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Finance Officer

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The Guardian logoThe Guardian · London, UK
£40K/yrFull-timeOn-site1d ago
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Responsibilities

  • Maintain Sage 50 Accounts, including sales and purchase ledgers, and bank receipts/payments
  • Process and verify expenses, grants, and prize claims
  • Analyse and post credit card transactions
  • Manage and process supplier and staff payments
  • Perform bank and investment account reconciliations
  • Handle accounts queries from staff, trustees, and suppliers
  • Prepare monthly payroll and pension contributions
  • Maintain and reconcile the fixed asset register
  • Post and update prepayments and accruals
  • Support the annual audit process
  • Provide ad hoc support to the Finance Director
  • To Apply Please Submit:
  • Your CV, outlining your relevant experience and skills
  • A cover letter demonstrating how your experience aligns to the role, and what skills you will bring

Additional Information

Finance Officer Full-Time | London | £40,000 Prospectus are delighted to be supporting a wonderful membership body in their search for a Finance Officer. You will be proactive, detail orientated and play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of their financial operations. You will have experience managing payroll, bookkeeping and will be an experienced user of Sage 50. You will be collaborative, a good communicator and comfortable working with stakeholders at all levels. You will bring a high level of accuracy, work efficiently and be able to prioritise effectively. You will be an experienced Finance Officer, who is AAT or part-qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), or have relevant equivalent experience. As the organisation's Finance Officer, you will be responsible for the day-to-day financial operations of the charity, with a primary focus on bookkeeping, payroll and banking. You will also contribute to wider financial processes, such as audit support, and helping to strengthen the organisations financial policies and procedures.


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