Title: Finance Officer Type: Permanent Hours: Part Time (approx. 21 hours per week - flexible) Location: Highlands (Hybrid) Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 (pro rata) Overall Purpose: The purpose of the role is to support the Financial Accountant with monthly accounting processes and with preparations for the year-end and the annual audit. The role is mostly home based with a requirement to travel on occasion for meetings etc. Financial Accounting and Annual Accounts Support the Financial Accountant with corporate accounting, the preparation of financial accounts and working papers, and the external audit process. Create and maintain monthly balance sheet reconciliations. Support the Financial Accounting with month end processes such as calculating and posting prepayments and capitalising assets. Calculate and submit project accounting claims to external funders. Support the external auditor in their interim fieldwork, providing documentary evidence. Provide ad hoc analysis and forecasting as required. Maintain the data required for annual carbon reporting. Provide support to areas of work including development of data models and data analysis. Ensure that all behaviours align with the principles of Passion and dedication, Community, Pioneering, Inspiring leadership; as well as complying with the Health and Safety strategy. All post holders are required to be flexible with regards their job description so that the organisation can adapt to new opportunities and priorities over time. Person specification: knowledge, experience and training: ESSENTIAL Must have excellent numerical skills and substantial, proven experience of using excel spreadsheets and manipulating financial data and figures. Demonstrable capacity to analyse information and to present the results of that analysis in a clear and accessible manner. Demonstrable aptitude and skills to deliver payroll and pensions administration services. Must have experience of handling confidential information, and respecting and adhering to that confidentiality. Excellent communication skills verbal, written and presentational. IT skills competent user of the standard Microsoft suite of products.