Senior Finance Officer

Senior Finance Officer
Birdcage Walk, Central London (with hybrid working)
About Us
With over 115,000 members in 140 countries, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has been at the heart of the mechanical engineering profession since 1847.
We strive to improve the world through engineering by developing engineers, promoting engineering, informing opinion and encouraging innovation.
We are Investors in People (IIP) Gold accredited, which reflects our organisation’s commitment to our employees who are a vital part of supporting our engineers.
We are now looking for a Senior Finance Officer to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis.
The Role
As our Senior Finance Officer, you will oversee the administration and reconciliation of our UK and international bank accounts.
You will reconcile all main bank accounts on a weekly basis and regional and international accounts, monthly, including posting all items on the bank statements.
Managing the accounting for all subscription payments and refunds, you will investigate membership queries and reconcile related suspense accounts, prizes, awards and scholarship payments.
Additionally, you will:
- Provide administrative support to regional and international treasurers
- Support the delivery of the monthly budget monitoring information and year end audit deliverables
- Assist with staff expense payments and other balance sheet control account reconciliations
- Support the internal and external audit process
- Keep abreast of accounting policies and procedures and relevant charity regulations
About You
To be considered as our Senior Finance Officer, you will need:
- An AAT qualification or part qualified ACCA, CIMA
- A BTEC (or equivalent) in business studies, finance or similar
- Good financial and analytical skills
- Intermediate Excel skills
Salary and Benefits
- Salary of circa £35,000 - £37,000 per annum, depending on experience
- 26 days’ holiday per annum plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Benefits including stakeholder pension scheme, life assurance and private health cover
- Choice between company car or car allowance
- Continuous training and career development
- A range of wellbeing benefits to encourage a healthy work-life balance
This is a brilliant opportunity for an AAT or part qualified ACCA, CIMA.
You will have the chance to benefit from continuous training and career development opportunities that will help you continue to develop and grow your skill-set.
So, if you want to contribute to the financial excellence of a globally respected institution, then apply today!
The closing date for this role is 28th June 2024.
Please note that this recruitment is time-sensitive and therefore, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. If you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. Interviews will be held on an ad hoc basis as suitable applicants apply and an immediate start is available for the right candidate.
We regret that we are unable to reply to each applicant, therefore, if you do not hear from us within 28 days of your application for this post you should assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Other organisations may call this role Accountant, Senior Accounts Officer, or Senior Finance and Administration Officer.
Webrecruit and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
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