Job Title: Finance Assistant
Location: Mason Court, Hillborough Road, Olton, Solihull
Salary: £24,000 per annum
Job Type: Full-time, 12 Months Fixed Term Contract, Maternity Cover
Working Hours: 35 Hours per week
SJMT is a family of charities & community of people supporting those most in need in the West Midlands. We want everyone, regardless of age or circumstances, to feel secure, have opportunities and to thrive.
The services provided include:
- Safe, affordable and well-maintained alms-housing
- Residential and extra care
- Community and housing related support
- Services to advance the opportunities of children and young people in need
Everything we do is rooted in our 370-year history and driven by their vision for the future.
Purpose of the Role:
- To support the Head of Finance in maintaining the financial ledgers of the Trust.
- To facilitate the smooth operation of systems and procedures.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Financial Accounting:
To maintain the Purchase Ledgers on a daily basis by:-
- Matching orders and delivery notes to invoices
- Liaising with budget holders to ensure all necessary documentation is authorised
- Coding and posting invoices
- Pay suppliers by BACS in accordance with their terms of payment
- Reconciling purchase ledger accounts
To maintain the Sales Ledgers on a daily basis by:-
- Raising monthly sales invoices for fees, care services and sundries
- Receive and bank cash and cheque contributions, fees and sundry income from residents, keeping accurate records of such receipts
Reconciling sales ledger control accounts
- To maintain the Rent Ledger on a daily basis by posting receipts on a daily basis.
- To reconcile the bank accounts on a monthly basis.
- To check, balance and re-imburse petty cash floats as appropriate.
- To pay staff expenses.
- To administer the credit card process
- To provide support for inter charity reconciliations
Other Duties:
- To liaise with staff and residents as necessary to carry out duties and responsibilities.
- To comply with financial standing orders and procedures.
- To assist in maintaining financial and administration systems.
- To undertake any other duties reasonably requested by the Head of Finance or Management Accountant.
About you:
Experience:
- Knowledge of double entry book keeping, control account reconciliation, and bank account reconciliation. (Essential)
- At least 1 year experience using computerised accounting systems. (Essential)
- SAGE 50 Accounts experience (Desirable)
Skills & Abilities (Essential):
- Methodic.
- Accurate.
- Ability to work to targets.
- Likes working in a team.
- Problem solver.
- Curious.
- Willing to use own initiative.
Education/ Qualifications:
- Part 1 AAT or first level other accountancy qualification or qualified by experience (Essential)
- Looking to complete AAT or other qualification (Desirable)
Other (Essential):
- Ability to communicate with people at all levels including residents, relatives, managers, staff, suppliers.
- Awareness of diversity issues and works in a positive non-discriminatory way.
- Enhanced DBS check will be taken up
What we offer:
The Trust continues to reward its staff with competitive pay rates and a number of employee benefits including:
- Starting on 31 days holiday inclusive of Bank Holidays (increases with service)
- An annual 'wellbeing' day for all staff
- Company sick pay
- Funded DBS checks
- Free onsite parking
- Pension scheme
- Wider Wallet staff discount scheme
- Employee Assistance programme - access to 24 hour confidential advice / counselling
- Ongoing career development training
Equal Opportunities:
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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Please note should sufficient applications be received we reserve the right to recruit at any stage. We always encourage all interested applicants to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
Candidates with previous experience and job titles of; Finance Administrator, Accounts Clerk, Accounts Assistant, Purchase Ledger Assistant, Sales ledger Assistant will be considered for this role.