Finance Officer

Location: Home-based with occasional twice monthly meetings to be held in either our Southwater/Horsham or London Offices.

Contract: 6 month fixed term contract

Hours: Full time (35 hours per week)

We currently have an excellent opportunity for a Finance Officer to join our fantastic Financial Control & Reporting team.

The role will primarily involve supporting the wider team with financial administration, including managing the team inbox and processing manual payments.

The role will require an individual who has the ability to ensure effective, efficient and accurate processing of financial transactions including, purchase orders, invoices and credit notes. Reconciliation of periodic statements, accounts and related transactions.

Key points

We are looking for our new colleague to join as soon as possible, so ideally you’ll be immediately available to work.

We will be reviewing applications and arranging interviews whilst the role remains open, so we encourage early applications. We reserve the right to close this advert once sufficient applications have been screened and progressed.

We are aiming to conduct interviews online on Friday 24 February, however if you are available sooner we may offer an interview before this date.

Here’s some of the key work you’ll be doing:

• Ensuring there is a clear record of financial transactions for expenditure in accordance with organisational and tax authority requirements.
• Responding to queries from internal customers, responding to external stakeholder and customer queries.
• Reconciling statements, accounts and related transactions.
• Identifying, correcting or referring errors and accounting discrepancies.
• Daily responsibility for the mailbox.

What we are looking for in you:

We think this is a great role and to add value we are seeking a match of these skills, but don't worry if you don't tick every box, we’d still love to hear from you.

• A good level of Maths and English or equivalent
• Recent working experience in a financial function
• Experience of working in a transaction processing function
• Experience of customer service
• Computer processing skills
• Work well in a team setting
• Flexible
• Ability to multi skill
• Understanding the RSPCA’s data principles
• Empathy with RSPCA’s charitable objectives

Why work for the RSPCA?

It's an exciting time to join us in the decade of our bicentenary as we focus on ourStrategy to 2030. The RSPCA works 365 days a year, rescuing all animals of all types from abuse, neglect, and injury.

You'll have an opportunity to work for the largest animal welfare charity in England and Wales that has been voted as one of the top 50 companies to work for by The Dots.

We value and recognise our employees' contribution and are proud to offer an extensive benefits package that includes:

• Great annual leave benefits - all staff receive 25 days annual leave on entry rising to 30 days after five years service, and 31 days after six years service, plus an additional Society day around Christmas. Staff can also carry over up to five days leave to the next leave year.
• Flexibility - we understand the importance of work-life balance and we offer our colleagues the flexibility to vary their location between both the office and home.
• Core hours - with agreement, staff can work their hours flexibly provided the core hours of 10:00-15:00 are covered. If you are looking for further flexibility, speak to us at the interview stage so that we can consider your request
• Generous pension scheme- we also offer a generous pension scheme where contributions are made by salary sacrifice, improving tax efficiency, for example if you contribute 1.5% RSPCA will contribute 9%. The Pension also comes with associated life assurance and access to our employee assistance programme.
• Group income protection scheme
• Access to a healthcare cash plan

How to apply

Please visit our website to make an application:

https://jobs.rspca.org.uk/jobs/vacancy/finance-officer-0297-southern-london-hub/315/description/

Please note we are unable to accept applications through Indeed. Please make your application using the link above.

All online information and documents are available in alternative formats, including Braille and large font, upon request from the Resourcing Team - our contact details can be found on the job advert on our website - please see the link above.

We strongly believe in being an innovative, diverse, and inclusive organisation and recognise that diversity in all of our people will help achieve that purpose and our mission more effectively. We actively encourage and seek applications from a wide diversity of candidates and in particular welcome applications from minority ethnic, black, and candidates with disabilities, who are currently under-represented at the RSPCA.

Please note we are not accepting unsolicited CVs from agencies for this opportunity.

Ending cruelty, promoting kindness and alleviating suffering to animals.

Our values

We are compassionate * We are inspirational * We are committed * We are expert * We act with integrity.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months

Salary: £23,800.00-£28,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Life insurance
• Sick pay
• Wellness programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Remote

Application deadline: 22/02/2023
Reference ID: 0297
Expected start date: 01/03/2023