Finance Assistant

Location Scotland Hub Office, G3 7PR

Contract Permanent, Part Time, 12 hours

Salary £18,500 per annum pro rata

Action for Children

Every year, Action for Children impacts on the lives of 310,000 children, young people and their families across the UK, through our professional and committed workforce of c.4300.

We currently have an opportunity for a Divisional Finance Assistant to work as part of the Finance Business team. The Finance Business Assistant will work collaboratively to provide proactive high quality, accurate and timely financial and commercial services to budget holders and their supporting teams, engage with commissioners and other external stakeholders to support effective and efficient contract management.

This role is flexible Mon - Fri between core hours of 9-5pm.

The role

Lead, support and work with the Scotland Finance team to deliver AFC financial strategies, objectives and requirements. Achieve contract deliverables whilst meeting AFC bottom line.
Improve the financial performance of contracts, reviewing and reporting regularly on establishment, underspends, deliverables and budget performance
Assist value added analysis to support decision making through effective proactive support and advice to budget holders in accordance with requirements and standards set by line management, which will include provision of support with the collation of reports, information and analysis and attendance, where necessary, at commissioner/contract and other internal\external meetings as required.
Responsibility for liaising with BSOs and Budget Holders to manage transactional postings and database entries. This would include incorrectly coded invoices, P-Cards, GRNs, Auto-accruals, I-Trent and establishment data and reporting.
Working with budget holders and other staff to develop and aid their understanding of agreed finance policies, procedures and requirements to enhance their ability to develop confidence and expertise to take greater ownership of delegated financial responsibilities. Whilst also providing training and support on our finance systems TM1 and Open Accounts.
Contract Management, follow the agreed process to conduct quarterly contract reviews on all contracts with appropriate operational colleagues and ensuring that salesforce records are up to date and accurate
Support on commercial implementation of new services/contracts and the transfer/closure of existing services/contracts.
Assist Finance Business Manager with basic administration and reporting tasks when required.

The person

A finance qualification or to demonstrate adequate levels of experience
A tenacious worker with excellent written and verbal communication skills and excellent attention to detail
Good written, verbal, communication and presentation skills
Excellent spreadsheet/IT skills
Good analytical ability
Ability to motivate, engage and inspire
Able to challenge and evaluate
Promote best practice

Please refer to the full job description and person specification for further information.

What are the rewards?

Minimum 29 days' holiday pro rata (+ additional bank holidays)
Option to buy and sell additional holidays
Flexible working, including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption packages
Season ticket travel loans
Company contributory pension scheme
Excellent discounts at major high street retailers
Employee Wellbeing initiatives
Paid Charity days
My Cycle scheme
Being part of one of the most forward thinking employers in the charity sector

For any questions relating to this role, please contact Collette Fraser on Collette.Fraser@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting ref 3542

Closing date: Fri 27th March 202

Interviews date: 23rd April 2020 - Glasgow

We look forward to your application!

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