Senior Finance Officer

Senior Finance Officer 
6-Months Fixed Term Contract
Loc
ation: SE1, London 
Salary: £47,000 FTE
Contract: Part-time, 3 days per week 
This role is based in the office with no hybrid options available during the first 3 months.

Charity People are delighted to be partnering with an established professional body supporting healthcare practitioners. This organisation is dedicated to advancing healthcare standards and supporting its members with education, professional development, and advocacy to improve patient outcomes. We are seeking a Senior Finance Officer to join their team for 6 months initially.

About the Role

You will play a key role in managing revenue processes, ensuring accurate data recording, compliance with financial regulations, and providing vital support for the organisation’s financial operations. The role involves working closely with the finance team and other departments to ensure smooth processes and to support reporting and audit preparation.

Key Responsibilities

Revenue Management

•    Accurately record and manage revenue transactions, ensuring income is recognised promptly.
•    Process membership subscriptions, professional development fees, event sponsorship, and other income.
•    Ensure compliance with internal policies and accounting standards for revenue records.
Invoice and Payment Processing
•    Prepare and issue customer invoices in line with agreements and service terms.
•    Monitor payments, follow up on overdue accounts, and address customer inquiries related to invoicing.

Reconciliation and Reporting

•    Perform monthly revenue reconciliations to ensure accuracy.
•    Prepare regular reports on accounts receivable and revenue, highlighting any discrepancies or issues.
•    Contribute to month-end and year-end closing activities.

Financial Data Maintenance

•    Maintain accurate customer records, including payment terms and credit limits.
•    Assist in preparing audit documentation and responding to auditor inquiries regarding revenue.

Additional Responsibilities

•    Support the finance team with various tasks and projects, including process improvements.
•    Collaborate with other departments to resolve revenue-related issues.
•    Provide cover for purchase ledger and payment processing tasks when required.

You will have:

Excellent attention to detail, strong technical knowledge, ensuring accuracy in data entry and reconciliations, along with strong analytical skills to identify and resolve financial discrepancies. You will demonstrate professional communication skills, effectively collaborating with internal teams and external stakeholders, and efficiently managing workloads to meet deadlines. A proactive approach, with the ability to suggest process improvements, will be essential. You will also possess integrity, maintaining confidentiality and adhering to financial compliance standards while thriving in a collaborative team environment.

•    AAT qualified or part-qualified CIMA/ACCA.
•    Proven experience in finance, accounts receivable, or revenue roles, ideally in a membership organisation or similar sector.
•    At least 12 months of experience using Sage 50 accounts software.

How to Apply:

If you’re excited about this opportunity and meet the requirements, please send your CV as soon as possible. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, so don’t delay in applying!

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We know that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.