Finance Operations Analyst Benefact Group · Gloucester ·

Benefact Group plc; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Benefact Group, a unique international financial services organization, is seeking a Finance Operations Analyst for its Gloucester office. This role involves leading finance operations, enhancing efficiency, and collaborating across teams to deliver projects that drive change. Join a company committed to a culture of kindness and ambitious goals, where your contributions will have a real impact on community initiatives.

Benefits

Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution

Generous bonus scheme between 6% and 24%

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Health and wellbeing benefits including private healthcare

Full study support to gain professional qualifications

Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year

Qualifications

• Proven experience in operational finance including payments, collections, and treasury.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple workstreams.
• A process-oriented mindset to identify gaps and drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and enhance key finance operations including payments and collections.
• Collaborate across teams to deliver multiple initiatives.
• Streamline operations with efficient processes.

Skills

Operational finance

Payments and collections

Process improvement

Stakeholder communication

Advanced Excel skills

Job description

Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration: Up to 12 month Fixed-Term Contract

Location: Gloucester

Job Ref: 203971

About the role

Benefact Groupare looking for a Finance Operations Analystto join ourGloucesteroffice.

In this role you will lead, shape and drive key services, efficiencies, and process improvements across Finance Operations.

Why join us?

Join a collaborative and inclusive culture that’s committed to making a difference and building a more sustainable future. Ranked amongst the UK's top 50 Best Large Companies to Work For in 2024, we offer fantastic career and development opportunities within a rapidly growing, innovative Group—where all profits go to charity and good causes.

What you'll be doing

• Lead and enhance key finance operations including payments, collections, authorities and the controls surrounding these processes
• Collaborate across team to deliver multiple initiatives and projects across the group, working with both finance and non-finance colleagues to achieve shared goals
• Streamline operations by implementing efficient, consistent and simplified processes in partnership with the operations team
• Stay up to date with changes in finance payment regulations, collections and banking requirements, and help shape compliance strategies with the leadership team
• Support and guide group businesses to deliver high-quality service to customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders while maintaining strong financial controls

What you'll need to have

• Proven experience in operational finance including payments, collections, banking and treasury with a solid understanding of payment platforms
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple workstreams at any one time
• A process-orientated mindset with the ability to identify gaps, suggest improvements and drive change collaboratively.
• Confident in communicating with stakeholders at all levels and escalating issues when necessary to ensure resolution.
• Advanced excel skills and a solid understanding of financial risk and control frameworks

What we offer

• A competitive salary - let's discuss it
  
• Hybrid working
  
• Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution
  
• Generous annual bonus scheme between 6% and24%
  
• 25days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme
  
• An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance
  
• Up to £400 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice
  
• Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year
  
• Employee Assistance Programme
  
• Full study support to gain professional qualifications
• Access to virtual GP
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Hear from the hiring manager

“As a team at the heart of the business, we play a vital role in delivering essential services related to payments and collections. We're a fast-paced, collaborative group that supports a wide range of initiatives and projects across the organization. There are plenty of opportunities to get involved, whether it's contributing to key projects or helping to improve, simplify, and innovate the way we work. If you're looking for a role where you can make a real impact and grow your skills, we’d love to hear from you"

About us

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.

*Directory of Social Change’s UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26