Finance Officer at United Bible Societies (UBS)

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain control accounts, especially those associated with Bible Society financial interactions, and ensure integrity between the grant management and finance systems, from a finance perspective.
• Assist in the preparation of statutory accounts and other filings, complying with the relevant requirements and deadlines.
• Overseeing Pension payments and managing interaction with Pensioners where appropriate. 
• Managing the Education Fund system within UBSA.
• Provide support and backup to the payroll processing function of UBSA.
• Administer the year end plan and help to co-ordinate the wider team in delivering information required by our auditors and for the completion of the statutory accounts and other filings.
• Assist in maintaining the documentation of the Financial Accounting Function, maintaining process notes and other records required.
• Assist in the preparation of external reporting.
• Performing such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by their line manager. 

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Part-qualified or qualified by experience, financial accountant with experience of UK statutory reporting, preferably including charities.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and bring order to complex situations.
• Ability to deliver reports and information to tight timetables. 
• Proven capacity to manage detail. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (in English). 
• Comfortable working in a Christian organisation with sensitivity to the breadth of church support that UBS enjoys. 
• Ability and willingness to travel occasionally nationally and overseas for team meetings. 
• Self-motivated, with enough personal confidence to be open to continuous learning and development. 
• Setting an example by demonstrating an ability to manage one’s own emotions and behaviours, particularly through times of challenge or change. 
• Able to emulate the GMT values. An ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from other countries, cultures and time zones, with a willingness to work unsociable hours when necessary. 
• Operates with openness and integrity