Finance Officer

**Introduction**:
Learning Curve Group is a national training and education specialist. We work with further education providers, employers and learners to help them achieve success. Since 2004, Learning Curve Group (LCG) has grown both organically and through acquisition to become one of the largest and most diverse providers in the country. We have strong values which are all centred around our learners - and that's how we believe it should be, as we impact on over 100,000 of them every year. Our ‘Purple People’, the dedicated and passionate people of LCG, help us to deliver success no matter what, to achieve our vision to ‘transform lives through learning’. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a hard-working financial transactional processing team, where no two days are the same.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**DUTIES**
- Processing high volume financial transactions and data within deadlines and in accordance with financial controls.
- Assist in the production of Month End Management Accounts
- Conduct balance sheet reconciliations.
- Preparation of Accruals/prepayments for the month end.
- Maintenance of the Fixed Asset Register, including posting monthly deprecation.
- Conduct month end analysis for Finance Managers
- Production of various monthly reports as required by the operational team.
- Assist in other areas of a busy finance transactional team, purchase ledger/banking/sales ledger.

**ESSENTIAL CRITERIA**
We love to develop our people so even if you don't meet 100% of the essential criteria, we strongly encourage you to apply.
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Good people skills to enable effective customer service is delivered.
- Experience with Sun Accounts, or similar packages.
- Good IT skills - excel.
- Accuracy
- Flexible
- Previous experience in a similar role

**EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES**

Don’t just take our word for it though Our commitment to a number of covenants and pledges will show you just how serious we are about equal opportunities for all:

- Disability Confident Employer
- Armed Forces Covenant Silver
- Domestic Abuse Covenant
- Durham Enable
- Care Leaver Covenant

**PURPLE PERKS**

**26 days annual leave + Bank Holidays**
We understand the gift of time, whether it’s to see your loved ones or just spending time doing the things you love. That’s why in addition to your basic allowance of 26 days your annual leave allowance can rise to as much as 44 days per annum (inclusive of BH) because of these amazing extra leave perks:
**Buy & Sell | **You can buy sell up to an extra 5 days annual leave each year
**2YRS Service | **Staff who have 2YRS service received an extra 2 days annual leave
**5YRS Service | **Staff who have 5YRS service receive a further 2 days annual leave
**10YRS Service | **Staff who have 10YRS service receive a further 1 days annual leave

**We have a huge range of perks which you can look at **here**

**HEAD OFFICE PERKS**
We wish we could provide these to all, but as a national company its not always possible. However these perks are available to all staff when they attend our incredible Head Office space.
- Electric Car charging points
- Free fruit, Coffee and Tea
- Onsite Shower
- Prayer room on request or list of nearest available places of worship

**Working Flexibly**
If the working hours, days or times don't quite meet your needs please contact us to see if we can accommodate working flexibly.

**Essential Criteria**:
Learners are at the centre of everything we do so we are committed to safeguarding and promoting their welfare. If your role is applicable, the successful applicant will be required to provide satisfactory references and prove their eligibility to work in the UK. Depending on your role, we may also need to carry out a DBS check in addition to an adverse media / digital search.