Finance Assistant

Davies; Bolton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent financial service firm located in Bolton is seeking a Finance Assistant to support their Legal Cashier Team. In this role, you will assist in processing a high volume of transactions and various administrative tasks while ensuring accuracy in financial data. The firm offers a variety of employee benefits including 25 days holiday and a pension contribution. Join a diverse team and enhance your financial career!

Benefits

Davies Incentive Plan

25 days holiday per year

Simply Health Care Cash Plan

WeCare - 24/7 online GP and mental health support

Death In Service benefits

Pension Contribution

Cycle to Work Scheme

Gym Flex benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience in handling financial data entry accurately.
• Ability to support high volume transaction processing.
• Effective organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Accurately enter financial data into accounting systems.
• Support daily cash allocation and processing of bulk payments.
• Assist with a variety of administrative tasks.

Skills

Thorough attention to detail

Ability to work in shared mailboxes

Flexibility and open-mindedness

Ability to deal with large volumes

Understanding of how to use Microsoft packages

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Ability to work well with others

Organisational skills

Ability to use your own initiative

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Teams

Sharepoint/Onedrive

Job description

Finance Assistant

Department: Legal

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Bolton

Description

Finance Assistant

Location: Bolton
Hours: 35 hours per week 9am-5pm, with 1 unpaid hour for lunch

We are seeking a Finance Assistant to join our team. This is a role where you will support our Legal Cashier Team in the processing of a high volume of transactions both receipted in and paid out and assisting with a variety of administrative tasks associated with the Legal Cashiers team. Your attention to detail and organizational skills will be important in ensuring the accuracy of our financial data. You will work to ensure that we can deliver a high standard of support to the business.

This is an office based role in a diverse and happy working environment where full training will be provided.

Key Accountabilities

Daily Tasks

• Daily BACs cash allocation
• Sorting and Receipting both Physical & Online Post
• Receipting Office Banking
• Processing Bulk Payments
• Processing of Cost Recovery
• Processing of VAT Reversals/other reversals

Key Responsibilities

• Data Entry: Accurately enter financial data into accounting systems and databases.

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

Skills Required

• Thorough attention to detail
• The ability to work in shared mailboxes
• Flexibility and open-mindedness
• The ability to deal with large volumes
• Understanding of how to use Microsoft packages
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• The ability to work well with others
• Organisational skills
• The ability to use your own initiative

Software experience

• Sharepoint/ Onedrive
• Teams
• Microsoft Excel
• Outlook

Benefits

• Davies Incentive Plan
• 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
• Simply Health Care Cash Plan
• WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing
• Death In Service – after 1 year’s service
• Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
• Employee Resource Groups
• Employee Volunteering Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Tech Scheme*
• Season Ticket Loan*
• Gym Flex*
• Access to Online Discount Sites
• Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
• Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
• Discounts at local retail outlets

*after successfully completing probation