Senior Finance Assistant

3 weeks ago

Cheltenham, United Kingdom Lifestory Group Full time

We are Lifestory, a passionate team with a wealth of experience in creating beautiful, high-quality homes and later living communities. Our homes are tailor-made for each stage of life with a focus on later living and we are proud of our portfolio of stunning developments across the UK.

Our finance team plays a crucial role in the success of our business and we have a great opportunity for an experienced Senior Finance Assistant to join our Cheltenham based team, with the opportunity to work on a hybrid basis.

**Your role**

As a Senior Finance Assistant within our shared services transactional accounting team you will provide a quality service and support to the business.

You'll be responsible for maintaining and monitoring the company cash books, including but not limited to:

- Ensuring bank accounts are in place and setup in Coins
- Daily update and reconciliation of cash books across multiple entities
- Prepare and distribute weekly cash reports
- Assist with the weekly payment run
- Manage the main contractor invoices for developments (small volume, high value)
- Prepare the monthly CIS returns for review and submission
- Provide support and prepare schedules for investor funding requirements
- Coordinate property, utility, Council Tax and service charge invoices

Other responsibilities include:

- Annual audit support
- Provide assistance in the accurate and timely closing of the monthly accounts in line with group timetable
- Provide support and coverage to the other team members
- Contribute to the success of the transactional team by promoting a positive working environment

Some of the responsibilities contained within this role profile may be split where there is more than one Senior Finance Assistant to ensure efficiencies and accountabilities and this will be agreed with the team and line manager.

**What we are looking for**
- Experience of a senior finance assistant role (purchase/sales ledger/cash book)
- Good working knowledge of accounting system, ideally Coins
- Ideally construction sector and subcontractor experience, but not essential
- Excellent organisational skills and timekeeping
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent time-keeping
- Impeccable accuracy

We are looking for someone who has strong IT skills, experience of using Google Workspace would be an advantage. You'll join a busy, professional and friendly team based in Cheltenham and we are happy to offer flexibility for hybrid working once a period of office based training is completed.

**What we offer**

This is a full time role offering an annual basic salary in the range of £30,000 - £35,000 (depending on experience) plus a great range of enhanced benefits that includes;
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Option to buy additional annual leave
- Company pension & life assurance scheme
- Earn up to 10% of your basic salary in our annual bonus scheme
- The well-being of our employees is important to us and we offer a range of benefits that include healthcare cash plan, eye care, cycle to work scheme, gymflex and financial coaching.
- You'll have access to a range of perks including discounts on mobile phones, hotels, cinemas and retail brands, season ticket loans, refer a friend scheme and professional subscriptions.

We offer great training and career development support and we think it's an exciting time to join us so if you have the skills & experience we are looking for and you are ready for a fresh challenge we'd love to hear from you

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free flu jabs
- Gym membership
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Cheltenham, GL53 7PR: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Accounts / Finance: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

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