Role: Finance Officer
Hours: Monday-Friday core hours 9am-5pm (in line with flexi – time policy). Will consider part time opportunities.
Location: £29,241 – £32,110 per annum (full time equivalent based on 40 hours per week and dependant on experience and qualifications).
Closing Date: 7th September 2026
Interview Date: 8W/C 14th September 2026
Would you like to be part of an employee-owned business where you can influence, shape and drive the company to excel in delivering Restorative Parenting®?
As a Finance Officer you will be joining the company at an exciting and compelling time.
Halliwell has recently restructured as an Employee Ownership Trust meaning greater engagement opportunities for all colleagues in the improvement of the business as well as greater benefits and rewards when the business performs well and achieves great outcomes for the children in its care.
We would like to hear from caring, enthusiastic and dedicated team players with a can-do approach who really care about the needs of young people. You will be respectful, empathetic, positive, accountable, reflective, engaged, nurturing and tenacious. You will enjoy working with children and young people and create a safe, caring and supportive place to live for the children that are part of the Restorative Parenting® programme.
Halliwell Homes is clinically informed practice encompassing educational, clinical and residential care services. Our objective is to enhance the psychological wellbeing of children within the care system through our Restorative Parenting recovery programme.
The role:
The Finance Officer will be responsible for the provision of support to the Finance and IT Manager and Head of Finance & IT via the completion of a number of tasks, as listed below.
The main responsibilities for the role will include:
- To act as first point of contact within the Finance and IT department to all Halliwell employees, taking calls and messages where managers are not available or present.
- Provide financial data and reports in a timely manner to assist the Head of Finance.
- To report on any variances to the current budget plan.
- Raising Sales invoices and ensuring payment via effective credit control.
- To provide financial data to enable the production of the organisations accounts within the specified deadlines. This will include all year end and month end processes.
- Ensuring payments to third parties i.e. creditors are processed within the allotted timescales.
- Support and engage with all payroll processes and changes, payslip submissions and payroll queries for all staff in accordance with statutory and business requirements.
- Processing bacs transfers requests.
- Scanning, filing, logging and archiving accounts documents.
- Supporting with the completion of tax returns, VAT returns, National Insurance and pension contributions.
- Processing Employee Expenses in line with the companies agreed timescales for payment.
- Operating an effective purchasing function in line with appropriately received requests.
- Assisting with maintaining financial control policies and procedures, as well as remaining statutory and sector compliant.
- Ensure that all financial systems of Halliwell are kept up to date in order to provide accurate financial information to the appropriate stakeholders as required.
- To liaise with Local Authorities and the Companies external Accountants as needed.
- Management of Internal Stakeholders to deliver effective and efficient financial systems.
- To comply with a documented system of accounting policies and procedures.
- To assist with any other ad hoc duties commensurate to the job role and pay scale, as directed by management.
The successful candidate will have the following requirements:
- Must hold valid Right To Work in the UK.
- Must hold minimum level 2/3 AAT
- Ideally hols degree in relevant subject area such as Business Accountancy (or equivalent).
- Excellent standard of Maths.
- Experience of finance administration within a fast-paced office environment.
- Experience and understanding of using accounting software and spreadsheets.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Excellent and thorough attention to detail.
- Can demonstrate effective problem-solving skills.
What we can offer you:
- Becoming part of the Employee Ownership Trust with Halliwell Homes.
- Length of Service Bonus Scheme.
- Birthday Bonus Scheme.
- Free annual GymPass Membership.
- Free access to Perkbox Account.
- Refer a Friend Scheme up to £1400.
- Free access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
- Free access to your own personal Financial Awareness Planning.
- Free access to a company laptop and Mobile phone.
- Free access to well-being initiatives.
- Free on-site Parking.
- Auto-Enrolment Pension Scheme.
- We offer a highly competitive rate of pay and access to a career pathway including access to professional qualification studies fully funded up to Level 7 (Masters)
- Comprehensive training, professional development opportunities and the support of senior colleagues.
If you feel you have the skills and experience to join our team, please click ‘Apply now'
We would encourage you to apply early on as we reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received without prior notice.
Halliwell is an equal opportunities employer and all applications received will be considered on the basis of their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background. All offers of employment will be conditional on the candidate having and securing satisfactory safer recruitment compliance checks.
Halliwell follows safer recruitment when recruiting employees for all roles within the organisation at it is paramount that all applications are aware of their responsibilities when working with vulnerable children. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure Barring Services (DBS)
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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £29,241.00-£32,110.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Financial planning services
- Flexitime
- Free fitness classes
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Eccles, Greater Manchester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Valid Right To Work in the UK (required)
- Level 2 AAT qualification (required)
- UK Manual Drivers Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person
