£29364 - £31365 Per year
Financial Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Order goods and services on behalf of academy staff
- Transmit purchase orders
- Process invoices from suppliers
- Ensure approval processes are followed for purchase orders and invoices.
- Review, pay and keep records of staff expense claims
- Maintain creditor ledgers
- Process supplier payments
- Make emergency payments when necessary
- Oversee use of the academy credit card
- Manage bank payments including deposits, records and bank reconciliations
- Manage the academy cheque book
- Manage and keep records of academy income through lettings, donations or inter-academy transactions
- Maintain the fixed assets register
- Maintain the contracts register
- Liaise with academy budget holders
- Assist Finance Business Partner in monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- To engage with all audit and control reviews, preparing papers and records as required
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Some finance experience in purchase ledger processing and budget management
- Enthusiasm for and commitment to the achievement of the Academy's overall vision for success at all levels
- High quality skills, including accounting software and Word, Excel and Power Point
- Ability to use and adapt other packages to promote effective administration, organization, communication and management
- Ability to priorities and set personal targets, including managing different workloads and workflows.
- Ability to be flexible and adapt to change and increases in academy size.
- Appreciation of issues of confidentiality
- Record of excellent attendance and punctuality and adherence to Federation Dress Code Policy
- Ability to work as team player and to foster good working relationships with a variety of different people in Academy
- Good telephone manner, email etiquette and presentation of professional image
- Good organizational and interpersonal skills which indicate a warm, efficient and hospitable manner to all
- The ability to set challenging targets within a supportive framework for Performance Management
- Ability to work accurately under pressure and meet deadlines
- Commitment to Equal Opportunities
Reference no: 110673