Finance Assistant 28 Hours per week

Queens Cross Housing Association; Maryhill; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A housing association in Maryhill seeks a highly organised Finance Assistant to join their finance team. The ideal candidate will support financial services for two subsidiary companies, managing transactions, reconciliations, and customer queries. Applicants should have at least 12 months of finance experience and proficiency in Microsoft Office. This is a full-time role offering a generous benefits package including 40 days leave per year.

Benefits

40 days leave per year

7% or 4% employer pension contribution

Agile working options

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months experience of working within a Finance Team.
• Experience in processing invoices and payments.
• Experience in reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Daily bank transaction postings to accurate accounts.
• Completing bank, deposit, and customer account reconciliations.
• Managing cashbook postings.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organisational skills

IT proficiency (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Property management software

Job description

We are looking to recruit a highly organised and committed Finance Assistant to join our finance team. The post holder will provide financial services to Queens Cross Housing Association’s two subsidiary companies : Queens Cross Factoring and Queens Cross Workspace.

Queens Cross Factoring Ltd carries out a property factoring service to approximately 2,700 owners. Queens Cross Workspace Ltd is a charity which owns and manages a total of 70 commercial properties for rent.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in being detail-oriented, has a strong foundation in finance, is comfortable supporting customers with their queries and wants to help make an impact to improve efficiency. The ideal candidate will have excellent organisation, attention to detail and customer service skills. The role involves working as part of a team and on your own, as well as having the ability to prioritise your workload. Your role will include responsibility for accurate and timely processing of a variety of financial transactions.

You will be required to demonstrate excellent IT skills including Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel. This is an excellent opportunity for the right person to be involved in a range of finance activities. If you feel you have the skills and enthusiasm necessary for this position, we will be delighted to hear from you.

Role Overview

• Daily bank transaction postings to accurate accounts
• Completing bank, deposit and customer account reconciliations and investigating discrepancies
• Managing cashbook postings
• Processing monthly sales invoices and assisting with the preparation of quarterly sales invoices
• Preparing customer refunds
• Maintaining up to date accounts receivable reconciliations and ensure account accuracy
• Helping customers with finance queries
• Being first point of contact for change of ownership process and collaborating with colleagues to ensure compliance
• Forming excellent customer relationships to gather contact information and request deposit payment

Essential Criteria

• Minimum 12 months experience of working within a Finance Team
• Experience in processing invoices and payments
• Experience in reconciliations
• Capable of processing high volume and potentially complex financial transactions
• An analytical person with high attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• A proactive self-starter, able to work on own initiative
• Good overall IT proficiency (Outlook, Word etc.)
• Organised and able to take ownership of tasks

The post holder will be expected to meet the competency levels expected of all Queens Cross staff, with a particular emphasis on attitude, behaviours, and a customer-first approach.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of working within a property management / factoring service
• Experience of using property management software
• Knowledge of Bankline
• Knowledge of Factoring

Full details of the role is available in the job description attached below.

We will

Provide a generous pay and reward package, including 40 days leave per year, 7% or 4% employer pension contribution, agile working options, green initiatives, family friendly policies, health & wellbeing commitment and much more. Read all about our benefits and commitmentshere.

How to apply

Download an application and return it via the email detailed on the form by the relevant closing date. Alternatively, you can complete our online application form by the closing date specified.

Closing date is 10 December 2025

Interviews are expected to take place on 19 December 2025

CVs will not be accepted.

Further information about our recruitment process can be found in our recruitment guidance note.