£35000 - £40000 Per year
Financial Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Support the finance team in ensuring financial processes are robust, efficient, and meet the requirements of the organizations finance policies.
- Prepare cash book journals and bank reconciliations on a monthly basis.
- Prepare balance sheet control account reconciliations on a monthly basis.
- Process the monthly payroll journal and staff recharges on the finance system.
- Processing accruals, prepayments and other journals in the finance system as directed by the Senior Finance Business Partner.
- Keeping up to date with sector news and best practice in order to help in maintaining and improving financial processes and controls.
- Support the Finance Business Partners prepare the annual budgets and three-years plans including detailed staffing plans.
- Support the Senior Finance Business Partner in the preparation of monthly management accounts and forecast out-turns.
- Assist with review of month end reports and over time become a main point of contact for queries on finance processes and systems.
- Assistance with preparation of funding bids.
- Assist the Senior Finance Business Partner in the preparation of information for internal and external audits and other reports required by regulators.
- Represent the organization professionally by liaising with external stakeholders as required in completing key responsibilities.
- Assist with the maintenance of the fixed asset register.
- Assist with returns to external bodies including the Education and Skills Funding Agency and HMRC.
- Assist with the completion of the organizations VAT returns.
- Monitor government grant income in line with funding schedules and ensure it is recorded on a timely basis.
- Raise sales invoices on the finance system.
- Manage debtors for the central team by pursuing overdue invoices and following credit control procedures.
- Process receipts on the finance system and ensure accurate spreadsheet records are maintained for income received at the central team.
- Bank cash and cheque receipts and record the transactions on the finance system.
- Administer the organizations bank accounts ensuring access rights are up to date.
- To be responsible for the organizations daily cash balances review ensuring that no overdraft arises. Monthly update of the long-term cash-flow forecast.
- Provide cover as required across the network. Process purchases, from purchase order, goods receipts and invoice on the finance system.
- Process payment of invoices on online banking and the finance system.
- Ensure all orders comply with the requirements of the organizations finance handbook and procurement policy, and value for money is obtained.
- Process new supplier requests on the finance system and supplier records.
- Process expenses claims for staff and trustees.
- Management of corporate credit cards for the organization including monitoring of spend, entering transactions on the finance system, reconciliation of statements and review of processes.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Control
- Management Accounts
- Part Qualified
Reference no: 111101