Job Description

Senior Finance Officer - Fixed Term (minimum 12 months)
Role: Senior Finance Officer
Location: Office Based - Currently Hertford- Potential office relocation to Letchworth
Type: Fixed term (minimum 12 months) Full Time - 37.5 hours Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5pm
Salary: 30,000 per annum
We are seeking an individual that presents as dynamic, enthusiastic and proactive to join our small friendly team as Senior Finance Officer. Working closely with the Finance Officer and Management Accountant to support the effective delivery of Finance services for Herts at Home
We offer competitive rates of pay.
We are committed to provide our staff with comprehensive paid training, regular ongoing support throughout your career, and promote professional career development.
Office based with possibility of hybrid working
We are part of the Herts Rewards programme, offering you great shopping discounts and local offers (e.g., Asda, Sainsburys, New Look, cinema tickets, leisure centres and much more!).
You will work in a small friendly staff team who share a passion for providing high standards to promote person-centred care to our vulnerable individuals who use our services.
Here's why you should work for us:
Career progression. We are committed to developing our staff and offer training and regular ongoing support throughout your career.
We are part of the Herts Rewards programme - giving you great shopping discounts and local offers (e.g. Asda, Sainsburys, New Look, M&S).
A little bit about the Role and Responsibilities:
Payroll
Inputting weekly timesheet, annual leave, sickness.
Check overtime hours.
Dealing with payroll queries, changes of contract, leavers.
Processing sick certificates.
Overseeing the payroll reconciliation process and supporting finance officer with any queries
Invoicing
Processing purchase invoices via SAP system
Dealing with invoicing queries from all income streams
Other
Month end processes such as posting and reversing journals and bank reconciliations
Supporting Management Accountant with data for Board reports and any other projects
Keeping budget data up to date
Exporting reports from SAP and analysing data for month end processes
Data analysis and reporting to colleagues throughout the business
About the role
Am I the Right Person for the Job?
You are if you:
You will be a highly motivated individual, capable of developing professional relationships with all stakeholders, including suppliers, customers and Senior Management.
You will have experience of working in a team environment and have excellent communication skills demonstrating the ability to communicate either verbally, on the telephone and by letter with a variety of stakeholders including customers, providers and other departments connected to the Company.
You will also demonstrate the ability to deal with difficult telephone conversations.
You will have a good understanding of financial processes and procedures and have the ability to explain financial matters in a clear and understandable way to members of the public and non-finance staff within the Company, providing reports when necessary.
You will be competent at keeping accurate records using a variety of IT systems including excel which you will be able to interpret and report on. You will attend meetings and be able to present data accurately.
You will have the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
You will be capable of working unsupervised on small projects delivering to tight deadlines. You will be able to present to Senior Management and Company Accountant.
You will have good IT skills and experience of working with data bases as well as a good knowledge of Microsoft office applications especially excel.
To support the Company you will need the ability to learn new systems that link the Company with the stakeholder, this will include SAP.
You will have 5 GCSEs including Maths and English at grade C and above or equivalent.
Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check before commencement of employment.
Office Location: Herts at Home, Registry Office Building, County Hall, Pegs Lane, Hertford, SG13 8DG
Job Type: Full Time
Pay:
Benefits:
Company pension
Health & wellbeing programme
On-site parking
Referral programme
Store discount
Experience:
Work authorisation:
United Kingdom (preferred)
Location:
Hertford
Work Location: In person -Work from home opportunities can be discussed at interview
About the company
Herts at Home Limited, established in 2018, is a care provider wholly owned by Hertfordshire County Council. The company offers local care services, including support at home, reablement and Extra Care aiming to deliver high-quality care that enables individuals to maintain their independence and engage in activities they value.
Required Criteria

• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Desired Criteria
Skills you'll need

Skills Required