Finance Assistant - Trinity House Group : Job Details

Working pattern: Full time - 37hrs per week (52 weeks, whole year) Responsibility for budget: The post has responsibility and is accountable for accurate reconciliation of contractual and grant income and preparation of expenditure. Responsibility for physical resources: There is direct responsibility for physical resources, such as IT and the careful, accurate, confidential and secure handling and processing of information. SPECIFIC TASKS Working closely with the Finance Team Supervisor assisting with accurate daily processing tasks and other daily procedures as required such as, but not limited to:

• Purchase Invoice Processing and supplier account reconciliation
• Processing Payments – BACS etc
• Direct Debit transaction processing and reconciliation
• Charge Card transaction processing and statement reconciliation
• Sales invoice processing and customer account reconciliation
• Posting Income, for example grant income, sales and Parent Pay receipts, using the prescribed Chart of Accounts.
• Support the accurate of recording of assets and depreciation to maintain the asset register.
• Support Bank Statement Reconciliation
• Support control code reconciliations, particularly for month end and year ends.
• Provide telephone and online support to academy schools operating finance systems.
• Communication with Suppliers/Customers to ensure timely reconciliation of accounts.
• Creating, posting and reconciling journals including, but not limited to Pre-payments, accruals and corresponding income adjustments
• Support the preparation and collation of evidence for both internal and external audits.

Qualifications: 

• Minimum 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) (including English & Maths grade A-C)
• AAT Level 3 is desirable

Experience, Skills and Knowledge: 

• Financial accounting procedures
• Operate Microsoft packages, including Outlook, Word and Excel
• Communication skills; written and verbal and be able to develop and maintain professional relationships with colleagues.
• Able to use own initiative, solve straight forward problems and prioritise workload in a busy environment, working accurately and meeting deadlines.
• Excellent organisational skills
• An eye for details and can demonstrate accuracy