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Do you have a good finance background? Are you great at working to deadlines and time management? Are you detail-oriented, organised, and passionate about supporting finance operations in a meaningful way Yes, then we may have the role for you.
We have an exciting opportunity within the Finance Operations Team for a Finance Operations Coordinator based at our Peterborough Office. You’ll play a key role in supporting our finance operations, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and excellent service across the organisation. You’ll also collaborate closely with key stakeholders and teams across Mencap, as well as external partners, to deliver accurate and timely financial support.
This role is full time (37.5 hours per week) permanent contract. We offer flexible working at Mencap, with a mixture of home and office-based working, the successful candidate will be required to commute to our Peterborough office every Mondays and Thursdays, which will be designated as your contractual workplace.

DO YOU HAVE THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE TO BE OUR NEW FINANCE OPERATIONS COORDINATOR?

• ideally a candidate with a finance background
• excellent communication and customer service skills
• Ability to investigate and problem solve when needed
• someone who takes pride in their work, has a strong attention to detail
• who can work as part of a large finance team to get the job done.
  If this sounds like the perfect role for you please apply now with an up to date CV. This role will close on Friday, 5th September.Interviews will be conducted in person during the week commencing 15th September.
  Job ID: 34437

ABOUT MENCAP

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.
We’re here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.
At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.

Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.

• Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.
• Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes
• Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.
We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for

• You will be responsible for processing payments
• Processing payments and managing invoices
• Preparing and posting month-end journals
• Handling all finance transactions to maintain the sales, purchase, and general ledgers
• Supporting end-to-end account management, ensuring consistency and compliance throughout the process
• Collaborating across departments to improve workflows and resolve queries efficiently