Finance Administrator

Are you well-organised, comfortable with numbers, and looking to use your skills in a role that also creates social value? We are looking for a finance administrator who can work as part of a team to support a portfolio of charities, social enterprises and purpose-led businesses with all their bookkeeping and financial administration needs.

Working as part of a multi-skilled team of accountants, bookkeepers and financial consultants, you will be responsible for processing financial transactions in a timely and accurate manner for approximately five organisations. You will need to have good communication skills to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders. Ideally you will have some bookkeeping experience and an AAT qualification. But more importantly, we are looking for someone with a positive attitude who is willing to take on new challenges and learn new skills. Study support is available.

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Responsibilities:

• Work with a portfolio of clients to provide them with a high-quality finance service
• Enter all financial transactions on to the finance systems with accuracy and timeliness
• Reconcile the bank and other balance sheet control accounts
• Liaise with clients to resolve financial queries and provide financial information
• Process sales invoices, purchase invoices, expenses and other payments and receipts
• Make supplier payments and issue remittances and liaise with suppliers to resolve queries
• Preparation of VAT returns in line with regulatory standards
• Help to implement new systems and to streamline processes with clients
• Share your skills with the Adding Value team and work collaboratively with the team to provide an excellent service to clients
• Any other duties as may be required from time to time

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Skills:

• Attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines
• Good communication skills, able to work with a broad range of clients and colleagues
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and experience of other Microsoft Office suite applications
• Familiarity with Xero, Sage, Quickbooks and other cloud-based accounting systems
• A positive attitude, willing to take on new challenges and learn new skills
• Knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping, ideally supported by some study and qualification
• Able to work effectively as part of the Adding Value Consultancy Ltd team

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About us:

Adding Value Consultancy Ltd is a financial management consultancy and accountancy practice with a

Adding Value Consultancy Ltd is a financial management consultancy and accountancy practice with a difference. Our purpose is to help the social economy to thrive, and we do this by providing our professional finance skills to charities, social enterprises, and other purpose-led organisations where social impact and environmental sustainability are as valued as financial success. We continue to see strong demand for our services and therefore we are looking to grow our team of 16 staff.

Our office is in the historic Bluecoat building in central Liverpool and we operate a hybrid model mixing working from home with collaboration time in the office. We pride ourselves on being an approachable and flexible employer that supports our collaborative team approach, focused on outputs and outcomes rather than inputs.