Bookkeeper/ Finance Officer

Cue and Review Recording Service; Bishopbriggs; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in Bishopbriggs is looking for a Bookkeeper/Finance Officer to manage financial functions, prepare budgets, and ensure compliance with legislation. This role requires strong financial software skills, effective communication, and teamwork. The right candidate will take responsibility for annual accounts and assist with audits. Opportunities for skill development and support are offered, making this a valuable experience for aspiring finance professionals.

Benefits

Valued team member

Support from staff

Training opportunities

Reimbursement of expenses

Celebration of successes

Flexible volunteer roles

Qualifications

• Experience with financial software to maintain accounts and budgets.
• Ability to produce detailed management and annual accounts.
• Knowledge of compliance with relevant financial legislation.

Responsibilities

• Manage statutory and management finance functions.
• Prepare budgets, cash flow forecasts, and financial reports.
• Liaise with external auditors for annual financial reporting.

Skills

Financial Software proficiency

Budgeting

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

About The Role

The Bookkeeper/Finance Officer’s main responsibilities are to manage the statutory and management finance functions of the organisation and to assist the Managing Editor in the preparation of budgets, cash flow forecasts and management reports to the board of trustees. This role will also be responsible for preparing our annual accounts/financial reporting and liaising with our external auditors.

Requirements

Key Tasks

• Use appropriate financial software to maintain and monitor management accounts, budgets, cashbooks and cash flow forecasts.
• Liaise with the outsourced payroll service to ensure that salaries, PAYE, national insurance and pension payments are made by relevant deadlines and recorded as required. Reconcile Pension Reports.
• Produce quarterly management accounts, annual accounts and any other reports required by the Project Manager and/or board of trustees.
• Liaise with HMRC to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation.
• Contact Cue and Review to ensure robust financial management and the production of audited/externally examined accounts.
• Liaise with The Pensions Regulator and Pensions Trust for ongoing obligations.
• Coordinate with Cue and Review Administrator for all cash book/nominal ledger transactions.
• In conjunction with the Project Manager: provide compliance advice on all internal financial control procedures and the detection and avoidance of fraud.
• Liaise with other staff and budget holders as required.
• Prepare draft budgets and cash‑flow forecasts.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly/annual reports on all financial matters to the trustees.
• Attend Board and Staff meetings as requested.
• Complete monthly bank and petty cash reconciliations.
• Assist with preparation of project funding applications.

About The Company

• You are valued and treated as part of a team.
• You receive support from staff to help carry out your voluntary role.
• You will have access to training to help you do your role well.
• Out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed.
• We will celebrate your successes and achievements.
• We will give you the opportunity to practice and develop your skills.
• We will listen to, value and take into consideration your opinions and suggestions.
• We develop flexible and diverse volunteer roles that complement (but do not substitute for) the roles of paid staff. Where possible volunteer roles are adapted to meet individual needs.

Our Expectations of Volunteers

Role

We have policies that set out the procedures that everyone needs to follow. We will provide copies of these policies to you and help you in understanding how they apply to your role. In particular, we expect all volunteers to:

• Have a non-judgmental attitude.
• Respect confidentiality.
• Be a good timekeeper.
• Be a Team player.

Job Search and Volunteering

If your ultimate goal is paid employment, we are happy to facilitate your job search by rearranging your time commitment with us. Anyone in receipt of JSA, RDS, Universal Credit or any other benefits is fully entitled to volunteer. It is a good practice to let the Job Centre Advisor know about your volunteering activity. Also on request we can write to your Job Centre Adviser to assure them that your role with us is voluntary and you receive no payments.

Confidentiality

In your work as a volunteer for Cue and Review Print Speaking to the Blind you may have access to confidential information from service users and staff that you should not share with people outside of the organisation. In this you will be maintaining confidentiality.

It is not appropriate for you to discuss or disclose personal information about service users, staff members or volunteers outside of the organisation, e.g. addresses, phone numbers, etc.

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