Finance Assistant - Grants & Compliance (Remote)

The Wise Group; East Kilbride; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wise Group is seeking a Finance Assistant to support the Jobs Guarantee programme from a home-based role with occasional travel across South & West Scotland. You will be part of the Wise Group Finance team, ensuring accurate financial information, strong controls and audit trails.

The role covers financial administration, reconciliations, grant claims and month-end work. It is a fixed-term contract to October 2028, 35 hours per week, with a salary of £24,479 plus excellent benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance administration or accounts support.
• Strong numerical skills and attention to detail.
• Experience performing reconciliations and maintaining audit trails.
• Familiarity with financial data entry processes and controls.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day financial administration for Jobs Guarantee as part of the Wise Group Finance team.
• Maintain accurate financial records for programme expenditure, employer payments, grant claims and receipts.
• Complete reconciliations across financial records, CRM, employer information and bank transactions.
• Support preparation of financial information and evidence for grant claims and cost recovery.
• Provide information to support forecasting, monthly/quarterly reconciliations and management reporting.
• Assist with audit readiness and respond to financial queries promptly.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and controls.

Skills

Finance administration

Reconciliations

Data entry

Audit trails

Numerical skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Excel

CRM systems

Job description

The Wise Group is seeking a Finance Assistant to support the Jobs Guarantee programme from a home-based role with occasional travel across South & West Scotland. You will be part of the Wise Group Finance team, ensuring accurate financial information, strong controls and audit trails.

The role covers financial administration, reconciliations, grant claims and month-end work. It is a fixed-term contract to October 2028, 35 hours per week, with a salary of £24,479 plus excellent benefits.