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Finance Assistant - Part Time

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

We currently have an opportunity for a Part Time Finance Assistant to join our team. This is a great opportunity for a customer focused individual to join a world leading food and facilities management company, which can offer unrivalled opportunities for career progression.

Role Responsibility

  • Record, process and reconcile the cash and card revenues, daily deposits, petty cash entries etc. at Headingley Experience on a daily basis, via the Summary of Incomes Received (SOIR’s) across all profit centres.
  • Process the daily trading’s above, together with all supplier and EDI Invoices, stock Information etc. into EprophIT on a daily basis ensuring weekly deadlines are met in line with regional and national targets.
  • Undertake weekly safe counts with the site Commercial Manager, in advance of closing EprophIT, and advise the unit General Manager of any material variances.
  • Update and maintain the site Commitment Register and Labour Forecast ensuring it is reconciled on a weekly basis and that, at month end, all accruals are accurately recorded for entry into the P&L. 
  • Assist with all supplier and client queries and work with the central BSS team in Salford to resolve all issues quickly and effectively.
  • Assist with the preparation of all matchday floats, ordering cash for C&E functions and banking and reconciliation of such funds thereafter.
  • Assist the Commercial Manager with the running of the cash office on Matchdays ensuring all cash assets are accurately recorded and secured ready for banking.
  • Post-match, assist the Commercial Manager in publishing the declared takings across all areas to the client, operational and regional teams.
  • Assist in supporting the site operational team to ensure, prior to each match or function, the till systems and card terminals  are checked and are ready for services delivery.
  • Assist the site Commercial Manager in ensuring the site is PCI compliant in respect of all credit and debit card transactions.
  • In line with weekly and a month end deadlines ensure all finance transactions are fully processed whereby the monthly management accounts can be completed accurately and in a timely manner..
  • Help to secure the assets of the business through effective control of cash and debtors, advising Heads of Department of variances to Key Performance Indicators.
  • Ensure the consistent application and communication of Sodexo financial policy, process, practice and initiatives with particular regard to internal audit compliance.
  • Adhere to the all company Health and Safety policies at all times

The Ideal Candidate

Essential:

  • Sound educational background to at least GCSE or NVQ level
  • Required to work all matchdays outside of normal office hours
  • Ability to work to tight deadlines
  • Methodical and organized
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with customers, suppliers, clients and internal team members at all levels of the business including the central BSS team.
  • Ability to work and react quickly in a fast moving ever changing environment
  • Ability to work as part of a team but also using their own initiative
  • Strong time management and organizational skills to deliver an effective finance team function in a demanding service related environment
  • IT Literate – particularly able to use Excel effectively, as well as communicate to a high standard and accuracy in Outlook and Word.

Desirable:

  • Experience of SAP
  • Experience of working in a busy, high volume transactional, accountancy environment.
  • AAT qualification

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.

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