Working Location: Hybrid Remote. Bristol Office Location & Home Working with a minimum of 1 day a week in the office location
Working Hours: Full time, Monday to Friday.
Salary: £26,619 to £27,805 from 1st October, 2024.
#Care to join us?
We are looking for a Trainee Management Accountant to join our friendly and welcoming team here at Hft. This is your chance to make a real difference to people's lives.
Hft is one of the largest charities in England and Wales supporting people with learning disabilities. We are passionate about what we do and we use our unique understanding of the challenges facing the people we support to speak up for them to bring about positive change. We have a rich 60-year heritage and a clear vision, we are ambitious and wholly committed to what we can achieve for the people we support and have embarked on a journey of transformation that will ensure we can meet their changing needs and extend our reach and impact.
What will you be doing?
The Trainee Management Accountant will support the team with the provision of accurate and timely financial reports and analysis, and you will be responsible for all the routine billings for Hft’s care and support function. Working closely with the sales ledger team you will ensure that cash is correctly matched to these billings, whilst also assisting the team with queries on cash and any purchase ledger transactions. Liaison with local authority finance teams will be a key part of your role and you will identify late payment issues and their underlying cause.
In addition you will support the finance team with ad-hoc requests for analysis and you will get involved in the annual budget preparation and financial reforecasting. You will liaise with the operations team for all billing related issues, provide key stakeholders with audit support and other ad hoc tasks.
About you
- You will have, be studying towards AAT Level 2 or have the equivalent level of experience and understanding of accounting terminology.
- A degree in accounting or a related subject is an advantage
- Experience in credit control is essential and previous exposure to local authority finance teams is advantageous
- Experience and competence in Microsoft Office (particularly Word and Excel) with a willingness to learn further IT packages as required
- Experience of, and competence in, using a database and accurate data inputting
- Knowledge and experience using computerised accounting systems
- Experience of working in a fast paced, deadline driven environment
- GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent)
- A positive attitude to people with a learning disability
What’s in it for you?
There are a range of benefits and career development opportunities at Hft. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training, and lots of support along the way. Through our fully funded apprenticeship programme you will be supported to study for the ACA/ACCA or CIMA qualification.
With Investors in People and Skills for Care accreditation, we are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible. As a ‘Gold’ standard Investors in People accredited employer, we are committed to supporting colleague wellbeing as a priority.
We offer:
- 33 days holidays (including 8 bank holidays)
- A contributory pension scheme & life assurance
- All Hft employees get access to the Telus Health – the world’s biggest 24/7 colleague counselling and support service. It is completely free for all colleagues to use in complete confidence, whenever and however they want to access it.
- Access to a range of discounts on your favourite brands
- Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status
- Wagestream – a free financial wellbeing tool
- Care Friends – a referral scheme
- Free DBS check
Find your place with us and change lives.
Job Description and Person Specification
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We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.
Hft's usual terms and conditions apply. Hft is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, Hft is helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do. Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.