Finance Assistant
Location: Sheffield (Hybrid working available)
Contract: Permanent - full time, Monday to Friday
Salary: £28,853.57 per annum
We are a Ministry of Justice business and provide critical and time-bound services to HMPPS, and are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Finance Assistant to join our Finance team. This is a great opportunity to play a key role in supporting the smooth running of core finance processes in a collaborative and well-governed environment.
Working closely with the Finance Manager and wider team, you'll help ensure financial records are accurate, transactions are processed efficiently, and month-end processes run seamlessly. This role is ideal for someone early in their finance career who is keen to develop their skills and grow within a supportive team.
Key responsibilities
- Process journals, accruals, and prepayments in line with finance procedures
- Support month-end activities, including reconciliations and ledger maintenance
- Maintain accurate and organised financial records and audit trails
- Manage and respond to finance inbox queries, resolving or escalating as needed
- Provide administrative and operational support to the Finance team
- Assist with reporting, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives
It takes hundreds of people to keep prison estates functioning, and as the Facilities Maintenance Team we are committed to driving smooth and safe operation. Everything we do impacts every prisoner, employee, and visitor, and wider to the families and community. We're looking for someone to contribute to our mission who is organised, collaborative, and committed to delivering high-quality work with:
Essential skills and experience:
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
Desirable:
- Experience in a finance or accounts assistant role
- Familiarity with finance systems (e.g. Oracle Fusion or similar ERP systems)
- AAT qualification (or currently working towards one)
Explore a varied and rewarding career at GFSL.
Welcome to careers at Gov Facilities Services Limited (GFSL). Joining us is your chance to help ensure prisons are secure and safe for prisoners and prison staff alike, and to play your part in helping prisoners reintegrate into society.
Holidays are 25 days per year plus Bank Holidays, and a range of non-contractual benefits are provided. These range from Death in Service at 4x salary, to access to private GP consultations and an Employee Assistance Programme that offers counselling and information services for preventative care and to help employees in a crisis. There are also a range of financial reward mechanisms and access to retailer discounts.
You will find a strong focus on safety, a supportive, inclusive workplace, a competitive benefits package, and real opportunity to build your skills and progress.
Pride In People.
We're passionate about promoting greater diversity and creating a workplace and culture where all of our employees have a voice that is heard, feel a sense of belonging and are empowered to be their true selves.
We recognise the value that every single employee brings to the organisation. Everyone's needs at work are different and we are committed to doing our best to satisfy these differences whilst ensuring consistency and fairness for all. We promise to champion diversity and inclusion with ongoing learning and training, as well as career progression opportunities for everyone.
Future Plans.
GFSL has been notified by it's shareholder (MOJ) that the provision of FM Services will in future be delivered by the private sector. This means that following a successful procurement process, GFSL's services will complete transfer to a private sector provider/providers no sooner than August 2027.
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