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Job description

The Finance Manager is responsible for the management of accurate and up to date financial systems and for carrying out related administrative and support tasks: Oversee the day-to-day maintenance of all financial information and systems Preparation of management accounts and budgets Assist the Director in advising the Board and Senior Management Team on financial strategy and operational objectives Provide management, direction and support to the Finance Assistant and Business Support & HR Administrator

Responsibilities

• Prepare annual budgets in liaison with appropriate budget holders
• Prepare timely management accounts and financial management reports for the Senior Management Team
• Prepare budgets for grant applications as requested
• Maintain financial systems
• Assist the Director in the ongoing review of financial systems, financial operational objectives and financial procedures
• Prepare all reports and statements for the annual statutory financial accounts, ensuring that these comply with legal requirements and conform to current accounting standards as laid down by the professional accountancy bodies
• Ensure that all orders are authorised and assigned to correct budget category and department apportionment Ensure that all invoices are processed for payment by due dates Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Ensure that internal and external invoices are issued for all amounts due Ensure timely counting, budget coding and lodgement of all monies Ensure that all petty cash procedures and records are maintained
• Ensure timely and accurate entry of all financial information to accounts package (currently Sage Accounts 50) Ensure that all banks are reconciled and accruals and prepayments are calculated monthly

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Experience working as an Accounting Technician or 4 years Book keeping up to management accounts level

Desirable Skills

• Computerised accounts
• Working on funding applications

Further Information

Cathy Moran Recruitment is a Recruiter who does not discriminate against gender, age, sex or religious denomination. It promotes equality of opportunity on grounds of gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, race, religious belief and political opinion.