Senior Finance Assistant

ACCA Careers; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Homes England in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Transaction Services Analyst to join the Finance Operations Team. You will support the Manager and Senior Manager in delivering finance transactional processing with accuracy and integrity of the financial ledgers.

This role focuses on prioritising daily workloads, validating processes before completion, performing reconciliations and supplier-related tasks, and building strong relationships with other departments to ensure excellent service to

Qualifications

• a high level of finance experience.
• excellent prioritisation skills, with the ability to balance immediate day-to-day challenges alongside ongoing deadlines.
• a flexible and adaptable attitude with the ability and willingness to work at pace.
• the ability to recognise potential issues and awareness of when they should be flagged to senior colleagues.
• a supportive attitude and willingness to contribute to creating a positive team spirit where colleagues feel valued and respected.

Responsibilities

• organisation and prioritisation of the daily responsibilities and workload of the team.
• review and validation of processes prior to completion, including journals, payment runs, bank reconciliations and supplier creations.
• performing reconciliations, investigating and resolving variances, including control accounts, CIS returns, Government Procurement Card expenditure and Property Insurance data.
• identifying improvements to established procedures and leading discussions to implement improvements.
• building effective working relationships with other departments to maintain the highest level of service to our customers.

Skills

Finance experience

Prioritisation

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Job description

Location Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, NE4 5BZ

Homes England Location Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, NE4 5BZ

Job Summary

Working in a team with our Transaction Services Manager, this Analyst role sits within the Finance Operations Team where you will be supporting the Manager and Senior Manager in the delivery of all finance transactional processing activities maintaining accuracy and integrity of financial ledgers.

Our activities play a key role in ensuring the delivery of Homes England's strategic objectives and keeps the frontline operations working effectively.

Job Description

• organisation and prioritisation of the daily responsibilities and workload of the team.
• review and validation of processes prior to completion, including journals, payment runs, bank reconciliations and supplier creations.
• performing reconciliations, investigating and resolving variances, including control accounts, CIS returns, Government Procurement Card expenditure and Property Insurance data.
• identifying improvements to established procedures and leading discussions to implement improvements.
• building effective working relationships with other departments to maintain the highest level of service to our customers.

Please note the job title of this role internally is: Transaction Services Analyst

Person specification

We Are Looking For Someone Who Has

• a high level of finance experience.
• excellent prioritisation skills, with the ability to balance immediate day-to-day challenges alongside ongoing deadlines.
• a flexible and adaptable attitude with the ability and willingness to work at pace.
• the ability to recognise potential issues and awareness of when they should be flagged to senior colleagues.
• a supportive attitude and willingness to contribute to creating a positive team spirit where colleagues feel valued and respected.