Finance Officer (full-time)

Location:  Office based in Birmingham City Centre (5 days pw)

Salary:  Up to £25K depending on experience

Duration:  Permanent

Hours:  Full Time, 36.5 hours per week

Benefits: Pension, life assurance, retail discounts, health cash plans, EAP, and more.

Closing date: 4:00pm, Friday 1st November 2024

Services For Education is a growing children’s charity in Birmingham. We use the power of learning and music to improve outcomes for children, young people and communities. Our diverse charitable projects support disadvantaged and vulnerable children, children in care, children and adults with additional needs (including mld, sld, pmld, asd) and adults who are at risk of isolation and loneliness. By joining our team, you would be helping to change the lives of so many people in Birmingham.

the role

Are you a finance professional ready to embrace a new challenge?  
 
Join our busy finance team as a skilled and enthusiastic Finance Officer. The role will focus on essential finance activities, including sales ledger and credit control, bank reconciliations, management account preparation, fixed asset register maintenance, budget management and forecasting. Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will contribute your unique blend of abilities and experiences to make a significant impact. Your skills and qualities will include, but are not limited to: 
 
  • Management of day to day financial operations – Ensure precision and attention to detail in all documentation, striving for excellence in every aspect. 
  • Maintain accurate financial records and documentation – Uphold precision and attention to detail in all documentation, ensuring excellence in every aspect. 
  • Possess a high level of IT literacy – Harness a high level of IT literacy, mastering Sage 50 and the Microsoft Office Suite to empower effective financial management. 
  • Preparation of financial statements and reports – Assist in budget development, management, and decision-making through thorough preparation of financial statements and reports. 
  • Sound knowledge of UK financial regulations and accounting principles – Possess sound knowledge of UK financial regulations, including HMRC guidelines and fundraising codes of practice. 
  • Adaptability – Embrace adaptability by prioritising multiple tasks and meeting key deadlines, all while remaining focused on long-term goals. 
  • Customer service skills – Employ excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact politely and professionally with customers and colleagues. 
  • Ethical conduct – Exhibit integrity and tenacity at all times, ensuring compliance with company financial procedures. 
  
If you have experience in a similar role, ideally in the charity, Not For Profit or education sectors, and are looking for an opportunity to develop and broaden your experience, we’d love to hear from you. Applications are to be made via a CV and a covering letter. For further information, including a full job description, please visit our website.  
 
We offer:  
  • Generous holiday entitlement, pension, life assurance, critical illness and income protection cover plus flexible benefits package offering access to retail and leisure discounts, health care/cash back plans, cycle to work scheme and car breakdown cover 
  • Please note this role is mainly office based in Birmingham (5 days pw), 8.00am to 4.00/4.30pm. Free employee parking is available on site and good rail/bus links are nearby 
 
Closing date: 4.00pm Friday 1 November 2024 
 
Services For Education is committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults as outlined in Working Together to Safeguard Children. We are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment.  
  
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and identities. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion drives our success. 

Full Job Description – Finance Officer

APPLICATIONS:

We thank you for your application and appreciate the time and effort involved. Due to the large number of applications we receive we are unfortunately not always able to respond to everyone. If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application to be unsuccessful on this occasion.

EMAIL APPLICATIONS:

Please send your CV and a covering letter stating clearly which role(s) you are interested in applying for to:
recruitment@servicesforeducation.co.uk

POST APPLICATIONS TO:

Services For Education
Unit 3 Holt Court
Holt Street
Birmingham Science Park Aston
Birmingham
B7 4AX

T: +44 (0)121 366 9950

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