Finance Assistant

Green Bridge Community Housing; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company events

Company pension

Westfield Health Cash Plan

Ongoing training and career developm​e

Referral programme

Job summary

Green Bridge Community Housing in Sheffield is seeking a Finance Assistant to support the Finance and Payroll department to deliver a compliant accounts management system. This full-time, on-site role runs Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm.

Key duties include gathering invoices from sites, checking and uploading invoices, assisting with invoicing and credit control, chasing outstanding items, and helping prepare monthly management accounts and year-end work. Two years in accounting is required.

Qualifications

• A minimum 2 years' experience in accounting/bookkeeping.
• Understanding of confidentiality, information-sharing, financial due diligence, and risk mitigation.
• Demonstrated effective communication, planning, and organisation skills.
• Motivated, solution-focused, patient, empathetic and professional in challenging environments.
• Experience using payroll and accounting software (Employment Hero & Xero).

Responsibilities

• Gather invoices/receipts from sites (Sheffield/Rotherham, Leeds, Mental Health Unit).
• Check, upload and add tracking to invoices.
• Support with raising invoices and credit control.
• Chase unreconciled and historic outstanding items.
• Assist with preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Assist with year-end preparations.

Skills

Accounting/Bookkeeping

Communication

Planning & Organisation

Confidentiality & Compliance

Payroll software

Tools

Employment Hero

Xero

Job description

The Company is looking for a Finance Assistant to provide support to the Finance and Payroll department to deliver a comprehensive, efficient, and compliant accounts management system.

Please note: This is a full time, on site role, working Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.

Key tasks include:

• Gathering invoices/receipts from our sites: Sheffield/Rotherham, Leeds & Mental Health Unit
• Checking, uploading and adding tracking to invoices.
• Support with raising invoices and credit control.
• Chasing unreconciled and historic outstanding items.
• Support with the preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Support with the preparation for year end.

Successful candidates must have/be:

• A minimum 2 years' experience working in accounting/bookkeeping.
• Understanding of confidentiality, information-sharing, financial due diligence, and risk mitigation.
• The ability to demonstrate effective communication, planning, and organisation skills.
• Highly motivated and solution-focused, able to work with patience, empathy, and professionalism in challenging environments.
• Experience of using payroll and accounting software. Employment Hero & Xero.

The following criteria is desirable but not essential:

• Understanding of UK Tax law and compliance with other statutory regulations including PAYE.
• Knowledge of working within the supported housing sector would be advantageous.

Salary £27,000

• Company events
• Company pension
• Westfield Health Cash Plan
• Ongoing training and career development
• Referral programme