The Chief Financial Officer will provide advice on strategic financial issues, be responsible for financial

 management for the Academy and the leadership and management of the financial team. 

 The Chief Financial Officer is a key member of the Academy’s senior management team and is expected to

 bring a modern, business-like approach to the leadership of the finance function, running it as a highly

 competent and efficient service. The appointee will develop and deliver a proactive, customer–focused

 service.

 The Finance Team consists of three staff, comprising one Finance Controller and a Finance Officer.

 The team is responsible for all aspects of financial management.

In addition to leading the finance team, the Chief Financial Officer will contribute to strategy and policy

development to support the academy’s aims and objectives, will ensure the provision of management

information for the schools planning and monitoring systems, and will ensure the completion of statistical

returns to external agencies.

Main Duties

  This is a senior management team post that will change over time and where the post holder needs to be

  responsive and proactive in the context of strategic priorities.  It is not possible therefore to set out a full

  range of duties.  The following is an indicative list.  It is not in order of importance.

  Leadership & Strategy

1. Attend SLT meetings as guided by the Principal and all Business Management Team meetings with the Head of IT, HR and Facilities and Governing Body meetings to provide financial advice.
2. To approve any changes in Payroll and HR processes proposed by HR Manager.
3. To be involved with the preparation of the census and review the final submission to ensure that student numbers and course completion are correctly built into budget plans.
4. Advise the Principal as Accounting Officer and the Trustees of their responsibilities under SORP, Companies House, the Trust’s Funding Agreement with the Department for Education, and the regulations of the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA).
5. In the absence of the Principal, support the designated Deputy Principal so that they can take delegated responsibility for financial decisions.
6. Ensure a sound Medium Term Financial Plan for the future development of the Academy in line with the Academy’s development priorities. (Maintaining a three and five year plan for the ESFA and Trustees)
7. To keep up to date with national issues relating to financial management of an Academy. Briefing the Principal and Trustees on the ESFA updates.
8. Negotiate, manage and monitor contracts, tenders and agreements for the provision of support and ancillary services.
9. Coordinate respective line managers to ensure that the recruitment, professional development, annual review and training of support staff is conducted appropriately.
10. To assist the Company Secretary for Highams Park Academy Trust.
11. Maintain the Academy’s Risk Register and Business Continuity Plan present this for review to the Governing Body on an annual basis.

1. Financial Resource Management

1. To be responsible for the effective design and management of financial procedures and internal controls.
2. Manage the work of the Finance Controller and the team to ensure that  financial procedures are followed, including:
   • Managing the Purchase ledger. Ordering, processing and payment for all goods and services provided by the Academy according to Scheme of Delegation
   • Operation of all bank accounts, ensuring that a full reconciliation is undertaken at least once a month with adequate segregation of duties in the preparation and approval of BACs runs.
   • Calculation of depreciation charge from the asset register and maintaining an accurate up to date Fixed Asset register.
   • Managing the sales ledger account. Preparation of invoices and collection of fees and other dues.
   • Ensuring the correct processing of VAT liabilities and providing detailed reconciliations.
   • Assisting with the termly audit visits to test the internal controls are robust and acting on recommendations for corrective action.
3. Check and challenge the work of the Finance Controller in their provision of detailed management accounts for the Principal and Trustees according to the agreed schedule, thus identifying and informing the Principal and Trustees of the causes of significant variance and take prompt corrective action and achieve value for money on a Monthly basis
4. Monitor all capital projects and submit returns to the ESFA.
5. Prepare Budget forecast returns for approval by Trustees
6. Discuss, negotiate, and submit a balanced budget to the Principal for submission to and approval by the Trustees.
7. Prepare all financial returns for the DfE and ESFA including the final accounts and liaise with the auditors and Companies House within statutory deadlines.
8. Ensure that the Finance Team provide timely in year budgetary information to budget holders.
9. Advise the Principal as Accounting Officer if non-compliant or fraudulent activities are suspected or uncovered, ensuring efficient operation according to agreed procedures and maintain those procedures by conducting at least an annual review.
10. Maintain a strategic financial plan that will indicate the trends and requirements of the Academy’s development plan and will forecast future year budgets.
11. Identify additional finance required to fund the Academy’s proposed activities.
12. Develop income streams through lettings and other activities within the ethos of the Academy and actively seek other funding opportunities
13. Seek and make use of specialist financial expertise, in order to select types of investments which are appropriate for the Academy, taking account of risks, views of stakeholders and identify possible and suitable providers in order to maximise return.
14. In conjunction with external consultants and / or other Senior Leaders present timely and fully costed proposals, recommendations or bids.
15. Put formal financial agreements in place with suitable providers for agreed amounts, at agreed times and appropriate agreed costs and repayment schedules.
16. Monitor the effectiveness and implementation of agreements; ensure best value principles are adopted.
17. Deal with the Academy’s rates valuation.
18. In conjunction with the auditors advise on the financial implications of charitable status with respect to the current and any future tax legislation.
19. Understand and advise the Principal of the financial effects and implications of government policies, legislation and directives for current initiatives and long term educational trends and developments
20. Ensure that the Finance Controller is acting as the point of contact with central government and other agencies, with regard to grant applications, gifts and other donations
21. Oversee ancillary services to include:
    • Energy supplies
    • Catering contract
    • Transport including minibuses and drivers
    • Bookings for Academy facilities
    • Provision of facilities for additional tuition out of school hours, including music lessons
22. Achievement of streamlined and cost-effective processes for financial administration.

