Part Time Finance Officer

occy; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday

Company pension

Bonuses (loyalty/referral)

Employee Assistance Programme

Fully funded training

Work-life balance

Long-term career progression

Job summary

occy is seeking an experienced Finance Officer to join our head office in the Peak District. The role works closely with the managing director, ensuring daily transactions are reconciled, ledgers are up to date, and financial records are maintained with precision.

You will assist with monthly budgets, forecasts and reports, liaise with external accountants, and support governance and compliance through careful data entry and rigorous controls. Sage expertise is essential.

Qualifications

• AAT qualification or equivalent/higher financial qualification.
• Minimum five years' experience in accounts/finance.
• Proven administrative experience, numeracy and accuracy in data entry.
• Proficiency with Excel, Word and Sage accounting software.
• Excellent organisational skills and time management for deadlines.
• Ability to work flexibly and unsupervised; trustworthy with data.
• Right to work in the UK (no sponsorship) and driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Process daily financial transactions including accounts payable, receivable, and client billing.
• Maintain ledgers, spreadsheets, reconciled statements, receipts, and databases up to date.
• Assist with financial reporting, budgets, forecasts and external audit docs.
• Resolve payment queries from clients, suppliers and third parties.
• Manage credit control and act as first contact for financial queries.
• Build relationships with clients, vendors and service providers.
• Identify opportunities to improve working methods and systems.

Skills

Five years experience

Excellent numeracy

Attention to detail

Time management

Proactive mindset

Driving licence

Right to work in UK

Education

AAT qualification or equivalent/higher financial qualification

Tools

Sage accounting software

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced Finance Officer to work closely with our managing director. A Sage guru, used to all the excuses for late payments, hot on detail and with an innate ability to spot errors, at a stage in life where a part-time role in a genuinely rewarding business is more appealing than the typical 9-5 office environment.

Job Opportunity

About Us

Established in 1997 and based in the High Peak area of Derbyshire, we are an outstanding, small, and proudly independent provider of high-quality therapeutic residential care and on-site education for children and young people. We support young people, aged 11-17, to deal with a wide range of often complex adverse childhood experiences that have left them with social, emotional and behavioural challenges to overcome. We're extremely passionate about what we do.

And now we're looking for an equally enthusiastic, highly organised and detail-oriented Financial Officer to join our head office team. If you thrive on numbers, love keeping systems orderly, and want to play a key role in supporting our daily business operations, we want to hear from you!

The Role

As Financial Officer, you'll work closely with our managing director to keep our financial engine running smoothly. You'll work with our in-house office admin and finance admin leads too, as well as our external accountants, to ensure daily transactions are reconciled, the company's financial records are updated and maintained flawlessly, and you'll help our senior management team prepare crucial budgets, forecasts and reports when required.

What You'll Do

• Process daily financial transactions, including accounts payable, receivable, and client billing.
• Maintain precise digital records, keeping ledgers, spreadsheets, reconciled financial statements and receipts, and database systems up to date.
• Assist with financial reporting, helping prepare monthly/annual budgets and external audit documentation.
• Resolve queries, handling payment queries from clients, suppliers, and third-parties.
• Manage credit control, chasing creditors, negotiating terms and reassuring debtors, acting as the first point of contact for financial queries.
• Build and maintain positive relationships, communicating appropriately with clients, vendors and third-party service providers.
• Identify opportunities, improving existing working methods and systems.

What We Offer

• £32,000 - £36,000 FTE, depending on agreed hours, qualifications and experience.
• A Minimum of 30 days' holiday, plus additional days for loyalty.
• Company pension.
• Loyalty & referral bonuses, ranging from £50 - £500, plus perks and discounts.
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7/365.
• Fully funded training.
• A great work/life balance.
• Long-term career progression opportunities.

Based in our idyllic Peak District setting, we pride ourselves on developing individually tailored, consistent, warm and respectful relationships not just with the young people in our care but also the amazing staff we employ to support them. And that means every member of staff! We employ people not paper and we promote an organisational culture which values every team member's contribution.

We have created working environments in which all individuals can make the best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment. We endeavour to make all necessary reasonable adjustments for individual employees and base all decisions relating to an individual's employment purely on merit. And we challenge any behaviour that threatens the safeguarding of our young people and our colleagues.

Job offers and continued employment are conditional upon stringent pre-employment checks, thorough referencing, and maintenance of a satisfactory enhanced DBS clearance.

Essential Skills

Requirements

• AAT qualification or equivalent/higher financial qualification.
• Minimum five years' experience working in an accounts or finance department.
• Proven administrative experience, excellent numeracy, a methodical approach to compliance and accurate data entry skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word as well as Sage accounting software.
• Excellent organisational skills, sharp attention to detail, and strong time management skills to meet fixed financial deadlines.
• Ability to work flexibly and unsupervised on occasion.
• Absolute trustworthiness when handling sensitive financial and company data.
• A proactive mindset.
• Right to work in the UK (without requiring sponsorship).
• Driving licence.

Experience operating in the residential care sector isn't strictly necessary although familiarity with Local Authority billing systems and invoicing portals will be an advantage. As will prior experience operating in a regulated sector.