Finance Officer

About the Role:

Would you like to work somewhere where you get to make a real difference every day?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Officer at Advance. Advance is a specialist supported housing association that is on an exciting journey to deliver more services and develop more housing for people with learning difficulties, disabilities and supporting people towards greater independent living.

About the role of a Finance Officer:

• Provide good customer service to all internal and external customers of the financial function.
• Able to focus on transactional finance work on one or more of the ledgers dealing with Sales, Purchases, Rent, the Cash and Bank ledgers or Payroll and Expenses.
• Ensure that transactions are processed so that we record what we are owed by our customers, what we owe to our suppliers, that we are able to calculate what our bank balances are and that our employees are paid correctly.
• Before making any payments you will ensure that the transactions have been authorised by the appropriate people within Advance and/or our connected companies and that the costs are properly incurred in accordance with our policies and procedures.
• Issue sales invoice, notices and reports to enable our customers to know what they owe us and our suppliers and our employees to know what we have paid them.
• Respond to any queries received within the section concerning the ledgers or payroll or expenses processes that we maintain.
• Maintain the records of our standing data: authorized people, their financial limits, standing orders, direct debits, cash floats and credit and debit card holders; employee data. So that we know can understand and control transactions from these sources.
• Identify and assist in the improvement of processes to improve efficiency.
• Follow current finance regulations and policies and procedures in all areas of your work.
• Provide cover for other members of the team as and when required, as directed by managers within the Finance team.

About the you:

• Ideally have AAT or equivalent qualifications
• Have experience in transactional finance work
• Experience of using accounting softwear packages
• Ability to type at 60 words per minute or faster
• Have intermediary level skills in Microsoft Word, Outlook & Excel
• Have a GCSE Maths & English Grade C or above (or equivalent)

For more details about the role please see the attached Job Description

For more information about the role please contact, Nicky Mehta on Email: Nicky.Mehta@advanceuk.org

About the organisation:

Advance is a national, not-for-profit provider of housing and support services for people with disabilities and mental health conditions. Our vision is to transform lives; providing the best quality housing and support services so that people can live the lives they choose, achieve their personal goals, feel valued and know their voices are heard.

We recognise that our people are our greatest asset and we’re passionate about making Advance a great place to work. We invest in our staff, providing the training and support you need to succeed in your role, gain industry-recognised qualifications and realise your career aspirations.

We are an equal opportunities employer who values its staff and the difference they make to their customers. There is no place for racism or discrimination of any kind in Advance. As an organisation, we will not tolerate it. We are firmly committed to recruiting the best colleagues regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation and to supporting customers from similarly diverse backgrounds.

All newly appointed staff receive an induction, during which they will learn about our PRIDE values, our expectations of how they should treat our customers and our commitments in relation to how they will be treated as a member of staff.

Benefits of working for Advance:

We value our staff and the difference they make to the lives of our customers, which is why we offer the following benefits:

• Paid holiday (from 25 days up to 30 days with long service in addition to bank holidays, pro rata for part time hours)
• Sector specific training is provided as part of induction plus opportunities for professional development
• Access to Perks at Work where you can obtain great discounts of cinema tickets, shopping vouchers and much more
• Long service awards payable in 5 year increments
• Golden Hello/refer a friend receive up to £500
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Free DBS (Disclosures and Barring Service)
• Excellent opportunities to progress your career within Advance
• Enrolment in a pension scheme with matched contributions above the statutory minimum (if you work enough hours to meet the threshold for enrolment)

Advance is regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing and the Care Quality Commission and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. You will be required to provide evidence of right to work. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be covered by Advance.

We value diversity and therefore welcome applications from everyone interested in working at Advance. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Advance Housing & Support Ltd reserves the right to close this job once sufficient applications have been received.

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