Senior Finance Officer

4 months ago

Chesterfield, United Kingdom Ashgate Hospice Full time

Are you a meticulous and detail-oriented finance professional with a heart for making a difference? We have an exciting opportunity that could be your next step in allowing you to utilise your skills within both management accounts and the accounts payable function.

You will have strong accounts payable knowledge and the ability to see the process through from start to finish_._ Your work will include line management of our Finance Assistant along with ensuring the aged creditors, payment runs and supplier statements are all maintained to an excellent standard. As part of your development within the role, you will also play a key part in delivering efficient accounting processes for Ashgate Hospice and supporting our budget holders. Your work will include accruals, prepayments, fixed asset and depreciation calculations to ensure accurate and timely production of the monthly accounts to a deadline. In addition, you will be competent with analysing the balance sheet and ensuring all accounts are reconciled.

The main responsibilities include:

- End to end responsibility of the Accounts Payable function
- Line management of the Finance Assistant
- Creditor Management and Reconciliation
- Supplier Payment
- Reporting and analysis
- Accounting
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Process improvement
- Collaborative working

Although this role offers flexibility for hybrid working, you will be expected to attend the Hospice site for adhoc duties and meetings on a weekly basis. As this site is based in Chesterfield, you will require independent means of travel for this role.

**About you**:
To excel in this role, you will have a proven track record of performing and innovating within management accounts and accounts payable. You should have experience of working in a finance team in a similar role, have a positive, can-do attitude and a mind-set of continuous improvement. Experience of line management would be an advantage.

You will be a team-oriented, customer focused and supportive individual who can work both hands on and can support and develop their direct report. You will also have the drive to develop and improve processes, establish and streamline efficiencies and above all, demonstrate the personal attributes aligned with our values.

Skills and experience required:

- Minimum 2 years’ experience within an Accounts Payable function
- AAT qualified/studier or equivalent experience.
- Intermediate Excel and strong double entry book-keeping skills
- Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise workload
- High levels of attention to detail
- Ability to engage and communicate effectively with people at all levels
- Curiosity and a healthy questioning attitude
- An understanding of VAT and Gift Aid would be an advantage
- Good leadership skills

To get full details on what the role includes please read the attached Job Description, call the recruiting manager for an informal chat and come and visit us.

**About Ashgate**:
Ashgate Hospice is a registered charity that provides compassionate, specialist palliative and end of life care, free of charge, to patients with a life-limiting illness and their families across North Derbyshire. Our values are at the heart of everything we do at Ashgate. They are grounded in our commitment to being the best we can be for our patients and the people who are important to them, and for each other. We are compassionate. We are a team. We are respectful, open and inclusive.

We’re committed to providing a happy, safe and supportive environment for all our people which is why nearly 4 out of 5 of our staff would recommend us as a place to work. We recognise the need to support our employees’ well-being including their work-life balance which is why we are open to, and encourage flexible working arrangements, including job-sharing.

As a valued member of the team, you will have a wide range of training and development available to support your own personal, professional development, opening doors to new career pathways.

Please visit our website and social media accounts or listen to our podcast “The Life and Death Podcast” to get a feel for what it is like to be part of the Ashgate team and gain an understanding of the people we support.

Find out why our people think Ashgate Hospice is a special place to work.

Some of our current benefits include:

- A highly compassionate and supportive working environment
- A wide range of initiatives to support your wellbeing, and the time out to practice self-care
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave annually
- A progressive approach to flexible working to help meet your and our needs
- Cycle to Work and Tech Benefit Scheme
- Westfield Health Cash Plan includes free annual eye tests, dental checks and money back for a range of treatments and therapies
- Access to a free, confidential Employee Assistance Program
- Free access to Westfield Rewards, offering discounts from hundreds of retailers
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