Finance Officer

ABOUT CHAIN OF HOPE

Chain of Hope (www.chainofhope.org ) is an international medical charity that provides treatment for children suffering from life threatening heart disease in developing countries. In addition to this, Chain of Hope is developing cardiac services overseas through training and building infrastructure and providing vital medical equipment.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for an experienced team focused Finance Officer to be the first point of contact for the Finance department and to take overall responsibility for the day-to-day tasks in a small charity finance department.

Key Attributes

• Previous experience of working in Finance purchase ledger role ideally within a charity.
• Grasp information quickly and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Sage 50 experience.
• High level of numeracy and the ability to use initiative to solve problems proactively.
• Preferably studying towards an accounting qualification.
• Collaborative, accountable and cooperative approach.
• Work independently and flexibly.
• The ability to manage and meet deadlines.

KEY AREAS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The key areas of work for this post are:

• Collating weekly payment runs.
• Ensuring that Purchase Orders and approvals are saved appropriately following Finance policies.
• Record keeping in digital format.
• Raising payments.
• Sending remittance advice.
• Creating Purchase Orders.
• Sales invoice raising.
• Experience raising international online banking transactions.
• General housekeeping in sage archiving and checking data.
• Management of the Finance email inbox.
• Supplier statement reconciliation and resolutions. Daily income updates. 
• Bank Statement reconciliation.
• Credit card distribution and input.  
• Assistance with month end processes and year end audit.

In addition to the key areas of work detailed above, it is understood that there will be times when you may be called upon to complete tasks outside of your remit. As a small organisation, it is important to support your colleagues wherever possible so long as it is not to the detriment of your own responsibilities.