Finance Assistant

A vacancy has arisen at England Athletics for a Finance Assistant initially for a 12-month period.. The role will support and assist in the financial administration which will include purchase, sales, and general ledger duties, and to assist in the production of the monthly financial reporting. The postholder will assist in credit control and aim to minimise the debt position of England Athletics. To support the Finance team in its administrative duties including regular reconciliation activities. Key areas for this role will be:

• Purchase Ledger - To support purchase ledger, processing invoices and reconciliations.
• Sales Ledger - To assist and provide support for sales ledger, effectively and efficiently raise sales ledger invoices and credit notes and assist with debt collection, as required.
• Reconciliation and Reporting - Assist in the reconciliation of Bank Statements, maintain financial spreadsheets, reconciliations, and reports as directed.
• Other - To maintain accounting database including data collection, entry & analysis as required. General administration as may be required.
The role will require an individual who has an understanding of sales and purchase ledger administration/transactions, BACS and cheque payments, and financial administration. The postholder should be studying towards their AAT qualification or willing to commit to undertaking this qualification, which EA will support.

England Athletics is the national governing body for athletics and running in England. We work in partnership with the wider athletics family, especially our member clubs and bodies, UK Athletics, Sport England & commercial partners, to grow opportunities for everyone to experience our sport and to enable them to reach their full potential. England Athletics also provides national-level competition and is responsible for athlete development beneath world-class performance levels. England Athletics is a membership organisation with c1,800 member clubs/bodies and c173,000 registered athletes, which exists to provide services and support to its members and to promote and deliver athletics and running activities across all ages, event disciplines, ability levels and aspirations; and to give support to the wider sport where there are more than 6m who run each month in England, 3,500 licensed road races and 222,245 active RunTogether participants operating in more than 3,350 groups. We want to inspire more athletes and runners of all abilities and backgrounds to fulfil their potential and to have a lifelong love of the sport. It is our vision for athletics to become an inclusive sport where everyone belongs and can flourish. We want every participant involved in our sport, whether they are an athlete, runner, coach, official, leader, volunteer, facility operator, parent, or guardian to see and experience first-hand the guiding principles that continue to drive our work - including putting the athlete and runner first, encouraging high standards and ethical success across all aspects of our work, enhancing experiences, and working together in partnership not in isolation.