Finance Officer

Finance Officer

Location: West SussexSalary: £16,317 - £17,715 per annum (22 hours per week) | Equivalent to £30,024 - £32,597 FTEContract: PermanentHours: 22 hours per week (3 days per week)Working Pattern: Term-time plus additional weeks (41 weeks per year)

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Finance Officer to join a well-established organisation in West Sussex. This role is ideal for someone with strong finance administration experience who enjoys a varied position encompassing transactional finance, reconciliations, budget monitoring, and financial reporting support.

Working closely with the Finance Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the finance function, maintaining accurate financial records and supporting robust financial controls across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

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• Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable processes
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• Process purchase orders and supplier invoices
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• Perform regular bank and petty cash reconciliations
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• Maintain accurate financial records and ledgers
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• Monitor expenditure against budgets and report on variances
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• Support monthly cashflow forecasting activities
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• Assist with month-end and year-end financial processes
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• Ensure VAT is recorded accurately
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• Investigate and resolve invoice and payment discrepancies
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• Support procurement activities and supplier management
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• Ensure compliance with financial policies, procedures, and data protection requirements
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About You

The successful candidate will have:

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• Experience working in a Finance Officer, Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, or similar finance role
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• Strong understanding of accounts payable, accounts receivable, and reconciliations
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• Experience monitoring budgets and financial performance
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• Excellent attention to detail and numerical accuracy
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• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
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• Good communication skills and the ability to liaise with both financial and non-financial stakeholders
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• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs
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• Experience using financial accounting systems
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• A proactive and solutions-focused approach
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Desirable

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• AAT qualification or equivalent experience
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• Experience within the education, charity, or public sector
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• Knowledge of VAT and year-end finance processes
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What's on Offer?

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• Competitive salary
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• Generous pension scheme
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• Employee wellbeing support programme
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• Free parking
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• Access to on-site facilities
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• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
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• Supportive and collaborative working environment
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