Finance Officer

TN United Kingdom; Renfrew; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Officer to join their team in Glasgow's Southside. In this pivotal role, you will manage two Finance Assistants and contribute to the development of financial policies and procedures. Your responsibilities will include overseeing bank reconciliations, managing the sales ledger, and preparing management accounts. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and a solid background in financial management, preferably within the Not-for-Profit or housing sectors. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial roles with bank reconciliations and month-end procedures.
• High IT competence with financial management systems.

Responsibilities

• Complete monthly bank reconciliations and manage cashbook transactions.
• Oversee invoices, payments, and manage sales ledger.

Skills

Bank Reconciliation

Management Accounts Preparation

Journal Postings

Payroll Processing

Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Financial Management Systems

Microsoft Office

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Finance Officer
Glasgow – Southside
Salary up to £40,352 (DOE)

Lusona Consultancy is delighted to be partnered on an exclusive basis with Southside Housing Association (SHA) to source suitable applicants for the post of ‘Finance Officer’. SHA is a registered social landlord providing housing and a range of other services across the south side of Glasgow.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will line manage two Finance Assistants and assist the team with development by creating new policies and procedures, as well as assisting with the preparation of management accounts.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Completing monthly bank reconciliations and ensuring transactions are posted to the cashbook.
• Overseeing the positing of invoices and payments, managing the sales ledger, reviewing aged creditors and debtors, as well as reconciling the purchase, sales and rent ledgers.
• Updating the loan schedules with payments and interest, as well as posting journals and reconciling all loans.
• Assisting with the preparation of management accounts, carrying out month end procedures, reconciliations and analysis for income and expenditure accounts.
• Preparing and posting standard journals as well as accruals, prepayments and bad debt provision.
• Assisting with the preparation of the annual budget and liaising with budget holders.
• Maintaining the fixed asset registers, ensuring all adjustments are made.
• Managing and reconciling insurance claims.
• Processing payroll, preparing monthly salaries, and reconciling the control accounts, administration of pensions and any queries.
• Liaising with the internal and external auditors.
• Being the system administrator for the finance systems.
• Supporting the finance manager with the preparation and filing of statutory returns.
• Any ad hoc tasks as required.

Applicants will have experience working in a financial role preparing bank and control account reconciliations, completing month end procedures, journal postings and preparing management accounts. Ideally you will have experience of managing other members of staff, but this not essential for the role. Previous experience gained in the Not-for-Profit sector or housing sector would also be advantageous. It is important have a high level of IT competence in relation to financial management systems and Microsoft packages. Applicants will have strong communication skills to collaborate with financial and non-financial stakeholders to deliver on tight deadlines.

Simply click ‘apply’ attaching your CV or contact [emailprotected] /07949509546 for further information. (Lusona are exclusively managing this process. Any direct or third-party applications will be forwarded to Lusona.)