Finance Officer

Penderels Trust has an opportunity for someone to join our GENS contract. You will be responsible for managing the financial accounts of our customers. The successful candidate will be joining a leading not-for-profit organisation that provides independent living services to people with disabilities and health care needs nationwide.

Salary: The full-time equivalent is £22,011 per annum, the pro rata salary is £11,897 per annum

Hours: 20 hours per week.

Days & Times: TBC, but our core hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm

Closing date: Thursday 10th October 2024

Interview date:TBC. Interviews may take place face to face or via video conferencing software. Further details will be discussed with applicants who are shortlisted, you will be contacted by email (please check your junk/spam folders).

The Role - Your main duties will include:

• Monitoring and updating customer account information and reconciling information with finance reports
• Processing timesheets, recording annual leave and bank holiday rates
• Processing invoices for services provided to the customer
• Inputting new customer information for payroll services
• Identifying and resolving queries effectively
• Calculating and processing funds that need to be returned to local authority or other funding bodies and liaise with their finance teams as appropriate

Skills, Experience and Qualifications We are looking for someone with the following attributes:

• Experience of working in a finance or accounting environment
• Ability to input and maintain accurate data records
• Ability to manage workload effectively
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages (including Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Excellent telephone manner
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Ability to work flexibly and to deadlines
• Hold minimum GCSE Grade '4' or equivalent in English and Maths. A qualification in bookkeeping or accounting would be desirable.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer a guaranteed interview to disabled candidates who meet the job specification.