Calculation and processing of provisions and journals for management accounts
Bookkeeping Tasks:
Purchases & Payments
Ensure that supplier invoices are processed, checking that these have been coded and approved before entry, raising cheques and creating remittance advice
Ensuring compliance with appropriate VAT Legislation
Monitoring and managing the aged creditors list
Raising payments (BACS/Cheques) for non-ledger items as required
Make payments of all authorised invoices by BACS or cheque
Raise all invoices and requests for payment; chase outstanding invoices
Resolve all supplier enquiries
Receive all receipts and ensure payments are appropriately allocated
Create appropriate book keeping entries, create accruals where necessary
Processing staff and volunteer expenses in accordance with procedures
Sales and Income
Maintain the sales ledger, raising sales invoices when required, recording income received both for the sales ledger and non-ledger items
Banking of income
Credit control and dealing with supplier and customer enquiries
Preparation of monthly and Quarterly Vat Returns under partial exemption rules
Reporting
Maintain the report layouts as required and create new reports if necessary
Assist staff in extracting the information they need
Providing financial support and advice to stakeholders and colleagues to deliver their department Operating Plan.
Review
To analyse expenditure against budget, investigating and documenting any significant variances.
Regular checking and reconciliation of the main Balance Sheet Control Accounts (PAYE, Pensions, Net Wages, etc.)
Monthly Payroll Tasks
Preparation and posting of the payroll journal to the nominal
Preparation of pension schedules for submission
Review and reallocation of staff expenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Solid background working within a finance team Knowledge of Management accounts, Purchase and sales ledger and banking Sage 200 and MS Office Suite (advanced Excel) Knowledge of Payroll