9 month contract Finance Officer

Hays; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a Bristol-based charity as a Finance Officer, where you will play a vital role in managing financial procedures and ensuring effective financial controls. This position offers the chance to work both independently and collaboratively within a supportive team environment. You will handle tasks such as entering invoices, managing cash flow, and preparing for audits. With flexible working options available, this role is perfect for those eager to contribute to a meaningful cause while developing their finance skills in a friendly atmosphere. If you have a passion for finance and a desire to support a charity, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Friendly team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in bookkeeping and transactional finance is essential.
• Self-motivated with a desire to support a charity.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial procedures to ensure effective finance management.
• Enter invoices and reconcile purchase ledger.
• Prepare VAT returns and support fundraising efforts.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Transactional Finance

Customer Service

Cash Management

Job description

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Base pay range

Your new company
Bristol based charity

Your new role

The main purpose of the role is to carry out the financial procedures and processes of the charity to trial balance to ensure that the organisation manages its finances effectively, implementing strong financial controls and providing good customer service to internal and external stakeholders.
You will be comfortable working both independently and collaboratively across a diverse international team.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Entering all purchase and sales ledger invoices and reconciling purchase ledger
• Cash management and planning, preparing payment runs and regular credit control
• Allocation of income and expenditure to appropriate cost centers and analysis codes
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations including bank reconciliations, maintaining the fixed asset register, depreciation, prepayments and accruals schedules
• Preparing data and analysis as required for the annual audit and dealing with auditor queries
• Supporting the fundraising team by downloading and reconciling income reports against specialist fundraising software
• Supporting the team by allocating customer payments against sales invoices
• Checking coding of all Purchase Orders, invoices, and credit card returns
• Reviewing and processing expense claims whilst ensuring the expenses policy is being followed
• Maintaining the finance email inbox
• Preparing and submitting VAT returns
• Preparation and import of inter-group management charge journals
• Helping with office management tasks as required

What you'll need to succeed

• Desire to support a charity and able to start asap
• Experience of bookkeeping/transactional finance
• Self motivated

What you'll get in return

• Flexible working options available (2 days in office a week)
• Friendly team to work with

What you need to do now

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Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing

Industries

• Administration of Justice

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