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Finance Assistant

Location: Essex, Essex
Sector: Social Housing
Date Posted: 15/07/2025
Salary: £17.00 - £21.00 per hour
Specialism: Finance
Ref: RB40253
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Do you have solid experience in finance and enjoy working with both detail and process? Are you confident managing high volumes of transactions with accuracy and efficiency? Would you thrive in a collaborative, purpose-driven team environment?

Robertson Bell is working with a well-regarded not-for-profit organisation to recruit a Finance Officer on an eight-month contract. This role is key to ensuring smooth and accurate financial processing across the organisation, supporting day-to-day finance operations and ensuring timely payments and reconciliations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Process high volumes of purchase invoices and ensure timely payment runs
  • Manage daily bank transactions and reconciliations
  • Maintain accurate supplier records and process new supplier setups
  • Monitor and record VAT transactions in line with compliance requirements
  • Support the finance team with the preparation of monthly management accounts

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

  • Experience in a transactional finance role (accounts payable / accounts receivable)
  • Strong Excel skills and the ability to pick up new finance systems quickly
  • High attention to detail and strong numerical accuracy
  • Good communication skills and a proactive approach to resolving queries
  • Organised, dependable, and able to manage their own workload effectively
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