Finance Manager (Part-time)

Jericho Writers are looking for a part-time Finance Manager to join their small and friendly team. The role will be responsible for recording, processing and reconciling daily financial transactions. The role also includes administrating company payroll, and weekly payment runs for contractors and suppliers.,

• Maintaining records of financial transactions by posting and verifying supplier invoices


• Implementing bookkeeping policies and procedures


• Weekly bank and e-commerce reconciliations


• Preparing and submitting quarterly VAT returns in conjunction with the Financial Controller


• Reconciling entries to balance customer & supplier accounts


• Maintaining a balanced general ledger


• Preparing financial reports by analysing and summarising accounts information in conjunction with the Financial Controller


• Monitoring and reporting on variances against expected projections of income and costs


• Assisting with other financial activities such as running payroll


• Dealing with and responding to email queries from suppliers/contractors via email. This includes setting up new suppliers, updating existing supplier details, and responding to payment queries in a timely manner.


• Providing support to the wider Jericho team, this includes preparing purchase order numbers, advising on best practice for invoice processes, checking payments have arrived on time, monitoring instalment payments, advising on payment dates/terms, setting up Xero codes and advising on VAT rates as needed for new products.
  
  Professional finance qualification such as AAT


• Experience of working with Xero (essential)


• Extensive experience of managing Xero transactions, reconciliation and reporting


• Previous bookkeeping experience in a small company


• Previous experience in e-commerce


• Multi-currency experience advantageous


• Advanced Microsoft Excel


• Extensive experience of Xero transactions, reconciliation and reporting


• Experience working in a fast-paced environment


• Good communication skills, over both email and the telephone


• Able to adapt quickly to new digital tools


• Able to take initiative, Bachelor's (preferred), Bookkeeping: 3 years (required)
  
  Jericho Writers began in 2004 when best-selling author, Harry Bingham, set up a new kind of company offering writers expert editorial assistance. Today, we're a worldwide team of real-life writers who offer everything authors need to help write, edit, and get their book published. From tutored video courses, online and in-person events, one-to-one mentoring, filmed masterclasses and expert editing services, to interviews with publishers, agents and authors. Find out more about us, here: www.jerichowriters.com.


Our Values

There are a few things that we believe and value above all else:

• We are always on the side of the writer.


• We strive for the highest quality in everything we do.


• We will only offer advice we believe to be genuinely useful.


• We are dynamic and will adapt with our writers as their careers change and progress


These values are at the centre of everything we do and have helped us to become the successful organisation that we are today.


• Location: Home-working with the ability to meet in Oxfordshire / London when required


• Reporting to: Financial Controller & Managing Director


• Benefits: Workplace pension, 25 days annual leave (pro rata), company laptop, monthly budget (amount reviewed annually) to support team meet-ups, Employee Perks scheme, flexible working arrangements, access to full Premium Membership programme, and staff discount on all Jericho Writers' services., Casual dress


• Company events


• Employee discount


• Flexitime


Schedule:

• Monday to Friday


Application question(s):

• Please tell us why you'd like to work for Jericho Writers