Job Title: Finance Assistant

Salary: £16,333 - £17,666 

Location: Formby, Liverpool

Hours of Work: 25 hours per week, Monday to Friday

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Finance Assistant to support the Finance Manager and team in recording and retrieving financial details of St Josephs site including financial records, processing payments and cash handling. Assist the Finance manager and team in providing a finance service to the whole of the St Joseph’s site, addressing all issues of a finance nature and providing all relevant information to meet internal and external demands.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assist with purchase ledger cycles- posting invoices to Sage Line 50 and preparing list for monthly payments run.
• Assist with sales leger cycle.
• Ensure that petty cash transactions are posted and updated.
• Assist with the management of client accounts and relevant local authority/ Benefit agencies.
• Resolution of finance related queries.
• Work closely with finance manager to ensure smooth operation of finance matters.
• Ensure that the organisations financial polices and procedures are followed.

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and attributes:

• Excellent organisational skills
• Working towards bookkeeping/accounting qualification
• Good understanding of accounting processes
• Strong IT, Excel, and literacy skills
• Multitasking
• Very strong attention to detail
• Awareness of the provisions of data protection act
• Clear communication
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadline.
• Ability to manage a high-volume workload.

Due to the seniority of the role it is desirable for candidates applying to have experience of working in a similar position.

Why Frances Taylor Foundation?

Everyone has their own reason for choosing the Frances Taylor Foundation. It could be the difference we make to the lives of those living with Learning Disabilities. It could be, that we are a diverse, modern, and dynamic provider of social care and support. Or, it could be our commitment to constantly support and develop our teams. Whatever your reason for choosing the Frances Taylor Foundation, we know you’ll love working with us!

“Seeing people laugh and smile because of something you’ve done is a brilliant feeling – knowing you’ve made a real difference to someone’s life” – current employee

What we also ask for, is that you share our vision that everyone should live life to the full, with their dignity respected, their independence supported, and uniqueness valued.

We celebrate difference, and we work for, and employ, people of any, or no faith. If you’re ready to start your career with the Frances Taylor Foundation, apply now! Apply online today, call our recruitment team on 0121 713 8335 for more information. Come and shape your role with us. What’s stopping you?

Frances Taylor Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion / belief, sexual orientation or age. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.