Finance Assistant

Cadwyn is a community-based organisation focused on people and values the people who live in our homes, the communities we serve and who we work with. Everything we do is underpinned by how we work with each other using a strong values base.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about making a difference who can take responsibility and get things done. In return we will provide you with an agile, flexible culture which supports you to achieve and develop.

This role will help us to do this by supporting the Management Accountant in the efficient and accurate preparation and presentation of financial records whilst developing and maintaining effective systems.

This role is customer facing, providing the link between the Finance team and the operational side of the business.

Main areas of responsibilities:

• Process daily rent receipts accurately and timely and work with the rents team, dealing with any queries to ensure they are resolved promptly.
• Maintain and perform weekly and monthly reconciliations ensuring they are processed in a timely and accurate fashion.
• Prepare monthly landlord payments working closely with relevant departments to ensure accuracy.
• Reconcile the cash book on a weekly basis ensuring all journals are supported by paperwork and that unreconciled items are dealt with in a timely manner.
• Reconcile the rent and service charge system on a weekly basis and prepare regular monitoring reports working with the relevant departments to ensure accuracy of data.
• Process regular and ad hoc bank payments ensuring controls are adhered to.
• Maintain the sales ledger including raising sales invoices and managing debt recovery.
• Maintain the fixed asset register ensuring all data is accurate and clearly documented.
• Administer the credit card system ensuring receipts are collected and coded in a timely manner.
• Provide a high-quality service to Internal Customers. Working across the organisation to ensure procedures are understood and regularly reviewed for improvement.

We need someone who has:

• Experience of developing and working within systems and processes to record financial transactions
• Experience of working in a busy finance department
• Ability to present information, verbally and in writing, in a clear and concise manner, with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent Organisation skills
• Experience of building and maintaining positive, professional relationships with a range of people
• Good IT skills in particular Excel.

No candidate will meet every single desired criteria. If your experience and skills look a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to this role to help us make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

At Cadwyn the majority of our staff work in an agile way, working mostly at home (if appropriate to the role) with the ability to hot desk at one of our three sites across Cardiff or to work from any other suitable/convenient location.

What we offer:

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  The chance to work for an organisation with strong values: Kindness, Honesty, Fairness and Respect
• A great permanent opportunity, with a 35 hour working week
• 25 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with length of service, plus bank holidays
  
• Ongoing training and development at a pace to suit you
• Access to a great Pension Scheme
• Health and wellbeing support
• An annual flexible cash benefit
• A cycle to work scheme

Other useful information:

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  Please click link to download the job description - Finance Assistant Job Description.docx
• Please click here to download the person specification - finance assistant person spec.docx
• Please click link to download information on how to complete your application - Guidance notes for completing an application.docx
• Please click link to download Cadwyn's values - cadwyn values square.pdf
• Closing date: 5.00pm Thursday 9th March 2023
  
• Interviews: 16th March 2023

Want to find out more? Please get in touch with Gareth Williams, Finance Manager via email gareth.williams@cadwyn.co.uk

To apply: You will be required to submit your CV and a supporting statement (outlining how you meet the requirements in the person specification).

Please note that once you begin your application you will not be able to save your progress and return to this at a later date. We therefore recommend you have your CV and supporting statement prepared prior to starting the process as you will be required to attach these. You will also be asked for your personal details and equality information as part of the application process.

If you have any questions please contact the HR Team via jobs@cadwyn.co.uk, we're delighted that you're interested in joining Cadwyn and wish you the very best of luck with your application.

Cadwyn is committed to the Principles of Equal Opportunities, Tenant Participation, Professionalism, Openness and Accessibility and welcomes applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, colour, disability, ethnic or national origins, marital or parental status, nationality, political belief, race, religion or sexual orientation.

All Black, Asian and ethnically diverse applicants, LGBTQ+ applicants, candidates with disabilities and tenants who meet the minimum requirements of the job as set out in the Job Description and Person Specification will be guaranteed an interview.