At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our Finance Team to process payments and maintain financial records.
- Company: YMCA South Midlands, a purpose-driven charity making a difference.
- Benefits: Flexible part-time hours, supportive team, and skill development opportunities.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace welcoming applicants from all backgrounds.
- Why this job: Make a real impact while honing your finance skills in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Detail-oriented with experience in financial transactions and good Excel skills.
The predicted salary is between 12 - 15 £ per hour.
We're looking for an organised and detail-focused Finance Assistant to join our friendly Finance Team. This role is part-time, working 25 hours per week (5 hours per day) based in our office in central Milton Keynes. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working with numbers, solving problems and ensuring financial information is accurate. You'll play an important role in processing resident income, maintaining financial records and supporting the smooth running of our finance function. No two days are quite the same. One day you'll be reconciling accounts and allocating payments, the next you'll be raising invoices, supporting credit control or helping improve our finance processes. If you're someone who enjoys bringing order to complexity and takes pride in getting the details right, we'd love to hear from you.
About the Role
Reporting to the Finance Controller, you'll be responsible for ensuring resident income is processed accurately across our finance and housing systems. You'll work closely with colleagues across Finance, Housing and Support to resolve queries and ensure our records remain accurate.
Key responsibilities include:
- Processing resident rent and service charge payments
- Allocating and reconciling income across finance systems
- Investigating and resolving payment discrepancies
- Raising sales invoices for conferencing and other income
- Supporting credit control activities
- Managing invoice workflows and finance inbox queries
- Completing cash reconciliations
- Supporting annual audit preparation
- Maintaining accurate financial records
- Identifying opportunities to improve finance processes
About You
You'll be someone who enjoys working accurately and methodically, takes ownership of your work and is comfortable managing a varied workload. You'll ideally have:
- Experience processing high-volume financial transactions
- Experience of reconciliations and cash allocation
- Experience using accounting software
- Good Excel skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong numerical and analytical skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities
- Strong communication skills
- A proactive, positive attitude
It's a bonus if you have:
- Experience using Xero
- Experience within housing, charity or social housing finance
- Experience using Inform Housing Management System (or similar)
- Understanding of resident accounts or rent accounting
Why Join Us?
As well as joining a supportive and collaborative team, you'll have the opportunity to:
- Make a genuine difference in a purpose-driven organisation
- Work in a varied finance role with plenty of responsibility
- Help improve systems and processes
- Develop your finance skills within a supportive environment
- Work flexibly around a part-time schedule
Ready to Apply?
If you're passionate about making a difference and want to be part of a team that changes lives every day, we'd love to hear from you. Click Apply Now and submit your application.
Everyone is Welcome Here
At YMCA South Midlands, we believe everyone should feel they belong. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and communities. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the people we serve and where everyone is treated with dignity, respect and fairness. As a Christian charity, our faith inspires our values and our commitment to serving others. We welcome people of all faiths and none, and appointments are made on merit.
Reasonable Adjustments
We want every candidate to have the opportunity to perform at their best throughout our recruitment process. If you have a disability, long-term health condition or are neurodivergent and would benefit from any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know when you apply or contact us at any stage. We'll be happy to discuss how we can support you.
Finance Assistant (Part-Time) employer: YMCA South Midlands
At YMCA South Midlands, we pride ourselves on being a supportive and inclusive employer, offering a part-time Finance Assistant role that allows you to make a genuine difference in our community. With a focus on employee growth, you'll have the chance to develop your finance skills in a collaborative environment while enjoying the flexibility of a 25-hour work week in the heart of Milton Keynes. Join us to be part of a purpose-driven organisation where your contributions are valued and every day brings new opportunities to enhance our financial processes.
