Finance Officer

Looking for a finance role where your skills can make a meaningful difference? Join a mission-led charity dedicated to supporting some of the most marginalised individuals and families experiencing homelessness. As Finance Officer, you'll play an important role in supporting the organisation's financial operations, helping ensure resources are managed effectively to support its wider mission of ending homelessness. MCS Group are proud to be partnering with this values-led organisation in their search for a Finance Officer.

This permanent opportunity is ideal for a detail-oriented finance professional with hands-on payroll experience and a strong background in transactional finance, who is keen to use their skills within an organisation making a positive difference across communities.

The Role:

Process invoices and payments, prepare aged creditor listings, reconcile supplier statements, and assist with payment runs. Assist with the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual management accounts. Manage end-to-end monthly payroll processing, including payroll reporting, HMRC payments, and responding to payroll-related queries. Support funder reporting, prepare funding returns, respond to funding queries, and maintain accurate funding debtor records. Manage accounts receivable functions, track lodgements, and prepare fundraising income lodgements.

Prepare bank reconciliations and assist with petty cash, bank administration, and internal audit processes. Prepare ad hoc financial reports, respond to financial queries, undertake project site visits, and provide cover for other finance responsibilities as required.

The Person The successful candidate will demonstrate the following skills and experience:
Essential:
Experience in a busy accounts function, including hands-on payroll experience. Practical experience within Accounts payable, Account receivable and Payroll. Highly accurate and detail-focused approach to work. What's in it for you? Salary: £28,128.33 per annum. Permanent contract with 35 hours per week. Hybrid working: 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home. Fantastic annual leave allowance of 35 days per year, increasing with length of service.

Paid sick leave and enhanced company maternity and paternity pay. Contributory pension scheme. Health Cash Back & Rewards Plan, Christmas Savers Club, and Blue Light discount card. Excellent opportunities for learning and career development. To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Meghan Hamilton, Senior Recruitment Consultant on or on email at m.hami.

MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation. If you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request. Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are.

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Skills:

finance officer payroll AP AR Bank reconciliation Finance Assistant charity Benefits:
Work From Home 35 hour week home working