Finance Officer

The Academy of Medical Sciences is seeking a Finance Officer to be responsible for ensuring that all transactions are accurately recorded on a timely basis for the Charity and its trading subsidiary, using the Academy''s finance system, and related databases. As Finance Officer, you will provide accurate and timely information to enquiries from a range of stakeholders, including - but not restricted to - staff, fellows and external suppliers. The responsibilities of the post include: Accounting on Finance System: Maintain the accounting records (purchase, sales and nominal ledgers) of AMS and AMSTL on the finance system (Iplicit) and assist with the reconciliation of control accounts and production of the monthly trial balance. Prepare monthly standard journals (accruals and prepayments) to produce the trial balance and work with the Financial Accountant to provide other period end journals as required. Purchase ledger: Maintain the purchase ledgers of AMS and AMSTL by inputting purchase invoices and expense claims by onto Iplicit and processing payments by BACS (Lloyds Commercial). Assist staff with queries about expenses and purchase invoices. Ensure that authorisation limits are followed via purchase orders and maintain purchase order log. Sales ledger: Prepare sales invoices for the Academy as necessary under terms of funding arrangements, liaising with relevant teams. Monitor and maintain fellowship records, ensuring subscription fees are invoiced and timely and ..... full job details .....