Overview

Penderels Trust has an opportunity for someone to join our Financial Money Management team. You will be responsible for managing the financial accounts of our customers. The successful candidate will be joining a leading not-for-profit organisation that provides independent living services to people with disabilities and health care needs nationwide.

Location: Coventry, CV3 3GU (A mixture of office/home working).

Salary: £18,549 per annum, increasing to £18,920, following successful probationary period.

Hours: 37 hours per week.

Working Days & Times: Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 5.00pm.

Closing Date: Tuesday 20th September 2022.

Interview dates: TBC with candidates. Interviews may take place face to face or via video conferencing software. Further details will be discussed with applicants who are shortlisted for our screening telephone call process.

The Role – Your main duties will include:

* Monitoring and updating customer account trackers (Data entry, processing money requests, reconciling against SAGE reports).

* Liaising with the DWP on matters relating to our customers’ benefits.

* Liaising with the local authority and the Penderels Trust finance department in relation to invoicing and payment queries.

* Authorising payments as stipulated in our customers Individual Budget Plans.

* Identifying and resolving all queries effectively.

Skills, Experience and Qualification – We are looking for someone with the following attributes:

* Experience of working in a finance or accounting environment.

* Ability to input and maintain accurate data records.

* Ability to manage workload effectively.

* Excellent communication skills.

* Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.

* Ability to work flexibly and to deadlines.

* Minimum GCSE Grade 'C' or equivalent in English and Maths.

* Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages (including Word, Excel and Outlook).

* A qualification in bookkeeping or accounting would be desirable.

Perks: Employee assistance programme / Subsidised car breakdown cover / Flexible half day finish (For full time staff) / 23 Days annual leave plus bank holidays (Increased entitlement with length of service) / 2 Additional leave days in December (After 12 months’ service) / Free car parking facilities / Death in Service benefit / Staff break room / Free hot drinks & water cooler facilities.

Penderels Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and will offer a guaranteed interview to disabled candidates who meet the job specification