Total 4 finance banking insurance job vacancies in tunbridge wells tn2 4ul

What skills and experience we're looking for

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and committed Finance Officer to join our friendly, busy finance team within the heart of our school. We are looking for someone on a fixed-term contract to start in October 2024.

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the Finance Manager in the management and coordination of all aspects of school finances. They must also have excellent attention to detail, be proactive and be proficient in IT skills, especially with Microsoft Excel. Experience of working in an educational environment would be advantageous but is not essential as full training will be provided.

About the role:

• Assist the Finance Manager in maintaining effective financial controls of the school accounts
• Maintaining and processing all aspects of the account payable and the accounts receivable ledgers
• Monitoring and forecasting budget spending
• Reconciliation of bank accounts and control accounts
• Manage the income and expenditure of school trips including parent/staff enquiries
• Full details can be found in the Application pack

Successful candidates will:

• Have previous experience in a similar role
• Be highly numerate and be able to absorb complex information
• Be able to use their own initiative
• Have excellent attention to detail

What the school offers its staff

Benefits of working at St Gregory’s:

• A supportive and caring working environment for staff and students
• Opportunities to complete external qualifications
• Free Gym Membership
• Kent Rewards Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme which offers counselling, financial guidance, legal enquiries with access to online health and wellbeing resources

Further details about the role

All applicants need to have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role. This vacancy may close on or before the specified closing date depending on the volume of suitable applicants. If you are unsuccessful, we will contact you accordingly.

Candidates will be subject to an online search if shortlisted. The search will not form part of the shortlisting process itself and shortlisted candidates will have the chance to address any issues of concern that come up during the search at interview.

Commitment to safeguarding

St Gregory’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and this position is subject to satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.

To support the Ministry Area with its administrative duties, ensuring compliance with statutory and Church in Wales requirements.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

The tasks and responsibilities required for these positions are subject to variation between Ministry Areas, dependent on the individual MA needs and current level of volunteer support.

The list below details all tasks that may be expected for a successful candidate to assist with. The successful candidate will not be required to assist with all tasks listed, specific responsibilities will be agreed with the MA team at the time of appointment.

General Administration:
• Act as the central point of contact for the Ministry Area.
• Act as first point of contact, handling all forms of enquiry (e.g. post, phone, email), actioning responses as appropriate.
• Process incoming and outgoing email and paper correspondence.
• MA diary management, and meeting arrangements.
• Administrative support for all clergy for matters relating to baptisms, funerals, weddings (e.g. enquiries, communications, bookings, registers, certificates, materials & payments).
• Supporting the meetings of the Ministry Area Council (MAC) and the Ministry Area Executive (MAE) (e.g. arranging meetings, preparing and distributing agenda and papers, minuting taking, and tracking actions).
• Develop, maintain and manage paper and digital filing and record keeping in line with current Data Protection legislation (e.g. electoral roll, registers, records of fees).
• Ordering of supplies for church ministry and office use (e.g. communion supplies and stationery).
• Maintaining a presentable, welcoming, and safe working environment.

Governance, Process and Reporting:
• Participate in meetings of the Ministry Area Administrators, sharing good practice, processes and resources as directed by the Ministry Area Admin & Resources Supervisor.
• Management of statutory documentation including registers, certificates, and applications.
• Regular submissions on behalf of the Ministry Area, e.g. Annual Report and Trustee contact data to Charities Commission, Annual Returns to the Church in Wales and Diocese.
• Supporting the Ministry Area to comply with the activities of the Annual Vestry Meeting, including meeting arrangements and paperwork for the appointment of Officers and Council members (e.g. Trustee and Churchwarden declarations).
• Assist the MA Safeguarding Officer with administrative duties, (e.g. maintaining the safeguarding database (My Church People), extrapolating database information for review, booking safeguarding training, co-ordinating DBS applications and acting as an identification verifier.
• Supporting the Ministry Area to participate in annual Diocesan elections.
• Assist with the administration and data input to the membership and attendance database.
• Data collection/input for copyright licences.

Finance (as agreed with the Ministry Area Treasurer):
• Management of petty cash system.
• Administrative support (e.g. data entry to Myfund accounting, production of the annual report, MA insurance contract, copyright licence).

Building Management:
• Assist in the maintenance of equipment for the office and its church building (e.g. photocopier, piano/organ Tuner & Inspections, Lift Inspection, Alarm Services, Fire Services, boiler inspections and Quinquennial Inspections).
• Management of regular and ad-hoc lettings of the building, including letting contracts and fees.
• Oversee the cleaning contract, advising appropriate persons of any issues.
• Support and encourage volunteers working in the church premises and gardens.
• Administer key control and asset register procedures.
• Maintain an awareness of the health & safety and insurance requirements of the building.
• Support the building health and safety officer in the upkeep of the building (e.g. scheduling of works).

Communication:
• Update and development of the Ministry Area website and social media accounts.
• Co-ordinate and maintain regular lines of communication with Church Committees across the Ministry Area.
• Produce and distribute digital and paper publications on behalf of the Ministry Area.
• Ensuring up-to-date contact details are maintained and updated to the Diocesan Office.
• Enabling the two-way communication between the Ministry Area and staff of the Diocesan Office, including promotion/notification of new initiatives, resources available and constructive feedback.
• Ensuring that internal and external noticeboards are kept tidy and up to date.

Any other duties as may reasonably be required of the role at the discretion of the Line Manager.

We have an exciting and varied opportunity for a Health Services Finance Team Leader to join the Finance Operations Team here at AXA on a 12 month Fixed Term contract. The UK insurance market is one of the most competitive and advanced markets in the world and profitable growth of personal lines business forms a key part of AXA UK strategic plans. The purpose of this role is to manage the various Health Services financial operation functions, whilst leading and mentoring a team of Financial Operations Administrators.


At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work a minimum of two days per week in our Tunbridge Wells office.


What you'll be doing:


Oversee all payments to affiliates, ensuring these are paid accurately and within agreed timescales.
Manage AXA’s cost processing queue, ensuring cases in our Customer Relationship Management system are accurate and processed within specified deadlines.
Supervise the invoicing process to our clients, including overseeing the allocating of payments received and reconciling clients’ accounts.
Manage our credit control function, ensuring that outstanding debt is chased in line with our credit control policy.
Report on outstanding debt, providing regular and meaningful MI to management.
Support and develop the team of Financial Operations Administrators, through ensuring objectives are set, and training needs and development opportunities are met.
Manage and monitor the team workload, ensure BAU tasks are met and distributed fairly.


Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we’re able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you’re interested in joining us at AXA, please don’t hesitate to apply.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Cost Administrator to join the Finance Operations Team here at AXA on a 6 month Fixed Term Contract. The UK insurance market is one of the most competitive and advanced markets in the world and profitable growth of personal lines business forms a key part of AXA UK strategic plans. The purpose of this role is processing charges to Occupational Health Clients on a case-by-case basis.


At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. Training for this role will take place in our Tunbridge Wells office, and once fully trained the expectation is to work a minimum of two days per week in office.


What you'll be doing:


Assess cases raised on AXA’s Customer Relationship Management system.
Ensure cases are accurate and correct, and approving cases for invoicing.
Work within a vital process, enabling Occupational Health clients to be invoiced accurately within agreed timescales.
Raise and resolve queries relating to cases raised.
Work across the wider department and around the business to improve processes and to improve customer experience.
Deputise for other Finance Cost Administrators when required.


Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we’re able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you’re interested in joining us at AXA, please don’t hesitate to apply.