Finance Assistant

Alzheimer Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. We are seeking applicants for transactional finance roles to support a range of finance tasks, including purchase ledger, sales ledger, bank processing, and customer service.

Donor support across phone and face-to-face is also included. You will bring experience in high-volume finance administration within a complex organisation, strong communication, and proficiency with Microsoft 365 and finance systems.

Qualifications

• High-volume finance administration experience within a complex organisation.
• Strong verbal and written communication, able to balance priorities and deadlines.
• Practical experience with Microsoft 365 and databases or financial systems.
• Interest in probation period and opportunities to study further.

Responsibilities

• Carry out transactional finance tasks including purchase ledger and sales ledger.
• Process bank transactions and assist with customer service related to donors.
• Support donors across a range of methods including phone and face-to-face.
• Collaborate with colleagues to ensure accurate financial records and reporting.

Skills

Finance administration

Purchase ledger

Sales ledger

Bank processing

Customer service

Donor management

Tools

Microsoft 365

Financial systems

Job description

Who we are

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families, we campaign for the rights of people with dementia and fund vital dementia research.

What you’ll do

The roles are transactional roles working as a team supporting a range of finance tasks including purchase ledger, sales ledger, bank processing alongside customer service and supporting donors across a variety of methods including phone and face to face, therefore, strong customer service skills alongside finance administration experience are essential.

What you’ll have

We are seeking applications from individuals with demonstrable high volume finance administration work experience within a complex organisation and who possess the skills to take on the tasks outlined in the job description. You will be a strong communicator both verbally and written and able to balance competing priorities and deadlines. You will have practical experience of working with a wide range of office systems including Microsoft 365 and databases or financial systems. If you are interested by what you have read, and have the necessary skills and experience, or have experience in elements of the role and wish to develop these skills further, alongside the ability to make a success of this role, we would be delighted to hear from you. Following completion of probationary period (6 months) there will be opportunities to undertake and progress further studies in relevant disciplines.