Finance Officer

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This is a remote based role, 32 hours a week with, some ad‑hoc travel to London head office where required

Company:
Royal Association for Deaf People

Salary: £29,000.00 (FTE)

Hours:

Full-time

Location:

London, N1 8GJ

Job type:
Permanent

Posting date: 6 Aug 2026

Closing date: 5 Sept 2026

The Finance Officer will take day‑to‑day responsibility for RAD's purchase ledger, supplier payments, staff and trustee expenses, and corporate card administration.

The role will ensure accurate and timely processing, strong financial controls and a complete audit trail, while providing practical support to the Head of Finance with month‑end close and management accounts, including accruals, prepayments, journals, reconciliations, accounts payable reporting and audit schedules.

This is a development‑focused role for someone with a sound grounding in transactional finance who is keen to broaden their experience, improve processes and contribute across the wider finance function.

• Process supplier and freelancer invoices accurately and promptly in Sage Intacct, ensuring appropriate approval and supporting documentation are in place.
• Set up and maintain supplier records, independently verifying any changes to bank details in line with fraud‑prevention controls.
• Reconcile supplier statements and investigate missing or duplicate invoices, credit notes, aged balances and unallocated transactions.
• Prepare and process supplier and BACS payment runs in accordance with RAD's financial procedures.
• Record and allocate direct debit payments, ensuring supplier accounts remain accurate and up to date.
• Monitor and respond to finance inbox queries, resolving issues where possible and escalating matters appropriately.
• Maintain complete, accurate and well‑organised financial records in line with RAD's policies, internal controls and audit requirements.

• Administer staff and trustee expense claims, ensuring submissions are accurate, appropriately approved and compliant with RAD's policies.
• Process expense payment runs and maintain complete supporting records for audit purposes.
• Reconcile corporate card transactions, obtain missing receipts and investigate any discrepancies or outstanding items.
• Ensure all expenses and corporate card transactions are accurately recorded and prepare related journals as required.

• Support VAT administration by maintaining schedules and ensuring complete supporting documentation is retained.
• Maintain accruals and prepayment schedules and prepare the associated monthly journals.
• Assist with control account reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies where required.
• Prepare regular accounts payable reports, monitor ledger quality and payment status, and highlight outstanding items, risks and exceptions affecting cash flow or month‑end reporting.
• Assist with year‑end and audit requests, ensuring information and supporting records are complete and readily available.

• Document and maintain clear, up‑to‑date procedures for purchase ledger, expenses, corporate cards and relevant month‑end processes.
• Identify and support practical improvements to financial controls, workflows, data quality and the use of finance systems and automation.
• Assist with system testing, data cleansing and the implementation of agreed process improvements where required.
• Provide ad hoc support with month‑end and other finance activities as reasonably required.

• Good standard of general education including GCSE (or equivalent) Mathematics and English
• AAT Level 2 or equivalent booking keeping/finance qualification
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
• Experience working in a finance, accounts or bookkeeping environment.
• Experience processing purchase ledger invoices and supplier payments.
• Experience using computerised accounting systems.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel to…