Finance Assistant 3 Month FTC

Lumesse; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Connells Group in Milton Keynes is seeking an EA Finance Assistant to join the head office finance team on a 3 Month FTC. The role provides first line accounting support to Finance Business Partners and Regional Directors, with a focus on commissions and payroll data.

You will compile monthly staff commissions, liaise with HR and payroll, and act as the initial point of contact for commission queries, while keeping accurate records and driving process improvements in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Tenacious with drive to provide great service and deliver change.
• Able to communicate financial information in plain English.

Responsibilities

• Compile and calculate monthly staff commissions and bonuses
• Liaison with HR, Payroll and the Business on personal details and commission schemes for employees
• First point of contact on the commission queries
• Ad hoc work as required
• Keeping stats on commission queries and implementing improvements to the existing process

Skills

Strong numerical and analytical skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Excel

Job description

We are looking for an EA Finance Assistant to join our head office team in Milton Keynes on a 3 Month FTC. This role, within the Estate Agency Finance Department, offers an opportunity to develop and grow your skills in a fast moving and dynamic environment building on the significant changes to the Finance function in recent years and helping drive further integration and improvements. As part of the wider Finance function it also offers the opportunity to progress within an ambitious business.

Based in our Milton Keynes Head Office this role will report to the Sales Ledger and Commissions Manager and will provide first line accounting support to Finance Business Partners, Management Accountants, Regional Directors and branch staff.

Key Responsibilities:

Variable Pay Calculations

• Compile and calculate monthly staff commissions and bonuses
• Liaison with HR, Payroll and the Business on personal details and commission schemes for employees
• First point of contact on the commission queries

Other

• Ad Hoc work as required
• Keeping stats on commission queries and implementing improvements to the existing process

Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

The successful candidate will be tenacious, with the drive to provide great service and deliver change in an exciting and challenging environment. You will need to be a confident communicator, who is prepared to engage with and influence stakeholders and have a strong attention to detail.

Skills & Personal Qualities:

• Strong numerical and analytical skills with an attention to detail
• Strong communication skills, in particular the ability to communicate complex financial information in plain English
• Experience of Microsoft Office suite, in particular Excel
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and work under own initiative
• Demanding of high performance from oneself and from others

Connells Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity status.

If you’re excited about this opportunity but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply anyway. Potential matters just as much as experience, and you could be the right fit for this role or another opportunity within Connells Group.