Job Title: Accounts/Finance Assistant
Location: Bristol
Salary: £25,055 to £28,253 Dependant on experience
Job Type: Full time, Permanent
The Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) is a Bristol-based national charity that supports people and organisations across the UK to tackle the climate emergency and end the suffering caused by cold homes. We do this by sharing our knowledge, practical experience and policy insights.
The Role
The role of Finance Assistant is an opportunity to help shape and support the implementation of efficiencies and formal processes led by the Director of Finance & Operations and the Senior Finance Manager.
Responsibilities include
- Complete the day-to-day tasks of CSE’s finance function to include processing invoices and payments, issuing sales invoices, accounts receivable, managing aged debtors and creditors.
- Produce, reconcile and submit, when authorised, VAT returns.
- Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts including preparation of accruals and prepayments.
- Maintain the organisation’s electronic and paper financial records in accordance with appropriate accounting standards and practices and support with the preparation of documentation and files required for the annual audit and other statutory financial reporting (e.g. charity commission).
Ideal Candidate
- Maths and English O’Level or GCSE at a minimum C or equivalent.
- Experience of using SAGE accounting software on a day-to-day basis.
- Processes or the ability to learn the relevant requirements.
- Working knowledge of accounting standards and practices, VAT and HMRC regulations in England.
- Excellent abilities with Office products (Excel, Word etc) and Sage accounting software.
Benefits
- 33 days paid holiday per year including 8 bank holidays.
- Generous ethical company pension scheme (8% from employer, 6% from employee) to which the post-holder will be automatically enrolled
- Salary sacrifice childcare vouchers
- Subsidised bike purchase arrangements through the cycle to work scheme
- Training and study time is given to complete the NEA City & Guilds 6176 in Energy Awareness.
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with previous experience and job titles of; Accounts Assistant, Accounts Clerk, Finance Clerk, Credit Controller, Payment Processing, Purchase Ledger, Financial Administrator, Accounts Admin, Finance Support, Assistant Credit Controller, Credit Control will also be considered.
