Finance Officer

As the Finance Officer, you will be a crucial member of our team, responsible for overseeing various financial operations and ensuring stringent adherence to all relevant regulations.

Responsibilities

- Financial Operations Oversight: Take a central role in managing the organisation's daily financial transactions. This includes overseeing bank accounts, processing payments, and ensuring the accurate flow of financial information to the charity trustees. You'll be responsible for regular reconciliations across various accounts and financial instruments, ensuring everything balances. - System Stewardship: Serve as a key resource for our finance systems. You'll be involved in ensuring these systems are running smoothly, assisting with the implementation of new payment platforms, and supporting the team with setup and training. - Financial Representation: Step in to represent the Finance department in meetings when the Finance Manager is unavailable, providing insights and updates on our financial position. - Inter-Entity Coordination: Maintain the integrity of our financial structure by ensuring all balances between our affiliated charities are meticulously accurate and reconciled, including those that operate somewhat independently. - Audit Collaboration & Foresight: Work closely with the Finance Manager on preparing for our annual year-end audits. Your general financial acumen will be valuable in anticipating potential areas of focus and streamlining the audit process. - Relationship Management: Build and maintain professional relationships with both internal colleagues and external partners (like auditors and banks). You'll be an active participant in discussions related to our financial accounts and statutory examinations. - Payment Processing & Oversight: Efficiently manage the weekly payment cycles for a wide range of recipients, including suppliers, vendors, and our global mission partners. You'll also oversee staff and serving partners' expense reimbursements and manage our corporate credit and prepaid card systems, ensuring smooth operations and facilitating leadership review of expenditures. - Property Utilities Management: Take charge of managing all utility accounts (Electricity, Gas, Water) for our Church-owned and occupied buildings. This involves liaising with utility companies, internal staff, and external tenants regarding recharges, and maintaining accurate, up-to-date records. - Giving & Stewardship Guidance: Offer valuable insights and practical guidance regarding the principles of Christian giving and financial stewardship within the church community.

Required skills

- Proven experience in finance management, accounting departments, or managing payments to various stakeholders (suppliers, vendors, staff, volunteers). - A strong working knowledge of core accounting concepts. - Familiarity with finance systems and accounting software, preferably SAGE or similar. - Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities. - Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. - Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks effectively and consistently meet deadlines. - High attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy. - A strong commitment to the mission of All Souls Church, with the ability to collaborate effectively with others while consistently demonstrating Christian principles and behaviours. - A personal commitment to corporate prayer, prioritising attendance at staff prayer groups and meetings. - A good understanding of the Bible's teaching on giving and stewardship.

Other

Staff Benefits: - Enhanced employer pension contribution - Season loan ticket - Cycle to work scheme - Access to mental health support - Free lunch every week Applications Closing date: Sunday, 22nd June 2025 at 23:59 Interviews: From Monday, 30th June 2025 The All Souls Church family is diverse as the global body of Christ is diverse and as London is diverse. Applications are welcome from people from ethnic groups which are a minority in the UK. There is an occupational requirement that the job-holder is a Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010. We are not able to sponsor a visa for this role. Please ensure that you have the right to work in the UK.