Finance Assistant

Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration: 12-month Fixed-Term contract

Location: Gloucester

Job Ref: 203898

About The Role

Benefact Group is looking for a Finance Assistant to join our Gloucester office on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

As a Finance Assistant, you will provide an accurate and specialist expense service to the business, including maintaining accounting systems, reporting, budget preparation, and liaising with the Finance team and other departments.

Why join us?

Join a collaborative and inclusive culture committed to making a difference and building a sustainable future. Ranked among the UK\’s top 50 Best Large Companies to Work For in 2024, we offer excellent career and development opportunities within a rapidly growing, innovative Group—where all profits support charity and good causes.

What You\’ll Be Doing

• Ensuring accuracy of expense postings, including capitalisation and depreciation of fixed assets, and managing accruals and prepayments
• Preparing reconciliations for key profit and loss and balance sheet accounts, investigating and resolving outstanding items
• Preparing monthly expense reports for management and business areas
• Managing and processing expense claims
• Preparing HMRC analysis, including corporation tax schedules and PAYE Settlement Agreement information

What you\’ll need to have

• Experience in a finance or accounting role
• Confidence in communication, with the ability to address and escalate issues with colleagues and stakeholders
• Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships and influence with senior management
• Experience in reconciliations and accounting concepts such as double entry, accruals, prepayments, assets, budgets, and commitments
• Strong analytical and Excel skills

What makes you stand out

• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks within deadlines
• Strong attention to detail for maintaining accurate expense records and submissions
• Proactive in identifying process improvements
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

What We Offer

• Competitive salary (to be discussed)
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Group Personal Pension with up to 12% employer contribution
• Annual bonus scheme between 6% and 24%
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with a holiday buy and sell scheme
• Health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection, and life assurance
• £200 annual personal charity grant
• Encouragement to take at least one volunteering day per year
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Full study support for professional qualifications
• Access to virtual GP services
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

About Us

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services group comprising over 30 businesses. Owned by a charity, we are the third-largest UK corporate donor, having given away over £250 million since 2014. We aim to become the UK\’s leading corporate donor, with strategic plans to double our size.

We value talented people and offer opportunities for growth and development. Our ethos of giving, rich history, and diverse activities foster a culture of kindness, ambition, and continuous improvement.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected. Applications from all backgrounds are welcome.

If you need additional support during the recruitment process, please let us know.

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