Deadline: Midnight on Sunday 6 September 2015. Paid, Full time.
Assistant, Finance  (x 2 posts)
The Hive, Manchester
Salary:  £21,353 per annum, plus excellent benefits
FCSF16 – Contract 1: Fixed term to cover secondment until 5 August 2016, working 35 hours per week
FCSF17 – Contract 2: Fixed term to cover secondment until 31 March 2016, working 35 hours per week
We are looking for two individuals to work in the Financial Accounts team on a fixed term basis. We require one individual to work predominantly in the Purchase Ledger function reporting into the Purchase Ledger Officer, but will be asked to assist other areas of finance. The other individual will be working jointly between Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and will report into the Receivables Officer.
FCSF16 – Contract 1 Key responsibilities:
You will undertake financial transaction processing (eg processing supplier invoices, dealing with internal expense queries) in line with the daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual finance timetables and the service level agreement
You will contribute to statutory financial returns (eg VAT return preparation)
You will maintain and provide financial information and analysis both for internal and external use (eg prompt payment analysis, quality assurance testing of internal expense claims)
You will provide technical support and advice for your area of work (eg purchase order management, application of VAT on invoices)
You will undertake other routine administrative tasks as required, including handling the post, maintaining office records and procedures, filing and archiving and other general duties
You will undertake financial transaction processing (eg raising receivable invoices, creating payment files)
You will maintain and provide financial information and analysis both for internal and external use (eg preparing legal paperwork to pursue debts through the small claims court, maintaining the cash book spreadsheets)
You will facilitate the quality assurance process for staff expenditure and the administration of the business procurement cards. These duties include chasing repayments and checking compliance to the policy.
You will undertake other routine administrative tasks as required.
For either post you may be required on very rare occasions to travel to other Arts Council locations across England.
Please specify in your application which position you wish to apply for or if you wish to be considered for either.
Closing date: midnight on Sunday 6 September 2015.