Finance Assistant - 12m FTC

Sopra Steria; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

BHols with the option to buy extraDays

4 x death in service life assurance

Health Cash plan

Pension

3 days paid volunteering

5 days paid carers leave

additional benefits

Job summary

Sopra Steria in the UK is seeking a Finance Assistant to support accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations and reporting within a collaborative environment.

This 12-month FTC role is based in Newport with hybrid working and requires two days in the office weekly; salary £26,298 per annum along with benefits.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working within a finance environment.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word skills with confidence working with financial data.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy when working with numbers and data.
• Ability to organise and prioritise your workload to meet deadlines.
• Confidence using systems and handling data within a professional environment.
• A proactive approach to problem solving, accountability and supporting multiple finance processes.

Responsibilities

• Processing and supporting a range of finance activities including accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash administration and accounting tasks.
• Ensuring service level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) are achieved through effective workload management and accurate processing.
• Taking ownership of day-to-day finance activities and escalating more complex issues where required.
• Supporting finance period close activities, reconciliations, budgeting, forecasting and journal processing.
• Investigating queries from customers and third parties, resolving issues where possible and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.
• Contributing to continuous service improvement by identifying issues, providing feedback and supporting the production of key financial information.

Skills

Finance experience

Excel

Attention to detail

Prioritisation

System usage

Problem solving

Tools

Oracle ERP

Job description

Do you enjoy working with numbers, solving problems and seeing the impact of your work? As our team continues to grow, we're looking for a motivated Finance Assistant to help support a range of essential financial processes within a friendly and collaborative environment.

No two days are quite the same in this role. You'll support activities across accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial administration, reconciliations and reporting, helping to ensure financial information is accurate, complete and delivered on time. You'll gain experience across a wide range of finance functions while working in a structured environment that encourages development and continuous learning.

Working closely with colleagues who are committed to supporting one another, you'll become part of a team built on trust, collaboration and a shared commitment to delivering great service.

This is a 12m FTC hybrid role with Newport as your base location, and you will be required to attend the office two days per week.

What you'll be doing:

• Processing and supporting a range of finance activities including accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash administration and accounting tasks.
• Ensuring service level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) are achieved through effective workload management and accurate processing.
• Taking ownership of day-to-day finance activities and escalating more complex issues where required.
• Supporting finance period close activities, reconciliations, budgeting, forecasting and journal processing.
• Investigating queries from customers and third parties, resolving issues where possible and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.
• Contributing to continuous service improvement by identifying issues, providing feedback and supporting the production of key financial information.

What you'll bring:

• Previous experience working within a finance environment.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word skills with confidence working with financial data.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy when working with numbers and data.
• Ability to organise and prioritise your workload to meet deadlines.
• Confidence using systems and handling data within a professional environment.
• A proactive approach to problem solving, accountability and supporting multiple finance processes.

It would be great if you had:

• Knowledge and experience of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, including Oracle.
• Experience delivering customer-focused service within a professional environment.

Employment Type: Full-time, 12m FTC.

Location: Newport (Hybrid working, with two days per week in the office).

Security Clearance Level: NPPV1.

Internal Recruiter: Becky.

Salary: £26,298 per annum.

• 25 days annual leave
• plus BHols with the option to buy extra days
• 4 x death in service life assurance
• Health Cash plan
• Pension
• 3 days paid volunteering
• 5 days paid carers leave
• an opportunity to opt in for more specific benefits.

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We’re a leading provider in the UK of re-imagined Business Support Services powered by next generation technology. We combine the full power of Sopra Steria’s Insight, Technology and Transformation capabilities to deliver positive, meaningful and long-lasting outcomes for our clients. We’re the partner of choice for organisations who are looking to tackle the most complex problems with new solutions.

We empower our clients by providing innovative solutions and commercial models that help them meet their business needs, drive operational efficiencies, and deliver impactful value creation.

We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.