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JOB PROFILE

Role: Financial Accountant Date profile last reviewed: January 2016

Name: Reports to: Head of Financial Accounts

1. MAIN SUMMARY OF ROLE: To provide a professional financial accounting service all entities of the RAFBF. To provide business support to other teams within the Fund and to external stakeholders. To provide excellent customer service to stakeholders as a key member of the Finance team. To work collaboratively with team members in making sure the Finance team maintains excellent professional

standards. NEED TO2. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Maintain the Income & Expenditure Bank Accounts for the Main Fund, ensuring that all bank transactions and accounting

journals are coded and posted correctly and in a timely manner. Carry out reconciliations of bank accounts and other balance sheet accounts that are assigned. Review cash balances on a regular basis on a regular basis to make sure that cash flow is managed efficiently, monitoring

interest rates and deposit terms available ensuring the Fund earns the best returns on cash balances held. Monitor bank and other financial charges and provide advice as necessary so that the Fund can carry out banking and financial

services activity in a cost effective manner. Ensure all income and expenditure for the restricted funds is reported correctly and on a timely basis. Draft the annual accounts for the restricted funds to be submitted to auditors and consolidated in the statutory group

accounts. Run the end of day system interface routine to update the accounting system making sure all CARE transactions are posted on

Great Plains. Cover for the Loans and Rents Accountant. Assist with the preparation for external audit including the preparation of audit files and annual financial statements including

Headley Court and ADMST. Ensure that policies and procedures covering all aspects of financial accounting are maintained. Act as cover for the other accountants and members of the Finance team as required from time to time. Execute other projects and adhoc tasks as requested by line manager from time to time.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE

Essential Analysing and InterpretingDeciding and Initiating ActionCreating and innovatingEnterprising and PerformingAdapting and CopingOrganising and Executing

Supporting and Co-operatingInteracting and Presenting

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QUALIFICATION(S), KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE

4. Academic/Professional Qualification(s) or equivalent:

Essential Desirable Professional accounting qualification.

University degree, professional qualification or qualified by experience.

5. Knowledge/ Experience:

Essential Desirable

Minimum 3 years experience of accounting environment. Good eye for detail and accurate. A positive and helpful attitude, sustained in a team culture. Team player, flexible and adaptable. Good interpersonal skills.

Charity accounting experience. Previous experience of using the CARE Database Previous experience of using Great Plans Accounting

Software.

6. Skills/Abilities:Essential Desirable

Good eye for detail and accurate. Team player, flexible and adaptable to change initiatives. Good IT skills confident user of Microsoft Excel. Strong written, numeric and oral communication skills. Be committed to the values and ethos to the RAFBF

Advanced level Microsoft Excel Intermediate level Microsoft Word.

Other Requirements:

Travel to other RAFBF and UK locations (as appropriate).

To carry out any other duties that is within the scope of the job as requested by the Head of Financial Accounts .

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