Finance Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Page Personnel - UK

Page Personnel - UK

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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An excellent opportunity for a Finance Assistant

About Our Client:

An education organisation in the heart of central London

To assist the CFO in the setting of an annual budget at the beginning of each financial year including the creation of annual estimates of income and expenditure for longterm planning.
To manage, maintain, review and operate the Trust's computerised and manual accounts systems to support expenditure and income in relation to budget. To include orders, commitments, invoices.
To assist with end of year procedures in accordance with Trust and Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) requirements.
To provide management information to Budget Holders, CFO, or Board of Directors on request.
To keep analyses of costs and other statistical records if required.
To assist with the Trust's Gift Aid procedures including the accurate recording of donations and making claims to HM Revenue & Customs if needed.
To manage, maintain and operate School journey accounts to include costing, formal approvals, receipts, income, expenditure, banking, refunds, funding, grants, entitlement and reconciliation.
To assist in the management and recording of the School meals and School journeys accounts and student bursaries.

The Successful Applicant:

Educated to GCSE Level (or equivalent) with 5 GCSEs A*C including English and Maths
Relevant accounting qualification or finance experience desirable
Good literacy and numeracy skills
A working knowledge of Microsoft Office Software, e.g. Excel and Word.
Good planning and organisational skills and a flexible approach to managing own work load.
High level of confidentiality and trust
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

What's on Offer: