Job Description
Are you looking for an exciting, hands-on role that will kickstart your finance career and provide you with real-world experience? This Regional Finance Administrator position is a fantastic stepping stone for graduates, AAT studiers, or early-career finance professionals wanting to gain valuable experience in finance operations, audit, and business partnering.\n\nThis role is field-based, requiring you to travel regularly to supported living services across the South West and South East regions. You will be working onsite at multiple locations, reviewing and reconciling financial records, receipts, and spend to ensure accuracy and transparency.
Because of the nature of this role, a valid driver's licence and access to a vehicle are essential, as you will be expected to drive frequently between sites, sometimes staying overnight with expenses covered.\n\nThis 6 to 9-month fixed-term contract offers a unique chance to build a varied and strong finance skillset that will open doors for future opportunities. Whether you want to continue in a travelling role or use this experience to move into a more local finance position closer to home, this job will give you the foundation to progress.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nTravel onsite regularly to supported living services across a wide geographic area, building strong working relationships with local teams and becoming the trusted finance presence onsite\nReview and audit financial documentation including receipts, cash withdrawals, card transactions, and personal spend reports, ensuring all spend is accurately recorded and matched to supporting evidence\nReconcile cash and card transactions against central finance records, identifying and investigating any discrepancies or irregularities to maintain financial integrity\nConduct detailed audits on personal monies to ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory standards, providing clear and concise feedback to managers and finance teams\nPrepare and present audit findings using structured reports, highlighting any trends, concerns, or potential risks such as unusual spending or possible fraud\nWork collaboratively with service teams, acting as a business partner to provide insight and support around financial processes and controls\nManage your own schedule effectively, balancing travel commitments with the need to complete detailed reviews for 3-5 locations per day, building excellent organisational and time management skills\nBe adaptable and proactive, working independently while liaising remotely with senior finance staff and service managers to escalate issues and ensure timely resolution\nDevelop transferable skills in audit, reconciliation, financial analysis, stakeholder communication, and compliance - all highly valued across finance and accounting roles\n\nCandidate Requirements\n\nFinance graduate, AAT studier, or early-stage finance professional seeking hands-on experience\nComfortable working with numbers, receipts, and reconciliation processes\nStrong communicator and confident working with a range of teams\nOwns a vehicle and willing to travel regularly between sites\nComfortable with occasional overnight stays when required\n\nBenefits & Opportunities\n\nGain broad exposure to finance operations, audit, and business partnering in a fast-paced environment\nMileage, accommodation, and meals fully paid for travel and overnight stays\nSupportive management and structured onboarding process\nStrong chance of contract extension or permanent employment within this or other teams\nValuable experience to progress your career locally or in wider finance rolesIf you're ambitious, organised, and ready to build your finance career with a role offering variety, travel, and real business impact, apply today.\n\nAt Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer.\n\nBy applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited.
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