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Finance Assistant

Fareham

£24,424 progressing to £27,138 per annum

Permanent, Full Time

37 hours a week. Working Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm

We have an excellent opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join our Central Services in Fareham.

About the role

Our Finance Assistant will provide assistance within the finance department in areas of daily financial administration and other clerical duties.

Main responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:

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Maintaining the purchase ledger, recording invoices onto the OPERA register, distributing them to services as appropriate for authorisation and dealing with queries

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Monitoring the finance email inbox and dealing with any arising issues

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Preparing the weekly payment runs, including the miscellaneous BACS run and cheques as required

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Reconciling all PL statements

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Maintaining the various utility contracts spreadsheets, including gas, electric and phones.

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Preparing and maintaining accruals and prepayments

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Maintaining finance records, as required

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At all times, work within the organisation's equal opportunities and anti - discriminatory policies

Our ideal candidate will have:

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Good working knowledge of Microsoft package - including Word, Excel and Outlook

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Knowledge of Pegasus Opera accounts package

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Knowledge of SharePoint – desirable

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The ability to work as part of a team as well as on own initiative

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The ability to cope with large volumes of invoices and process in a timely manner

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A full drivers’ licence and access to a vehicle

A basic disclosure and barring service check is a requirement for this role. This will be completed on appointment of the role

We offer excellent benefits including:

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Pension with life cover

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Generous holiday allowance

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Extra mile awards for outstanding work

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Work offers including discounted shopping vouchers, days out and holidays

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Cycle to work scheme

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Confidential employee assistance programme including access to counselling

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Employee voice – our Staff Council

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Recruitment referral scheme

If you have strong organisational and interpersonal skills, then this could be the role for you!

We’re committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce that embodies our values and promotes a tolerant and respectful environment where everyone can feel empowered to succeed.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and will support with any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process