[Hiring] Regional Finance Assistant @Oasis Community Learning

Role Description

We are now looking for a Regional Finance Assistant to join our finance team, supporting three academies across London. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys working with numbers, thrives on accuracy and wants their work to have a meaningful impact.

• Support a wide range of financial processes, including:
  • Purchase and sales ledgers
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Payroll administration
  • Balance sheet accounts
  • Transactional finance activity
• Ensure invoices are processed accurately and payments are made on time.
• Maintain financial records to the highest standards.
• Primarily home-based with occasional visits to our London office and academies.
• Collaborate with colleagues and solve problems.

Qualifications

• Experience in transactional finance processing, including:
  • Purchase ledger
  • Sales ledger
  • Receipts and payments
• Purchase ledger administration, including:
  • BACS payment runs
  • Reconciliations
  • Supplier account creation
  • Managing debit balances
• Sales ledger management, including:
  • Raising and monitoring invoices
  • Proactively following up outstanding debt
• Bank account administration, including:
  • Reconciliations
  • Payment processing
  • Maintaining accurate financial records
• Finance systems administration, including:
  • Creating accounts
  • Resolving queries
  • Supporting users
• Providing wider finance support, from investigating credit card queries to assisting colleagues with ad hoc requests and projects.

Requirements

• Highly organised and comfortable managing competing priorities.
• Excellent attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel to Central London or Southampton for team meetings, training, and academy visits when required.
• Positive, can-do approach and willingness to be part of a team.
• Familiarity with accounting software such as PSF and advanced user of Excel.
• Reliable, accurate, and willing to collaborate as part of a supportive team.

Benefits

• A genuine work-life balance with flexibility and stability.
• A supportive and collaborative culture.
• Opportunity to do meaningful work that improves life chances of young people.
• Professional development opportunities within a national organisation.
• Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme with defined benefits, life assurance, and tax advantages.
• Generous annual leave entitlement.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Access to a national network of experienced finance professionals.

Company Description

At Oasis Community Learning, we're driven by a simple but powerful mission: to help every young person and community member thrive and succeed, regardless of their background or circumstances. As one of the UK's largest academy trusts, we serve communities across the country, many facing significant challenges, supported by exceptional teachers, dedicated support staff, and talented professionals who work behind the scenes to make it all possible.