Finance Assistant

Viewpoint Housing Association Ltd; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A nonprofit organization in housing services is seeking a Finance Assistant in Edinburgh. This role involves supporting the Finance team with administrative tasks and ensuring timely financial reporting. Ideal for those looking to gain finance experience, this position offers a generous holiday package, training opportunities, and a hybrid working model after onboarding.

Benefits

7 weeks holidays including public holidays

Generous training opportunities

Attractive pension scheme

Life Insurance

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Discount Card

Qualifications

• Strong team player who is organized and accurate.
• Good communication skills and able to work to tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day administration of the finance team.
• Contribute to accurate and timely reporting of financial results.
• Ensure a high level of professionalism promoting the finance department.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Team player

Job description

About Us

At Viewpoint, people matter, not just our residents and tenants but our staff. We are a registered non-profit making organisation providing a range of general needs housing, supported housing and care services for older people in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife. Established in 1947, our primary objective is to improve the quality of life and well-being of our care home residents and tenants through promoting independence, enabling choice and offering peace of mind in a safe, secure and supported environment.

About the Role

Our Finance Department are seeking to fill a full-time position for a Finance Assistant. This would be ideal for someone who is looking to gain experience within a finance environment.

Reporting to the Management Reporting Analyst, you will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day administration of all aspects of the Finance team as the post covers a range of duties which contribute to the accurate and timely reporting of financial results and efficient payment of suppliers.

As a member of the Finance Team you will provide a first-class user focused service and will ensure that your role contributes to a high level of professionalism promoting the work of the finance department to the internal and external customer.

You will be able to work with colleagues from a variety of backgrounds with an approachable and solution-oriented style; keen to support and drive the development of a positive working culture across the organisation and able to represent the organisation in all that they do.

Please be aware there is a business requirement to work 9am to 5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am to 4.30pm on a Friday to provide the expected level of customer service. Initially, the role will require regular attendance at our office to support onboarding, training, and team integration. Following a successful onboarding period, there will be the opportunity to adopt our hybrid working model, with a mix of office and home-based work.

The successful candidate will be a strong team player who is organised, accurate, with good communication skills and able to work to tight deadlines.

In return you will receive a generous reward package, which includes:

• 7 weeks holidays including public holidays
• Generous training opportunities
• Attractive pension scheme
• Life Insurance (death in service benefit)
• Wellbeing support (Employee Assistance Programme)
• Blue Light Discount Card

Closing date: 24 October 2025 at 12 Noon

Interviews will be held week commencing: 3 November 2025