Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
15 – 18 hours per week preferably full day
£28,000 pr
Fixed term contract – 12 months with a view to be extended after this period
We are supporting a local charity with the recruitment of a Finance Assistant, this is an office-based role, and they requirement someone to work 15 – 18 hours per week (full days preferred) to apply for the role you must have previous finance experience and be competent with QuickBooks and excel.
Duties the Finance Assistant
* Book-keeping and payroll system including the cash books and nominal ledger accounts; organise weekly, monthly and quarterly routines to ensure everything is kept up to date
* Maintain the finance filing system and storage of records/paperwork
* Carry out monthly bank reconciliations.
* To undertake all banking transactions including withdrawal of cash as required
* Process staff expenses and project invoices allocating costs to funding streams as directed by Head of Service
* Work alongside the Head of Service to monitor financial performance against specific budgets and forecasts
* Producing regular reports and providing budgets and forecasts for trustee meetings
* Ensure that all rents, service charges, membership fees, training fees and other income are properly collected, recorded, banked and entered in QuickBooks
* Carry out monthly credit control on income receivable, chasing or invoicing where necessary and ensuring actions are made to trigger payment
* Match purchase orders to invoices as they come in and check details of invoice
* Process invoices and assign to relevant expenditure codes
* Create payments on QuickBooks Payroll and get CEO to do final checks; produce BACS export file and upload to Yorkshire Bank and arrange for authorisation
Personal skills and experience required for the Finance Assistant
* Must have a finance background and be comfortable dealing budgets
* Excel and Quick books knowledge are required
* They are looking for a competent person who is happy working in a small team environment on their own initiative
* Previous knowledge of working with a charity would be helpful
Additional information
* 25 days plus bh (pro rota) Christmas shut down
* Flexi window of 1 hour for start/finish time
* Wellbeing hours - time away from work as a team
* Team development days
* Pension scheme
* Free parking
* Casual dress
This vacancy is being advertised by Fresh Start Recruitment (UK) who are acting as an Employment Agency.
Due to the high volumes of applications, we are currently receiving, unfortunately we are only able to contact candidates who are successful in progressing to the next stage.
If you have not been contacted within 7 days of your application, then please presume that you have not been successful on this occasion
Salary description
£28000.00 - £28000.00 per year