Finance Assistant

Two Rivers Housing; Newent; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A community housing organization in Newent is seeking a Finance Assistant to provide essential financial support. You will process invoices, manage debts, and assist with the administration of petty cash and expenses. The ideal candidate will have experience in transactional finance and proficiency in Microsoft Office, with a willingness to learn about the housing sector. This is a full-time permanent role with the opportunity to make a real difference in the community.

Qualifications

• Able to manage own workload effectively.
• Willingness to learn about the housing sector.
• Knowledge of accountancy statutory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Process financial information accurately.
• Provide customer-focused service for invoices.
• Ensure debts are collected and resolve payment queries.
• Administer petty cash and update financial journals.

Skills

Experience in transactional finance environment

Ability to work independently

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Experience with internal and external stakeholders

Education

Good general standard of education

Finance qualification such as AAT (desirable)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Financial systems (e.g., Open Accounts)

Job description

Finance Assistant – Newent, Gloucestershire

Newent, Gloucestershire
Full Time, Permanent

About the Role

Come and make a real difference as our Finance Assistant! Everyone deserves a warm, safe, affordable home. As part of our finance team, you’ll support the business to make this a reality for thousands of people living in our communities. Working with our internal teams and external partners you’ll provide a customer‑focussed service, processing supplier and sales invoices quickly and efficiently and helping make sure debts are collected. You will support the team with administration of petty cash, expenses and updating journals.

Responsibilities

• Process financial information accurately and in line with relevant regulations.
• Provide a customer‑focussed service, processing supplier and sales invoices quickly and efficiently.
• Ensure debts are collected and help resolve issues and answer queries related to invoices and payments.
• Administer petty cash, expenses and update journals.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a transactional finance environment or similar role.
• Experience working with internal and external stakeholders.
• Able to work independently and manage your own workload effectively.
• A willingness to learn and develop your knowledge of the housing sector.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office including Excel, and financial systems (eg Open Accounts).
• Knowledge of accountancy statutory requirements.
• Good general standard of education.
• Finance qualification such as AAT is desirable.

Inclusion & Diversity

We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it’s about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual. We’re all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.