Brighton, East Sussex, England
Financial Services
Contract | Full Time
ASAP
23/04/2025
21/05/2025
Finance Assistant
Location: Brighton
Salary: £12.21 per hour
Brighton College are seeking to appoint a Finance Assistant on a fixed-term placement for one year, with the possibility of an extension to the contract or a permanent position, starting in August 2025.
Main Purpose of the Role: To assist with the efficient running of the Finance department.
General Duties and Responsibilities
* Monitoring of accounts and credit card mailboxes, whilst dealing with incoming queries.
* Support the month end process, including journals and recharges
* Performing monthly reconciliations for key balance sheet accounts.
* Budget holder administration.
* Assisting the Management Accountant with utility accrual calculations (including data
* entering).
* Assist with the Purchase Ledger.
* Banking tasks; cash counting and paying in (catering & charity).
* Assist the Credit Controller with posting of incoming payments and issuing receipts.
* Assisting with year-end audit.
* Bill run assistance (to include inputting of charges, checking of bills, deposit refund process, taxi recharges).
* Trip management: set up trip codes and ensure back up documents in place, monthly reconciliations are completed and manage trip floats.
* Any other reasonable management requests.
Person Specifications
The successful candidate will have:
* Excellent communication skills
* Good time management skills.
* The ability to work both alone and in a team.
* A polite, friendly and helpful attitude.
* Positive collaboration, with an ability to bring out the best in those around them.
* An infectious "can do" attitude.
* Be proficient in working with ICT in a professional environment, including good typing skills.
* A strong working knowledge of Word and Excel (essential).
Hours of Work
Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm with a 60-minute unpaid lunch break (37.5 hours per week).
Remuneration
The rate of pay for this role will be £12.21 per hour.
Holidays
23 days, plus bank holidays increasing to 28 days plus bank holidays after 2 years of service.
Benefits
* Contributory pension scheme with matching contributions from the employer up to 9%, which all eligible employees will be automatically enrolled into within three months of commencement of employment.
* Life Cover is provided whilst working at Brighton College after successfully passing probation period.
* Complimentary lunch is provided.
* Free tickets to the College's music, dance and drama performances.
* Job specific learning and development programme available to all employees.
* Employee benefit and rewards platform with a wide range of discounts, employee benefits and wellbeing resources.
Wellbeing
* Subsidised gym membership for the School of Science and Sport is available, which includes access to yoga and pilates classes, meditation sessions and use of the gym and swimming pool.
* Personalised health and wellbeing consultations.
* Generous sickness policy.
* Access to books, magazines and DVDs from the College Library.
* Comprehensive wellbeing package.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Brighton College, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
https://brightoncollege.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/vacancy/870/Finance-Assistant-Placement