Finance Assistant

4 months ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Lothian Buses Full time

**Who are we?**

Lothian is the dominant bus provider in Edinburgh and the surrounding areas of Midlothian, West Lothian and East Lothian. The business operates over 70 services through a fleet of over 700 vehicles and employs over 2,000 employees, 1,500 of whom are drivers. The main depots in which the service operates from are Central, Longstone, Marine, Musselburgh and Livingston, in addition to Travel Shops in the city Centre.

**Who are we looking for?**

We are looking to recruit a Finance Assistant to join our Head Office Finance Team to mainly cover our Purchase Ledger section. This is a full-time role, usually Monday-Friday 9.00am until 5.00pm with a 45-minutes unpaid lunch break (36.25 hours per week). However a degree of flexibility towards working hours will be required to meet the needs of the business.

Working as part of our Head Office Finance team the post holder will share the responsibility for inputting invoices, analysing financial data, producing reports and accounting information while using various in-house systems to prepare and process the financial data mainly for the Purchase Ledger section. The role will be wide and varied in order to support the department meeting deadlines and requests for accounting and other information.

**Key Accountabilities**
- Responsible for helping to input and maintain all Purchase Ledgers for Lothian Buses, Edinburgh Bus Tours & East Coast Buses.
- Maintaining all Purchase Ledger Systems for the group and covering for other staff when on holiday.
- Daily printing and checking of all purchase ledger invoices and inputting into the accounting system.
- Daily printing and checking of all supplier statements for the Lothian Buses Group.
- Resolving general supplier queries in a timely manner.
- Setting up payments to suppliers.
- Any other duties within the competence of the post holder as required by the company.

**Qualifications**
- Finance qualifications at higher level or relevant proven job experience.
- Previous experience of working in an accounts department especially Purchase Ledger would be an advantage but in any event training will be given to the successful applicant.
- Ability to work to a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Good IT skills and Excel skills with a high degree of numeracy and accuracy.
- Ability to build exceptional customer/supplier relations
- A positive desire to make a contribution to the Head Office Finance team.
- An inquisitive and proactive person with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
- The ability to recognise that the role works with confidential information.

**What can we offer you?**
- £25,000 per annum
- 35 days' annual leave
- FREE travel across our bus and tram network
- 90% discounted travel for a friend or family member
- Continual training and development
- Health Cash Plan and Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee benefits, discounts and rewards
- Free on-site parking


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