Finance Assistant

RE Personnel; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established charity in Gloucester is seeking a Finance Assistant to join their team permanently. The role involves managing purchase and sales ledgers, processing bank transactions, and supporting month-end close activities. Candidates should have experience in bookkeeping and excellent attention to detail. The salary offered is approximately £28,000, along with benefits including holiday allowance and pension. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to an organization that values its team members.

Benefits

Holiday allowance

Pension

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a bookkeeping or transactional finance role.
• Strong experience with purchase ledger, sales ledger, and bank reconciliations.
• Ability to work accurately and meet month-end deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and organized approach.
• Confidence in communicating with non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchase and sales ledgers, including supplier reconciliations.
• Process and reconcile bank receipts, payments, and monthly bank accounts.
• Prepare bank payment runs and account for payroll, expenses, and petty cash.
• Support month-end close with accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist with VAT workings, Gift Aid reporting, and audit preparation.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Purchase ledger

Sales ledger

Bank reconciliations

Communication with non-finance stakeholders

Job description

Our client, a well-established and values-driven charity, based in the Stroud, has an exciting new opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join their team on a permanent, full-time basis due to continued growth and increased financial reporting requirements. Working Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm.

Please note; Interviews will take place the first week of January.

Experience of using a cloud based software is advantageous and this is position is fully office based.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working in a bookkeeping or transactional finance role
• Strong experience with purchase ledger, sales ledger, and bank reconciliations
• The ability to work accurately at pace and meet month-end deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail with a methodical and organised approach
• Confidence communicating with non-finance stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Managing the purchase and sales ledgers, including supplier reconciliations and monitoring outstanding invoices
• Processing and reconciling bank receipts, payments, and monthly bank accounts
• Preparing bank payment runs and accounting for payroll, expenses, and petty cash
• Supporting month-end close through accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations
• Assisting with VAT workings, Gift Aid reporting, and audit preparation

Our client is offering the successful Finance Assistant a salary in the region of £28,000 plus benefits including holiday allowance and pension. If you are a detail-driven finance professional with experience in purchase ledger, accounts receivable and bank reconciliation and wanting to work for a fantastic charity where you’ll truly be valued, apply now to be considered for this opportunity and to arrange an interview.