£12 - £13 Per hour
Financial Accountant
Temporary,Part -time
Job Description
- Post weekly bank credits, including Housing Benefit and payments from Council and any other statutory bodies to residents accounts in both the Housing system and finance system;
- Maintain spreadsheet of resident payments received from Council each month. Keep track of the resident payments and about any monies not received, as well as keeping the Housing support team updated
- Meet weekly with the Housing Support Manager to review accounts in arrears to enable Housing Support Workers to manage rents with residents;
- Assist the head of Finance with month end reporting by agreed deadlines, confirming when month end reports can be run from the housing management system and assist in clearing any reconciling items;
- Prepare and send out the invoices for contracts, funding and services on a timely basis and to carry out monthly invoice
- Reconcile invoice payments and work with the Head of Finance to monitor and chase outstanding debts including housing arrears.
- Arrange monthly debtors meetings with Head of Finance and Managers as required;
- Send out weekly bank receipts to administrators to update other software, e.g. Magic Bookings (Parent payment system) and post all receipts to Access Dimensions;
- Complete the postings to daily sales control, download reports and pass on to other members of the finance team as needed.
- Take responsibility for ensuring the daily sales control balances to zero, following up discrepancies with other members of the finance team and reviewing their postings to clear these, liaising with the Head of Finance as needed;
- Cover for other members of the team during absence, including cash recording and reconciliation as well as weekly banking;
- Ensure that confidentiality is maintained at all times;
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Two years experience in a finance and admin role.
- Experience of processing income receipts and sales invoices
- Experience of access dimensions
- Worked in either housing or charity sector.
Reference no: 106851