Finance Officer

We’re looking for an enthusiastic Finance Officer to join our Finance team. If you are looking for a new challenge and keen to join a strong finance function that supports our ambitious Charity, this role could be for you.

**Responsibilities**

In this role, you'll:

- Ensure that our financial systems are accurate and efficient supporting project managers to prepare budgets and use financial information to make organisational decisions.
- Provide training and support across the organisation on the Trust’s finance system and advise on best practice.
- Complete daily and monthly finance support including bank reconciliations, VAT returns, balance sheet reconciliations, invoice posting and chasing debt.
- Collate payroll adjustments supported by the HR team to ensure staff are paid accurately and on time.
- Support general queries and collaborate with colleagues on projects

**About you**

This role might be right for you if:

- You are AAT qualified or keen to study towards your AAT
- You have a high level of attention to detail
- Have a good all round finance experience from bank reconciliations to chasing debt
- Have a Office 365 working knowledge and are keen to learn new systems
- You look to improve processes and are happy to challenge the way we do things to improve efficiencies
- You enjoy getting stuck in and supporting project managers
- You can work under pressure and meet deadlines

**We are happy to talk flexible working**

This role will be based at our office in Middleton although we support hybrid working and a balance of home and office working will be allowed. We are a local charity so applicants should be easily able to access our office and other locations around the county.

**Interviews are planned for Tuesday 25 April at Derbyshire Wildlife Trust**

**Derbyshire Wildlife Trust**

We’re a small charity, with big ideas We believe that everyone has their part to play in Nature’s recovery. We are the only organisation in Derbyshire working to protect and enhance wildlife and wild places throughout the county but through our work with businesses, other conservation charities, and the public we are mobilising others across the county and the rest of the UK to act for wildlife. As are a registered Charity, we are supported by 16,000 members and are part of a movement of 46 Trusts with a collective membership of over 800,000.

Our purpose is to achieve our vision of a Wilder Derbyshire by creating Nature Recovery Networks and reintroducing lost species. We aim to deliver our vision by leading Nature’s Recovery, inspiring people, and communities to care and mobilising people to act. All our work is underpinned by our values.

Our Charity is growing, we currently employ 80 people and, crucially, we are supported by over 500 volunteers. We have three delivery teams; Wilder Landscapes, Wilder Communities, and Income Generation, supported by the Finance and Resources team. Each team has a Department Lead who reports to the Chief Executive who is responsible for the operations of the Trust and who, in turn, reports to the Board of Trustees which governs the organisation.

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and believe that everyone should have access to nature. We expect people to work harmoniously with each other and with volunteers, and to provide help and guidance to others when needed. As a small charity, our employees need to be willing to be flexible about working arrangements and willing to provide occasional cover for absent staff. We want people to develop professionally and personally while working with us and employees are encouraged to participate in the range of opportunities available to enable this.