Job Description

You will be responsible for processing, reporting and control of accounting transactions and ledger entries to ensure the completeness and accuracy of accounting records. This includes daily cash flow forecasts, to ensure that the company holds enough funding to pay liabilities. When deficits are identified, initiative must be used to address the situation.

Key Responsibilities

• Make sure members and suppliers are paid on time
• Maintain accurate accounting records, being proactive about resolving issues or queries
• Perform reconciliations to ensure accuracy of the ledger
• Excellent organisation and communication skills
• Work as part of a team and independently to manage daily, monthly and quarterly tasks
• Willingness to work additional hours at short notice
• Ability to follow rotas and update status reports so each member of the cashier team knows what is outstanding and what is complete
• Forge good working relationships with all senior managers for payment submissions
• Establish working relationships with internal stakeholders
• Communicate with external contacts such as Barclays Bank and our Auditors
• Support the annual external audit and internal audits
• Manage petty cash
• Establish a culture of continuous improvement, driving standardisation and automation wherever possible
• Provide ad hoc support for wider finance team for example verifying bank details or assisting purchase ledger with problematic supplier payments, such as overseas payments and returned payments

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities