Regional Finance Assistant - Fixed Term

Location Welwyn Garden City
Discipline: Internal
Job type: Fixed Term Contract
Salary: £25,338.37
Contact name: Jane Reader

Job ref: 205190

GLL are looking for a Regional Finance Assistant to support the Regional Finance Manager on a six-month secondment with the financial administration of sales ledger and income reconciliation in conjunction with Corporate Finance processes.

 

What you’ll do:

  • Assist the Finance Manager in proving financial support for the Region.

  • Assist in managing Sales Ledger for the Region, including raising invoices as required.

  • Assist in the reconciliation of Balance Sheet Accounts.

  • Ensure finance processes and procedures are followed within the Region.

  • To develop knowledge and understanding of all finance procedures and policies to ensure they are implemented throughout the Region.

  • To assist in the management of the Sales Ledger (invoicing) function for the Region, ensuring systems are in place and followed to ensure effective debt management.  Ensuring any financial administration required is processed in a timely manner.

  • To assist the Regional Finance Manager in investigating and resolving income reconciliation variances, and then processing corrections in a timely manner.

  • To assist in ensuring that Regional PO’s are processed in a timely manner meeting Corporate Finance requirements.

  • To assist in the production of accurate and timely monthly management accounts.

  • To provide financial information and analysis as required.

  • To reconcile any assigned balance sheet accounts and assist in the year end processes as required by the Finance Management team.

  • To undertake ad hoc projects and any other work appropriate to the level and general nature of the post’s responsibilities.

  • To undertake any other duties that may be required that are commensurate with the level and responsibilities of the post.

  • To act in accordance with, and actively promote, GLL’s policies and standards.

 

As a leader within the leisure industry, we can also offer scope to progress your career, and job variety like nowhere else.

 

What you need:

  • Experience of sales ledger invoicing and associated finance administration.

  • Experience of Income Reconciliation function and associated financial administration.

  • Experience of Purchase Ledger (Raising PO’s) and associated financial administration.

  • Experience of computerised systems including Excel.

  • Able to work to tight deadlines.

  • Excellent attention to detail.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

 

As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees:

  • A Real Living Wage salary or above

  • A Values driven organisation

  • Learning & development to support career development

  • Good Pension schemes

  • Discounted gym membership for you and your partner.

  • Job security - GLL have been operating over 30 years and is the largest leisure provider in the UK

  • Industry leading rates of pay

  • The opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how we are run, plus associated social events

  • Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal

  • Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria

  • Health assurance

  • Career pathways and professional development are just the start. To ensure you stay at the top of your game, we provide training with practical and theory elements too.

  • Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras)

  • 25% off Red Letter Days

  • 25% off Buy A Gift

  • 20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products.

  • Ride to work scheme

  • Free eye tests and discounted glasses

 

About GLL:

As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries and children’s centres.

 

Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area.

 

One of our core values is ‘More than a Job’, because working with us opens up a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with us. To make sure we’re having a positive impact on our people, we also offer some flexible and part-time working options so you can make sure your new job works for you. Subject to vacancies, whether you are after a contractual commitment and a regular work schedule or the freedom of flexible hours, you may be able to choose an arrangement that works best for you and play your part in improving the health and wellbeing of your community.

 

We offer two different types of work arrangements:

  • A permanent employment contract - part time and full time

  • A flexible worker engagement by joining our flexible worker pool

 

If you are looking for a regular number of hours that you can work and are flexible to meet the needs of a 7 day a week service, then a full-time or part-time permanent contract might be the right choice for you.

 

So whether your ambitions lie in sport and leisure, events & catering, health & beauty, corporate support or working with children, you’ll be able to find your ideal new job at GLL.

 

Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are Investors in People Gold Award employer.

 

However you choose to work with us, you can be sure that you will be a valued member of our team, working with great colleagues, and making a real difference to people’s lives.

 

We are an inclusive employer. We seek and welcome diversity in our teams. 

 

All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications and location.