Finance Assistant

Diabetes UK; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Diabetes UK in London is seeking a Finance Assistant to support the purchase invoice and expense payment process, ensuring internal controls are followed and guidance is understood.

You will reconcile supplier statements, facilitate payments, and work with the processing and leadership teams to record transactions and schedule approvals. The role suits someone who communicates clearly and enjoys collaborating in a team while delivering accurate financial processing.

Qualifications

• Experience processing invoices for payment is helpful but not essential.
• Strong communication and organisational skills to follow guidance and resolve queries.
• Ability to identify issues and escalate when needed, while working in a team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure purchase invoices and expenses are paid and internal processes are followed.
• Reconcile supplier statements and facilitate payments.
• Work with the processing team to record all transactions and with the leadership team to schedule payment approvals.

Skills

Invoice processing

Reconciliation

Payments

Clear communication

Organisation

Teamwork

Job description

We are Diabetes UK and our mission is to tackle diabetes, day in and day out, until it can do no harm. With more people than ever living with diabetes and millions more at risk of developing Type 2, our work has never been more needed., You will work with colleagues and suppliers to ensure that purchase invoices and expenses are paid and that internal processes are followed. As a finance assistant this will involve making colleagues aware of guidance and helping them understand it, resolving queries, reconciling supplier statements, and facilitating payments. You will work dynamically with the processing team to ensure that all transactions are recorded, and with the leadership team to schedule approving payments.

You may have worked in a finance department before and have experience processing invoices for payment, but this is not essential. You communicate clearly, can identify issues which need to be escalated and can organise yourself so that work is completed on time and with accuracy. You will enjoy working flexibly as part of a team, offering, and accepting assistance when required.

We offer a range of benefits, including a health cash plan, early finish Fridays and access to a strong learning and development offer. You can find full details attached below.