Finance Administrator

Black Country Housing Group; Rowley Regis; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible pension 7%

28 days annual leave

Extra Christmas leave

Hybrid & agile working

Wellbeing days

Health cash plan

EAP

Funded qualifications

Leadership development

Job summary

Black Country Housing Group is seeking a Finance Administrator on a fixed 6-month contract (35 hours/week) in the UK. The role focuses on processing financial transactions, managing queries, and supporting the finance team to ensure accuracy and timely reporting.

The successful candidate will have finance administration experience, strong attention to detail, and be proficient with Excel, Outlook, Word and SharePoint.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance administration within a busy environment.
• High accuracy when processing financial data.
• Strong Excel/Office skills and ability to manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Respond to finance queries via team mailbox.
• Process purchase, sales and rent ledger transactions.
• Maintain supplier accounts and process invoices/payments.
• Support banking activities and cashflow monitoring.
• Complete ledger reconciliations and data analysis.
• Assist with period-end, year-end and audits.
• Support credit control and follow up on balances.
• Build relationships with colleagues, suppliers and customers.
• Provide general administrative support to the Finance Team.

Skills

Attention to detail

Data accuracy

Problem-solving

Communication

Independence

Teamwork

Education

AAT qualification

Working towards AAT

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Word

SharePoint

Civica Financials

Job description

Finance Administrator

Fixed-Term Contract - 6 Months (35 hours per week)

Are you an organised and detail-focused finance professional who enjoys problem-solving and delivering excellent customer service? We're looking for a Finance Administrator to join our Finance Team and play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of our financial processes.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with finance administration experience who is looking to further develop their skills within a busy and supportive team. You'll work closely with colleagues across the organisation, taking ownership of financial queries, maintaining accurate records, and helping ensure our financial transactions are processed efficiently and accurately.

What You'll Be Doing

• Managing and responding to finance queries through the team mailbox.
• Processing purchase, sales and rent ledger transactions.
• Maintaining supplier accounts and processing invoices and payments.
• Supporting day-to-day banking activities and cashflow monitoring.
• Completing ledger and supplier reconciliations
• Maintaining accurate financial records and supporting data analysis.
• Assisting with period-end, year-end and audit activities.
• Supporting credit control activities, including issuing statements and following up outstanding balances.
• Building positive working relationships with colleagues, suppliers and customers.
• Providing general administrative support to the wider Finance Team.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Previous experience in a finance administration role within a busy finance environment.
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy when processing financial data.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word and SharePoint.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to investigate and resolve financial queries.
• The confidence to communicate professionally with colleagues, customers, suppliers and external partners.
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• A proactive approach, taking ownership of tasks and seeing them through to completion.

Desirable

• AAT qualification or working towards one.
• Experience of working with Civica Financials would be advantageous; however, training can be provided for the right candidate.
• Knowledge of finance policies, procedures or social housing finance.

We're looking for someone who:

• Has a genuine interest in finance and enjoys working with numbers.
• Is enthusiastic about learning and developing new skills.
• Takes pride in delivering a high-quality service.
• Builds positive working relationships with others.
• Demonstrates reliability, accountability and a positive attitude.
• Shares our commitment to our values and making a difference through excellent teamwork.

Why Join Us?

This role offers the opportunity to gain exposure across multiple areas of finance, develop your technical and analytical skills, and work within a collaborative team where your contribution will be valued from day one. Whether you're looking to build on your existing finance experience or broaden your knowledge within a varied finance role, we'd love to hear from you.

Our rewards

• Competitive pay, externally benchmarked
• Flexible pension scheme with up to 7% employer contribution
• 28 days annual leave, plus an extra day at Christmas
• Option to buy or sell up to one week's leave each year
• Hybrid and agile working arrangements
• Enhanced sick pay, maternity and paternity pay
• Health cash plan and 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Funded professional qualifications, membership fees and leadership development
• Wellbeing days, volunteering time and a wide range of colleague recognition schemes

Applications close on Monday 12th October with interviews being held on the week commencing 19th October

As a Disability Confident Employer, we continuously strive to create a more inclusive workplace. We are proud to promote equal opportunities and welcome applications from all backgrounds, including those of different ages, disabilities, genders, sexual orientations, races, religions, and marital statuses. Reasonable adjustments will be made available if required during the interview process.