Finance Assistant (Hybrid)

Essential Employment; Kidlington; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Finance Assistant in Kidlington, where you will play a crucial role in maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. This hybrid position offers the opportunity to manage significant revenue and capital budgets while contributing to the efficiency of financial processes. You will be responsible for various administrative functions, from invoicing to data analysis, making informed decisions that support the organization’s financial integrity. If you are detail-oriented and have a passion for finance, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Maintain accurate accounting records in compliance with legislation.
• Provide financial administrative advice to ensure compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial records ensuring they are audit-ready.
• Analyze and reconcile financial data to safeguard public funds.

Skills

AAT Level 2 Qualification

Financial Data Analysis

Accounting Standards Compliance

Administrative Functions

Education

AAT Level 2

Tools

SSAMi System

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Finance Assistant (Hybrid) needed in Kidlington, £15.54ph

PAYE – Reference: 365448

You will ideally have an AAT Level 2 Qualification.

1. Responsible for maintaining accurate and timely accounting records in accordance with legislation, accounting standards, and data retention regulations. Ensure financial records are audit-ready.
2. Accurately update financial systems managing approximately £530m revenue and £35m capital budgets.
3. Perform routine administrative functions, including reviewing requisitions, managing the SSAMi system, invoicing customers, and handling income received. Manage Outlook and SSAMi inboxes, address queries, and provide guidance. Contribute to the development of the intranet page.
4. Enable informed decision-making by analyzing, collating, extracting, reconciling, and manipulating financial data. Ensure timely reconciliation and resolution of control accounts to safeguard public funds.
5. Investigate financial processes and data, raising issues to support internal audits.
6. Manage tasks according to the statutory year-end timetable.
7. Provide financial administrative advice to team members, ensuring compliance with financial regulations.

This is a full-time role on a temporary contract basis.

If interested, please apply via our website with your CV or email it to [e-mail], quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment acts as an Employment Business for this vacancy and is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

All roles may be subject to pre-employment checks, including references. Please be prepared.

Due to high application volumes, we may not respond to all unsuccessful applicants, but you will be contacted by phone if your CV progresses to the next stage.

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