Job Description

• Providing a key resource to the finance team to support wateraid's country programmes and departments to deliver effective financial plans.
• Support the Financial Planning Analyst and working closely with the Finance Systems Manager, to provide global support and maintenance of the finance systems including:
• Basware for invoice processing and staff expense claims processing)
• Responding to the support inboxes, producing solutions for user issues
• New user inductions
• Support system communications and help with documentation
• Write bespoke reports using Q&A and Board, for instance to extract data.
• Providing cover for the monthly exchange rate upload to all business units
• Leading on creation and management of master lists (e.g. T5 codes to ensure unique reference number for funding packages), ensuring consistent coding across systems, including the finance system.
• Managing the quarterly and year end finance system lockdowns.
• Support upgrades to software including planning and testing.

Benefits include:

• 28 days holiday (excluding Bank Holidays), increasing to 31 days with service
• Season Ticket Loan & Free annual eye test
• A generous pension plan with an employer contribution of up to 10%
• Provision of a 24-hour confidential helpline and access to counselling & online health advice
• Flexible working; including the opportunity for part-time work and home working.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Relevant Degree level education or AAT qualified
• Advanced skills in Excel
• Proven analytical skills
• Strong time management and general organizational skills, with the ability to work methodically and within tight deadlines,
• Ability to work independently