Finance Assistant

**JOB DESCRIPTION - Financial Assistant/Administrator**

**Safeguarding Network **and its sister company **dialogue **are flexible and exciting companies providing safeguarding support and training to organisations working with children and adults at risk. We work as a team supporting one another and the Bookkeeper is at the centre of core operations.

In this position the Financial Assistant/Administrator will work as part of our team to provide financial and administration support to the Senior Administrator in the first instance but also to the Senior Leadership Team. You will be trained in all aspects of position and provide an effective and efficient service to contribute to the smooth running of the office.

Starting Salary: £22,000 per annum

**Job Purpose**
- To assist the Senior Administrator and other Team members with a range of financial and administration duties in enabling the delivery of excellent levels of service to clients and partners.
- Supporting the wider company to increase our footprint within the education sector and achieving our aim of becoming the leading provider of safeguarding services to this sector.
- Using product knowledge, offer a supportive and helpful approach to education and other settings enabling them to get the most out of their membership.
- Promote and maintain a positive and friendly company image by acting as one of the first lines of contact to customers, partners, and vendors in person, online, and via telephone.

**Duties of role**
- Work closely with the Senior Administrator and Senior Leadership Team to effectively manage the finance and administration processes within the company and ensure all internal targets are met through provision of reports as required.
- Use our accounting platform QuickBooks to manage products and raise invoices in a timely and efficient manner.
- Processing payments, invoices, income and receipts and entering data into accounting software and other databases where required.
- Undertake regular account reconciliation, ensuring income and expenditure is correctly allocated.
- Assist in preparation of reports and returns as necessary.
- Arranging for payment of vendor invoices and refunds where required.
- Managing employee expense claims.
- Assist the general day to day running of the company, for example answering calls where required and working as part of the wider administration team.
- Additional duties as required, including similar support for our sister company, dialogue, when required.

The successful applicant will be expected and supported to undergo training, at their pace, to upskill and learn new tasks to further support the company and their own development.

**Skills and qualifications for role**

Essential:

- Ability to work independently and be self-motivated.
- Excellent time management.
- Knowledge of accounting platforms and Microsoft office programs.
- Strong prioritisation and organisation skills.
- Ability to handle confidential information.
- Strong record keeping skills.
- Confident, keen and enthusiastic.
- Ability to multitask & be creative.

Desirable:

- Experience in bookkeeping and finance.
- Prior credit control experience & exceptional communication skills
- Using the zoom / Microsoft team’s platform
- Knowledge of education settings and safeguarding an advantage

**Salary**: £22,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

**Experience**:

- Accounting: 1 year (required)
- bookkeeping: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Totnes

Reference ID: Finance Assistant / Adminstrator