Finance Manager - Birkenhead, United Kingdom - tfpl

Description

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Manager to join a professional, high performing team within an established, innovative, and passionate charity. As the Finance Manager you will be responsible for managing all aspects of the charity's transactional ledger and supporting systems.

Duties & Responsibilities

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

•Ensure all financial transactions for departments and contracts are recorded in a relevant, timely, and accurate manner.

•Manage and develop the accounting personnel team and the legal cashier.

•Provide finance and business support to the legal department including monthly fee earner financials and annual budgets/targets.

•Drive continuous improvement to end-to-end accounting and transactional processes including automation.

•Manage the month-end timetable and prepare and post monthly accruals, prepayments, and similar accounting entries.

•Sales ledger management including sales invoicing, credit control, aged debtors, and the core invoicing/contracts register.

•Purchase ledger management including purchase invoices, self-employed contractor claims and visits, volunteer expenses, aged creditors.

•Manage the processing of journal entries.

•Perform general ledger/balance sheet reconciliations and inter-company system balances.

•Oversee legal finance processes including the processing of Legal Aid monies.

•Coordinate the annual audit process and completion of supporting financial information for the auditors in preparing the financial statements.

•Produce quarterly VAT returns and oversee PAYE settlements and returns.

•Active involvement in budgeting and forecasting processes.

•Working capital management and cash flow forecasts.

•Consult and work closely with the Finance Director on all financial matters.

Main Purpose of Job:

Manages all aspects of the charity's transactional ledger and supporting systems, including general, purchase, and sales ledgers, and provides business and finance support to the Legal department.

General Duties:

•Uphold my client's values and behaviours.

•Always maintain confidentiality and ensure proper observance of and adherence to my client's policies and procedures.

•Work to achieve good working relations with colleagues and any other agencies to secure the best possible service to children and young people.

•Undertake such other duties appropriate to the post, as may be assigned.

·Partake in staff meetings, regular supervision, annual appraisal, and development opportunities.

Person Specification

Qualifications:

·Minimum part qualified CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent.

·Experience in all aspects of ledger accounting.

·Proven record in achieving business objectives.

·Proven record in achieving service demands.

·Experience in designing and delivering process improvements.

·Line management experience.

·Minimum of five years' experience in Finance.

·Knowledge of accounting terms and concepts.

·Knowledge of best practice in ledger accounting.

·Knowledge of Legal Finance practices.

·Microsoft Excel to a minimum intermediate standard.

·Aptitude

·Commitment to personal and professional development.

·Ability to maintain confidentiality.

·Commitment to Equal Opportunities.

·Compliance with all policies of the Charity.

·Excellent interpersonal skills.

·Ability to communicate effectively.

·Ability to negotiate and influence others.

About you

We are looking for a self-starter who prides themselves in professionalism and accuracy. You will have experience and knowledge in all aspects of ledger accounting including best practice. Legal accounts experience is desirable.

To comply with your client's Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, references, a right to work in the UK check, and a Digital Risk Assessment. They reserve the right to close this vacancy early once they receive a high number of applications.

About my client

As an established leading rights-based charity, my client is well positioned to ensure that children, young people, and adults across England and Wales are fully respected, represented, and supported in expressing their views and having their rights upheld. They work with care-experienced children, young people, and adults who are often reliant on statutory services suffering the negative impact of the cuts in public expenditure. Their combination of social care and legal services places them in a unique position to ensure that they receive the services they need and that their voices are heard.

Benefits:

·26 Days annual leave plus bank holidays

·Salary Sacrifice Pension Contribution

·Additional Sick Pay

·Enhanced Pay for family friendly leave

·Health Care Plan

·Employee Assistants Programme

·Cycle to work Scheme.

·Learning and Development opportunities

All posts are subject to receipt of satisfactory references, Digital Risk Assessment, and a satisfactory DBS enhanced disclosure check.