MINISTRY AREA SUPPORT -
The information below covers the role requirements, expected candidate experience, and accompanying qualifications.
FINANCE
Finance
Assistant - Newport
The Diocese of
Monmouth is looking to appoint to the Ministry Area Support Team.
This is a team working to support groups of churches across
South-East Wales with general administration, finance, governance,
and communication.
We are looking for someone
with excellent people skills, experienced in working in finance,
confident in a range of IT packages and willing to learn more.
Ideally you would have knowledge and experience of churches and
church finance, or other charity
sectors.
Location: Office-based
(Newport) with travel across the
Diocese
Reports to:
Ministry Area Support
Officer
Contract
Type: 18.75 hours a week, hours worked can be flexible, alternative
hours would be considered (some evening and weekend work
required)
Salary:
£29,755 FTE
Responsibilities will
include:
* Providing a full bookkeeping
service for some churches and ministry areas (which are registered
charities)
* Providing accounting reports and
summaries for meetings
* Helping treasurers to
correct errors in their accounts and liaising with independent
examiners to enter adjustments and complete
accounts
* Training new treasurers to become
proficient in using the finance
system
* Completing or supporting others to
register for and complete gift aid
applications
* Collating records for charity
administration, including assisting with completion and submission
of annual reports
* Assist with the production of
MA budgets
* Researching contracts for energy
suppliers, photocopiers etc
* General admin
support for MAST
Skills
Required:
* Good team
player
* Excellent people skills, with experience
of working with volunteers xsngvjr
* Good organisational,
administration and time management
skills
* Confident with a range of IT systems
including word, excel, outlook
* Willingness to
learn new IT systems including
MyFundAccounting
* Experience working in finance,
preferably within the charity sector
* Knowledge
of charity accounting guidance
* Excellent
attention to detail
* Knowledge of GDPR
regulations
* An awareness of Anglican
worship
For more
information, or an informal chat, please
contact:
Libby Morgan-Owen,
Ministry Area Support Officer by clicking "Fast
Apply"