Finance Assistant
Salary Banding: £21,840 – £23,000 dependant on skills and experience
Location: Itec House, Penarth Road.
Contract type: Full-time, permanent.
Working hours: 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday, 9.00 a.m.–4.30 p.m.
This role is subject to a DBS check. The cost of the DBS check will be met by the company.
Itec operates as an equal opportunity’s employer, and we welcome all applications inclusive of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, disability, age, political opinions, or trade union membership.
Itec reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Should you not hear from us two weeks after your application, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful.
What are the core responsibilities of this role?
- Support with maintaining the purchase ledger ensuring that accurate and up to date information is available at all times.
- Provide support to internal staff and external customers answering financial queries in a timely manner.
- Support with processing monthly JGW+ support cost declaration.
- Processing and reconciliation of JGW+ employer wage subsidy payments
- Support with monthly bank reconciliations (Current, Interest, Credit Card, and Petty Cash)
- Processing staff mileage and expenses claims
- Support with credit chasing for commercial training.
- To support the finance team with carrying out regular departmental audits
- Support with processing of weekly learner payments across all contracts as required.
- To support the finance team with the day-to-day accounting functions
- To support the Finance Manager and colleagues, as required in all aspects of the finance departments duties.
What skills and experience are we looking for in potential applicants?
Essential
- GCSE Mathematics or equivalent
Desirable
- AAT part of full qualified
- Previous administrative experience
- Previous experience in a financial role
- Full driving license with use of own vehicle
Why Work with us
Itec is an Employee-Owned organisation. Our unique status allows our employees to have greater engagement and ownership in the future growth and success of Itec. At Itec we are passionate about our people and collaborative in the way we work. We are: –
- Leading provider of work-based learning programmes for 40 years.
- Employee-Owned organisation
- Investors in People Gold
- Disability Confident Leader
- Living Wage Employer
As an Employee-Owned business, our people are our main asset, and everyone has a say in the direction that the business is heading. As a valued employee owner, you will be entitled to receive the below corporate benefits:
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Being an employee owner as part of the EOT
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas shutdown.
- Annual bonus (subject to qualifying criteria)
- Life Assurance
- Personal development and career opportunities
- Employee Mental Health first aiders
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Medicash – Healthcare scheme
- Length of Service Payment Scheme
- Employee of Month Awards.
- Discounts on Gym Membership and fitness products discounts
- Travel expenses and business mileage
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Social & Charity Events
- Refer a Friend Payment Scheme
- NUS/ Totum discount card
The most tangible advantage of being an Employee Ownership Trust is our annual bonus; this percentage is determined by the overall performance of the organisation and subject to qualifying criteria.