Financial Controller - London, United Kingdom - Recruit a mum

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Part time

Description

A Jewish organisation based in London, NW8 is seeking to appoint an experienced individual who is enthusiastic & hard-working to join their team with particular responsibility for managing and maintaining of the financial records (both income and expenditure).The individual will be the primary point person for members and suppliers regarding financial matters.

Hours: 24 hours per week

Salary:
£30K-£32K ( £46K-£50K pro rata)

PURPOSE OF JOB:

The post holder will be responsible for managing and maintaining all aspects of the financial accounts and other financial records.
You will be the first point of contact for financerelated queries from members and other stakeholders and deal with all requests in a timely, professional, and courteous manner.
The post holder will provide proactive, efficient, and professional financial administrative support to the volunteer Financial Representative of the Synagogue, delivering a high level of customer service including overseeing Membership Subscription Collections,donations and income from hall hires etc

SCOPE OF JOB:

The Financial Controller is a new position created to be responsible for all aspects of the financial arrangements of the Synagogue.
The greater part of the role will be to manage and maintain the efficient operation of financial accounts and other financial records.
The post holder will use their accounting systems and processes, and report to the volunteer Financial Representative of their organisation.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (Income and Expenditure recordkeeping, reconciliations and resolutions)
To have regular contact and support the team of office staff, Kindergarten, Hebrew School, volunteers and Honorary Officers to ensure the constant flow of communication and the financial aspects of delivery of organsiation activities
Completing and maintaining all general ledgers in accordance with agreed accounting policies and principles
To work closely with the head office Finance and Membership departments, building strong relationships and efficiencies
BUDGETS, PROCUREMENT AND FINANCIAL REPORTING
To work with the wider team to prepare a draft annual financial budget in conjunction with the Financial Representative
To maintain and oversee the approved annual budget against actual income and expenditure, proactively highlighting variances and proposing actions to the Financial Representative
To work with the wider team to prepare specific budgets for each event.
To maintain and oversee the approved event budget against actual income and expenditure, proactively highlighting variances and proposing actions to the Financial Representative
To assist the Financial Representative with Ad Hoc financial requests (including special projects) and management reporting
Monthly liaison with the Financial Representative in relation to debtors
To work alongside all stakeholders to establish and implement procurement policies and procedures (including regular monitoring of compliance) with the objective to achieve cost savings, efficiencies and improved quality
CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

In acceptance of this position, the post holder is required to take a proactive approach to their own continuous professional development and to attend training and/or learning and development events as appropriate.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The post holder should be able to demonstrate the following:

Abilities:

Proven ability as a team player; to be able to work as effective and proactive member of the team
To balance conflicting workloads and time pressures
To work unsupervised, manage own workload, deliver results under pressure to tight deadlines and objectives
Ability to carry out work with accuracy, paying attention to detail and to ensure work is carried out to the quality and timeliness expected
To manage and prioritise a wide range of financial administrative tasks and duties, both complex and routine
To work in a professional manner, developing effective working relationships with colleagues, internal and external stakeholders, whilst being discreet and trustworthy, and preserving confidentiality

Skills:

Excellent numeracy and accounting skills
Technically strong with the appetite and ability to learn new systems when needed
Strong communication skills both written and verbal
Demonstrable skills in time management and planning
Strong IT skills and substantial experience of using Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, together with intranetbased systems and databases
Skilled at delivering a consistently highquality customer focussed service
Respectful of the needs of the organisation and its ethos and values
Process oriented and results driven Knowledge
Knowledge and extensive experience of accounting
Some knowledge of Jewish customs and practices