Senior Finance Officer
7 days ago
Southend-on-Sea
Senior Finance Officer £32,000 per annum | Southend on Sea FTC up to 4 months | 37.5 hours per week We are seeking a highly organised and detail driven Senior Finance Officer to support the finance function and ensure accurate, timely and compliant financial operations. You will play a key role in financial reporting, governance and contract management while working closely with Directors, the Management Accountant and wider teams About the Role You will support the delivery of robust financial reporting, strong governance, and efficient financial processes across the organisation. The role also includes being the main point of contact for private client contracts and ensuring all financial documentation and checks are completed to a high standard. Key Responsibilities Financial Operations & Governance • Oversee all operational finance functions including accounts payable, receivable and corporate accounts, • Ensure compliance with statutory, legal and best practice financial regulations, • Support in monitoring and continually improving financial systems, policies and procedures, • Raise all debtor invoices and manage timely escalation of overdue accounts, • Develop and maintain a clear debtor process including letters, templates and tracking, • Maintain supplier, contract and asset registers, ensuring regular reviews and value for money, • Lead on private client contract arrangements including financial checks and meeting families/carers, • Support service managers with finance related queries (invoices, petty cash, credit cards, banking), • Manage company bank accounts and financial authorisation systems, • Administer salary sacrifice schemes (Cycle to Work, Affordable Tech), • Ensure internal audit requirements are met and escalate irregularities, • Authorise weekly mileage/expenses uploads, • Respond to VAT coding queries, • Lead on the death in service finance process with HR Essential • GCSE English & Maths (Grade C/4 or above), • Experience working in a busy finance environment, • Strong numerical accuracy and attention to detail, • Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, • Confident using MS Office, especially Excel, • Experience working to deadlines and managing multiple priorities, • Self motivated, proactive and able to work independently, • Strong administrative and IT skills, • Finance department experience, • Part or fully qualified with an accounting body, • This role requires a DBS check, • Confidentiality must be always upheld in line with GDPR If you are a motivated finance professional with a proactive mindset and strong attention to detail, then we would love to hear from you. Please send your CV to or