1. Administration Management

Via the Support Services Manager:

1. Oversee the preparation and submission of the Census, Admissions and other returns within statutory guidelines.
2. Design and maintain administrative systems of the Academy, to deliver best outcomes based on the Academy’s core values and development aims.
3. Develop process measures that are affordable and that will enable value for money decisions for those managing resources
4. Working with the Support Services Manager establish, benchmark and use effective methods to review and improve administrative systems.
5. Obtain necessary licences and permissions and ensure their relevance and timeline

1. Management Information Systems & ICT

Via Deputy Principal and Chief Operations Officer:

1.  Ensure the provision of ICT and management information systems are delivered within budget.

1.  Human Resource Management

Via the Human Resource Manager:

1. Ensure that the following services are provided for the Academy:
   • payroll services for all Academy staff
   • all employment related policies are compliant with legislation including but not limited to safeguarding, employment protection, equal pay, sex discrimination, absence, recruitment, grievance, disciplinary and redundancy: and the communication and implementation of these polices to all staff.
   • Pre-employment clearance for new staff
   • Issue of contracts of employment for all staff
   • Review and updating of job descriptions for all staff
   • Attend employment tribunals as necessary
   • Maintain confidential staff records and ensure staff records held in the school by others are kept confidential
   • The use of specialist expertise in relation to HR issues
   • Maintain the Teachers pensions database and prepare the End of Year certificate and liaise with auditors to submit an audited return to Teachers Pensions each year.
2. Monitor levels of staffing absence and report as appropriate to the Principal
3. Advise the Principal on assessment of salaries, expenses, sickness and maternity procedures, redundancy and other matters of dismissal.
4. Oversee via respective line manager’s appraisal and development for all support staff
5. Administer pension schemes and associated services
6. Preparation and submission of the School Workforce Census

1. Facility & Property Management

Via the Deputy Principal and Site Manager ensure that:

1. Safe maintenance and security operations of Academy premises are in place.
2. Maintenance of the Academy site including the purchase and repair of all furniture and fittings is within budget
3. Utilities, site services and equipment continue to be available and value for money is secured
4. Ancillary site related services (e.g. cleaning, grounds maintenance) are monitored, managed effectively and secure value for money
5. Advise the Principal as to the financial implications of proposed and ongoing construction projects.
6. Support in the development and submission of capital bids
7. Monitor, assess and review contractual obligations for outsourced Academy services.
8. Seek professional advice on insurance and advise the Principal on all appropriate insurances (not exclusive of facility and property policies) for the Academy and implement and manage such insurance policies and claims accordingly.

1. Health & Safety

1. Act as the Academy’s Health & Safety Co-ordinator and Fire Officer
2. Plan, instigate and maintain records of fire practices and alarm tests
3. Ensure the Academy’s written Health & Safety policy statement is clearly communicated and available to all people

1. Ensure the Health & Safety is compliant with the requirements Health and safety at Work Act and other legislation then ensure that this is put into practice and is subject to review and assessment at regular intervals or as situations change
2. Enable regular consultation with people on health and safety issues and know how the main issues relate to Academy staff, visitors, contractors and other users of Academy premises and facilities
3. Ensure systems are in place to enable the identification of hazards and risk assessments, including a disaster recovery plan
4. Ensure systems are in place for effective monitoring, measuring and reporting of health and safety issues to the SLMT, Trustees and where appropriate the Health & Safety Executive
5. Ensure the maximum level of security consistent with the ethos of the Academy
6. Oversee statutory obligations are being met for pupils with special educational needs, ensuring that financial and supporting agency services are adequate for their diverse needs
7. Implement risk management and loss prevention strategies in the Academy to reduce risks and insurance costs

Any other reasonable duties as directed by the Principal

  Person Specification

  The role of chief financial officer calls for a finance professional with the necessary experience, skills and

personal qualities to be able to operate as part of a close-knit senior management and business team.  There

is an important role to play leading the finance team in providing a robust financial infrastructure as well as

an excellent opportunity to play an important and active part in the strategic direction for this forward

  looking, successful and thriving academy.

  The post holder:

• Will be expected to have a degree or equivalent qualification.
• A qualification from a major accountancy body would be beneficial but relevant experience would be considered and be essential.
• Should be able to demonstrate a track record of successful financial leadership and building effective teams
• Will require financial reporting and management skills, and experience of working with stakeholder to develop strong financial understanding and empathy across an organisation.
• Should have high ethical standards and influencing skills with the ability to engage effectively with all staff across the academy and governing body
• Should show evidence of entrepreneurialism and innovation, with an ability to identity commercial opportunities to maximise income
• Should have excellent analytical skills and sound judgment
• Should have excellent communication and presentational skills
• Should have experience of financial information systems and be computer literate
• Should have a good knowledge of the funding, regulatory and legislative environment of academies.

The MPS Society is the only UK charity providing support and advice to over 1,500 children, young adults and families who are affected by one of 25 rare, genetic diseases

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and committed person to join our small finance team. This role would suit someone who has experience within a finance or administration role. You will be responsible for bank reconciliation, UK and International payments, invoicing and financial administrative tasks. Excellent excel and communication skills are essential and whilst knowledge of Sage is desirable, training will be given to the successful candidate.

We offer flexibility in working hours, free on-site parking, 25 days (pro-rata) paid holiday per year and life insurance cover.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Fundraising team to ensure all receipts are correctly recorded, dated and coded in Excel
• Enter details into Sage
• Prepare cheques and cash listing for banking (Weekly / Bi-Weekly)
• Record bank receipts in sage using information from various online portals and fundraising database - Advantage
• Make quarterly GIFT AID claim
• Ensure all sales invoices are correctly raised in Sage or Excel and sent
• Ensure all purchase invoices are correctly recorded, dated and entered into Sage
• Prepare weekly BACS payment run or raise cheque for payments and send remittance advices
• Ensure all documents are appropriately authorised for Audit
• Using “Breathe” software ensure personal and credit card expense claims are correctly authorised, coded, have appropriate supporting documents and are accurately paid and entered into Sage
• Create journals and post into Sage
• Produce an aged debtor’s list and take action to collect all overdue accounts, informing relevant staff of outstanding amounts where appropriate
• Reconcile all transactions on MPS bank statements to the nominal ledger bank account and produce a list of items for posting to the nominal ledger bank account
• Work with internal departments to resolve unidentified receipts
• Assist in the preparation of the year-end audit in finding required documentary evidence and accounts listings
• Establish a working relationship with the Finance team and other staff that includes gaining an understanding of the key Finance operations and be able to cover in the event of the absence of other Finance staff
• Maintain the Fundraising import templates on an adhoc basis using Excel & Macros

General Responsibilities

• To adopt a positive approach to personal and professional development, engaging in regular one to one meetings and an annual performance review with the Head of Group Finance
• To carry out any other duties within the scope and purpose of the post as requested by your Line Manager or the Senior Finance Officer.

Changes to Job Description

If for any reason it is necessary to make changes to the key responsibilities, this will be discussed in advance between the post holder and the supervising line manager.

Core Values

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

GCSE Grade C or above in English Language and Maths (or equivalent) - Essential

Accountancy qualification / studying for accountancy qualification - Desirable

Experience

Familiar with Sage accounting software - Desirable

Experienced user of Microsoft Office especially outlook, word and excel - Essential

At least 1 years’ work experience within a Finance office - Essential

Skills, knowledge and abilities

Proactively meets the needs of the business demonstrating a positive approach - Essential

Maintaining records with a high level of attention to detail - Essential

Ability to organise own work to meet deadlines - Essential

Ability to work using own initiative and collaboratively - Essential

Sound interpersonal and communication skills - Essential

Motivation

Passionate about MPS Society’s mission and aims - Essential

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS check prior to taking up position in the role

Interviews are being held on a rolling basis. 

The contract is initially for two months to help get through the year end in March but does have the possibility of being extended.

You will be assisting with the transactional duties, supplier queries, processing invoices and data entry.

Client Details

The client is a well established Housing Association.

Description

The Key responsibilities will be to;

• Ensure accurate, reliable and efficient processing of transactions within areas such as purchase ledger, sales ledger, cashbook, credit cards, and direct debits for all group entities in a timely manner

• Perform monthly reconciliations of these transactional areas (mentioned above)

• Reconcile supplier statements to the general ledger on a monthly basis

• Respond promptly to all internal and external stakeholder processing queries on a daily basis in an efficient and effective manner and ensure all queries are followed up and resolved in a timely manner
• Process a high volume of invoices

Profile

The successful candidate for this role will have worked in a similar capacity and will have accounts payable experience.

You will be professional, well organised and will have a pro active approach to your work.

You will work well under pressure and will have a proven record of dealing with high quantities of invoices.

Job Offer

This contract has the possibility of being extended past 2 months.