Trainee Finance Officer

RM Recruit are working with a Christian charity who are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Finance Officer to join their finance team on a full-time, permanent basis. This role is based in their Solihull office Monday – Friday and is an excellent opportunity for an individual looking to develop their career within a supportive and collaborative finance function.
The client is open to candidates with no finance experience who are seeking to build and develop their accounting career.
The Finance Officer will support a broad range of core accounting activities, contribute to process improvements, and work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
Key Responsibilities
* Support core accounting tasks, including daily bank reconciliations, monthly credit card reconciliations, and other balance sheet reconciliations.
* Contribute to the monthly balance sheet reconciliation process, ensuring timely sign-off by the Financial Controller. This will include involvement in ongoing process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and strengthen financial controls.
* Prepare and process payment schedules and invoices, ensuring VAT reports and payments are accurate and compliant with organisational controls.
* Assist with the preparation of financial reports for both internal and external stakeholders.
* Support the preparation of statutory annual accounts for audits and Charity Commission filings.
* Manage external vendor records, ensuring correct onboarding procedures are followed and supplier transaction controls are adhered to.
* Produce supplier statements and aged creditor reports for the regional hub.
* Support Budget Holders with budget preparation and reporting, assisting regional operations teams with finance-related queries and promoting best financial practice across the organisation.
Person Specification
* Strong attention to detail
* Possess the ability to meet deadlines
* Possess a collaborative approach
Please note, the organisation has a requirement for all team members to be a practising Christian. There is a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) for this role to be filled by a practising Christian as per the organisations Statement of Faith and day to day prayer-based activity involved.
The benefits package includes Double matched pension contribution, Private medical insurance, life insurance, gym access, and free parking.
RM Recruit is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and will treat all applicants equally irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, marital/civil partnership status, age, disability, race, religion, pregnancy, ethnic or national origin