Finance Assistant

Cameron House; Alexandria; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on duty

Pension scheme

Long service awards

Enhanced holidays

Leisure Club membership

Employee wellbeing support

On-site discounts

Retail discounts

Job summary

Cameron House Lodges Ltd is seeking a Finance Assistant to support the Finance Manager and team with day-to-day accounts administration, processing and reconciliations in our Loch Lomond lodge complex.

You will gain exposure to credit control, invoicing, direct debits and monthly debtor reporting, with training and opportunities to develop within Cameron House's Lodge Accounts Department.

Qualifications

• Minimum National 5 qualification in Maths and English
• Experience of working in Finance/Accounts/Reception or Administration
• Hotel or customer service experience an advantage
• Ability to quickly build excellent working relationships
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong IT skills, proficient in Microsoft Excel spreadsheets including formatting, calculations and formulas

Responsibilities

• Assist Finance Manager and team with administration, processing and reconciliation of accounts
• Handle credit control and customer account queries
• Prepare annual invoicing of customer accounts
• Prepare Direct Debit submissions
• Daily reconciliation of lodge payments
• Produce monthly debtor reports
• Maintain guest ledgers and debt management
• Support other team members to ensure smooth lodge accounts operations

Skills

Credit Control

Customer Queries

Invoicing

Direct Debits

Cash Reconciliation

Debtor Reports

Ledger Management

Team Support

Education

National 5 Maths & English

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Finance Assistant

THE ROLE

Cameron House Lodges Ltd provide management services to our two Owners Clubs with over 4300 owners/members.

The scope of the role is to support the Finance Manager, Assistant Finance Manager and the finance team in the administration, processing and reconciliation of accounts and transactions.

Key things you will be assisting with:

• Credit Control
• Customer Account queries
• Annual Invoicing of Customer Accounts
• Preparation of Direct Debit Submissions
• Daily reconciliation of Club payments
• Monthly debtor’s reports
• Guest ledger balances
• Account Ledgers and Fee collection and debt management
• Supporting the other team members in Finance ensuring the smooth running of the Lodge Accounts Department

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

We recruit people with widely varying personalities from different walks of life and backgrounds. While we don't have a 'typical' employee, there are some specific qualities or traits we look for.

• People who want to achieve great things – your interest in us suggests you have the ambition, drive, and determination to meet challenges head on.
• People who are naturally friendly – who genuinely care about our guests and the service they receive.
• People who will always go beyond what our guests expect from us to make their stay a special and memorable one.
• People who show the same level of care for their team, as our guests – it's about supporting our colleagues to be the best they can be and to do the best job they can.
• People who will respect and protect the magical place we work in – it's up to all of us to look after our environment and never take it for granted.

TO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY YOU WILL ALSO NEED:

• Minimum National 5 qualification in Maths and English or equivalent
• Experience of working in Finance/Accounts/Reception or Administration
• Hotel or customer service experience an advantage
• Ability to quickly build excellent working relationships
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong IT skills, proficient in Microsoft packages especially Excel spreadsheets including formatting, calculations and formulas.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Here’s what to expect when you work as part of our team:

• Free meals when on duty, in our team cafes
• Pension scheme and Wagestream financial services
• Long service awards involving recognition with high street shopping vouchers and overnight stays
• Enhanced holidays with long service
• Free Leisure Club Membership, with friends and family discounts
• Employee care service, offering lifestyle and wellbeing support and counselling via a confidential helpline
• On-site discounts on Cameron House and Cameron Lodges accommodation, 50% off food and beverages, golf membership, spa treatments, Celtic Warrior cruises, outdoor activities cinema tickets and retail products
• Lifeworks App – lots of discounts on everyday purchases, with brand that you love
• Supplier and local business discounts, eg Sealy Mattresses and selected Lomond Shores retailers
• Free parking
• At Cameron House we can offer fully funded, work-based training and development. Everything from apprenticeships, structured work experience in other businesses and supported scholarships through to graduate programmes, specialist craft training, and formal qualifications up to HND and Degree level.
• We are only 40 minutes drive from the centre of Glasgow, so if the outdoors is your thing there's also the wider Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park on your doorstep – just waiting to be explored in your free time.