Finance Analyst

The WSH Bank Accounting team of 5 (plus Manager) is a centralized finance function for the whole WSH group.  We manage cash reconciliations and payment services for 4+ banks, 100+ bank accounts, 15+ entities and 70k+ transactions per monthly trading period. We look after the following areas:

• Cash Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• Cash Transaction General Ledger Entries
• Cash Collection and Change Order Services
• Merchant Invoicing and Charging
• Ad-Hoc Business Payment Services
• Operational Cash Function Support
• Cash Processes Transformation and Controls

This role focuses particularly on the following areas of Bank Accounting:

Ad-Hoc Payments - providing payment services for WSH entities when required, for example, for taxation, cashless & deposit refunds and charitable donations.

• Daily payment processing of ad-hoc ticket requests across multiple WSH entities.
• Utilities the WSH Service Desk to manage, process and respond to tickets raised across the Group.
• Utilities banking portals and the WSH TMS to raise and import payment instructions to banks across the Group.

Cash Balance Sheet Reconciliations: Completing and maintaining cash-based reconciliations across multiple WSH entities, with internal reporting and commentary as required:

• Daily posting of General Ledger journals and Sub-Ledger entries, for cash transactions across the WSH UK & Ireland Group.
• Daily reconciliations of cash balance sheets across the WSH UK & Ireland Group.
• Ensure accurate and timely reconciliations of balance sheets, reporting internally as appropriate and demonstrating good financial acumen.

Cash Transaction General Ledger Entries: Completing cash-based General Ledger Journals to accurately, and efficiently, recognise cash transactions across multiple WSH entities for further reconciliation:

• Support the Group’s operational divisions with the governance and oversight of petty cash collection and change orders.
• Charge WSH entity locations in an appropriate and timely manner, with regards to merchant service supplier invoicing.
• Support the Group’s operational divisions with queries regarding cash transactions and charges.

This role also works closely with other Finance functions in the WSH support office including the in-house Treasury, Accounts Payable and Credit collection teams,and with a variety of external suppliers and stakeholders of the Group.

What we want from you:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Numerate with basic finance and accounting knowledge
• Good knowledge of MS Office especially Excel
• Detail oriented and have a strong commitment to accuracy
• Strong organisational skills with an ability to manage and prioritise a number of tasks; works well under pressure to meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to demonstrate strong customer service skills
• Experience of working in a finance team is desirable but not essential

And in return, we offer:

• 25 days holiday (plus public holidays)
• Plus your birthday off
• Enhanced pension
• Life Assurance cover
• Discounts available on the high street shops, holidays, gyms and cinemas
• Wellbeing assistance
• Based in our Reading office with hybrid working arrangements
• Volunteering Days
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Secondary Carer leave
• Wedding/Commitment day leave
• Salary of £25,000+ per annum depending on experience