Trust Accounts Officer

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Are you looking for a finance role where your work truly makes a difference? Are you confident with financial systems and ready to support a meaningful cause?

We are looking for a Trust Accounts Officer to support the finance function of the Mencap Trust Company (MTC). The primary purpose of this role is to support MTC’s finance function. The work will focus on three main areas:

• Reconciliation of trust accounts using CCH Trust Accounts software
• Producing annual trust accounts for third parties
• Providing general financial support under the direction of the Trust Accountant

This is a part-time position, working 22.5 hours across three days per week, based in London. There is some flexibility regarding the specific working days and hours. While we offer flexibility around your primary work location, there is an expectation to attend the London office at least twice per month, as well as for occasional ad-hoc meetings.

Your key responsibilities as a Trust Accounts Officer

• Complete high volume reconciliation using CCH Trust Accounts software with corresponding Investment Manager’s reports to ensure accurate financial records are maintained
• Investigate historical financial variances and apply corrections
• Completion of year end processes for individual Trusts for current and previous years
• Responding to queries from other members of the MTC team
• Any other ad-hoc duties that may be required, including assisting with trust wind up processes, investigations, activating new trusts, trust requests and distributions, and other work as required.

If you are enthusiastic about finance and keen to contribute to the impactful work of the Mencap Trust Company, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please apply now with an up-to-date CV.

Kindly note that the application deadline is Wednesday, 23rd July. Interviews are scheduled to be conducted in person on Tuesday, 29th July.

Benefits

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.

Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.

For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!

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.