Finance Assistant

**Role**

Finance Assistant

**Reporting to**

Assistant Management Accountant

**Contract**

Fixed Term - 6 months - 37.5 hours per week

**Salary**

£20,000 pro rata

**Context**:
The Auckland Project is seeking a Finance Assistant within the Operating Finance Function. Cross training is an important aspect within the finance department and therefore the finance assistant will ultimately work across all finance areas to support the department as required.

The Auckland Project is a continuously changing and evolving workplace; you would be working within a fast-paced environment where priorities are changing. We work as one team, supporting each other, moving in the same direction towards a shared vision and purpose.

**The role purpose**:
The main purpose of the Finance Department is to provide a service to other departments, safeguard the reputation of the business and to ensure financial accuracy at all times.

As a Finance Assistant, you will be responsible for making sure that all documents, payments and receipts going in and out of the department are reviewed, accurately recorded, and are processed in a timely manner. Accuracy and attention to detail is a very important aspect of this role.

Following processes and procedures is essential, as well as ensuring correct approvals are in place and a good audit trail maintained.

Good communication skills and problem solving are essential for this role.

**Key Responsibilities**:
The post-holder is responsible for the following key deliverables and accountabilities:
Purchase Ledger

Accurately create and maintain supplier accounts, check purchase orders to ensure they are coded correctly before processing, reconcile purchase invoices to purchase orders and highlight any variances, accurately record and process purchase invoices on Teams and in the Sage accounting system. Creating the weekly payment run in line with approved invoices and issuing suppliers remittance advices in a timely manner. Collating supplier statements and reconciling to the accounting system, chasing for invoices where necessary.

Sales Ledger

Cash Handling

Counting and reconciling cash from all attractions, checking cash floats for accuracy, reconciling takings and highlighting and investigating any variances.

**Person Specification**

**Essential**

**Desirable**

**Qualifications**

Minimum of 5 GCSEs at HR - grade 5 or above (or equivalent) including Maths and English

Level 2/3 AAT

**Experience**

Experience necessary in a similar position

Bookkeeping experience

Working as part of a Team

**Skills**

Good level of Excel experience

Attention to detail and accuracy

Ability to follow procedures and instructions

Good communication

Organised

Advance Excel

Sage Accounting Software

**Personal Attributes**

Be professional and hard working with an enthusiastic approach to learning

Maintain confidentiality and demonstrate professional integrity at all times

A positive team player

Highly motivated and flexible

This job description is not intended to be prescriptive or exhaustive; it is a framework to outline the main areas of responsibility. Other duties or responsibilities may need to be allocated from time to time to ensure the efficiency of the services

**Health & Safety**

Be committed to good health and safety and access practice, ensuring familiarity andcompliance with TAP policies, procedures and guidelines and the health and safety of visitors, staff, volunteers and contractors at all times.

**The Auckland Project**

The Auckland Project works hard to create a positive change for those living, working and visiting Bishop Auckland. We have created a visitor destination in Bishop Auckland, incorporating Auckland Castle (once home to the Prince Bishops of Durham), a Spanish Art Gallery, Faith Museum, Walled Garden, Deer Park, Mining Art Gallery, Auckland Tower visitor centre and Weardale Railway.

Our visitor destination and community development programme broadly fits into four areas:

- To help **individuals** by creating a sense of aspiration as well as providing opportunities for skills development
- To help the **community** to become resilient and economically sound by creating opportunities for partnerships, building a year-round tourist market and supporting small creative industries to thrive
- To protect, sustain and enhance our **natural environment**:

- To restore and enhance the beauty and historic significance of the **built environment**.

By working with us, you are helping to ensure the town’s future is as magnificent and vibrant as its past.

**How to Apply**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract, Temporary contract
Contract length: 6 months

**Salary**: £10,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Bishop Auckland: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One loca