Finance Officer

Role: Finance Officer (Part-Time)

Responsible To: Operations Manager and Treasurer

Employed by: Combe Down Parochial Church Council (PCC)

Church Rooms, 2a Avenue Place, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 5EE

The PCC is the governing body for Holy Trinity and St. Andrew’s Churhes in Combe Down, Bath. Our team of eight ministry staff are supported by an administrative team of five (FTE 3). We are recruiting a Finance Officer to join this friendly and caring team when our current post holder retires. There is some flexibility about the starting date which can be at any time from mid-August onwards until mid-December.

Combe Down has a village atmosphere and is a safe friendly place to be. The office is large but as ministry staff work out in the parish and the admin team are all part-time it is rarely too noisy. The office is equipped with a small staff kitchen and in sunny weather, there are the church gardens and a nearby playing field for a picnic lunch. On-street parking is mostly unrestricted and free. There is a small supermarket opposite the office and a café/deli very close too.

Our Finance Officer is responsible for financial accounting records using Sage 50 Accounts Plus and Excel 2013 spreadsheets. A detailed Job Description of the tasks and responsibilities is available on our website.

To be successful in this post you need to;-

be proactive in completing work tasks.

• maintain a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• have excellent organisational and time management skills
• be able to prioritise work in relation to tight deadlines
• have excellent communication skills

Qualifications and Experience

• A relevant bookkeeping qualification - AAT or equivalent or proven accounts experience is essential.
• A minimum of one year’s experience in using Sage 50 or similar accounting packages is essential.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills are required

This is a Christian organisation and as an employee, you will be required to respect the Christian ethos and uphold its values. Ideally, we would love to welcome you into the worshipping family.

Hours 20 hrs per week.

Basic Salary £14.69 an hour (FTE £28,645.50) plus benefits

Holidays 6.6 weeks (33 days) (inc. public holidays) pro-rata

A working pattern of four or five days, suitable to our chosen candidate can be agreed. The job description and details of how to apply are below.

Holy Trinity, Combe Down, Bath is a registered charity no 1129554