Are you a Finance professional looking for a new challenge?

We’re looking for an experienced Finance Officer to join our busy Finance team. Reporting to our Finance Manager, you’ll bring a combination of skills, qualities and experiences including:

• Customer service skills – use excellent communication and interpersonal skills to deal with customers and colleagues politely and professionally
• Sound knowledge of UK financial regulations and accounting principles – including HMRC guidance and fundraising codes of practice
• Maintain accurate financial records and documentation –with excellent attention to detail
• Preparation of financial statements and reports – to assist with budget development, management and decision making
• Management of day to day financial operations – particularly invoicing, bank reconciliations and credit control activity, and ideally experience of working in a charity or Not For Profit organisation
• Adaptability – able to prioritise multiple activities to ensure key deadlines are met, whilst remaining focused on longer term plans/objectives
• Ethical conduct – demonstrating tenacity and integrity at all times, ensuring compliance with company financial procedures

If you have 3+ years of experience in a similar role and are looking for an opportunity to develop and broaden your experience, we’d love to hear from you.  Applications are to made via CV & a covering letter explaining how you meet the requirements of the role.

We offer:

• Pension, life assurance, critical illness and income protection cover plus flexible benefits package offering access to retail and leisure discounts, health care cash back plans, cycle to work scheme and car breakdown cover.
• Please note this role if mainly office based in Birmingham (5 days pw), 8.00am to 4.00/4.30pm. Free limited employee parking is available on site and good rail/bus links are nearby.

Salary: c. £25k pa

Closing date: 4.00pm Friday 4 October

Services For Education is committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults as outlined in Working Together to Safeguard Children. We are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and identities. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion drives our success.