Queen Square Recruitment
Interim Finance Officer
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Interim Finance Officer
Location: Manchester / Hybrid
Working Pattern: 2 days per week in the office
Contract: Interim, initial period of up to 3 months
Day Rate: Up to £200 per day inside I35
We are currently seeking an experienced Interim Finance Officer to join our team on an initial contract of up to three months. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional with strong Microsoft Dynamics and Purchase Ledger/Accounts Payable experience to support a busy finance function within a public-sector environment.
The successful candidate will be highly organised, analytical and detail-focused, with the ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and deliver accurately to tight deadlines.
Key Skills & Experience
Essential:
- Experience using Microsoft Dynamics.
- Excellent working knowledge of Purchase Ledger / Accounts Payable processes.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including managing financial models and updating templates.
- Experience working to tight deadlines and taking initiative with minimal supervision.
- Meticulous attention to detail with strong problem-solving and data analysis skills.
- Able to work in a methodical, logical and organised manner.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience providing robust challenge and tailored support to senior officers and internal/external stakeholders.
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- Previous experience working within the public sector.
Key Responsibilities
As an Interim Finance Officer, your responsibilities will include:
- Maintaining the Purchase Ledger / Accounts Payable function, including raising purchase requisitions and purchase orders, logging invoices, processing invoices for approval and payment, and completing goods receipting.
- Managing the commissioning / spend request process, including maintaining and updating the commissioning log and tracking the progress of existing requests.
- Liaising with Procurement and Legal teams as required to progress commissioning and spend requests.
- Monitoring Finance email inboxes, responding to queries and commission requests, processing invoices and taking appropriate action.
- Completing bank reconciliations and processing cost transfers and banking journals in line with agreed timetables.
- Preparing supplier payment runs, including journals and supporting documentation.
- Maintaining accurate and up-to-date supplier records and verifying supplier bank details in accordance with internal procedures.
- Processing invoice requests and raising sales invoices where required.
- Providing general financial administration and completing ad hoc activities to support the wider Finance Team.
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