Finance Assistant

Mears Group; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in property management seeks a Finance Assistant for a permanent position in Basingstoke. The successful candidate will handle invoice processing, payment auditing, and record-keeping, ensuring exceptional service and adherence to deadlines. The role emphasizes a commitment to social responsibility and community support, with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Annual Mears Fun Day

Volunteering Leave

Staff perks with Mears Rewards

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and a love for numbers beneficial.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with conflicting priorities.
• Experience in customer service and financial analysis is important.

Responsibilities

• Process invoices and receipts ensuring payment terms are met.
• Provide administrative support to managers and conduct data audits.
• Update and maintain records and reports as required.

Skills

Accurate Record-keeping

Customer Service

Financial and Commercial Analysis

Team Work

Job description

Annual salary: up to £25,532.64

Finance Assistant

Basingstoke

Office based, Full time, Permanent Role

Salary up to £25,532.64 PA

We are looking for a Finance Assistant who will work across various stages of a property’s life cycle, to deliver the Government Key Worker Accommodation Contract. This varied position will include processing of invoices, auditing and arranging of payments and ensuring accurate records are maintained.

We look for people who share our values, along with our commitment to making a positive difference to people’s homes, lives and communities, one of the many reasons that our colleagues join us here at Mears, is our emphasis on being a socially responsible business and giving back to the communities in which we operate.

About the Role

The Finance Assistant processes invoices and receipts to ensure all payment terms are met and penalties are avoided, while delivering an exceptional service ensuring payments due to customers and the client are completed with agreed timescales.

Providing administrative support to managers to ensure overall business objectives are met, updating and maintaining written and IT records to evidence outcomes and status as well as conducting data audits as requested, provide reporting and highlighting findings.

Role Criteria

To be successful in this role you will be happy working in a fast-paced environment with conflicting priorities. Used to working to deadlines and working on your own initiative as well as supporting the team around you.

This varied position will include processing of invoices, auditing and arranging payments and ensuring accurate records are maintained so attention to detail and a love for numbers would be a big benefit!

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

Benefits we can offer you

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
• Family friendly policies

As part of the recruitment process for this role, we will carry out a DBS and BPSS check, as well as Security Clearance. For these checks to be completed, we will require from you the relevant identification, including Proof of Address, References, a valid passport and proof that you have lived in the UK for the last 5 years.

Required Qualifications:

Accurate Record-keeping, Customer Service, Financial and Commercial Analysis, Team Work

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Lauren Bellini ([e-mail])

If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.

At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.