Senior Finance Officer
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- England,South East,Oxfordshire
- full-time
- £33,000 per annum
Job Description:
This contemporary art organisation’s Senior Finance Officer is a full time role responsible for overseeing the day-to-day administration of the organisation’s finances.
Senior Finance Officer
Salary £33,000
Oxford, OX1 1BP
The Senior Finance Officer works for the Deputy Director and provides financial support to the organisation including commercial operations. Working closely with all members of the team, the Senior Finance Officer is responsible for maintaining all financial records and systems, communicating effectively at all levels and demonstrating excellent attention to detail and the highest professional standards.
Principal Responsibilities:
* To oversee all financial, accounting processes for the charity and be a first point of contact for queries.
* To work with the Deputy Director to assist with the monthly management accounts, budget-holder and other financial reports.
* To ensure that the financial affairs of the charity are managed effectively and that financial controls are adhered to at all times
General Duties:
* Ensure that all financial systems are kept up-to-date, including Xero.
* Maintain financial control procedures and ensure that these procedures are adhered to by all staff including till floats, signing authorities, expenses, etc.
* Fulfill other duties reasonably requested by the Deputy Director.
* Work closely with their team, providing financial information and assistance as required
Person Specification:
* Experience of a wide range of duties in financial management at an equivalent level in a small to medium-sized organisation, ideally in a charity.
* Has a relevant accounting qualification (AAT or CCAB part-qualified).
* Able to produce high quality and accurate financial reports and accounts.
* Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with non-finance staff.
* Strong IT skills including advanced use of Excel and accounts systems, ideally Xero, and familiarity with Macs and Google’s G-suite applications.
* Able to work independently and to prioritise tasks to meet deadlines.
* An effective team worker.
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
* Attention to detail and accuracy.
* Excellent administration and organisational skills.
* Reasonably flexible attitude to working hours.
* A commitment to the values of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Benefits
* 25 days annual leave plus eight public bank holidays.
* Employees are entitled to up to a 25% discount in their Shop and Café.
* Employee Assistance Programme through Gemelli.
* Cycle and Home & Tech schemes available via BHN extras.
* An auto-enrolment pension scheme is in place with Legal & General. Under pension auto enrolment legislation, the employee will pay 5% (before tax relief) and the employer will pay 3% of qualifying earnings to the Legal and General plan.
Application deadline 12/08/2024
APPLICATION PROCESS:
To find out more information, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to complete your application for this position.
Notes
They are one of the UK’s most exciting and influential contemporary art organisations, renowned for its bold and ambitious artistic programme that promotes diversity and internationalism and celebrates contemporary art as a progressive agent of social change.
They welcome more than 100,000 visitors each year with 10,000 attendances in creative learning and participation activities. The organisation’s digital content reaches 450,000 through their digital channels annually. Through a wide range of high-quality content creation and programming, they aim to make contemporary art accessible and engaging to the widest audience and to promote creativity in all of its visual forms. Over the last 50 years they have brought some of the world’s most important artists to the city, and the UK, and has developed an international reputation for pioneering emerging and under-represented artists.
They are a registered charity and rely on core funding from Arts Council England and Oxford City Council, and the generous support of individuals, trusts and foundations, sponsors, and friends.
They are committed to creating equality of opportunity for all and they value diversity in their team. As part of their Anti-racism Action Plan, they welcome applications from people from the global majority who are under-represented in their sector.
No agencies please.
Senior Finance Officer
Salary £33,000
Oxford, OX1 1BP
The Senior Finance Officer works for the Deputy Director and provides financial support to the organisation including commercial operations. Working closely with all members of the team, the Senior Finance Officer is responsible for maintaining all financial records and systems, communicating effectively at all levels and demonstrating excellent attention to detail and the highest professional standards.
Principal Responsibilities:
* To oversee all financial, accounting processes for the charity and be a first point of contact for queries.
* To work with the Deputy Director to assist with the monthly management accounts, budget-holder and other financial reports.
* To ensure that the financial affairs of the charity are managed effectively and that financial controls are adhered to at all times
General Duties:
* Ensure that all financial systems are kept up-to-date, including Xero.
* Maintain financial control procedures and ensure that these procedures are adhered to by all staff including till floats, signing authorities, expenses, etc.
* Fulfill other duties reasonably requested by the Deputy Director.
* Work closely with their team, providing financial information and assistance as required
Person Specification:
* Experience of a wide range of duties in financial management at an equivalent level in a small to medium-sized organisation, ideally in a charity.
* Has a relevant accounting qualification (AAT or CCAB part-qualified).
* Able to produce high quality and accurate financial reports and accounts.
* Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with non-finance staff.
* Strong IT skills including advanced use of Excel and accounts systems, ideally Xero, and familiarity with Macs and Google’s G-suite applications.
* Able to work independently and to prioritise tasks to meet deadlines.
* An effective team worker.
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
* Attention to detail and accuracy.
* Excellent administration and organisational skills.
* Reasonably flexible attitude to working hours.
* A commitment to the values of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Benefits
* 25 days annual leave plus eight public bank holidays.
* Employees are entitled to up to a 25% discount in their Shop and Café.
* Employee Assistance Programme through Gemelli.
* Cycle and Home & Tech schemes available via BHN extras.
* An auto-enrolment pension scheme is in place with Legal & General. Under pension auto enrolment legislation, the employee will pay 5% (before tax relief) and the employer will pay 3% of qualifying earnings to the Legal and General plan.
Application deadline 12/08/2024
APPLICATION PROCESS:
To find out more information, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to complete your application for this position.
Notes
They are one of the UK’s most exciting and influential contemporary art organisations, renowned for its bold and ambitious artistic programme that promotes diversity and internationalism and celebrates contemporary art as a progressive agent of social change.
They welcome more than 100,000 visitors each year with 10,000 attendances in creative learning and participation activities. The organisation’s digital content reaches 450,000 through their digital channels annually. Through a wide range of high-quality content creation and programming, they aim to make contemporary art accessible and engaging to the widest audience and to promote creativity in all of its visual forms. Over the last 50 years they have brought some of the world’s most important artists to the city, and the UK, and has developed an international reputation for pioneering emerging and under-represented artists.
They are a registered charity and rely on core funding from Arts Council England and Oxford City Council, and the generous support of individuals, trusts and foundations, sponsors, and friends.
They are committed to creating equality of opportunity for all and they value diversity in their team. As part of their Anti-racism Action Plan, they welcome applications from people from the global majority who are under-represented in their sector.
No agencies please.
Job number 1440018