Finance Officer

Finance Officer

Birmingham Repertory Theatre Closing date: Mon, 06 Apr 2026

Artform: Theatre
Role: Finance
Contract: Contract
West Midlands

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 "> published -

Job Summary

The Finance Officer will be responsible for the purchase and sales ledger and associated accounting activities linked to the theatre and its commercial subsidiaries.

Job Description

Contract Type: Fixed term (1 year), part-time

Hours: 30 hours per week.

Salary: £27,613.42 per annum pro rata (actual £21,247.20)

Applications Close: 11:59pm on Monday 6th April

Interview Dates:
-First interview - 16th/17th April via Teams
-Second interview - 24th April at the Rep

Working with us you would be able to access the following benefits:

Contributory staff pension, 5% employee and 3% employer
Holiday entitlement of 5 weeks plus bank holidays and a day accrual each year of service up to 5 years.
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
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

Job Requirements

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.

Job Responsibilities

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.

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Job Overview

  • Job Title: Finance Officer
  • Salary: £25k-£30k (pro-rata)
  • Hours: Part time
  • Artform: Theatre
  • Role: Finance
  • Contract: Contract
  • Closing date: Mon, 06 Apr 2026
  • Location:
    West Midlands
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Job: Finance Officer

Job: Finance Officer

Organisation: Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Postcode: B12EP

How to Apply

To apply for this post please submit your CV and covering letter via our application portal on our website https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/get-involved/careers-and-vacancies.html

We also accept other forms of submission such as video or audio. Please reach out to us if you wish to submit your application in an alternative format at [email protected].