Senior Finance Administrator

 

Description:

Join our team at The Hunslet Club, a youth organisation dedicated to fostering the physical, social, and educational development of young individuals in Leeds and its surrounding areas. As a Senior Financial Administrator, you will play a crucial role in supporting our mission by managing financial operations and ensuring the efficient allocation of resources.

 

**Responsibilities:**

 

Maintaining the sales and purchase ledgers for the charity and its subsidiaries

Monthly Reconciliation of bank accounts and the sales and purchase ledgers

Raising and processing sales and purchase invoices, cross referencing purchase orders

Credit control.

Working with and maintaining relevant spreadsheets.

Supporting month-end and year-end processes, facilitating timely and accurate reporting of financial and management information

Handling of cash across the business and daily banking

Posting nominal journals

Posting prepayments & accruals

Balance sheet reconciliations

Handling petty cash requests taking responsibility for cash flow and maintenance of accurate cash records including reconciliations for the Tuck Shop

Assist with the monthly payroll process

Maintain cashbooks and Sales Day Books for 3 companies

Complete quarterly VAT returns

Liaise with HMRC and handle any documentation/queries

Monitor income and expenditure for various areas of the business

Assist the Operations & Finance Manager with annual audits

Support the CEO and wider management team as required

Essential:

 

Experience using Sage accounting software

A good understanding of bookkeeping and accountancy procedures

Ability to make recommendations in process improvement

Enthusiastic, committed, and a fast learner with previous experience in a busy environment (at least two years experience of similar work typically gained working as part of a finance team)

Computer literate with an aptitude for numbers

Strong communication skills with the ability to facilitate the resolution of issues

Ability to work with individuals across departments and liaise with external customers and contacts

Solid organisational skills and the ability to prioritise a varied workload

Able to work on own initiative and to tight timescales

High level of personal and professional commitment

Someone who can be relied upon to work with minimal day-to-day supervision, maintaining their motivation to process a high volume of transactions reliably and accurately.

Someone who shares the organisation’s values and is willing to go the extra mile to support their colleagues and our club.

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