Banking and Investment Officer - London, United Kingdom - Prospect Trade Union

Prospect Trade Union

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Banking and Investment Officer

Waterloo, London

Permanent contract

£37,628 plus London weighting of £3,160 per annum

About Prospect
Prospect is a leading trade union that delivers advice, support, representation, and a voice for our members.

We are a not-for-profit organisation with over 250 staff helping to support more than 150,000 people in specialist, professional and technical roles across the private and public sectors.

The Role of Banking and Investment Officer

Reporting to the Head of Finance the main purpose of the role is to administer and maintain the union's investment portfolio and multiple bank accounts including corresponding cashbooks reconciliations and cashflow forecast.

Responsibilities:

Reconciliation of a large number of bank accounts including processing on Sage and the banking software
Opening accounts/closing accounts/mandate updates including DD set up
Main contact for Unity Trust bank on all daily transactions on all bank accounts
Daily/weekly limits checking
Processing Unity Trust payments on Unity online
Monitoring savings accounts and ensuring best interest rate achieved on cash deposits
Weekly/monthly/quarterly cashflow preparation, analysis and monitoring including yearend processes
Investment portfolio management including reconciliation, monitoring of the performance and production on reports
Processing and reconciliation of various funds including accrual preparation
Nominal ledger codes analysis and reconciliation
Benevolent fund administration and preparation of reports
Ad hock duties as required during busy periods and holiday cover.

Person Specification:

Qualified AAT or part qualified ACA or ACCA as a minimum
Manages and prioritises time and tasks effectively, identifying steps needed to ensure accurate processing
Good followup skills, seeing things through to completion
Takes initiative and acts with confidence
Communicates and explains information, both written and oral, in an uncomplicated way and showing tact
Solid experience in finance banking procedures and relevant legislation
Exposure to administration and management of investment portfolio
Proficiency in Excel (Pivot Tables/VLOOKUPs, graphs as a minimum)
Able to work in a team with a cando attitude
Enthusiastic and motivated in developing own knowledge and skills
Previous experience working with large volume of bank accounts
Sound knowledge of the finance processes and procedures to allow for team cover when needed