Finance Consultant

Job Title: Finance Consultant

Reports To: Head of Finance

Hours: Fulltime 32 hours per week – Monday to Thursday 9-5pm and Friday 9-1pm

Location: Remote – occasional UK travel may be required

Job Purpose:

Assisting the Head of Finance with the efficient running of the financial management of the Institute, taking responsibility for day-to-day transaction processing activities.

Duties & Responsibilities to include:

• Sales ledger transaction processing, invoicing, credit control and income analysis.
• Purchase ledger transaction processing, including preparing payment runs for approval.
• Bank transaction processing in the accounting software and completing bank reconciliations in an accurate and timely manner.
• Responsible for liaising with internal teams in the timely submission/approvals of invoices and monthly expense claims;
• Assisting with the preparation of monthly and ad-hoc management accounts and reports;
• Providing support to the Head of Finance for regular and ad-hoc budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Processing month end journals including accruals, prepayments and selected balance sheet reconciliations; preparing corrective journals for income and expenses reallocation for approval and processing.
• Ownership of the month-end close checklist in liaison with the Head of Finance.
• Assisting with the preparation of year-end schedules, providing support to the auditors during the external audit in liaison with the Head of Finance.
• Contributing to the ongoing review and improvement of financial processes, procedures and documentation;

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

The job holder requires to have:

• Demonstrable experience in a similar finance role;
• Experience of using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and working experience of copilot
• Experience of Business Central finance system required
• Experience of Microsoft Dynamics would be advantageous;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.

Person Specification

• ·Strong planning, organisational and administrative skills;
• Ability to solve problems and troubleshoot;
• The ability to build and maintain effective relationships with colleagues;
• Self-motivated, with proven ability to work effectively when unsupervised and/or under time constraints;
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.

Champions our Core Values by demonstrating:

• Excellence – ability to manage a diverse workload and prioritise accordingly. Strong attention to detail, accuracy and consistently producing a high standard and volume of work within agreed timescales.
• Innovation – strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities. Adopts a constructive and positive approach to influence others.
• Integrity – Is self-motivated, with proven ability to work effectively under time constraints. Can prioritise and organise own workflow daily and determine when it is appropriate to seek direction.
• Collaboration – excellent communicator with a proven ability to build, maintain and influence effective relationships with colleagues and stakeholders. Competent in responding proactively to direction from colleagues in the immediate and wider teams.

The Institute reserves the right to close this advert early

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £28,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Life insurance
• Private dental insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Experience:

• Finance Department (in similar role): 1 year (required)

Work Location: Remote