Portakabin Hiring for Finance Assistant Job at York, England Full Time

Are you looking to develop a career within a Financial setting and gain hands on experience? Would you love to expand your knowledge by gaining Accounting Qualifications that will open that door into the Financial Sector?

Did you answer ‘yes’ to the above questions? Great! We’ve got a fantastic opportunity for you!

We are looking for a Finance Assistant to join our team based in York, to provide financial expertise and support to the England and Wales Hire Business. Alongside completing your ACA Qualification, you’ll gain a broad experience in Management Accounting from both a Commercial and Operational setting, with a particular focus on targets and efficiencies.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will also support the Central Finance Team, encouraging the achievements of business targets.

If you’re ready to take the first step in your Finance career, then this could be the opportunity for you!

Role Details

• Salary: £20,000 – £25,000
• Role based: York, YO32 9PT
• Contract type: Permanent
• Annual leave: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Role Responsibilities

• Analysing and interpreting the accounts, ensuring there is a full understanding of the financial implications of decisions and issues affecting their business area.

• Assist in the preparation of monthly Management Accounts to strict deadlines, helping to ensure that all Balance Sheet Accounts are reconciled each month, taking corrective action to guarantee timeliness and accuracy of information.

• Engage in the preparation of monthly profit and loss, cash flow and capital forecasts.

• Aid the annual budget process for the business ensuring reports are completed and deadlines met, and a thorough budget is prepared.

• Assist with ensuring that the systems of control and reporting provide relevant, timely and accurate management information and be involved in cross company initiatives where required.

Benefits & Opportunities

• Fully funded professional qualifications and membership

• Option to buy 5 days annual leave

• Annual bonus

• Contributory pension

• A range of dedicated health & wellbeing services including Mental Health First Aiders, free health helpline to support services and discounted gym memberships

• A chance to give back to your community with an annual Volunteering Day Off

• Cycle to Work Scheme

There is also great opportunity for career progression within Portakabin. Roughly one third of our roles are filled by internal candidates!

Our Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who has:

• GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4 or above.

• Minimum A Level or equivalent education.

• Demonstrates Financial Awareness.

• Solid understanding of various software packages, including MS Excel and PowerPoint.

• Analyses numerical data, verbal data, and all other sources of information.

• Takes initiative, acts with confidence, and works under own direction.

• Works in a systematic, methodical, and orderly way.

Even if you do not match all of our ‘ideal’ criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role.

About Portakabin

As innovators in the science of building, we provide modular buildings for hire and sale, as well as supplying refurbished buildings and construction site accommodation. We deliver building solutions for organisations of any size, in sectors ranging from manufacturing, education and health to transport, utilities and construction.

Portakabin remains in the ownership of the York based Shepherd family and now employs more than 1,750 people across ten European countries.

Apply Now!

We’re keen to get someone started in this role. If you think this sounds like the ideal job for you, please apply as soon as possible as we may close this job advert early if we receive a high number of applications.