Coast and Country Cottages Hiring for Finance Assistant Job at Salcombe, England Full Time

At Coast and Country Cottages, part of the Sykes Holiday Cottages family, we are experiencing a significant increase in bookings due to a huge surge in demand for UK holidays. As such we are undergoing one of our biggest periods of growth to date and are actively seeking the best and brightest local talent to join us in our journey to connect 3 million happy holidaymakers with 35,000 holiday homes by 2023!

Coast & Country Cottages is an award-winning holiday agency concerned with the marketing and management of beautiful holiday cottages in locations solely across South Devon. With offices in Salcombe and Dartmouth and a current portfolio of over 480 properties, this locally based agency is busier than ever reporting another significant increase in advanced bookings for the 2022 season.

We are now seeking our newest Finance Assistant to join our dedicated and driven Salcombe team, responsible for invoicing relating to the correct charging and collation of owner accounts in conjunction with group finance and dealing with Owner statement related queries. This is a part time position covering 22.5 hours per week.

The ideal candidate will have the following key skills which they will use to provide crucial support to our Brand Finance Manager and wider team:
Essential experience:

• Previous experience of finance administration within a commercial environment
• Experience of working with sensitive and confidential data to a high level of accuracy
• Experience of drafting correspondence to a high level of quality
• Strong IT skills, including intermediate MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Good knowledge of GDPR.

Desirable Experience:

• Relevant industry qualification, qualification or degree in a relevant subject (e.g. Book keeping / finance or Business)
• Previous experience within a finance team
• Relevant accounting qualifications, such as AAT.

As our newest Finance Assistant, you will be accountable for the following areas of responsibility:

• To manage all aspects of invoice management for the brand including trade and managed service suppliers in conjunction with the group finance team
• To oversee all aspects of the home owner statement charges, including homeowner accounts queries and liaison with property owners.
• Ensuring compliance with Data Protection legislation.
• Preparation of weekly managed service invoices, including Travel Lite, C&CC Cleaning and Property Services to ensure group finance have all the necessary data for owner statements.
• Understand and adhere to financial regulations and legislation.

Our newest Finance Assistant will also be accountable for the following:

• Recommend changes to systems and procedures to improve the efficiency of the site operations. Continually review operational practices to ensure best practice is delivered at all times.
• Work in accordance with the Data Protection Act (1998) and to ensure all new systems and data are secure.
• Finance responsibilities as above.

Working hours: This is a part time position covering 18-22 hours per week to be worked flexibly covering Monday-Friday, 9am-5.30pm on a shift rota basis to be agreed at interview stage.

Job Type: Part-time

Salary: £10.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Life insurance
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday