Finance Officer
Based in Northampton, hybrid working 1-2 per week in addition to this requirement to attend London office once a week
Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum
Hours: Monday - Friday 9AM-5PM
We are currently recruiting for a Finance Officer based in Northampton, 1 day in London offer but has flexible hybrid working. Our client is a the national charity caring for historic churches at risk.
Overall job purpose:
As Finance Officer you will efficiently process all aspects of income for our client, ensuring accurate information is entered into both CRM and accounting systems.
Duties to include:
Accounts Receivable / Income Processing
The post holder will ensure prompt, accurate and effective processing of income. They will:
- Enter all income data, including direct debits, standing orders, website payments and cheques into CRM database and accounting system, ensuring consistency between systems;
- Process card payments over the phone;
- Ensure donor information is provided to the fundraising and membership team on a timely basis
Maintain registers of standing orders and direct debits for the membership scheme;
- Prepare sales invoices, post receipts and allocations;
- Bi-monthly credit control/liaising with customers;
- Work with regional teams to ensure processing of gift aid envelopes;
- Produce ad-hoc reports as required by the finance team, budget holders, project managers and external bodies;
- Work with other members of the finance team in the preparation of annual audit schedules.
Accounts payable
The post holder will:
- Register and process purchase invoices in an accurate and timely manner, to ensure payments can be made;
- Respond accurately and efficiently to queries from suppliers and colleagues regarding payments;
- Manage the Finance email inbox;
- Prepare supplier statement reconciliations, as necessary;
- Process staff expenses, ensuring compliance with policy;
- Process purchase invoices and Champing™ refunds for trading subsidiary.
Financial management and operations
The post holder will:
- Produce ad-hoc reports as required by the finance team, budget holders, project managers and external bodies;
- Work with other members of the finance team, in the preparation of annual audit schedules;
- Bank reconciliations;
- Monthly/quarterly balance sheet reconciliations;
- Post monthly prepayment journals;
- Manage retentions register;
- Administer procurement cards and reconcile the control account;
- Be a "chart of accounts champion", ensuring correct nominal coding is used;
- Advise staff on coding queries;
- Process Intercompany Transactions;
- Undertake ad-hoc projects and other similar duties, as required within the Finance function;
- Ensure the Senior Finance Officer is kept informed of any salient issues.
Additional
The post holder will:
- Support change projects both within and outside of the Finance team, to make the organisation more effective;
- Minute taking for Finance Team meetings;
- Proactively share best practice and learning across the wider organisation;
- Ensure procedure guides for all areas of responsibility are written, fit for purpose and kept up to date;
- Undertake ad-hoc projects and other similar duties as required within the Finance function.
Employee benefits
- Membership of the generous Civil Service Pension scheme
- 27.5 days annual leave provision, rising 30 days after five years' service and 33 days after ten years
- Flexible working arrangements
home working allowance for home-based staff
- Life assurance through the Civil Service Pension scheme
- Learning and development opportunities
- Enhanced parental leave arrangements
- A free and confidential employee assistance programme
- Season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme
- Subscription allowance to a professional body
- 20% staff discount on Champing™ at specific sites
If you wish to apply for this role, please send your updated CV to :
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