Part Time Finance Officer

Are you a confident, experienced Finance Officer / Bookkeeper looking for a part-time position with hours to suit you?

We are seeking someone to take responsibility for all of our financial reporting, from day-to-day recording to liaison with our accountant and auditor.

You will have responsibility for pulling together all things financial, and will be our in-house expert, ensuring compliance with our own finance systems and our regulatory requirements.

You will be well-organised and able to manage your own workload without direct supervision. Your attention to detail will be exceptional, and you will have a strong understanding of the confidentiality necessary in this type of work.

If you have a genuine love of working with numbers, and a willingness to contribute to our work with young people in Doncaster, we would love to hear from you.
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- 16 hours per week, at regular times between 8.30am and 6pm Monday to Friday, including at least 5 hours on Mondays.

£13.50 per hour (£28,080 pro rata).
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- **Job Description**:

- To ensure the accurate administration of all financial transactions including invoicing, payments and the operation of payroll, providing guidance to other staff as necessary.
- To ensure the provision of a pension that meets current legislation and is appropriate to the terms and conditions of participating staff.
- To ensure the accurate calculation of tax and other revenue / customs reliefs and liabilities, to complete returns, and to prepare payments for authorisation.
- To ensure that the Chief Executive’s delegation of budgets is upheld throughout the financial year and that all payment requests are signed off by the relevant budget holder.
- To ensure that cashflow is sufficient to meet anticipated needs.
- To manage administrative relationships with YMCA Doncaster’s online payments providers, bankers and investment manager.
- To provide quarterly information showing performance against budget.
- To liaise with the accountant and auditor to oversee the completion of annual report and accounts, and to ensure that final queries, amendments and sign-off are completed by a fixed deadline.
- To ensure that the regulator of social housing is provided with a copy of the YMCA’s accounts in accordance with their requirements.
- To provide financial input and knowledge to staff engaged in planning and launching new work.
- Other reasonable duties in keeping with the role.

Person Specification
- A finance / accountancy qualification, or significant evidence of ‘qualification by experience’ covering the full range of technical finance responsibilities.
- Able to comply with the HMRC’s requirements as a ‘fit and proper person’, current details of which are available from HMRC.
- Experience of taking full responsibility for an electronic bookkeeping system (we use Xero), including timely and accurate data entry and prompt provision of figures showing performance against budget.
- Experience of administering payroll including managing deductions, pensions and the resolving of any complexities.
- Experience of using Microsoft Excel to a high standard.
- Understanding of financial issues particular to charities, including reporting requirements and VAT / partial exemption matters.
- Able to demonstrate organisational skill and a commitment to efficient working practices.
- Experience of maintaining confidentiality and appropriate relationships.
- Able to plan work / annual leave around the financial year, including quarter end reporting and the preparation and submission of accounts.
- An interest in the work and values of YMCA Doncaster.