Finance Officer

Job Title: Finance Officer - London Transport Museum (LTM)

Salary: c.£27k PA, free travel on TfL services plus outstanding benefits

Location: Albany House (St James Park) / Hybrid Working

Contract Type: LTM – Permanent – Band 1

About London Transport Museum (LTM)

We are the world’s leading museum of urban transport and an award-winning day out. But that’s just part of our story. We are passionate. We are curious. We are adventurers.

As a heritage and education charity, we reach every primary school in the capital to fire the imaginations of tomorrow’s engineers, designers, scientists and arts enthusiasts. With business partners and industry decision-makers, we tackle the topics that matter to London, from smart cities to green innovation.

We want to close skills gaps, redress gender imbalance and create opportunities for under-represented and disadvantaged communities.

We want to ignite curiosity to shape the future.

Key Accountabilities

• Manage the Finance email enquiry inbox and action or redistribute as appropriate.
• Provide a high level of customer service to internal staff and external contacts.
• Assist with the preparation of periodic and routine journals.
• Prepare Gift Aid claims.
• Follow financial control processes and identify opportunities for improvements or efficiencies.
• Contribute to / produce training documentation and guidance.
• Support sales, purchases, expenses and procurement card processing for the LTM in partnership with the TFL shared service functions.
• Regularly review, resolve and escalate outstanding issues such as parked invoices, outstanding purchase orders, uncleared purchase card items, and aged debtors and creditors.
• Support cash and treasury management: bank cash and cheque receipts, download, file and circulate bank statements, maintain register of standing orders and direct debits. Manage cash clearing accounts.
• All other tasks as reasonably requested by management.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Excellent written skills and phone/email etiquette
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent numeracy skills and a working knowledge of accounting principles
• Good Excel skills and willingness / aptitude to develop
• Good computer skills including Microsoft programs
• Ability to manage time and organise work against multiple deadlines
• Desirable - interest and understanding of the transport, museum and charity sectors
• Desirable - experience of SAP
• Desirable - experience working in a Finance department, ideally with accounts payable and accounts receivable processes

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.

Application Process

• Please apply using your CV and a one page covering letter setting out why you want to work for London Transport Museum. Word format ONLY and do not include any photographs or images

The closing date for applications is Monday 20th February 2023 @ 23:59

Benefits
In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the business area but mostly include:

• Final salary pension scheme
• Free travel for you on the TfL network
• Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home
• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure, and travel offers
• Discounted Eurostar travel

We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice.

We may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.