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Job Description – Finance Manager (15 hours per week negotiable)
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Approximately 10 months from March 2015
Home-Start Knowsley is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of
families with at least one child under eleven years of age. Volunteers offer regular
support, friendship and practical help to families under stress in their own homes helping
to prevent family crisis and breakdown. The scheme also delivers innovative targeted
interventions in line with commissioned contracts and partnerships. The annual yearly
income is in the region of £225,000.
Job Title:
Finance Manager
Employer:
Home-Start Knowsley
Responsible to:
The Home-Start Knowsley Scheme Manager
Responsible for:
No Staff
Main work contacts:
 To provide support for the Scheme Manager and the Management Committee.
 Work in consultation with Home-Start nationally and regionally, contributing to the
development of Home-Start Knowsley.
 To assist the Scheme Manager to ensure financial sustainability across two sites
ie. Huyton and Kirkby sites.
Main purpose of the job:
 To maintain an accurate set of accounts through the use of Sage Line 50 for
Charities (or any other financial package as may be deemed fit for the scheme)
 To support the Scheme Manager in all financial aspects
 To produce finance and performance reports from databases kept by the
organisation
 To be responsible for the efficient administration of the Home-Start Knowsley
offices and ensure that accounts and financial information are kept up to date.
Key areas and main tasks of the job:
 To provide financial reports to the Scheme Manager and Board of Directors in line
with Board Meetings
 To keep accurate records relating to commissioned funding, grants and all
income streams and expenditure across the two sites
 To be the main Bookings Officer for both sites, raise invoices and reconcile
payments against room hire, with assistance from the Administration Officer
 To effectively oversee the year end accountancy processes
 Manage the payment process to suppliers be it by cheque or BACS
 Be responsible for the production of monthly management accounts including
month end journals, accruals/prepayments, reconciling bank statements, card
statements and petty cash on a monthly basis.
 Assisting the Scheme Manager to allocate income/expenditure against funding
and scheme budgets on a monthly basis.
 Assist the Scheme Manager with the funder’s requisite quarterly, bi-annual and
annual monitoring returns to HSUK and funders
 Liaise with payroll function and tax office
 Data input on all software packages as required (i.e. Excel / Sage etc.)
 Assist with meetings as required
 Assisting with hospitality for visitors to the office
 Communicating by telephone an Email with a wide range of people
 Assist with any project and/or group related work
The Finance Manager is expected to work within the ethos of Home-Start and have high
standards of practice. The need to respect confidentiality is paramount, as is a mature
and flexible approach to work.
The post holder may be required to undertake any other duties that fall within the nature
of the role and responsibilities of the post as detailed above.
This job description is current as at Jan 15.