Job Description

• Update fixed assets register & post depreciation
• Calculation and processing of provisions and journals for management accounts
• 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
• Maintain the sales ledger, raising sales invoices when required, recording income received both for the sales ledger and non-ledger items
• Credit control and dealing with supplier and customer enquiries
• Preparation of monthly and Quarterly Vat Returns under partial exemption rules
• 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.
• 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.)
• Preparation and posting of the payroll journal to the nominal
• Preparation of pension schedules for submission
• Review and reallocation of staff expenses
• 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

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities