Finance Officer

22 hours ago


Cheadle Hulme, United Kingdom Blue Octopus Social Care Full time

Hours: 37.5 per week

Terms: 52 weeks per year, permanent position

Location: Cheadle Hulme, SK8 6RQ

Holiday Entitlement: 25 days plus bank holidays rising to 30 days plus bank holidays with length of service

Close date: 27th May

Role Summary

Here at Seashell, we provide care and education for children and young people with severe, profound and complex learning difficulties and disabilities, sensory impairments and communication disorders and autism.

We are recruiting a Finance Officer to join our small, fast paced Accounts team to manage our Purchase Ledger and produce accurate and timely financial information to support the work of budget holders across our Charity.Duties will include:

- posting invoices to the purchase ledger, using the purchase order processing system which is linked to Sage
- reconciling the purchase order processing each month
- checking the purchase ledger balances to supplier statements at each month end
- creating the suppliers’ BACS payment list for approval 3 times a month and making the BACS payments once approved
- please see full job description attached

**Requirements**:

- GCSE English and Maths grade A-C/4 or above, or equivalent level 2 qualification in literacy and numeracy is essential
- Previous purchase ledger experience working in a finance office dealing with multiple cost centres
- Experience with computerised accounting systems and electronic purchase order systems
- Strong MS Excel skills, knowledge of Sage advantageous
- Ability to prioritise and to work to tight schedules in often pressurised situations
- Excellent verbal and written communication, organisation and co-ordination skills

Our benefits

Pension scheme, life assurance, annual performance linked pay increases, employee assistance and wellbeing programmes, on site gym, cycle scheme, long service awards, employee engagement forum, generous holidays, free parking and a beautiful campus withfantastic facilities all on one site.

We offer good career development opportunities with performance related pay to progress your salary depending on qualifications, training and experience.

About Seashell Trust

Seashell Trust runs an Outstanding (Ofsted) special School, and a specialist College together with 17 on-site residential homes for children and young people with complex learning disabilities, physical disabilities and multisensory impairments.

We value our employees and recognise the need to recruit, retain and develop highly skilled and committed talent who share our vision and values.

This charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment

Our vision is for the children and young people in our care to be safe, happy and to achieve the best possible outcomes so that they are valued and valuable members of their communities.



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