Temporary Accounts Assistant | Housing | Glasgow

Morgan Hunt UK Limited; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Hunt is supporting a housing association by recruiting a temporary Finance Assistant to handle finance administration, income processing and reconciliations. You will work with the finance team to maintain accurate financial data and support daily finance services.

The role involves processing income, reconciliations, journals and month-end tasks, with opportunities to assist across the finance function. This temporary assignment requires adaptability and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Finance Assistant, Accounts Assistant or similar position.
• Practical experience of reconciliations and financial transaction processing.
• Strong numerical and administrative skills.
• Comfortable investigating discrepancies and resolving queries.
• Housing association or property-related finance experience would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Processing and allocating income received
• Assisting with rent, debtor and customer account transactions
• Completing bank, control account and balance sheet reconciliations
• Investigating outstanding and unreconciled items
• Processing journals and making account adjustments
• Supporting purchase and sales ledger activity
• Assisting with month-end tasks and the preparation of finance reports
• Responding to queries from colleagues, customers and other stakeholders
• Providing general support across the finance function as required

Skills

Numerical aptitude

Attention to detail

Excel skills

Data entry

Discrepancy investigation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Accounts Assistant

Morgan Hunt is supporting a housing association with the appointment of a temporary Finance Assistant to assist with a range of finance administration, income processing and reconciliation activity.

Working as part of the finance team, the successful candidate will help maintain accurate financial information and support the delivery of the organisation's day-to-day finance service.

Key responsibilities

• Processing and allocating income received
• Assisting with rent, debtor and customer account transactions
• Completing bank, control account and balance sheet reconciliations
• Investigating outstanding and unreconciled items
• Processing journals and making account adjustments
• Supporting purchase and sales ledger activity
• Assisting with month-end tasks and the preparation of finance reports
• Responding to queries from colleagues, customers and other stakeholders
• Providing general support across the finance function as required

Candidate requirements

• Previous experience in a Finance Assistant, Accounts Assistant or similar position
• Practical experience of reconciliations and financial transaction processing
• Strong numerical and administrative skills
• Comfortable investigating discrepancies and resolving queries
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Able to work accurately with limited supervision
• Housing association or property-related finance experience would be beneficial
• Available to begin a temporary assignment at short notice

This opportunity would suit an adaptable finance professional who enjoys reconciliations, problem-solving and supporting a varied finance workload.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.