About Us
The MSA Trust is a small national charity with a large reach, offering vital support to people affected by multiple system atrophy, a devastating neuro degenerative disease, and funding much needed research into the cause and cure.
About the role
The post-holder provides essential bookkeeping and basic accounts support to this small but growing charity. The job entails processing all non-salary income and expenditure, ensuring that the accounts are reconciled on a regular basis. Monitoring income and expenditure against budgets and developing forecasts and budgets for projects?
The post holder is expected to be proactive, self-motivated and show initiative and flexibility, taking responsibility for checking their own work. For the right person this will be a rewarding and fulfilling role. Working as a member of the team the post-holder will need to work closely with the Chief Executive and the heads of departments in the preparation of the annual budget, the production of monthly management accounts, accounting for restricted funds and monitoring financial performance. The organisation uses Raisers Edge as it’s fundraising database and uses Xero online accounting system for the monthly accounts. The post holder will need to become familiar with both.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure the accounting software is up to date and accurate.
- Accounting for other income received via the bank statement and inputting onto Raisers Edge
- Process purchase and supplier invoices (ensuring compliance with authorisation procedures).
- Process staff, volunteer and beneficiary expense claims.
- Download monthly reports from third party fundraising platforms, CAF and Stripe or PayPal websites to ensure that donations are correctly allocated.
- Preparing management accounts and restricted fund summaries for Trustee meetings
- Monthly bank reconciliations
- Monitoring use of MSA Trust credit cards and ensuring payments are accounted and entered onto XERO correctly.
- Complete Quarterly gift aid claims
- Phasing the annual budget for management accounts purposes
- Working with the fundraisers and other staff to monitor restricted fund expenditure.
- Dealing with finance enquiries from colleagues and external agencies.
Other Duties
- To assist the CEO with preparation of information for finance subcommittee.
- Assist with minutes for Finance subcommittee
- To ensure all financial compliance is met.
- Manage the finance mailbox
To undertake any other reasonable activity in line with the responsibilities of the post as requested by the Chief Executive, Trustees or other senior staff.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Multiple System Atrophy Trust values everyone as an individual – our employees and volunteers, our clients and all the other stakeholders we meet within the delivery of our work. Harnessing difference creates a productive environment in which everybody feels valued, their talents are fully utilised, and organisational and personal goals are met.
Safer Recruitment
MSA Trust is committed to providing a safe environment for all those who work at and with MSA Trust. The safe recruitment of all those who undertake work here is the first step to ensuring that we are fulfilling this commitment.
All positions are offered subject to the following conditions:
- Receipt of satisfactory references, which covers your most recent employment and also a character reference.
- Proof of your identity and that you are legally entitled to work in the UK.