Job Description

Greater Manchester Youth Network is looking to recruit a Finance Officer. This role is to provide a full financial support service to the Chief Executive, external accountants, project teams and external agencies/partners.

The position is based at GMYN’s office in Ardwick, Manchester.

GMYN currently uses SAGE accounting and payroll software.

Background to GMYN

Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN) is an inspirational youth charity that delivers a range of high quality, inspirational, relevant and flexible social impact programmes which help transform the lives of the disadvantaged young people we work for and with. We focus our support on young people with complex needs, those in care or leaving care, with disabilities, not in education, employment or training (NEET) and those from ethnic minorities.

GMYN’s vision is “Young people can”

Key areas of responsibilities:

Financial Management

· Contribute to the setting of budgets on an annual basis with the Chief Executive Officer and the GMYN Board of Trustees.

· Produce income and expenditure reports as required and produce monthly budget reports.

· Produce and present finance reports to the Chef Executive and the GMYN Board of Trustees.

· Provide financial information as required and complete any returns for individual projects to support funding requirements.

· Develop, enforce and monitor financial policies and procedures.

· Liaise with accountants and other relevant external financial organisations.

Financial Administration

· To oversee the day to day operation of the organisations finances and ensure the smooth operation of the support systems and services.

· Enter all financial transactions ensuring sales, suppliers invoices and petty cash are entered correctly onto SAGE.

· Carry out bank and petty cash reconciliations

· Ensure robust credit control procedures are in place including regular review and monitoring of GMYN debtors consulting with the Chief Executive and project managers where appropriate.

· Carry out payroll requirements using SAGE payroll.

· Carry out month and year end procedures as required.

· Process GMYN’s BACs payments in line with required dates.

· Ensure that all costs are correctly allocated to individual projects, where appropriate, using unique identification codes

· Support completion of year-end audit and ensure all relevant paperwork is made available and follow up queries from GMYN’s Auditors

· Maintain security around float/petty cash systems, ensuring all cash floats issued are signed for upon collection and co-ordinating the timely return of reconciliations and/or outstanding monies.

· Work closely with GMYN’s management team to ensure that deadlines for input and receipt of information are achieved.

· Manage finance-training requirements for staff including finance inductions for new staff

· To carry out any other reasonable duties and responsibilities that contribute to the organisations overall aims and objectives.

Working hours/location

The post is based at GMYN’s head office in Ardwick Green North, Manchester.

The standard hours of work are 21 per week to be worked as necessary to fulfil the requirements of the role. This will involve working some evenings, as well as during the day.

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