Job Description

Job Summary

The Finance Manager is a key finance role at Wac Arts and its related charity, Hamden Trust. It is responsible for managing one staff member (Finance Officer, 0.6 FTE) and overseeing an outsourced payroll function.

Duties

Month end closedown, including accruals and prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations and ensuring regular clearance of suspense and control accounts. Ensuring timely completion and review of bank and cash reconciliations, on at least a monthly basis. Line management for Finance Officer (who is an 0.6 FTE), including oversight of purchase ledger, sales ledger, credit card and petty cash processes which are undertaken primarily by them. Ledger (Quickbooks) and file maintenance. Management of payroll function, including liaison with external provider, and provision of salary changes, starter and leaver information, pension and timesheet data to them as required, ensuring there is an effective system to facilitate accurate and timely payments to staff, the pension provider and HMRC in line with legislative requirements, and entering journals. Prompt management accounts pack preparation, including reforecasts

Experience

5 or more years' experience working in an accounts team Fully Qualified Chartered/Certified Accountant or finalist and qualified by experience (with accounting closedown experience) Experience of using ledger systems (ideally Quickbooks). First-class administrative skills Excellent file and document management skills Good IT skills including MS Excel, Word, Teams

Skills/Attributes:

A positive outlook Approachable, personable and confident manner Problem solver An eye for detail plus the ability to produce accurate work when under pressure. High levels of personal and professional organisation, integrity, discretion, and confidentiality Methodical and process focused Flexibility to adjust to change and development Collaborative Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively to deliver tasks to competing deadlines Ability to work calmly under pressure in a busy environment Stamina and resilience Self-motivated
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: 44,000.00 per year

Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London NW3 4QP

Application deadline: 01/06/2025