Job Title:
We are seeking an experienced and skilled finance professional to join our team as a Financial Administrator.
This is a part-time position with a variety of responsibilities including financial management, budgeting, cash flow management, project reporting and claim submission.
The successful candidate will have experience in managing budgets, analyzing variances, preparing reports for senior management and using cloud-based accounting software such as Xero.
They will also have experience in processing payroll, reconciling control accounts, compiling month-end management accounts and working with non-financial departments within an organization.
Key Responsibilities:
* Financial management of the VSS PULSE funded project, including budgeting, cash flow management, project reporting and claim submission.
* Assist with managing and maintaining cloud-based accounting software, ensuring accurate data entry and tracking of financial transactions.
* Support daily reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable, and financial reporting processes within the cloud platform.
* Process payroll accurately and on time, ensuring compliance with statutory regulations and company policies, maintaining employee payroll records, managing deductions, and addressing payroll-related queries.
* Ensure the appropriate financial procedures, controls and structures are adhered to for the safe, effective, efficient and economic management of public funds.
* Assist with organisational month end closure to include production of monthly management accounts for the VSS PULSE project, including analytical review and variance analysis.
* Ensure data integrity and oversee reconciliations of all balance sheet and profit and loss accounts.
* Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual returns to SEUPB and VSS as required.
* Liaison with VSS and external controllers to submit all claims for verification within required timescales.
* Management of all VSS PULSE funded procurement to ensure adherence to SEUPB procurement rules, and provision of advice, direction and guidance on the key principles of public sector procurement, ensuring value for money is embedded within the organisation.
* Support the annual budgeting process, liaising with VSS PULSE Network budget holders to report on actual, forecast and budget expenditure.
* Ensure the timely distribution of payments to corporate suppliers in line with PEACEPLUS Programme policies and procedures.
* Prepare and collate monthly data and monitoring as per requirements of SEUPB, VSS, and SEFF.
* Provide wider finance and admin support to colleagues across SEFFs teams.
* Liaison point for office base of work responding to Office Manager.
Requirements:
* A part-qualified member of one of the professional bodies listed below: The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Chartered Accountants Ireland, The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland, The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, The Institute of Certified Public Accounts in Ireland; or equivalent.
* A Fully Qualified Accounting Technician AND A minimum of 2 years practical experience in all of the following areas: Budget management including analysis of variances and preparation of reports for senior management, Experience in the use of cloud accounting software such as Xero, Experience in processing payroll, Use of Microsoft Excel for data manipulation and reporting, Month end closure to include reconciliation of control accounts and compilation of month end management accounts, Internal or external audit processes, Working with non-financial departments within an organisation to provide finance support and analysis, Developing processes and procedures to include implementation of best practice arrangements.
Benefits:
* A generous annual leave allowance - FT 28 days PY
* Paid sickness leave
* A bonus leave day at Christmas
* Hybrid and flexible working opportunities
* Flexible office hours
* A staff Wellness Framework
* A full Employee Assistance Program
* Financial support and investment towards CPD training opportunities
* Great workplace culture and team-building events