Finance Assistant Warrington, North West England, England
Job description
Post Title: Finance Assistant
Reports to: Finance Manager
Location: MCS offices at Sci-Tech Daresbury and Home Working (after completion of induction)
Contract: 37.5 standard week Permanent
Salary Range: £30,000 - £35,000 PA
With energy costs constantly rising and climate change affecting us all, low-carbon technology has an increasingly bigger role to play in the future of UK energy.
We’re here to ensure it’s a positive one.
Since 2008, MCS has become the recognised standard for UK products and their installation in the small-scale renewables sector. MCS is a mark of quality. We create and maintain standards that allow for the certification of low-carbon products, contractors and their installations, used to produce electricity and heat from renewable sources.
MCS experienced its most successful year to date in 2022 and we are building on that strong foundation in this year and beyond. We are ambitious for the future, driven to innovate and stand out.
This is an exciting time to join MCS: in 2022, we reported exceptional growth, and we now must continue to ensure we are at the heart of the UK’s drive to meet net-zero carbon by 2050.
Domestic energy is playing a huge part in achieving this target. However, deciding to invest in renewable energy remains a big step for many people; made more confusing by jargon and complicated financial models. MCS aims to cut through difficult language and complex processes as a way of ‘Giving people confidence in home-grown energy.’
Something ‘home-grown’ is something that matters to people personally – which they can take pride in. That’s exactly the feeling we want to create across the UK as we help more and more people embrace a home-grown energy future.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the MCS Finance team for a Finance Assistant to support the Finance Managers with both the charitable holding company and the trading subsidiary.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious candidate who can demonstrate excellent analytical detail, with a keen eye on results. MCS values team players and provides support for personal and professional development, including dedicated training where desired.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the day-to-day financial operations of the company, including accounts receivable, oversight of accounts payable, general ledger, inputting of payroll ahead of bureau processing and other financial activities.
- Assist in preparing monthly management accounts (profit & loss and balance sheet), including the preparation, and posting of month-end journals.
- Conduct financial analysis and provide insights to help the management team make informed decisions.
- Completion of balance sheet reconciliations.
- Assisting with year-end audit enquiries and consulting with external auditors.
- Supervise Finance Analyst, providing guidance and support to ensure their professional development.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Finance Manager.
Person specification
Knowledge
- Accountancy qualification (Part-Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or qualified by experience.
- Proficiency in financial software and tools, especially Xero and advanced Microsoft Excel.
Skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to multitask and prioritise tasks effectively.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Behaviour
- Confident written and verbal communications, with exceptional attention to detail (essential)
- Uphold and work within MCS policies and procedures (essential)
- Anticipate needs before they arise (essential)
- Actively promote and embody MCS’s core values, vision and mission to ‘give people confidence in home-grown energy’ across the organisation and with partners (essential)
- Willing to work flexibly and travel across the UK to attend events and meetings as required – (essential)
What we offer:
25 days’ annual leave per annum – increasing to 28 days with three years’ service, and to 30 days with five years' service
· Flexibility to support some home working after completion of induction
· 8% Company pension contribution
· Medicash – Cash Health Plan providing cashback on a variety of holistic & medical treatments
· Access to 24/7 helplines , face to face counselling
· Access to and support with continuous professional development
· Access to salary sacrifice schemes, such as Cycle2Work
· Fully expensed Christmas party
· Payment of one professional subscription
· Access to a mental health first aider
· Provision of free fruit, tea and coffee, soft drinks and breads and spreads in the office
· An innovative office environment that encourages collaboration
· Attractive HR policies including enhanced maternity/paternity leave, sick leave, and emergency paid leave
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Canteen
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Warrington: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Accounting: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Warrington
Application deadline: 08/05/2023
Reference ID: JM/FO23
