Finance Administrator - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Scottish Athletics

Description

• You will have a proven track record in working in a dynamic finance team, showing flexibility to adapt to changing business needs and a positive work ethos with a genuine desire to make a difference. Having an in depth understanding of accounting principles and processes, you will have the ability to work on your own initiative to complete tasks.
• Showing demonstrable knowledge and experience of Sage 50 Accounts and Microsoft Office products, you will be conscientious, with attention to detail in all areas. You will be a proactive thinker and problem solver with a natural desire to improve, both personally and professionally. A team player with a willingness to work closely with others through strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Accurate processing of all financial transactions to Sage 50 Accounts
• Recording and reconciliation of all bank transactions
• Raising purchase orders, processing purchase invoices, staff and volunteer expenses, credit card transactions and collating payment runs, ensuring accuracy and approval as per company procedures
• All aspects of the accounts receivable process, from raising sales invoices to debt recovery
• Complete special ad hoc projects and reports to provide support across the business
• Ensuring compliance of internal procedures and controls, and providing feedback to evolve and improve processes
• Maintaining fixed asset and equipment registers
• Liaison with suppliers to achieve best value

• Essential: _
• Educated to degree level in finance, or qualified by experience within a finance function for a minimum of three years
• A strong proficiency in English and mathematics
• Desirable: _
• An understanding of athletics or other sport

• Essential: _
• Strong knowledge and experience of Sage 50 Accounts, MS Excel, MS Outlook & MS Word
• An excellent understanding of accounting principles and knowledge of accounting processes
• Desirable: _
• Enthusiastic and displays a keen interest in sport
• Competent in the use of other MS 365 apps

• Essential: _
• Firstrate knowledge of the principles of VAT
• The confidence to communicate clearly both internally and externally with stakeholders through strong verbal and written communications skills
• Team player with ability and willingness to work well with others, and to tight timescales
• Ability to multitask with flexibility to complete a variety of projects in tandem
• Demonstrable analytical and problemsolving skills, with the ability to use initiative to identify and resolve issues
• A quick learner able to organise and prioritise personal workload and demonstrate a flexible and responsive approach to work demands of business and stakeholder needs
• Desirable: _
• Knowledge of partial VAT exemption

• Essential: _
• Selfmotivated and takes ownership of tasks and problems
• Confident and able to work with a minimum of supervision
• Reliable, trustworthy, numerate, and highly organised
• Conscientious with a demonstrably high level of accuracy and attention to detail

As the National Governing Body for Athletics in Scotland, our aim is to build an integrated and transparent ecosystem that supports our constituent members, as well as continuing to develop the sport of athletics in Scotland as a whole, from grassroots, introductory level through to international level, and sets the context for future strategic decisions and identification of key programmes and projects.

Our strategy, "Building a Culture of Success", is not just about performances on the world stage, but is about the whole sport pulling together in the same direction and recognising the importance of all parts and individuals within the system.

To ensure the popularity of athletics in Scotland, we need to operate in a way that reflects our values and recognises the role we play in Scottish society.

We will continue to develop these values to ensure that equality, diversity and inclusivity remain at the heart of our activities.

We will continue to strive to be as reflective of Scottish society as we can be, with the resources we have at our disposal.

• Monday to Friday