Position: Finance Officer
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £19,699.68 (pro rata of £32,363.76) per annum plus benefits
Hours: 21 hours per week over 3 days
(Flexibility on days of week worked over Monday to Friday)
Location: Head Office, Edinburgh
About Us
At Viewpoint, people matter, not just our residents and tenants but our staff. We are a registered non-profit making organisation providing a range of general needs housing, supported housing and care services for older people in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife. Established in 1947, our primary objective is to improve the quality of life and well-being of our care home residents and tenants through promoting independence, enabling choice and offering peace of mind in a safe, secure and supported environment.
About the Role
Reporting directly to the Management Reporting Analyst, you will be responsible for providing support to both the Income and Purchase Ledger work streams in Finance.
This post covers a range of duties, which contribute to the accurate and timely reporting of financial results and preparation of initial analysis thereon.
Your role contributes to a high level of professionalism promoting the work of the finance department to the internal and external customer. You will be naturally customer focused and have a 'can do' attitude to ensure that our customers’ experience of service remains positive.
Please be aware there is a business requirement to work 9am to 5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am to 4.30pm on a Friday to provide the expected level of customer service.
Our organisational values and behaviours expect all our staff to be able to work with colleagues from a variety of backgrounds with an approachable and solution-oriented style; keen to support and drive the development of a positive working culture across the organisation and able to represent the organisation in all that they do.
The successful candidate will be a strong team player who is organised, accurate, with good communication skills and able to work to tight deadlines.
Key Responsibilities:
* You will ensure the purchase ledger is properly maintained and transactions are posted in an accurate and timely fashion.
* You will ensure that accounts receivable ledgers are properly maintained in an accurate and timely fashion.
* Assist with month end closedown processes including preparing and posting approved journals as required.
* Reconcile specified balance sheet accounts.
* You will undertake other duties assigned by the Management Reporting Analyst, Finance Manager or Director of Finance.
In return you will receive a generous reward package, which includes:
* 7 weeks holidays including public holidays
* Generous training opportunities
* Attractive pension scheme
* Life Insurance (death in service benefit)
* Wellbeing support (Employee Assistance Programme)
* Subsidised meals
* Blue Light Discount Card
For a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for the post, please refer to the relevant Job Description and Person Specification.
Closing date: 09 May 2025 at 12 Noon
Interviews will be held week commencing: 19 May 2025