Finance Officer – East Belfast (BT4) – Salary c.£34K-£36K DOE

Finance Officer  – East Belfast (BT4) – Salary c.£34K-£36K DOE

McKinty Associates are working with a small East Belfast based Third Sector organisation who have a requirement for a Finance Officer to join their team. The Finance Officer will be responsible for providing an efficient and effective financial and administration service for the Association.

The successful individual will work to support the organisation across a variety of areas allowing for a varied and enjoyable role.

Main duties will include:

Financial

• Preparation of quarterly Management and Financial accounts including the preparation of accruals and prepayments and posting of journal entries
• Assisting in the preparation of year end Financial Statements and providing information to the Association’s External Auditors
• Assisting with the preparation of annual Income and Expenditure Budgets and monitoring actual spend against budget
• Maintaining the Association’s Fixed Asset Register
• Completion of quarterly statutory returns to the DfC & other agencies
• Preparing financial reports for Board meetings
• Running the monthly Payroll including processing associated payments to HMRC and NEST Pensions
• Managing the Purchase ledger system, including processing invoices, preparing payments and resolving queries
• Recording and reconciling house occupancy lists and Housing Benefit payments and liaising with NIHE/tenant representatives in relation to same
• Undertaking general book keeping tasks including monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and management of petty cash

Administration

• Assisting with the management of contracts for the Association’s IT, printing and telephone systems and liaising with service providers when necessary
• Arranging meetings of various Board and other committees, compilation of papers for meetings and taking minutes in the absence of the external minute taker
• Filing papers, documents and general correspondence including taking responsibility for maintaining and updating the Association’s filing system in accordance with GDPR
• Assisting the Maintenance Officers, including updating status of maintenance orders on a weekly basis, maintaining records of statutory servicing and collating regular reports on same.
• Undertaking front line/reception duties including welcoming visitors to the office
• Checking and ordering stationery supplies and office equipment on a regular basis
• Undertaking general day to day activities to ensure the smooth running of the office
• Any other duties as may be reasonably required

Eligibility criteria:

• Strong academic record including Maths and English GCSE Grade C or above
• Previous experience in a similar role (3 years or more)
• Experience of use of Sage accounting software (Desirable)
• Excellent level of IT literacy with advanced level of MS office
• Experience of working on own initiative and as part of small team
• High level of organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
• Enthusiastic and positive attitude
• Excellent communicator and able to build relationships and rapport

To apply for this role please forward your CV ASAP to Paul Coulter at paul@mckintyassociates.com or Tel on 078 0384 3023 to discuss further.

Applications for this role will be considered immediately with a view to placing the right individual ASAP, so please register your interest early. Please note, the opening may close in advance of advertised closing date – this is a guideline only.

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