finance associate Cardiff, Wales
Job description
Looking to join an Employee Owned Company?
Apply today to join our employee ownership team and be part of shaping the future and people lives. Itec was founded 40 years ago and we are one of the most vocationally diverse employee owned independent training providers. Delivering Apprenticeships, Jobs Growth Wales +, Restart and Commercial contracts we provide qualifications, education and employability skills supporting the social and economic potential of the people and communities in which we work.
Finance Officer
Our Finance Department is looking for a Finance Officer to join the team. The role of finance officer will support with facilitating and recording the day to day financial transactions of the company.
Salary Banding: £23,000 to £25,000
Location: Itec House, Cardiff
Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Working hours: 9:00am to 4:30pm
What are the core responsibilities of this role?
- Managing all aspects of payroll, including processing monthly wage payments, statutory payments and associated administration
- The day to day transactions for the company’s pension scheme
- Accountable for the reconciliation of monthly and yearly trainee allowances, support costs and travel against profile and contract value
- Generating monthly support cost declarations
- Overseeing the breakdown and reconciliation of weekly trainee payments for Sage
- Responsible for the commercial sales ledger, including maintenance of accurate records and debt recovery
- Responsible for processing company bank transactions
- Accountable for overseeing monthly bank reconciliation
- Responsible for overseeing staff mileage claims
- Accountable for quarterly VAT return
- Responsible for finance processes of additional contracts as required
- Responsible for responding to general finance queries, both internal and external, as required
What skills and experience are we looking for from potential applicants?
Essential
- Previous administrative experience
- Previous experience in a financial role
- GCSE mathematics
- Good organisational skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Work effectively within a team
- Ability to deliver results
- Sage Line 50
- IT Literate – Microsoft excel
This role is subject to a DBS check. The cost of the DBS check will be met by the company.
Why work for us?
Itec is one of the largest and most vocationally diverse work-based learning providers, every day we transform people’s lives, and we believe that all employees play a vital part in enabling us to achieve our vision. We are
- Leading provider of work-based learning programmes for 40 years.
- Employee-Owned organisation
- Investors in People Gold
- Disability Confident Leader
- Living Wage Employer
Our Benefits
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Being an employee owner as part of the EOT
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas shutdown.
- Annual bonus (subject to qualifying criteria)
- Life Assurance
- Personal development and career opportunities
- Employee Mental Health First Aiders
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Medicash – Healthcare scheme
- Length of Service Payment Scheme
- Employee of Month Awards
- Discounts on Gym Membership and fitness products discounts
- Travel expenses and business mileage
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Social & Charity Events
- Refer a Friend Payment Scheme
- NUS/ Totum discount card
- Onsite parking
Itec operates as an equal opportunities employer and we welcome all applications regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, disability, age, political opinions, or trade union membership.
Itec reserve the right to close this vacancy sooner if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £23,000.00-£25,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
