Finance Officer

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Midland Mencap in Birmingham urgently needs a part-time Finance Officer to join the busy Finance Team. The role covers day-to-day transactional duties including purchase ledger, sales ledger and bank reconciliations, with a key involvement in producing monthly salary and wages information for payroll provider.

You will report to the Financial Accountant, work 24 hours per week, with a circa £26,000 per annum pro-rata salary.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a finance office in a similar role.
• Experience of financial systems and processes.
• Experience of using Microsoft Business Central 365 highly desirable.
• Good spreadsheet skills.

Responsibilities

• The post will perform day-to-day transactional duties including purchase ledger, sales ledger and bank reconciliations.
• Resolve day-to-day finance queries that may arise.
• The post will have a key involvement in producing monthly salary and wages information for payroll provider.
• Liase with operational managers to produce monthly salaries and wages files for payroll provider in conjunction with Financial Accountant.
• Deal with and resolve payroll queries urgently.
• Responsible for making monthly Court payments.
• Process supplier invoices and statements, ensure they are correctly authorised and make payment when due.
• Raise invoices to citizens, commissioners and clients on a regular and ad-hoc basis.
• Keep the accounting system up to date by posting all entries accurately as they occur.
• Reconcile bank accounts weekly. Record, bank and allocate payments received.
• Manage debtors to ensure payments are received on time. Resolve queries/ perform credit control by liaising with clients, citizens and other staff as necessary.
• Manage the petty cash tin and Equals card payments and process transactions thereof.
• Respond to queries in a timely manner.
• Oversee and manage accounts inbox queries.
• Assist with the annual audit process.
• Carry out all other reasonable duties as requested by Head of Finance or senior management team.

Skills

Excel

Word

Numeracy

Attention to detail

Written English

Confidentiality & GDPR

Time management

Education

AAT part qualified and/or studying for Accounting qualification

Graduate

Tools

Microsoft Business Central 365

Job description

Finance Officer

Job Title: Finance Officer

Salary: circa £26,000 per annum pro-rata.

Employment Status: 24 Hours Per Week – Permanent (Flexible on starting and Finishing time)

Responsible To: Financial Accountant

Line Management: None

Location: Birmingham

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a finance office in a similar role.

Experience of financial systems and processes.

Experience of using Microsoft Business Central 365 highly desirable.

Good spreadsheet skills.

Desirable

Experience of processing payroll.

Previously worked in a Charity, SME or NFP.

Skills, Abilities and Attributes

Essential

Knowledge and experience of Excel and Word.

Ability to manage time, prioritise workload and work unsupervised.

Have strong numeracy skills and attention to detail.

Demonstrate a good level of written and spoken English.

A willingness to become involved in all functions of the finance office.

Good interpersonal skills and team player.

Demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality & GDPR.

Training and Qualifications

Essential

AAT part qualified and/or studying for Accounting qualification

Desirable

Graduate

Job overview and ideal candidate

Midland Mencap, a highly respected local charity with a long-established reputation for serving the needs of everyone with experiences of learning disability urgently needs a part time Finance Officer to join the fast pace and continually improving Finance Team.

The Finance Officer will perform the day to day transactional duties of the organisation including purchase ledger, sales ledger and bank reconciliations. Resolve day to day finance queries that may arise. The post will have a key involvement in producing monthly salary and wages information for payroll provider.

This is an important role within the finance team and will report to the Financial Accountant.

Ideal candidate will be:

A quick learner who wants to make their stamp on the finance team.

Proactive and inquisitive. Wants to develop.

Personable, friendly and customer focused.

Comfortable using excel spreadsheets and MS office applications.

Able to demonstrate excellent attention to detail, a high level of numeracy and problem-solving skills.

Job description

As Finance Officer you will:

Liase with operational managers to produce monthly salaries and wages files for payroll provider in conjunction with Financial Accountant.

Deal with and resolve payroll queries urgently.

Responsible for making monthly Court payments.

Process supplier invoices and statements, ensure they are correctly authorised andmake payment when due.

Raise invoices to citizens, commissioners and clients on a regular and ad-hoc basis.

Keep the accounting system up to date by posting all entries accurately as they occur.

Key contact and finance officer for after school club payments and invoicing procedure.

Reconcile bank accounts weekly. Record, bank and allocate payments received.

Manage debtors to ensure payments are received on time. Resolve queries/ perform credit control by liaising with clients, citizens and other staff as necessary.

Manage the petty cash tin and Equals card payments and process transactions thereof.

Respond to queries in a timely manner.

Oversee and manage accounts inbox queries.

Assist with the annual audit process.

Perform administrative and clerical tasks as required.

Carry out all other reasonable duties as requested by Head of Finance or senior management team.

Closing date: Wednesday 23rd September 2026