Finance Assistant

About the Role

Sense Finance team are currently recruiting for a Finance assistant. This permanent opportunity will work on hybrid basis from our Sense Touchbase Pears office in Selly Oak, Birmingham, working 37.5 hour week.

As a Finance Assistant, you will work as part of the Finance Team to ensure the integrity of the organisation’s financial information through the accurate recording of financial transactions on a timely basis. You will support colleagues across Sense to ensure the financial health of the organisation. You will support your line manager and team members to ensure the integrity of finance data that is captured in the finance ledgers and to ensure cash is received or paid on a timely basis. 

Key Responsibilities

• To be responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the finance ledgers as instructed
• Processing of invoices, Petty Cash Returns and Employee Expense Claims ensuring they are authorised in accordance with delegated spending limits and coded to the correct account and cost centre
• Deal with incoming and outgoing post.
• To identify and alert Team Leaders of accruals and prepayments.
• To work collaboratively with internal and external people to ensure queries are resolved so that payments can be made within agreed terms

Key skills and experience

• Experience of working in an administrative role and processing a high level of data entry
• Experience of using a variety of computerised data entry systems and on line portals such as banking software
• Ability to explain basic finance information to non-finance colleagues and help them work within established Finance Policies
• Excellent customer service skills with the ability to respond to queries and offer solutions or signpost if appropriate to ensure queries are dealt with in a timely manner.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with internal colleagues and external agencies

For a full job description and person specification, please see the link on the left hand side of the page.
 

About Sense

For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. Sense are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

To apply

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly.  We would recommend that you read the job description and person specification before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 415 6735 or recruitment@sense.org.uk

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit:  https://www.sense.org.uk/jobs/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-recruitment/

Closing Date

26/01/2025

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