Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant (6 month fixed term contract) - Cardiff/Newport - Hybrid

As Monmouthshire Building Society continues its journey to become an innovative, modern mutual, maintaining effective Finance processes are a cornerstone of our development. We are seeking a Finance Assistant to join our team on a contract basis, supporting the efficiency, resilience and quality of our finance operations.

What will you be doing?

Collaborating with colleagues across the Society, the Finance Assistant will provide accurate and timely financial processing across the Finance function.

Your key tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Accurately maintaining mortgage, investment and other finance schedules on a timely basis
• Completing daily cashbook and bank reconciliation activities, investigating differences and maintaining clear supporting evidence
• Support the month-end close by completing assigned reconciliations, analyses and control tasks
• Maintain treasury funding records and support treasury back-office activities
• Process supplier invoices, match invoices to purchase orders or other approved evidence, and resolve exceptions with colleagues across the Society
• Prepare and process approved payment runs and individual payments
• Maintain accurate purchase ledger records and respond to supplier and internal queries
• Support the daily monitoring of shared Finance inboxes
• Support interim and year-end audit activity by preparing reconciliations, retrieving supporting evidence and responding to information requests

What type of person will you need to be?

To be successful in this role, you will need to have strong numerical accuracy, a high level of attention to detail and excellent time management skills. You will also need the ability to carefully investigate discrepancies, retain evidence and follow controls, as well as handle confidential, high-volume information responsibly. Above all, you will need to approach your work with a sense of integrity.

Essential:

• GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English
• Confidence using Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft 365 applications

Desirable:

• Experience in a finance, financial services, banking or accounts payable environment
• Experience using finance, banking or reconciliation systems
• A professional accountancy or bookkeeping qualification

Pay: £28,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Paid volunteer time
• Transport links
• Work from home

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Cardiff