Senior Accounts Assistant

HF Trust; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

HF Trust seeks a Senior Accounts Assistant to join their welcoming team in Bristol, offering a hybrid remote working model. The role involves managing supplier payments, sales ledger tasks, and contributing to process improvements within a leading charity committed to supporting individuals with learning disabilities.

Benefits

Access to 24/7 colleague counselling and support service

Fully funded apprenticeships

Access to award winning training and development

Financial wellbeing tool (Wagestream)

Referral scheme (Care Friends)

33 days holidays including 8 bank holidays

Contributory pension scheme & life assurance

Free onsite parking

Casual dress code

Qualifications

• Willing to study for an accounting foundation qualification.
• Experience in processing high volumes of transactions.
• Strong IT knowledge including Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Support supplier payment processes and ensure timely invoice payments.
• Manage sales ledger activities and ensure accurate transaction entries.
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvements in processes.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Data Inputting

Sales Ledger

Education

Foundation qualification in accounting (eg AAT)

Tools

Computerised accounting systems

Access Dimensions

Job description

Working Location: Hybrid Remote. Bristol Office Location & Home Working with a minimum of 1 day a week in the office location

Working Hours:Full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

#Care to join us?

We are looking for a Senior Accounts Assistant to join our friendly and welcoming team here at Hft. This is your chance to make a real difference to people's lives.

Hft is one of the largest charities in England and Wales supporting people with learning disabilities. We are passionate about what we do and we use our unique understanding of the challenges facing the people we support to speak up for them to bring about positive change. We have a rich 60-year heritage and a clear vision, we are ambitious and wholly committed to what we can achieve for the people we support and have embarked on a journey of transformation that will ensure we can meet their changing needs and extend our reach and impact.

What will you be doing?

The Senior Accounts Assistant will support with the supplier payment processes, to ensure invoices are paid on time and in line with supplier agreements and are required to solve routine problems and be a point of contact for internal and external stakeholders. Youwill be proficient in the role with professional knowledge and expertise and will be responsible for sales ledger management: ensuring that transactions are entered accurately and promptly, in line with agreed policies and processes. You willmake recommendations for continuous improvements to ways of working or processes and may deputise for the manager as needed.

About you

• You will be studying towards, or be willing to study towards a foundation qualification in accounting eg AAT.
• Experience and competence in Microsoft Office (particularly Word and Excel) with a willingness to learn further IT packages as required
• Experience of, and competence in, using a database and accurate data inputting
• Sales Ledger and accounts receivable experience in a fast paced environment where you have processed high volumes of transactions
• Knowledge and experience using computerised accounting systems (we use Access Dimensions but can cross train)
• Strong IT knowledge, including experience of using Microsoft office suite

What’s in it for you?

There are a range of benefits and career development opportunities at Hft. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training, and lots of support along the way.

With Investors in People and Skills for Care accreditation, we are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible. As a ‘Gold’ standard Investors in People accredited employer, we are committed to supporting colleague wellbeing as a priority.

We offer:

• All Hft employees get access to the Telus Health – the world’s biggest 24/7 colleague counselling and support service. It is completely free for all colleagues to use in complete confidence, whenever and however they want to access it.
• Access to a range of discounts on your favourite brands through Telus Health
• Fully funded apprenticeships
• Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status
• Wagestream – a free financial wellbeing tool
• Care Friends – a referral scheme
• 33 days holidays (including 8 bank holidays)
• A contributory pension scheme & life assurance
• Free onsite parking
• Casual dress code

Job Description and Person Specification

Find your place with us and change lives.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.

Hft's usual terms and conditions apply. Hft is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, Hft is helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do. Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.

We ask all our teams to take advantage of the Covid-19 vaccination, which is offered to frontline support workers as a priority group.We strongly encourage all colleagues to remain fully vaccinated as part of our wider infection control procedures.