Role Summary:
- Finance Officer for Communities Together East Anglia and their trading company Aspire Together CIC. To oversee and complete the day-to-day financial management tasks within the office ensuring they are managed in a timely way, therefore ensuring the smooth financial operation of the businesses by maintaining good cash flow.
Job Responsibilities:
Finance Officer -
- To manage and complete all necessary financial management tasks within the office. Namely invoicing to customers, managing incoming invoices, purchasing, bookkeeping, supplier liaison, credit control and control of bank accounts and corporate insurances.
- To manage the payment systems, card machines and website shopping cart implemented to accept funds in various forms and the security thereof.
- To ensure the financial integrity of the business and its accounts by conducting regular reconciliations of all its accounts.
- To provide financial statements and reports to the business as and when required.
- To provide information to the external accountant to produce the company’s annual reports and financial statements in keeping with the prevailing HMRC/Accountancy reporting guidelines.
- Calculate any variances from budget, or bank account discrepancies and report significant issues to management
- In co-ordination with the relevant managers produce annual operating budgets and forecasts to departments and monitor ongoing spend / variance against those budgets.
- Management of office assistant for matters relating to finance, overseeing that all finance administration is undertaken in a timely, accurate and effective way.
- To manage external audits and be the point of contact for such audits.
- To establish, foster and maintain close working relationships with other functions to allow swift resolution of issues and sharing of knowledge.
- To provide strategic support by advising legal/regulatory implications of decisions and guidance on governance issues, ensuring the charity complies with relevant legislation and regulations.
General –
All Staff are required to:
· Familiarise themselves with the Company Policies and Procedures, held on the Safe HR system, accessible by all staff at anytime from the website.
- Uphold the Equal Opportunities and Anti-Harassment and Bullying Policies, ensuring effective implementation in all aspects of their work for the Company.
- Act at all times within the Company Rules, Policies, Procedures, and any other statutory requirements.
· Be proactive, bring ideas, suggestions and contribute to business improvement.
- Undertake training as required.
- Attend staff and team meetings as required.
- Observe health and safety procedures in the workplace to ensure personal safety and to safeguard the interests and safety of colleagues, customers and visitors.
- Undertake other duties and responsibilities as appropriate since all staff are expected to work flexibly within their skill level to respond to changing priorities and make sure that customer needs and business objectives are met.
Person Specification:
Professional qualification such as AAT or similar
Good working knowledge of Sage
Ability to do payroll using Sage
Able to use Microsoft programs
Team player
Personable
Accurate in their work
Salary and Hours
The post is for 20 hours a week, worked over 4 days. Some hours can be worked remotely once fully trained.
Salary of £20 per hour.
Pay: £20.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- On-site parking
- Work from home
Work Location: In person
