Finance Officer
| Posting date: | 12 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | 14,993 |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 14 March 2026 |
| Location: | Northampton, NN10 9YE |
| Company: | Northamptonshire Mind |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 155 |
Summary
Job Advert
As Finance Officer you will be responsible for day‑to‑day financial operations, including invoicing, bank reconciliations,
payment runs, record management, and financial reporting. You will be supporting managers across the organisation, handle queries,
and uphold compliance and charity values.
Key Duties include:
* Prepare invoices, receive and allocate payments
* Daily monitoring of bank statements and recording direct transactions.
* Process customer payments and supplier invoices, and prepare monthly payment runs.
* Assist with monthly bank reconciliations and other reconciliations (e.g., shop takings and others as necessary).
* Manage petty cash, cheques, and bank lodgements in coordination with Community Service Managers.
* Use finance software (QuickBooks) and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) to produce accurate reports.
* Provide financial support to managers and internal teams, ensuring timely information sharing.
* Perform credit control and ensure payments are received as and when due.
* Support with ad‑hoc financial tasks as required by the Head of Finance or Senior Leadership Team.
* Maintain confidentiality and uphold charity values in all work.
Expectations:
All staff are expected to embody our mission, values, and competencies. This includes the expectation that they will.
* Show passion for what Mind does and the changes we are making for people with mental health problems
* Work collaboratively across teams, services, locations, and organisations.
* Stand up for what they believe is best and trust in themselves and each other.
* Be open to others, ourselves and show a commitment to learning.
* Demonstrate organisational awareness and see the bigger picture while working towards objectives.
* Communicate effectively, ensuring their messages are understood and that they strive to understand others.
* Value diversity and treat others with respect, show sensitivity towards differences, promoting and encouraging diversity,
building on people’s skills and talents to enhance our work.
* Take responsibility for their decisions.
* Be prepared to work flexibly according to business need e.g. hot desking, home working
* Always maintain an appropriate level of confidentiality
* Strong commitment to empowering mental health service users and their recovery
Experience and Skills:
* Degree in accounting, bookkeeping or related field (or equivalent associated qualification).
* Minimum two years’ experience in a finance position
* Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills and strong Microsoft Office proficiency.
* Actively studying toward an accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA etc.) – desirable but not compulsory.
* Good communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to work accurately and with close attention to detail in a busy
working environment
* Ability to work on own initiative and respond with flexibility and dynamism
* Knowledge of QuickBooks Software would be advantageous but not essential, training will be provided.
What we offer you:
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pro rata for part time employees.
* Comprehensive service-specific induction and ongoing regular supervision, on the job training both internal and external, and
development.
* Company sick pay
This role description is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities but indicates the key responsibilities for the
role.
As Finance Officer you will be responsible for day‑to‑day financial operations, including invoicing, bank reconciliations,
payment runs, record management, and financial reporting. You will be supporting managers across the organisation, handle queries,
and uphold compliance and charity values.
Key Duties include:
* Prepare invoices, receive and allocate payments
* Daily monitoring of bank statements and recording direct transactions.
* Process customer payments and supplier invoices, and prepare monthly payment runs.
* Assist with monthly bank reconciliations and other reconciliations (e.g., shop takings and others as necessary).
* Manage petty cash, cheques, and bank lodgements in coordination with Community Service Managers.
* Use finance software (QuickBooks) and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) to produce accurate reports.
* Provide financial support to managers and internal teams, ensuring timely information sharing.
* Perform credit control and ensure payments are received as and when due.
* Support with ad‑hoc financial tasks as required by the Head of Finance or Senior Leadership Team.
* Maintain confidentiality and uphold charity values in all work.
Expectations:
All staff are expected to embody our mission, values, and competencies. This includes the expectation that they will.
* Show passion for what Mind does and the changes we are making for people with mental health problems
* Work collaboratively across teams, services, locations, and organisations.
* Stand up for what they believe is best and trust in themselves and each other.
* Be open to others, ourselves and show a commitment to learning.
* Demonstrate organisational awareness and see the bigger picture while working towards objectives.
* Communicate effectively, ensuring their messages are understood and that they strive to understand others.
* Value diversity and treat others with respect, show sensitivity towards differences, promoting and encouraging diversity,
building on people’s skills and talents to enhance our work.
* Take responsibility for their decisions.
* Be prepared to work flexibly according to business need e.g. hot desking, home working
* Always maintain an appropriate level of confidentiality
* Strong commitment to empowering mental health service users and their recovery
Experience and Skills:
* Degree in accounting, bookkeeping or related field (or equivalent associated qualification).
* Minimum two years’ experience in a finance position
* Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills and strong Microsoft Office proficiency.
* Actively studying toward an accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA etc.) – desirable but not compulsory.
* Good communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to work accurately and with close attention to detail in a busy
working environment
* Ability to work on own initiative and respond with flexibility and dynamism
* Knowledge of QuickBooks Software would be advantageous but not essential, training will be provided.
What we offer you:
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pro rata for part time employees.
* Comprehensive service-specific induction and ongoing regular supervision, on the job training both internal and external, and
development.
* Company sick pay
This role description is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities but indicates the key responsibilities for the
role.