Finance Officer

Sense; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity in Birmingham is seeking a Finance Officer to join their Finance team. This full-time position involves ensuring accurate financial transactions and supporting colleagues to maintain the financial health of the organization. The ideal candidate will have recent finance experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to build positive working relationships. In return, Sense offers excellent training, development opportunities, and a supportive environment to grow your skills.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Group Personal Pension scheme

Excellent training and development programs

Qualifications

• Recent experience in a similar finance role.
• Experience in problem diagnosis and implementing solutions.
• Strong relationships with colleagues and external agencies.

Responsibilities

• Collect payments and manage financial transactions.
• Process ad-hoc payments as per finance procedures.
• Support procurement team with banking activities.

Skills

Problem-solving

Relationship building

Analytical skills

Finance software proficiency

Job description

Sense has a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our Finance team as our Finance Officer. This is a full-time position working 37.5 hours per week, working flexibly between home and our office in Selly Oak, Birmingham.

Sense provides a range of support services for people with complex disabilities including residential, supported living and day services. We are commissioned by over 100 local authorities and clinical commissioning groups across the UK

The finance officer will work as part of the Finance Team to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the organisations financial information through the accurate recording of financial transactions on a timely basis.

The successful candidate will be supporting colleagues across Sense to ensure the financial health of the organisation by advising on how to operate within set finance procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for collecting payments, daily cash posting, allocation and input tocomputerised accounts system
• To process ad-hoc payments in line with authorisation limits and finance procedures
• To support the procurement team with managing day to day banking and credit card activities
• Funder account management and regular account reconciliations on complex aged debt accounts
• Raising regular, reoccurring and one off invoices
• To identify income accruals/received in advanced and assist with preparation of journals in line with monthly timetable
• Proactively call funders early in the cash collection cycle to confirm receipt of invoices and / or identify any disputes preventing payment. Resolving disputes in an efficient and effective manner.

Key skills and experience

• Recent experience of undertaking a similar role
• Experience analysing and diagnosing problems and implementing effective solutions
• Experience of building excellent working relationships with internal colleagues and external agencies to ensure team objectives are met.
• Experience of using finance software
• Experience of resolving issues independently, taking ownership as problems arise and exercising judgement in referring issues to colleagues
• Experience of challenging current ways of working, making recommendations to improve processes and ensuring that any changes are implemented by all involved

For a full job description and person specification, please see the link on the left hand side of the page.

About Sense

For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. Sense are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

To apply

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the job description and person specification before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 415 6735 or [e-mail]

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit: https://www.sense.org.uk/jobs/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-recruitment/