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Job Title:                     Business Support Officer – Finance

Accountable to:          Operational Manager

Base Location:            TSA office base - Manchester office

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Monday 19th August

Main Responsibilities

TSA is looking for a Business Support Officer with a strong background in Finance.

Responsible for the effective day to day operation of the Sage finance system for TSA CIC and it’s subsidiary TQ Ltd, including processing purchase and sales invoices, receipts and payments, debtor management, monthly control of bank reconciliations, and ensuring accuracy of nominal ledger.

Key Tasks

• Responsible for all aspects of sales ledger, from raising and posting invoices to customers, issuing statements, monitoring aged debtors and in extreme cases instigating legal action to recover amounts owed.
• Responsible for all aspects of purchase ledger, including logging invoices, obtaining authorisation, coding and posting and timely payments to suppliers.
• Control of all banking facilities, including posting all receipts and payments, carrying out monthly bank reconciliations, setting up payments for approval by authorised signatories, processing standing orders and direct debits.
• Control of the nominal ledger, including preparing and posting journals, reconciliation of key accounts, processing in line with the monthly timetable and presenting a ‘clean’ trial balance to the Finance Director on a monthly basis to enable the production of management accounts.
• Responsible for quarterly VAT returns

• Responsible for payroll and pension administration.  

• Responsible for the preparation of role specific statistical information including financial information for Team meetings and reporting to line manager, statistical information including membership sales, Produce monthly reports

• Assist with general administrative activities

General

• Actively take responsibility for personal professional development, updating skills and taking advantage of networking opportunities as appropriate.

• Work in accordance with all policies and procedures of TSA including Equalities and Diversity and Confidentiality Policies

• Reasonably undertake any other duties as required by the line manager that are commensurate with the level of the post.

Key Skills

1. Familiarity with SAGE accounting system

1. Education – to have Finance qualification – AAT or equivalent - NVQ 2 in Business Administration or equivalent

1. Experience of financial systems, processes and procedures - Experience of advising on standard procedures and processes

1. Confident, flexible and committed individual always striving to continually improve own personal performance and the performance of the team

1. Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage and maintain relations with internal and external customers

1. Ability to work independently, without close supervision and using own initiative to continually improve the performance of the business support function.

1. Ability to work under pressure while maintain attention to detail.

1. Experience of working with databases (ideal but not essential)

1. Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office  

1. Well- developed organisation skills making sure all KPI and business objectives are met within target deadlines

1. This job description is intended for use as a guide only and is not an exhaustive list of roles and responsibilities.

Confidentiality

In the course of your duties you may have access to confidential material about members, employees or TSA business.  On no account must information be communicated to anyone other than authorised persons. If you are in any doubt as to the authority of a person asking for information of this nature, you must seek advice from your Line Manager. Similarly, no information of a personal or confidential nature concerning individual employees of the TSA should be communicated to anyone without the proper managerial authority having first been obtained.

NB This job description is a guideline and is in no way restrictive or definitive and should be read in conjunction with the Association’s policies and procedures.

The post holder should be aware of their obligations under the Health & Safety at Work Act and ensure its contents are observed by all staff.

Please send CV and cover letter to Dawn Thornber admin@tsa-voice.org.uk explaining why you're an ideal fit for the role and why you'd like to work for TSA.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Tuesday 27th August.

Job Title: Telecare Coordinator, Stafford

£20,365 FTE

Part time opportunities available

Do you have a caring nature and a committed customer-focused attitude?

We are looking for someone who has a good understanding of the needs of vulnerable adults and can support customers by installing and maintaining Assistive Technology equipment. Awareness of partner and statutory agencies is beneficial as well as being able to deliver presentations and demonstrations at events. Knowledge of Telecare and Telehealth provisions would be advantageous.

Competent IT skills, the ability to independently manage your time, and handle confidential data in a sensitive manner are important in this role.

This is a great opportunity to play a key role in being part of a team that supports our customers to live independently for longer so if you think this is you let us know!

Permanent contract        

Working 15 hours per week (Tuesdays & Wednesdays), £8,256 gross per annum

Fixed term contract         

Working 16 hours per week (Thursdays & Fridays), Fixed Term until 31st March 2021, £8,806 gross per annum

Consideration will be given to bringing the hours together to make one post, made up of the permanent and fixed term elements.

Housing Worx is a wholly owned trading subsidiary of Stafford and Rural Homes (SARH), the leading provider of affordable homes in Stafford and a Sunday Times Top 100 BEST Company.

We are a high performing, successful and forward-thinking Housing Association that works hard to attract and retain talented staff who have a passion and enthusiasm for delivering outstanding customer service.

We are recognised for being a values based organisation and this is something we extend to all who work for us and with us. To apply, please click the apply button.

If you have any queries about the role please contact the HR team on 01785 216717.       

This role is subject to a basic DBS check.

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