Finance Assistant

Job Description

Finance Assistant – Avon and Somerset

Location: Bristol BS20 (Hybrid working).

Salary: £13.53 per hour.

Full Time – Monday to Friday – 9am to 4pm – 30 hours.

Contract: Up to 30^th June 2026 – possibly beyond.

Assistant in the Management Accounting team responsible to processing Finance requests, monitoring the team mailbox and raising allocation journals.

Undertake a range of accounting and establishment activities and provide services in support of the management accounting, financial accounting and establishment monitoring functions.

Main Responsibilities:

• To process accounts payable and receivable in line with financial procedures.
• To assist in the provision of financial control, advice and HR & financial systems liaising with other teams as appropriate, ensuring systems and processes dovetail efficiently.
• Attending relevant meetings, to provide background information where necessary.
• Quality assure the data received, carrying out necessary research to provide clarity as to the change being requested. Challenge the originator if necessary, suggesting alternative solutions to the issue in question. Direct the requests for change to the appropriate approving authority ensuring that all necessary detail is available.
• Maintain the integrity of the organisation structure data held on computerised systems and create organisational structures as necessary and allocate staff to appropriate posts.
• Develop and maintain close working relationships with managers, HR and Finance colleagues and Business Partners, keeping abreast of proposed organisational changes within specified directorates/departments.
• Act as a subject matter expert in relation to the creation of new organisational units and posts, dealing with queries, investigating and resolving problems using initiative, experience and contacts. Provide expert advice as to the best way to achieve desired changes within the rules of the organisation’s structure processes.
• Ensuring that all work is delivered to a high quality within agreed timescales and parameters and that a responsive and comprehensive service to customers is maintained; providing daily input as required supporting the delivery of the finance function.
• To be accountable for delivering all areas of the job role and to undertake any commensurate tasks that may be required from time to time – this may include for example supporting other teams as required within the Finance Function.

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.

To discuss this vacancy or other vacancies in your area please contact Liam Heddle on liamh@4recruitmentservices.com