Finance Officer - London, United Kingdom - Hiring Wizard

Hiring Wizard

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Hiring Wizard on Behalf of The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple has an exciting opportunity for a
Finance Officer to join the team.

Location:
London, UK

Salary:
£38,000 to £41,000 gross per annum (dependent on experience)

Job Type:
Full-Time, Permanent

Hours: 37.5 per week

About Us:

Middle Temple is one of the four Inns of Court.

As one of the four Inns of Court, we are proud to provide support, education and accommodation to barristers at every stage of their careers.

It has the right to call people to the Bar, which entitles them to practise as Barristers. The Inn holds numerous events and functions throughout the year and is also available for private hire. Middle Temple is also jointly responsible with Inner Temple for the Temple Church.

The Inn's mission is to support the rule of law in the UK and overseas, especially Common Law jurisdictions, and carries this out by providing extensive education opportunities and support to its members across the world and offers scholarships to intending practitioners to the Bar.

Finance Officer - The Role:

To maintain all aspects of the sales ledger, ensuring that information transferred from other systems (either through automatic data feeds or csv files) records income accurately on the Finance system, Oracle NetSuite.

Assisting, when needed, with purchase ledger processing.

Provide support during the annual audits of the Inn's, Middle Temple Trust Funds', Middle Temple Charity's, and the pension scheme's financial statements.

Providing support to the Financial Controller for the Inn to complete accurate and timely management accounts.

Finance Officer - Key Responsibilities:

Carry out bank reconciliations for all the Inn's, Trust's, Middle Temple Charity, and Pension bank accounts
Liaise with the Estates Officer to ensure that all rent invoices are successfully transferred from Planon to NetSuite and ensure direct debit and other payments are recorded
Liaise with the Director of Membership & Catering and the IT department in order to produce the 'Bench Bills', ensuring that the data is checked and correct prior to transmission to NetSuite
Management of the process of collecting the 'Bench Bills' direct debit payments and keeping records up to date
Liaise with the Education Department to ensure that scholarship and hardship payments are made and recorded in the Trust Accounts
Liaise with the Development Department to ensure that fundraising receipts are recorded in the Middle Temple Charity Accounts
To process bank refunds for clients with credit balances e.g., liaising with the Events team to ensure any details provided are accurate with relevant approvals by the Director of Finance & Corporate Services
To monitor any payments received from third parties by checking the bank current accounts, recording payments for events, and updating NetSuite

Finance Officer - You:

AAT qualified
Experience of a similar working environment &/or understanding of the workings of the Middle Temple or other notforprofit organisation
Advanced Microsoft office (Excel, Outlook, Teams)
Significant handson experience of NetSuite is required
Highly effective in fulfilling all areas outlined in the Job Description
Experience of managing own workload with mínimal supervision; able to multitask, effectively plan work, prioritise and meet deadlines

Finance Officer - Benefits:

Life Assurance
Employee Assistance Programme (online resources and access to confidential counselling services)
Private Medical insurance (including gym membership)
Medical cashback scheme (e.g., for dental, optical)
Generous pension (12% employer contribution)
Season Ticket Loans
Generous annual leave entitlements
Access to a range of learning & development opportunities as well as the opportunity to join our dedicated team and work in a beautiful, unique and historical setting in central London

Middle Temple is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an environment that promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion.

As users of the Disability Confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
£38,000.00-£41,000.00 per year

Work Location:
In person