Finance And Administration Officer

We're looking for a reliable, and team-focused Finance and Administration Officer to join our charity. In this role, you'll help keep our financial processes running smoothly while supporting the day-to-day administrative needs that keep our team working at its best. You'll collaborate closely with teams across all areas of the organisation, contribute to a positive and organised work environment, and play an important part in ensuring we operate efficiently and responsibly.

This is a full-time position with a salary of £28,500 per annum.

As part of our friendly and skilled team, you'll play a key role in developing our financial systems, processes and efficiency.

We hire for attitude as much as experience. If you don't meet every requirement but believe you'd be a strong fit, we encourage you to get in touch and tell us why.

Key tasks and responsibilities

Planning

·      Assist and administer the accounting systems and financial processes, being responsible for the day-to-day financial information

·      Support the preparation of accounts for the end of year audit

·      Prepare banking

·      Prepare payroll and associated transactions

·      Collaborate with the team to plan the area's workload

·      Support the processing of end of month accounts

Delivery

·      Maintain accurately the day-to-day financial activities

·      Sort, reconcile and record monies paid to Centre4

·      Create invoices and associated processes to ensure revenue levels are maintained

·      Assist in keeping funding spreadsheets up to date

·      Manage banking processes

·      Work in a varied setting, with commercial and charitable income being equally important to our viability

·      Work with an approach that helps us bring continuous improvement to systems, processes, and efficiencies

·      Bring excellent ICT skills and willing to support the drive towards our paperless system. We use Xero

·      Support the Senior Leadership Team with administrative tasks

·      Support the Head of Service to maintain HR compliance and resourcing

Engagement

·      Provide excellent customer service

·      Interact and co-operate with all members of the Centre4 team and its suppliers and customers

·      Bring a willingness to embrace our ethos and approach

Compliance and quality

·      Maintain quality systems, with an eye on development for efficiency and quality

Monitoring and evaluation

·      Assist with credit control

·      Maintain financial records across a range of systems and processes

·      Maintain accurate and safe record keeping recording actions and events in line with current legislation

·      Provide advice and guidance to SLT when required

·      Design and prepare comprehensive outcome focussed reports as needed

Finance and funding

·      Support the Senior Leadership Team in planning, monitoring and reporting of charitable finances, budgeting and forecasting

·      Ensure activities are managed within agreed budgets

·      Order and monitor goods and services, process invoices and billing correctly in line with procedures

Working for Centre4

·      Uphold the ethos of Centre4 in all work and be a positive ambassador for the organisation.

·      Comply and engage with all policy and procedure adopted by the organisation.

·      Be committed to an inclusive approach to working that values and engages all our community and stakeholders.

·      Maintain safe and high standards of practice in all work.

Other duties

The above is a non-exhaustive list of duties, and you are expected to undertake any other duties as requested by your Line Manager. The organisation reserves the right to amend the job description in line with the changing demands of the business.