Bookkeeper 
Salary: Circa £23,000 to £25,000 FTE (£13,800 to £15,000 pro rata) depending on experience 
Hours: 21 hours a week 
Reports to: UK Operations Manager 
Location: London office, N4 
Contract: Permanent 
Pension: This employer operates a contributory pension scheme and will auto-enrol you into the scheme in accordance with its auto-enrolment obligations

An exciting opportunity for a Bookkeeper to join the UK’s leading membership organisation and registered charity run by Deaf people for Deaf people.

Founded in 1890, this charity is a national Deaf People’s organisation run and led by Deaf people for Deaf people that use British Sign Language (BSL). Their work concentrates on campaigning for equal rights on a national level and also working at a local level empowering Deaf people to achieve access to their local public services. They also work to ensure British Sign Language (BSL) in Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Irish Sign Language (ISL) in Northern Ireland is included by public bodies by delivering a public commitment through signing the Sign Language Charter.

Following the historic moment when the BSL Bill passed its 3rd reading at the House of Lords on 27th April 2022 to become law, recognising BSL as a language of Great Britain, engagement and policy work begins to ensure the BSL Act is implemented and monitored effectively. This work, as well as work across the organisation, will rely on funding from a range of income sources such as the Lottery, Trusts, Foundations, Statutory Grants, Legacies, Corporate Partners, Individual Donors and Philanthropists as this organisation embarks on the next chapter to ensure a sustainable future.

About the role
They are seeking a committed individual to work to provide direct finance input support for the whole organisation. A successful candidate will have a proven track record in working as a bookkeeper.

The role is to carry out the full range of finance input including some financial management for the whole organisation. There is a need for continuous inputting and ensuring that financial procedures are adhered to, and the successful candidate will be expected to work closely with the UK Operations Manager and the Chief Executive to ensure that all the financial procedures are fit for purpose.

The role is to take a lead in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the finance function and support the UK Operations Manager in maintaining and developing the service using the appropriate accounting software and associated applications and working with external accountants when necessary. To assist in ensuring the charity remains compliant with all statutory financial regulations that apply to it and any subsidiaries and help co-ordinate the preparation of data to meet key reporting requirements. Help drive forward the modernisation and digitalisation of the financial management systems. The applicant should have experience of purchase ledger & sales ledger reconciliation, and be up to speed with Sage 50 Accounts Cloud.

Job Description
Ensure that routine financial operations using Sage 50 accounting and QuickBooks package are carried out with the following functions includes but not limited to:

1. To be responsible for accurate data input using accounting software and other commercial systems.
2. Processing transactions including purchase ledger, sales ledger, nominal ledger, payroll journals, general journals, bank posting, all expenses, and helping resolve any related issues including petty cash management and reconciliation of all bank accounts including the company’s credit cards.
3. Make payments using following appropriate financial procedures.
4. To liaise with payroll company to prepare and assist with payroll processing and pensions.
5. To process legacy transactions, grants, donations, Gift Aid and all other fundraising income/expenditure and to support with quarterly returns of VAT.
6. To support in preparing with the end of year report and audit ready files for inspection.
7. Reviewing debtors and creditors monthly.
8. Maintaining asset register and depreciation posting on a quarterly basis.
9. Maintain effective filing systems, both paper and electronic.
10. To support with filing reports and notices with Companies house and the Charity Commission as well as the OSCR.
11. Providing administrative and clerical support as needed.

NOTE: This Job Description does not provide an exhaustive list of duties and may be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder in light of service development.

Key requirements
To be successful in this role you will need to have extensive basic financial experience; have experience of working in a small to medium sized company, preferably a national charity. The successful candidate would be expected to be able to present information in a concise and effective way to the UK Operations Manager for reporting to the Chief Executive.

Essential

• Demonstrable book-keeping experience
• Excellent numeracy skills and ability to maintain accurate records
• Ability to work on own initiative and to strict deadlines
• IT Skills: Sage 50 Accounts, Quick Books, Adobe, MS Office 365 including Excel
• Knowledge of accounting procedures
• Knowledge of payroll
• Online banking / payments
• GCSE English
• Commitment to achieving British Sign Language level 2 qualification within 2 years of passing probation

Desirable

• Accredited book-keeping qualification
• British Sign Language level 2
• Understanding and knowledge of the Deaf community
• Experience of working in the charity sector in a national charity

The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

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