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🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 24d ago ⏳ Closes in 67 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 Company - Public

Finance Assistant

Salary Range
£25,000 - £28,000
£2,083 - £2,333 / mo

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Location Base
Lancaster, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Are you an experienced Finance Assistant who is looking for a new role that offers flexibility, enhanced holidays and a fantastic pension? Would you like a role where you can stay longer term and become a valued member of staff? If so, I have a fantastic opportunity with a great organisation based in Lancaster. This is a permanent position that is varied and rewarding. The client is keen to find someone who is dedicated, hard working and keen to become part of a small but strong finance department. Opportunities like this one don’t come up often! Sound good?

Reporting to the Head of Finance you will be responsible for:

  • Processing sales and purchase invoices
  • Processing weekly bank receipts and chasing any outstanding payments
  • Weekly bank reconciliations
  • Managing payment runs – weekly/ monthly
  • Processing expenses and credit card payments
  • Assist senior management with reports
  • Create and manage adjustment to key company files
  • Work closely with the CFO and senior team members to improve processes
  • Respond to supplier queries
  • · Assist with budgeting and other ad-hoc tasks

Your Profile:

  • Highly experienced working within a finance team. Ideally AAT qualified but not essential)
  • Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Excel
  • Confident to work in a smaller team and manage your own work loads
  • Friendly and approachable, happy to form strong working relationships with team and senior management
  • Accurate with a high attention to detail, willing to challenge where appropriate
  • Experience of dealing with businesses and the public

In return:

You will be joining a well-established business with a healthy turnover. You will have great job security as well as many other benefits. The basic salary is competitive, around 25k – 28k depending on experience. You will also receive an incredible 25 days holiday + bank holidays, imagine what you could do with an extra week off! In addition to this, you will also have private health care, death in service, enhanced employers’ pension and more! One day a week working from home and free onsite parking!

Next steps:

If you are ready to make a move and you are interested in this new Finance Assistant vacancy based in Lancaster, please apply with your most recent CV. Once I’ve reviewed your application I will be in touch. Interviews are being held within the next two weeks. Please don’t delay with your application and check your CV is up to date! Thank you!

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £25,000.00-£28,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Free parking
  • Life insurance
  • On-site parking
  • Private medical insurance
  • Work from home

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Lancaster: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: JIVELA

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa (Tier 2)

Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.

🏛️ Settlement (ILR) Pathway

Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

⚖️ Official regulatory reference: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) & Home Office Sponsor Register.

Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General

Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Finance Assistant roles across Jive Recruitment's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £25,000 - £28,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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