Excel-Savvy Finance Assistant (30h, 12-mo)

Travel Chapter; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Travel Chapter in the United Kingdom is seeking a Finance Assistant to support weekly and monthly payment runs for holiday homeowners, with Excel-driven data analysis and robust financial recording. You’ll handle refunds, respond to homeowner queries, and assist with reconciliation issues across the team.

Join a collaborative finance department focused on accuracy, process improvement and delivering high service standards while learning new systems and contributing to year-end activities.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel skills and data manipulation are essential.
• Experience in finance or accounting environments is expected.
• High accuracy with numeracy and literacy is required.
• Logical and analytical approach to problem solving.
• Willingness to learn new accounting systems and software.
• Experience with payment processing, refunds and reconciliations.
• Clear communication and customer-focused attitude.
• Ability to manage workload and work collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Processing weekly and monthly payment runs for holiday homeowners through booking platforms.
• Using Excel to analyse data, investigate discrepancies and support reporting.
• Processing and recording refunds accurately and efficiently.
• Responding to homeowner queries by phone and email.
• Investigating payment and reconciliation issues and finding solutions.
• Supporting colleagues with finance tasks, systems questions and training.
• Building relationships across the group and delivering high service standards.
• Assisting with year-end audit preparation by organizing financial information.

Skills

Excel skills

Finance teamwork

Numeracy & literacy

Analytical mindset

IT skills

Refunds & reconciliations

Communication

Workload management

AAT or equivalent (advantage)

Industry-specific accounting knowledge

Education

AAT or equivalent qualification

Working towards accounting qualification

Tools

Computerised accounting packages

Job description

Travel Chapter in the United Kingdom is seeking a Finance Assistant to support weekly and monthly payment runs for holiday homeowners, with Excel-driven data analysis and robust financial recording. You’ll handle refunds, respond to homeowner queries, and assist with reconciliation issues across the team.

Join a collaborative finance department focused on accuracy, process improvement and delivering high service standards while learning new systems and contributing to year-end activities.