Accounts Officer - London

Accounts Officer

This role is based in the UK and open to individuals with unrestricted right to live and work in the UK. At this stage we are unable to offer sponsorship opportunities and are unable to progress applications which require sponsorship. Therefore, you must currently hold an unrestricted right to work in the UK.

Who we are:

Muslim Aid is a UK faith-based international development organisation that provides support to communities around the world affected by disasters, conflict, or endemic poverty without regard to their social, religious, or ethnic background.

Established in 1985, Muslim Aid has facilitated the engagement of the British Muslim and non-Muslim community in support of its work in a variety of ways. Over the years, its humanitarian work has included responses to major crises around the world including, famine in East Africa, earthquakes and flooding in Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as conflicts in Syria and Yemen.

We place strong emphasis on long-term development projects that build the capacity of local people helping themselves. In addition to the 5 country offices worldwide we also work with multiple partner offices focusing on sustainable development programmes and providing humanitarian relief during times of crisis.

Summary of the role:

The role will be responsible for ensuring transactional queries, banking, accounts payables, sales ledger whilst also assisting the Management Accountant and International Accountant in implementing a strong control environment within Muslim Aid.

About the Role:

To be responsible for the day to day management of purchase ledger, ensuring purchase invoices and payment vouchers are correctly coded, authorised, recorded on the finance system, payment and dealing with queries within a timely manner.

To maintain the Income ledgers, raising Invoices, coding of income, posting receipts and to be responsible for credit control procedures and following up with outstanding debtor balances.

To reconcile bank accounts to ensure correct recording of all transactions.

To bank cash and cheques from the Fundraising team and to query any discrepancies between their records and ours.

To assist in month end closedown by carrying out the month end procedures, including but not limited to reconciling creditor control account, vendor account allocation, ensure balance sheet accounts reflect the accurate balances.

To provide support and information (invoice, donor agreements, bank statements etc) for the year end statutory audit.

About You:

To be successful in this role you will require:

Minimum 5 GCSE's (A-C) including Maths and English or equivalent

AAT qualified or studying towards ACCA/CIMA

Experience of month end process and year end journal entries

Bank Reconciliation and Purchase Ledger experience

High standard of numeracy, accuracy with a keen eye for detail

Ability to work flexibly, under pressure and prioritise effectively, with a calm and professional approach

Why you should apply:

This is a great opportunity to build on your experience and gain valuable exposure to various areas within finance to further develop your knowledge and skills

Benefits you will enjoy if you work for us:

37 days holiday (including Bank Holidays and Privilege days)

Hybrid working

Employee benefits with Perkbox

Paid time off for medical appointments

2 hours lunch break on Fridays

Time off in Lieu (TOIL)

Please ensure that you complete the application form for this position.

Muslim Aid's recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children and vulnerable adults in our care/employment. Successful candidates will be expected to undergo a DBS check. In addition, all successful candidates for finance roles will undergo an Experian Credit Check.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, ***, disability, religion/belief or age.

Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applications will be accepted until closing date, however, Muslim Aid reserves the right to initiate interviews and the selection process on a rolling basis with the aim of identifying an appropriate candidate as quickly as possible.

NOTE: We will review your application and see if you are a good fit for the position, and for us. Due to the volume of applicants, we are unable to contact everyone so if you are selected to continue to the interview process, we will be in contact with you.

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