Finance Assistant

Role Profile: Finance Reviewed: Apr 2023

Finance Assistant
Role title:

Operations
Delivery Area:

Chief Operating Officer
Reports to:

Role Purpose:

Led by the Chief Operating Officer, the centralised Finance Team are responsible for effective financial management and stewardship of the Association, and for keeping a watchful eye to ensure British
Showjumping’s financial position remains healthy and stable.

Responsible for helping to keep the financial engine of the organisation ticking over, including cash, purchase and sales transactional recording and management, the Finance Assistant aims to deliver excellent customer service to all internal and external customers whilst securing the accuracy of the organisations financial position. The Finance Assistant will be responsible for delivering financial services assistance and management to external organisations with whom British Showjumping holds a service agreement.

The successful Finance Assistant will be motivated, well organised, have a real attention to detail, and will work in close support of the Senior Finance Assistant and the Chief Operating Officer.

Key Accountabilities:

As part of a team, you will be responsible for:

• Accurate and timely processing of purchase ledger invoices and payments.
• Accurate and timely processing of credit card expenditure and receipts.
• Accurate and timely processing of cheques, cash and credit card receipts.
• Receiving and verifying staff expense reports and requests for cash advances.
• Timely processing of purchase ledger payment runs within stipulated settlement terms, bank payments and input of bank transactions.
• Ensure bank accounts are reconciled daily and monitor cash flow in accordance with the business needs.
• Accurate and timely raising of sales ledger invoices.
• Credit control chasing outstanding payments and reducing aged debt.
• Accurate reconciliation of both customer and supplier statements on a monthly basis and liaison with relevant parties to resolve issues & anomalies.
• Monthly reconciliation of Balance Sheet items as required.
• Ensuring Customer, Member and staff queries are effectively dealt with.

• Effective filing and management of documentation and information.
• Accurate and timely recording of financial entries within Sage 200.
• Preparation of ledger reporting in support of the Chief Operating Officer at month end and year end.
• All above duties relative to British Showjumping Training Limited (a related company).
• Providing financial services support to external organisations as required.
• Any other related duties that are within the employee's skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed, remaining flexible to the needs of the business.

Person Specification:

Knowledge and experience: Essential Desirable

AAT qualified
✓

ACA/ACCA/CIMA part qualified or equivalent
✓

Experience of working within an Accounts team environment
✓

Good commercial acumen
✓

Experience of success in personally liaising with a range of
✓ stakeholders

Awareness and understanding of the membership sector in
✓ relation to financial procedures and the management of income and expenditure streams.

Skills and abilities: Essential Desirable

Excellent administrative skills
✓

Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal
✓

Ability to work calmly under pressure and keep to deadlines
✓

Good IT skills, with strong Excel skills in particular
✓

Ability to effectively manage multiple projects and meet tight ✓ deadlines

Working knowledge of Sage 200 ✓

Personal style and behaviour: Essential Desirable

Positive team working and personal impact ✓

Stakeholder focused with strong attention to detail ✓

Ability to work independently but also as part of a small team ✓

Reliable, persistent, focused and flexible in both outlook and ✓ approach

Willing to adapt but also to follow procedure ✓

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 8 months
Part-time hours: 35 per week

Salary: £23,000.00-£25,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• Life insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Coventry: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 18/05/2023
Reference ID: FA004