Finance Assistant - Cash

Pobl Group; Gelli; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading provider of housing and support services is seeking a part-time Finance Assistant to handle cashbook tasks. This role requires excellent numeracy skills, data handling capabilities, and experience with accounting systems. You will post journals, perform daily reconciliations, and maintain relationships with group members. Benefits include hybrid working, holiday entitlement, pension scheme, and various health plans.

Benefits

26 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays

Pension scheme

Sick Pay

Colleague Referral Scheme (£250 per referral)

Time for Talking - free counselling service

Health Cash Plan

Savings Scheme

Training and progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Excellent numeracy skills and a love for working with numbers.
• Methodical approach to handling data from various sources.
• Experience with computerised accounting and online banking systems.

Responsibilities

• Posting of journals to ledgers.
• Dealing with cash, cheque, and automated bank transfers.
• Daily bank reconciliations.
• Liaising with group members.
• Providing information for management accounts and statutory reporting.

Skills

Numeracy skills

Methodical data handling

Experience with computerised accounting systems

Proficiency in Excel

Relationship building

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity in the Finance Team- Become our Finance Assistant - Cashbook part time on a fixed term basis. This is an opportunity to have a key administrative role to play as part of the transaction team within Cashbook. You will be working closely with colleagues across the business. You will have varied tasks, and no two days will be the same. Your role will include: posting of journals to ledgers; dealing with cash, cheque and automated bank transfers (BACS etc) for the Group; daily bank reconciliations; liaising and maintaining relationships with group members; providing information for the management accounts and reporting for statutory accounts at year end including accruals and prepayments. We value flexibility and understand that people work best in different ways. You will be encouraged to bring ideas, challenge thinking, and continuously improve how we deliver financial intelligence and reporting. Most importantly, you will be part of a values led organisation that works to improve lives and communities across South Wales.

Where does this role fit in? The Finance Team sits within our Finance and Governance function and is led by the Finance Director. In this role, you will report directly to the Finance Officer - Cash & Accounts Receivable and be a key member of the financial transactions and systems team.

Responsibilities

• Posting of journals to ledgers.
• Dealing with cash, cheque and automated bank transfers (BACS etc) for the Group.
• Daily Bank Reconciliations.
• Liaising and maintaining relationships with group members.
• Providing information for the management accounts and reporting for statutory accounts at year end including accruals and prepayments.

Qualifications / Skills

• You\'ll have a love for working with numbers and excellent numeracy skills
• An ability to use a methodical approach to handling data from various sources
• Experience of working with computerised accounting and on line banking systems
• The ability to work on different software packages to enable verification of data received
• Knowledge and experience of working with Excel
• The desire to build positive relationships with people and to deliver a service in line with our values

This is a part time post for 15 hours per week to be worked on Thursday and Friday.

About Pobl

Pobl is a leading provider of housing, care, and support services across Wales. Following our recent merger with Linc Cymru, we have ambitious plans for the future. We are a dynamic organisation making a real difference across South Wales. We are made up of 10 legal entities providing housing, care, and support services to communities and individuals. With a turnover of over £260 million per year, we are committed to improving lives, creating opportunities, and ensuring our services are sustainable and high quality.

Benefits

• The salary for this role is £25,273 (pro rata 37) 15 hour, Part time, fixed term position.
• Hybrid working - a mix of home working and office time. Our main offices are in Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea.
• 26 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days with length of service
• Pension scheme
• Sick Pay
• Colleague Referral Scheme (£250 per referral)
• Time for Talking - a free counselling service
• Health Cash Plan
• Savings Scheme
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eyecare plan
• Give as You Earn charity donation scheme
• Gym and shopping discounts
• Training and progression opportunities