Annual salary: up to £28,435.05 Finance Assistant Location: Gloucester Contract: Permanent / Full time position; Monday – Friday 08.30-17.00 Salary: £28,435, 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 great 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 proactive Finance Assistant with a flexible approach to support our business. You will be responsible for the timely and accurate reconciliation of group bank accounts and intercompany accounts, making ad-hoc payments and the reconciliation of a number of control accounts. Working as part of a small dedicated Team in Gloucester, with the option of hybrid work once competent with our system and processes. You will report to the Head of Financial Accounting and as a team will 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 AAT, Mears are well placed to support you whilst you continue to work towards this qualification. Reconciling a number of the Group’s bank accounts on a daily basis & to pro-actively ensure that items arising are dealt with on a daily basis & produce the daily cashbook in a timely manner. Ensuring expenses and petty cash requests claims are made in accordance with the Group’s expenses policy. To process expenses claims and pass to payroll within the agreed deadlines. Processing ad-hoc BACS and CHAPS payments in accordance with agreed deadlines. Reconciling a number of control accounts, including the payroll and expenses control accounts. Ensuring purchase invoice imports are posted accurately in accordance with deadlines. Intercompany reconciliations & posting any necessary journals. Assisting with journals for the monthly management accounts for the group support functions. Provide holiday cover for Finance Assistants working on other Group companies. E-Mail management across multiple different inboxes. Key Criteria: Educated to GCSE (or equivalent) Basic knowledge and understanding of accounting practices Experience in commercial environment A great team player of collaborative working Problem solver & results orientated Good Excel knowledge IT literate with confident written communication skills Ability to work alone or as part of team, demonstrates company values with exceptional communication and customer service An entry level accounting qualification is beneficial, but not required. Benefits: Family friendly policy to include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and much more. Generous Pension Scheme Sick Pay Refer a friend scheme (total award £1000) Share saver scheme Eye test vouchers Employee Assistance Programme (Access to Free counselling service) Wellbeing service (Access to trained mental health & wellbeing advisors) Mears Annual Family Fun Day for you and your family to places like Blair Drummond Safari Park, M&Ds Theme park, fully paid for including lunch Mears Rewards - A performance recognition platform whereby you can be rewarded in high street vouchers Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment Excellent training and development opportunities and 25 days holiday entitlement along with bank holidays. 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. Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact: Joe Monger (joe.monger@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. We are the people behind the smile! At Mears we look for people who share our vision and values - to make a positive difference to the communities we serve. We do this by improving homes, improving communities and improving lives. We are proud of our business and the opportunities we provide to colleagues working across the UK. Our Values - Customers / Innovation / Teamwork / Responsibility