Hybrid Finance Assistant with Study Package & Bonus

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study package

Remote/office hybrid (2 days on-site,

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Health cash plan

Group income protection

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Hays Accountancy & Finance is partnering with a growing financial services group in Cheltenham to recruit a Finance Assistant for the accounting function. You will assist the Finance Manager with journals, reconciliations and reports, with a flexible hybrid setup offering 2 days on-site and 3 days remote.

The role supports study for AAT/ACCA/CIMA and includes a generous pension, life assurance, and a broad benefits package.

Qualifications

• To be considered for this varied Finance Assistant role, you will need some experience in a similar position, willing to learn with a customer-focused approach.
• You will have to be adaptable to organisational needs with high attention to detail.
• You will have key MS Excel skills and be comfortable using a variety of financial systems.
• Ideally, you will be studying for AAT/ACCA/CIMA or AAT qualified.
• Candidates qualified by experience will be considered.
• Experience within the insurance or financial services sectors, along with knowledge of SUN accounting system would be advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Your new role Your key duties will involve maintaining accounting records, preparing/processing journals and reference data onto the ledger, reconciling balance sheet items, along with issuing sales invoices/statements.
• You will monitor and resolve outstanding balances, settle payments, monitor cash movement, banking processes, along with cash analysis and assisting with preparing forecasts.
• You will be involved in accruals, prepayments, depreciations and allocations, along with supporting management accounts reports as you develop in the role.
• You will support the Finance Manager and wider accounting team in ad-hoc duties and projects.

Job description

Hays Accountancy & Finance is partnering with a growing financial services group in Cheltenham to recruit a Finance Assistant for the accounting function. You will assist the Finance Manager with journals, reconciliations and reports, with a flexible hybrid setup offering 2 days on-site and 3 days remote.

The role supports study for AAT/ACCA/CIMA and includes a generous pension, life assurance, and a broad benefits package.