Finance Officer

Midland Mencap; Woodgate; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Midland Mencap is seeking a Finance Officer to manage day-to-day transactional tasks, including purchase and sales ledgers, and to prepare monthly salaries for the payroll provider. You will reconcile bank accounts, handle invoices, and respond to financial queries while supporting the finance team.

You will work closely with operational managers and the Financial Accountant, ensuring accurate postings and timely payments.

Qualifications

• Strong numeracy and attention to detail essential.
• Proficient in Excel and MS Office applications.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and numerical skills.

Responsibilities

• Process day-to-day transactional duties including purchase and sales ledgers and bank reconciliations.
• Produce monthly salary and wages information for payroll provider.
• Deal with payroll queries urgently and resolve them.
• Raise invoices to citizens, commissioners and clients.
• Post entries to keep accounting system up to date.
• Reconcile bank accounts weekly and allocate payments received.
• Cash handling including petty cash and Equals card transactions.
• Assist with annual audit processes and respond to queries promptly.
• Carry out general administrative tasks as required by Head of Finance.

Skills

Numeracy

Excel

MS Office

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Customer focus

Job description

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., 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 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.
• 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.

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.