- **NEW Opportunity*** Finance Officer, Part Time, 12 month FTC (temp to perm), Hybrid Working / West Bromwich, £30k pro rata plus EXCELLENT benefits!
About Our Client
They are passionate about improving emotional health and transforming lives, where everyone has access to the emotional wellbeing support that they need to lead a healthy and rewarding life.
Their values are Integrity, Inclusion, Initiative, Innovation, and Independence. At the forefront of their minds are their service users and their people, providing a great place to work. They are gold standard accredited with Investors in People and are also recognised by Best Companies to work for.
The Role
This role is part time and consists of 30-hours per week and they have some flexibility with this role.
The Finance Officer will be required to work as an integral part of a small cross functional finance team. The post holder will provide support to the Management Accountant and Head of Finance. To provide a high level of customer service to all stakeholders - particularly the department and project teams within our client.
To maintain an accurate, complete and timely financial accounting system in accordance with the Charity's financial procedures and regulations; provide the associated financial administration efficiently and effectively; monthly journal posting and assist in the preparation of the monthly payroll.
Please note that all roles at our client require a satisfactory DBS check.
What's on Offer
- £30k salary (pro-rata for part time)
- Monday to Friday; 30-hours per week
- Hybrid working
- 35 days holiday PLUS your birthday off!
- Enhanced company pension contribution (5%)
- Wellbeing hour every week to focus on your health and happiness
- Length of service holidays (up to 3 extra days)
- Volunteering days to help a cause of your choice
- Free on-site car parking
- Free suicide awareness and mental health first aid qualification
- Paid on the 19th of each month for the full month
Key Tasks
General:
- Complete maintenance of the organisation's income and expenditure ledgers.
- Maintain and prepare prepayments and accruals schedules and journals.
- Assisting in the year end and statutory accounts.
- Monthly payroll administration.
Maintain Income & Expenditure Ledgers:
- Responsible for the prompt processing of purchase ledger invoices in coding matching checking coding invoices into the finance system.
- Obtain management authority, process weekly payment run, and upload internet banking.
Transactions & Journals:
- Maintain and prepare accurate and appropriate prepayment accruals and depreciation schedules.
- Prepare and implement journal entries.
- Provide relevant assistance to the finance department in preparation of the annual statutory financial accounts, external audit working papers including liaising directly with the audits as and when required.
Bank & Balance Reconciliation:
- Monitor the organisations bank balance daily.
- Address anomalies immediately and resolve promptly to prevent issues manifesting.
- Carryout regular documented and evidence reconciliation of debtors, creditors and key control accounts.
Systems:
- Ensure the robustness of all finance systems considering any required enhancements and upgrades required.
- Review the financial management needs of the organisation and propose new systems and processes to support these needs where appropriate.
Communication:
- Capability to work effectively with other departments and teams, communicating financial insights and recommendations to support decision making and achieve organisational goals.
- Commitment to communicating financial information with honesty, integrity, and transparency, adhering to ethical standards and regulatory requirements.
- Communicating efficiently and effectively within time constraints, prioritising tasks, and deadlines to meet organisational goals.
- Cultivating and maintain professional relationships, both internally with colleagues and externally.
Experience, Qualifications & Training Requirements
- Experience of using finance systems and reporting.
- Excellent working knowledge of accounting systems.
- Advanced Excel functions.
Personal Skills & Competencies
- A clear communicator able to talk to people at all levels.
- Proven experience in a similar role.
- In depth understanding of budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret complex financial data.
- Excellent analytical and interpretive ability.
Please note that our client is unable to provide visa sponsorship for applicants that do not have the right to work in the UK or who may need sponsorship in the future. They are also a disability confident employer.