Finance Officer

Purpose of the post: You will be the sole role for the Charity’s finances and will support our small team in a vibrant, prolific and growing organisation which provides quality assurance and membership services to institutions delivering training, education and assessment in dance, drama and musical theatre.

Location: CDMT resides at Salters Hall, 4 London Wall Place, London EC2Y 5AU, and this role is office based. Salters Hall is located conveniently for Moorgate, Liverpool Street and Bank stations, and is accessible from street level and throughout the building.

Normal office hours are Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5.00pm. The position encompasses one day a week, with a suggested working day of Wednesday. The hourly rate is between £20 - £22 depending on experience.

Essential requirements for this position:

·        Accounting qualification part qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent, with experience

·        Excellent Microsoft Office, Sage One and Sage 50 Skills

·        Good communication skills to liaise with customers and suppliers, and the ability to assist with ad-hoc office administration as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

·        Maintain the General Ledger – raising invoices, issuing credit notes, allocating cash.

·        Processing purchase invoices and paying, bank reconciliations, and credit control

• Running the monthly payroll for 4/5 people
• Reconciliation of all Balance sheet accounts
• Administer online banking, credit cards and the Paypal account
• Assist Director with the annual Budget
• Sending all the year-end information to the Independent Examiner
• Administer the company pension.

You will also be responsible for the production of the Management Accounts for the Board three times a year including:

• Profit and Loss compared to Budget
• Preparing the Balance Sheet
• Reports to Trustees
• Producing the above reports in keeping with Charity SORP accounting.

Together with responsibility for reporting to HMRC, Charity Commission, Companies House, Trustees, Independent Examiner and Banking organisations, you may also be requested to produce ad-hoc reports and carry out any other duties that are necessary to perform the role.

Excellent team working, written and verbal communication skills; a confident and personable telephone manner; a good standard of literacy and a professional approach to work are essential to this post.