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FINANCE OFFICER JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Finance Officer
Reports to: Chief Executive officer
Hours: Part-time 28 hours per week, working times negotiable
Salary: £21, 000 to £23,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
This role will be subject to successful DBS Check and references
We reserve the right to close this advert, should a suitable candidate be found.
Job Purpose and role:
The Finance Officer is responsible for supporting the maintenance of financial and administrative services working closely with the CEO and Treasurer to meet legislative requirements and to support the operations of Tenterden Social Hub and working with external Accountant.
These duties include but are not limited to Sage Accounts functions (possibly Xero), assisting with payroll and employee records.
Responsibilities
Reporting directly to the CEO, the Finance Officer will support and assist to ensure the smooth running of Finance Department operations and work with the external accountant. The Finance Officer will ensure that effective methods are put in place ensuring that all employees and company processes run to maximum efficiency and to cover the finance department duties when required and adhere to organisational Finance Policies.
Duties (this list is not exhaustive)
Process daily post and assist in the management of the Finance email account
- Purchase and sales ledger entries to Sage 50 Accounts (possibly Xero Accounting Software) including managing incoming queries
- To be responsible for the administration of the monthly payroll, inland revenue/pensions with the office administrator
- Maintain the fixed asset register
- Month and year end procedures/reporting and including management accounts
- Petty Cash Payments including reconciliation
- Regular banking of cash, cheques, donations etc.
- Control of grant funding projects and payments (with CEO)
- Credit control and chasing debtors
- Establish, maintain and reconcile supplier statements and customer accounts
- Prepare monthly journal summaries – including occasional ad hoc journals when adjustments to accounts are required
- Manage the filing, storage, archiving and security of documents meeting all Data Protection requirements and responsibilities
Knowledge
The Finance Officer must be knowledgeable in the following areas:
- Proven experience of working in a Finance environment.
- Proven expertise with computerised accounts systems, Sage 50 Accounts and Sage Payroll
- Knowledge of Xero Accounting Software also preferable
- Highly proficient computer skills including in-depth knowledge of Excel and major Microsoft programs
- Ideally AAT Level 2 (minimum), GCSE English and Mathematics or equivalent
Personal Attributes
The individual must maintain strict confidentiality in all aspects of performing the duties of the Finance Officer role to include absolute discretion concerning information shared with peers and colleagues.
Work site base.
Based at Tenterden Social Hub in Tenterden.
Right to Work
TSH cannot employ a person who does not have permission to live and work in the UK as stated by current British and European Law. Immigration guidance information is available upon request for further information.
Disclosure & Barring Service
This will be required as part of the Charity's staff recruitment process. Further information about the Disclosure & Barring Service is available from the Disclosure & Barring Service website https://www.gov.uk/government/.../disclosure-and-barring-service. Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1075, applicants for trading or older person support posts are among those who are not entitled to withhold information about any previous criminal conviction.
We reserve the right to close the advert, should a suitable candidate be found before the closing date.
Closing date: 13/07/2026
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £21,000.00-£23,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Experience:
- Accounting: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
