Finance Transactions Specialist – Invoicing & Payments

The Methodist Church in Britain; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sir John Brunner Foundation is seeking a Finance Assistant to support the Finance Transactions Team in its central finance office. The role is fixed-term to March 2027 with a route to permanent, part-time over two to three days per week.

Responsibilities include arranging purchase orders, matching invoices, setting up online payments and recording cashbook receipts, while handling staff, parent and supplier queries. DBS check and references are required.

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS disclosure
• Satisfactory references

Responsibilities

• Provide financial and administrative support to the Finance Transactions Team
• Receive, prepare and send purchase orders, check budget balances and obtain approvals
• Match incoming purchase invoices to the relevant orders
• Set up new payment items in the online payments software (currently Arbor and Wisepay)
• Record cashbook receipts for funds distributed by online payment providers
• Allocate transactions to the correct activity codes in the finance system (currently PS Financials)
• Respond to queries from academy staff, budget holders, parents and suppliers by email, phone or in person

Job description

The Sir John Brunner Foundation is seeking a Finance Assistant to support the Finance Transactions Team in its central finance office. The role is fixed-term to March 2027 with a route to permanent, part-time over two to three days per week.

Responsibilities include arranging purchase orders, matching invoices, setting up online payments and recording cashbook receipts, while handling staff, parent and supplier queries. DBS check and references are required.