Hybrid Senior Finance Assistant – 12 month FTC

at Guy's & St Thomas'​ Foundation

• Job title: Senior Finance Assistant – 12 month FTC
• Job type: Contract
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: £30,000 - £34,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior Finance Assistant ensuring financial transactions, records, and reporting are accurate for Guy's & St Thomas’ Charity. Focused on oversight, higher-level accounting support, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead weekly payment runs: review approvals, process transactions, and dispatch remittances.
• Review and approve bank reconciliations prepared by Finance Assistants.
• Manage and review balance sheet accounts, including aged items and reconciliation of all control accounts.
• Oversee and maintain fixed asset registers and calculate depreciation.
• Input and review month-end journals, including prepayments and adjustments.
• Review and summarise accruals prepared by the Senior-Leaning Finance Assistant.
• Support the month-end close process through variance analysis and management reporting.
• Assist with preparation of management accounts, overhead reporting, and audit documentation.
• Oversee compliance with VAT and internal control requirements.
• Validate changes to supplier bank details and ensure controls are followed.
• Mentor Finance Assistants and provide support for complex queries.
• Maintain organised digital and paper filing systems in accordance with audit requirements.
• Provide absence cover for transaction team members as needed.
• Create and maintain nominal ledger codes and assist in updating budget structures.
• Provide structured onboarding and training to new finance team members and ongoing support to existing staff.
• Works with the Finance Manager to critically review, document and improve finance processes.
• Support on P11D/PSA identification, liaising with HR or payroll as necessary.
• Ensure adherence to internal financial controls and segregation of duties.

Requirements

• Experience with finance systems (e.g., Access Financials) and intermediate Excel.
• Strong understanding of transaction processing, reconciliations, and month-end accounting.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to handle complex processes.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive, organised, and committed to continuous improvement.
• Experience with Partial VAT.

Benefits

• Up to 12% employer pension contributions
• Annual personal development budget
• Annual health and wellbeing personal allowance
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and parental leave pay accessible without length of service requirements.
• Health and wellbeing programme that offers optional free yearly health check-ups.
• Support for healthy eating via fruit bowls and onsite lunch facilities.
• Agile working, flexible hours, and supportive IT kit.
• Shower facilities and bike lock area.
• Generous annual leave (27 days + bank holidays)
• Subsidies for glasses
• Employee Assistance Programme