Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant

Finance - Willowbrook Care Home Contract: Full Time Salary: £26,000 Per Annum Shift Type: Days Contracted hours: 37.5

Our care home provides specialist support for 75-residents with dementia and mental health problems.

As a Finance Assistant, you’ll play a pivotal role in maintaining our financial health, ensuring that our resources are used efficiently. You'll have the unique opportunity to manage finances throughout the development stages of a care home property, right up until it begins operations.

• Invoice Processing: Manage invoice processing and follow up with clients, suppliers, and partners as needed, ensuring timely and accurate payments.
• Bookkeeping: Handle accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payment processing with diligence.
• Bank Reconciliation: Track and reconcile bank statements to ensure our financial records are precise and up to date.
• Cost Analysis: Prepare cost analysis reports that provide valuable insights into our financial operations.
• Budget Support: Provide vital administrative support during budget preparation, helping us plan.
• Audit Participation: Play a key role in annual audits, ensuring compliance and accuracy in our financial practices.
• Project Cost Management: Keep our project cost trackers updated and accurate, ensuring all financial aspects are accounted for.
• Funding & Accounts: Assist in funding drawdowns and the preparation of management accounts, contributing to the financial foundation of new projects.

• Data Entry Expertise: You have fast and accurate data entry skills that ensure no detail is overlooked.
• Software Savvy: Working knowledge of Xero is a plus, though not essential. Strong IT skills, especially in Excel, are a must.
• Organisational Prowess: Highly organized and a 'completer-finisher,' you see tasks through to the end with precision.
• Numerical Strength: Your strong numerical skills make you an asset in managing our financial data.
• Problem Solver: You take initiative, solve problems independently, and assume responsibility with confidence.
• Team Player: You believe in teamwork, be respectful to other team members, and support other team members as and when they need help.

If you’re eager to contribute to a dynamic team and grow your career in finance while making a tangible impact, we’d love to have you on board!

• Salary - £26,000 per year
• Contracted to 37.5 hours per week
• Pension
• Onsite Parking
• Paid DBS
• 5.6 Weeks Annual Leave (Based on a full-time contract)