Hybrid Finance Assistant

at Good Energy

• Job title: Finance Assistant
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: £26,500 - £32,000 per year
• Degree requirement: High School Diploma
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Chippenham, United Kingdom

About the role

• Finance Assistant at Good Energy overseeing financial operations and invoice management and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure smooth financial transactions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the end-to-end process in our accounting system, ensuring all invoices are accurately entered and properly authorised.
• Act as the primary contact for queries, collaborating with teams across the business to resolve issues and maintain positive relationships.
• Maintain high standards of record-keeping, ensuring all invoices are correctly recorded, filed, and audit-ready.
• Perform regular supplier account reconciliations, validating internal data against external statements to ensure total accuracy.
• Coordinate the setup of new suppliers in the accounting system, including essential due diligence on banking and contact details.
• Monitor and manage finance team inboxes to ensure all correspondence is handled efficiently and priorities are addressed.
• Proactively identify and flag financial discrepancies or dependencies to ensure the smooth delivery of payments and approvals.

Requirements

• Proficiency in working with numbers and calculations, coupled with a genuine interest in finance and business.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Enthusiastic, driven, and eager to learn.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Problem solving mindset.
• ATT level 3 or equivalent desirable.
• Prior bookkeeping or accounts payable experience.
• Experience in processing accounts payable transactions in SAP.

Benefits

• 🏡 £500 work from home allowance - an annual allowance paid monthly alongside your salary to support with working from home costs.
• 🚆 £500 travel allowance - an annual allowance paid monthly alongside your salary to support with travelling to work costs.
• £500 annual development allowance: to spend on your chosen development area, whether that’s in your current role, or future roles.
• 🎁 8% annual bonus: company-wide bonus scheme designed to reward collective teamwork and delivery of results across the whole business.
• 🌞 25 days annual leave, a day off for your birthday, additional days leave for long service, plus bank holidays.
• Ethical Pension with Aviva: Good Energy offers an ethical pension plan provided by Aviva, with employer-matched contributions up to 7.5% of your base salary.