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Gloucester
full time position; Monday – Friday 08.30-17.00
Offering a salary of up to £27,846, plus great company benefits
Mears is uniquely placed to address the major challenges in the housing and social care industry. If you are a
Annual salary: up to £27,846.00
Finance Assistant
Gloucester
full time position; Monday – Friday 08.30-17.00
Offering a salary of up to £27,846, plus great company benefits
Mears is uniquely placed to address the major challenges in the housing and social care industry. If you are a Finance Assistant looking to be part of a growing organisation this opportunity can offer rewards and opportunity.
Mears are a market leader in providing housing services to the affordable housing sector, and a major presence in the housing with care market. Mears Group’s vision is to make a positive difference to the people we serve by improving homes, improving communities and improving lives.
We do this by developing outstanding partnerships with employees, clients, tenants, customers, their families and the wider community. We are looking for people who can help us deliver on our values, fulfil our future ambitions and their own.
About The Role
Mears Group is currently searching for an experienced and professional Finance Assistant with a flexible approach to support our business. You will be responsible for day-to-day cash & banking tasks associated with the business, including daily reconciliations of a number of bank accounts & pro-actively dealing with any matters that arise, and helping out with various management accounting tasks and ad-hoc payments.
You will report to the Management Accountant and work alongside the MHM team to help ensure the smooth running of the accounts department, completing tasks accurately and to strict deadlines, providing the business with the highest level of service at all times. Mears Group strive in career progression.
If you are looking to start or continue a finance qualification such as ACCA/CIMA, Mears are well placed to support you whilst you continue to work towards this qualification.
All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears- does not currently offer visa sponsorship.
Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant DBS/Security checks before commencement of employment.
Your Responsibilities & Duties Will Include
* Reconcile the MHM, AASC, MOD, CAS, ARAP and More Homes bank accounts on a daily basis, pro-actively ensure that items arising are dealt with on a daily basis.
* Process Housing Benefit refunds in a timely manner.
* Process ad hoc BACS and CHAPS payments in accordance with agreed deadlines. This includes large property purchase payments for which detail is key.
* Work closely with other Non-Financial teams in the business and maintain good working relationships.
* Reconcile and maintain several balance sheet accounts.
* Complete the monthly fixed asset registers for several Group and non-Group entities and post monthly depreciation journals.
* Assist with preparing journals and schedules for the monthly management accounts.
* Create and submit monthly invoices for a variety of contracts and deal with any queries which arise from these.
* Prepare the MHM Vat return
* Review and approve lease agreements, ensuring all system entries are complete and accurate.
* Take ownership of monthly landlord report for investor-type clients and address any resulting queries.
What are we looking for?
* Ambition to study or studying towards ACCA/CIMA qualification
* Confident user of Microsoft packages, including word and excel.
* Ability to build relationships remotely with finance, non-finance colleagues and external clients.
* Flexible and adaptable in approach to work with the ability to multi-task, and to work to deadlines.
* Highly organised with the ability to prioritise.
Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:
Vickie Rudge (Vickie.Rudge@mearsgroup.co.uk)
If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.
At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.
We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.
In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.
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Finance and Sales
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