Finance Assistant

Location: Bolton
Hours: 35 hours per week 9am-5pm, with 1 unpaid hour for lunch

We are seeking a Finance Assistant to join our team. This is a role where you will support our Legal Cashier Team in the processing of a high volume of transactions both receipted in and paid out and assisting with a variety of administrative tasks associated with the Legal Cashiers team. Your attention to detail and organizational skills will be important in ensuring the accuracy of our financial data. You will work to ensure that we can deliver a high standard of support to the business.

This is an office based role in a diverse and happy working environment where full training will be provided.

Key Accountabilities

Daily Tasks

• Daily BACs cash allocation
• Sorting and Receipting both Physical & Online Post
• Receipting Office Banking
• Processing Bulk Payments
• Processing of Cost Recovery
• Processing of VAT Reversals/other reversals

Key Responsibilities

• Data Entry: Accurately enter financial data into accounting systems and databases.

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

Skills Required

• Thorough attention to detail
• The ability to work in shared mailboxes
• Flexibility and open-mindedness
• The ability to deal with large volumes
• Understanding of how to use Microsoft packages
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• The ability to work well with others
• Organisational skills
• The ability to use your own initiative

Software experience

To be competent in the following software:

• Sharepoint/ Onedrive
• Teams
• Microsoft packages- Excel
• Outlook

Benefits

• Davies Incentive Plan
• 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
• Simply Health Care Cash Plan
• WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing
• Death In Service – after 1 years’ service
• Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
• Employee Resource Groups
• Employee Volunteering Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Tech Scheme*
• Season Ticket Loan*
• Gym Flex*
• Access to Online Discount Sites
• Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
• Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
• Discounts at local retail outlets

*after successfully completing probation