Senior Accounts Assistant

At Hidden Treasure Trust CIO, our mission is to bring life-transforming hope and joy to families and vulnerable people through education, relationships and resources. 

By creating unique community hubs in areas of high deprivation, we bring together partners to create a thriving open-access, barrier- and stigma-free community for learning, playing, building relationships and accessing all support needed under one roof.

As Accounts Assistant, you would play a crucial role in supporting our Finance Team as we look to grow as a charity and launch new community hubs.

Position:Accounts Assistant

Responsible to: Finance Manager

Location: The Hideaway, Partington Shopping Centre, M31 4EL

You would initially be required to work in the office with the potential for some remote working after completing sufficient training.

Hours: 16 to 24 hours per week. 

You would initially be required to work at some of the same times as our Finance Manager, with more flexibilty available after training has been completed.

Salary: £25,350 and £27,885 pro rata, to be reviewed annually

Annual Leave and Benefits:

• 5.6 weeks of annual leave per year, including bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Access to a counsellor 
• Free lunch available for shifts longer than 6 hours
• Free membership to our community pantry
• One paid wellbeing day per year

Key responsibilities:

• You'll process receipts and payments made via cash, cheque or online using the relevant software and systems.
• You'll process purchase invoices on Xero and QuickBooks.
• You'll process the online transactions for web transactions made via Third Party Companies.
• You'll process company credit card transactions.
• You'll help to maintain the donation database and assist with Gift Aid claims.
• You'll carry out other bookkeeping tasks and journals, ensuring all information is entered for bank & till reconciliations.
• You'll support with the completion financial and funding reports.
• You'll assist with the weekly and monthly supplier payment runs.
• You'll work with the Finance Manager to process information for the VAT Return on a quarterly basis.
• You'll review the customer and supplier ledgers, ensuring all cleared on a regular basis.

This job is for you if:

• You have experience of bookkeeping or accounting, prefereably for a charity.
• You have a good working knowledge of Excel.
• You have experience using accounting software, such as Quickbooks and Xero.
• You have excellent communication skills, both spoken and written.
• You are able to work in a discipline and organised manner.
• You have a high attention to detail.
• You work well with others, demonstrating respect, compromise and support.

Closing date: Wednesday 6th March 2024, 11.30pm

Please note - we're actively reviewing applications and interviews will be held on a rolling basis. The ad may close early if a successful candidate is found.

We will respond to candidates within 7 days of receiving their application.

Please email us with any questions.