Finance Assistant

The Wrekin Housing Group Limited; Telford; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + 31

Contributory pension

Employee healthcare portal

Eye care vouchers

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

The Wrekin Housing Group Limited is seeking a detail-focused Finance Assistant to join our expanding Finance team in Telford. You will support the team with purchase invoices, payments, and general financial administration, ensuring processes run smoothly and efficiently.

Candidates should have 5 GCSEs including Maths and English, strong numerical abilities, and excellent customer service and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs at Grade A*-C/4+ including Maths and English.
• Experience working in a deadline-driven environment.
• Strong numerical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Good IT skills, with Excel pivot tables and lookups.
• Commitment to delivering excellent customer service and resolving issues.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• A self-motivated, flexible and enthusiastic approach with a results focus.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase invoices and prepare payments in line with deadlines.
• Support audits, budgets and period-end processes with information from finance systems.
• Assist with general finance administration and maintain accurate records.
• Build positive relationships with colleagues, customers and suppliers to provide excellent service.

Skills

Numerical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Customer service

Deadline-driven

Education

GCSEs A*-C incl Maths & English

Tools

Excel

Job description

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We're looking for a detail-focused and enthusiastic FinanceAssistant to join our expanding Finance team. If you enjoy working with numbers, thrive in a fast-paced environment and take pride in delivering excellent customer service, we'd love to hear from you.

This is a fantastic opportunity to build your finance career within a supportive team, where you'll play a key role as a Finance Assistant in ensuring our financial processes run smoothly and efficiently. Working closely with the Senior Finance Assistant, you'll support a range of finance activities, including:

• Processing purchase invoices through our finance system and preparing payments in line with financial deadlines and best practice.
• Supporting the wider Finance team by gathering and providing information from finance systems for audits, budgets and period-end processes.
• Assisting with general finance administration and helping to maintain accurate financial records.
• Building positive relationships with colleagues, customers and suppliers to provide excellent customer service and resolve queries efficiently.

What we're looking for:

We're looking for a Finance Assistant who is organised, accurate and motivated, with a passion for delivering high-quality work.

• 5 GCSEs at Grade A*-C / Grade 4 or above (or Functional Skills Level 2 equivalent), including Maths and English.
• Experience working in a deadline-driven environment.
• Strong numerical skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Good IT skills, including strong working knowledge of Excel, particularly pivot tables and lookups.
• A commitment to delivering excellent customer service and resolving issues effectively.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive working relationships with colleagues, customers and suppliers.
• A self-motivated, flexible and enthusiastic approach, with a focus on delivering results.

Please see the job description for the full list of essential and desirable criteria.

We can offer a Finance Assistant:

A comprehensive induction programme with excellent learning opportunities; with mandatory and specialist training available. We can offer 25 days holiday (increasing with each year of service, up to a maximum of 31 days) and bank holidays. We also offer the option to join our contributory pension scheme, access to a dedicated Employee Healthcare Portal, eye care vouchers and a cycle to work scheme. Please see our HPG Benefits page for more information.

About Us:

We’re one of the West Midlands’ largest housing and care providers, with over 33,000 homes and a bold vision for the future. We create places people are proud to call home.

The way we work is shaped by three simple behaviours:

• Own it – make it happen
• Improve it - move things forward.
• Live it – show understanding and compassion

We’re building something special and need talented people to help lead the way. There’s never been a better time to join us and make a real difference.

Our Inclusive Culture:

The Housing Plus Group is an inclusive employer committed to supporting all employees. We know that people perform better when they can be themselves, so creating a culture which is inclusive isn’t only the right thing to do, but is crucial to the success of any organisation. All of our employee networks make a positive contribution to how we are able to support all of our staff and includes networks such as our LGBTQ+ employee group, disability positive, heritage and culture and our allies’ network.

Interviews may take place throughout the advert.

• We are committed to carrying out safeguarding checks with all our colleagues. These checks may vary according to the role you have applied for, please refer to the job description for this role for details.
• We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
• If you have not received an update within 2 working weeks of submitting your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

*Terms and Conditions are subject to review and may be amended from time to time, any changes to benefits advertised would be discussed during offer and onboarding.