Description:
This role will be involved in the input and maintenance of accurate financial data in the financial system to enable timely reporting on available balances for grant making and accurate reporting back to donors. This will be an evolving role in an experienced finance team aiming to support a fast-moving charity in its humanitarian endeavours.
You will work closely with all departments to ensure invoices are processed quickly and accurately to keep funds flowing to the partners working towards the life changing objectives of the organisation. You will receive extensive on the job training to support you to progress within a finance role.
Responsibilities:
- Setting up payments for invoices, grants and other expenditure for Choose Love
- Perform data entry and maintain accurate records of financial transactions in accounting system
- Daily reconciliation of the bank accounts
- Producing donation receipts for donors
- Resolving queries on unallocated income
- Processing invoices, reviewing communications and contract agreements for authorisation
- Processing sweeps between bank accounts
- Checking for Fraud payments on payment platforms
- Check for any new direct debits and assisting in submission of new forms
- Processing donations from CAF
- Adjusting historic transactions in the ledger via journals
- Collaborate with the finance team to ensure compliance with charity commission guidance and company policies
The Candidate
- At least 2 years’ experience of proven track record of Finance Officer or similar role
- Experience using Xero or a similar financial system
- Excellent written and verbal communication;
- Good knowledge of accounting and financial monitoring systems;
- Highly numerate, with experience of monitoring budgets against expenditure and using Excel to record, manipulate and interpret data;
- Self-starter with a can-do attitude. • Able to work independently and collaboratively, prioritising workload to meet deadlines
- Someone who will remain positive, calm and professional under pressure
- Is very organised with the ability to work under pressure;
- Focused, with meticulous attention to detail and the ability to spot discrepancies within datasets and text;