Deputy Financial Accountant

£40,076 per annum + excellent benefits

37 hours per week

Closing date: Friday 5th September 

Provisional interview date: Week commencing Monday 15th September

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Milestones Trust, a Registered Charity supporting people with learning disability, mental health needs and people living with dementia, is looking for an enthusiastic financial professional keen to broaden their experience, with an interest in social care or the voluntary sector.

This is an important role, working directly to the Assistant Director of Finance, with key relationships with Trust’s budget holders (primarily Estates & Facilities, I.T. and overhead support departments), and finance colleagues. You will work alongside the Assistant Director of Finance in a small team and your work will be varied and interesting.

Responsibilities will include:

• Helping to Control and develop the Finance System/Nominal Ledger, ensuring appropriate access and security to enable effective financial accounting within the Trust.
• Producing the monthly Management Accounts/Finance Reporting Pack (tables, charts, variance analysis etc.).
• Monitoring, reconciling and maintaining all Balance Sheet control accounts, providing reports, analysis and lead schedules to support the Balance Sheet totals, and investigating & resolving discrepancies.
• Managing grants, donations and fundraising, including liaising with the appropriate Service/Project Managers and Finance Officers.
• Annual audit – liaising directly with the external audit team, producing schedules and providing information, as requested by the Assistant Director.
• Working closely with the Assistant Director in the production of Annual Statutory Accounts. 

The successful candidate will not merely be a competent accountant, but will also have:

• An inquisitive mind, a desire to investigate financial results rather than just reporting them, and to seek solutions to problems.
• Confidence and proficiency using finance and budgeting systems, with advanced Excel skills. The desire to continually develop and improve processes and reporting.
• An interest in social care and how the Trust supports vulnerable people.
• An open, friendly disposition, be well organised and good at planning, an excellent communicator with good team building skills and experience of line management as well as coaching and developing others. A good sense of humour.

Here at Milestones Trust, we recognise that without the hard work, commitment and passion of our staff, we wouldn’t be the charity we are today. That’s why we are committed to rewarding you with a competitive pay and benefits package including:

• 34 days Annual Leave Entitlement (including all recognised public holidays)
• Get paid when you want – Access your money as you earn it and request your earnings before payday using Dayforce Wallet.
• Refer a Friend Scheme earning you up to £750
• Company pension scheme, to help grow your retirement pot
• Generous Occupational Maternity/Paternity pay
• Learning and development opportunities for you to build your career
• Health Cash Plan on completion of probation giving you access to a minimum of £695 cash back for health treatments e.g. Dental, Therapies, Optical, Maternity/Paternity, NHS Prescriptions etc. 

We pride ourselves with being able to offer staff opportunities to develop and progress their careers within Milestones Trust.

If you have any questions about the job role, please contact Hilary Pearce, Finance Director ([email protected]) or Mark Golledge, Assistant Director of Finance ([email protected]). Any questions will be answered on their return from annual leave (week commencing Monday 1st September).