Finance Officer
The Finance Officer will be responsible for the purchase and sales ledger and associated accounting activities linked to the theatre and its commercial subsidiaries.
You will manage the full lifecycle of supplier and departmental financial processing, including setting up and maintaining supplier and credit accounts, verifying company and banking details, and handling invoice processing with accurate purchase order matching. The role ensures timely supplier payments, resolves queries, and maintains error‑free purchase and sales ledgers. You will process monthly credit card transactions, authorised expense claims, petty cash, and ad hoc cashier duties, as well as counting and preparing cash from bar takings and donations for banking. You will complete daily supplier statement reconciliations, post daily bank transactions, perform monthly bank reconciliations, and support month‑end through the reconciliation of purchase and sales ledgers.
Our ideal candidate has at least GCSE‑level Maths and English at grade C/ or above, is highly computer‑literate with strong MS Office skills—particularly advanced Excel—and is confident using modern cloud‑based finance and payment systems. They bring strong organisational and administrative abilities, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the capacity to work effectively under pressure and to deadlines while maintaining positive internal and external customer relationships. A minimum of two years’ experience in a finance office within a similar role is essential.
Applications Close: 11:59pm on Monday 6th April
Interview Dates:
- First interview - 16th/17th April via Teams
- Second interview - 24th April at the Rep
Vacancies will generally close by the deadline, however, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applicants. We therefore advise candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible if they wish to be considered for the role. Any applications made after the deadline will not be considered.
- Contributory staff pension - 5% employee and 3% employer
- A day off for your birthday
- Free-to-use employee assistance service
- Staff ticket discount (when available)
- Staff discount in The Rep food and drink outlets (when available)
- 25% Season Ticket discount on parking at Q-Parks
- £5 day rates at Utilita Arena North and South Car Parks
- Access to salary sacrifice schemes including Bike to Work scheme and Health Cash Plans
- We actively encourage all staff to see shows as believe that being part of The Rep product enhances everyone’s experience as an employee and ambassador. To ensure everyone has a chance to attend shows every staff member is invited to attend press night for all The Rep's own productions along with further complimentary tickets where possible as well as competitive discounts throughout the year.
Please read the job description carefully before starting your application to ensure that you meet all of the essential criteria and are able to provide evidence in your application to support these areas. Only relevant information will be considered when shortlisting candidates.
The Rep is a Disability Confident Employer and we participate in the ‘Offer an Interview’ scheme. This means we will offer an interview to anyone who is D/deaf or has a disability for the post who meets the minimum criteria. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competence (or could with reasonable support), as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification. If you would like to apply under this scheme please select this option on our application portal.
In line with GDPR, your application will be retained securely for 12 months before being destroyed if you are unsuccessful. A copy of our Privacy Policy is available on our website. If you are successful in your application, your information will be transferred to your HR file and will be kept in accordance with our Internal Privacy Policy.
The Rep is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk. We foster a culture where all staff and volunteers are expected to report concerns regarding vulnerable individuals or the conduct of colleagues and others they encounter. As part of our safer recruitment practices, the suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers is thoroughly assessed.
Job Title: Finance Officer
Contract Type: Fixed term (1 year), standard
Pay: £27,613.42 per annum pro rata (Officer 2)
Hours: 30 hours per week (part time)
Holidays: 25 days per year plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days plus bank holidays with continuous service, pro rata.
Location of Work: The Rep, Birmingham
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