Finance Assistant

Sutton Housing Partnership
Sutton, Greater London


Job Category : Financial
Location : Sutton Gate, Sutton Housing Partnership
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £15.18
Key Responsibilities:

⦁ Be first point of contact for internal and external customers
⦁ Management of Finance Team mailboxes
across all systems
⦁ Processing purchase and sales ledger invoices
⦁ Administration of new suppliers and amendments
⦁ Processing rent account and General Ledger transactions
⦁ Notifying residents of changes to their charges and DDs within statutory deadlines
⦁ Drafting reconciliations of assigned balance sheet accounts & proposing corrections where required
⦁ Creation of accounting journals
⦁ General admin support to wider Finance Team
1st stage arrears collection for company & former tenant debt
Skills & Experience
Essential:
⦁ Customer focused and solution based approach to dealing with enquiries
⦁ Ability to explain complex matters in non-technical terms
⦁ Accurate and efficient data input skills
⦁ Effectively manage and prioritise workload to meet performance targets
⦁ Proactive approach to problem solving
⦁ Takes ownership within scope of job role and actively seeks to develop skills and knowledge
⦁ Confident in the use of IT, particularly spreadsheets
Desirable:
⦁ Knowledge of large scale accounting systems
⦁ Knowledge of Housing Management databases
⦁ Experience of working in a business accounting team
Expectations
The job holder will:
⦁ Be proactive and take ownership to resolve problems and customer queries
⦁ Communication to the team are managed effectively
⦁ Take ownership and responsibility for own areas of work looking for opportunities for improvement
⦁ Collaborate positively with all SHP staff to deliver high quality financial services
⦁ Use information technology accurately and effectively in accordance with SHP codes of conduct
⦁ Be solution focussed and actively seek areas for continuous improvement
⦁ Provide cover for other team members during staff absence
⦁ Invoices are paid within terms
⦁ take prompt action to collect debt
⦁ ensure resident accounts are accurate

Posted 2026-05-30

Recommended Jobs

Senior Building Manager - Multi Site, London

Savills Management Resources
London

Purpose of the Role The Senior Building Manager is responsible for the strategic and operational management of multi-site portfolio including their headquarters in London, ensuring that all buildi…

View Details
Posted 2026-07-04

ECT of Biology Role | Highly Selective Independent School...

Marchant Recruitment
London

A highly selective independent Mixed School in Islington, Inner London, celebrated for its academic rigour and outstanding university progression, is seeking an ECT of Biology to join their permanent…

View Details
Posted 2025-10-10

Join our UK Talent Community

Inizio Ignite | Research Partnership
London

Our Talent Community As a world-leading market research partner for health and life science companies, we are always interested in hearing from candidates with a passion for healthcare market rese…

View Details
Posted 2026-06-21

Indirect Tax Manager, Big 4 firm, London : £60 - £70k Guide

Beament Leslie Thomas
London

A new opportunity to work with a highly successful Indirect Tax team focusing on providing advisory, operational and compliance services to the firm’s largest and most important clients. The team ad…

View Details
Posted 2025-10-21

Resident relationship Officer (SO2)

Enfield Council
Enfield, Greater London

Job Category : Housing Location : Edmonton Green Library, Enfield Council Hours Per Week : 35.00 Start Date : Immediate start Start Time : 09:00 End Time : 17:00 Salary: £18.76 The…

View Details
Posted 2025-10-06

Teacher of Religious Education required (ECT Support) -...

Marchant Recruitment
Brent, Greater London

School Status & Location Sector: Outstanding Ofsted Secondary Academy. Borough: Brent (Inner London, England). Start Date: Permanent, full-time role commencing ASAP. The Opportunity & Sch…

View Details
Posted 2026-01-09

Senior Operational Resilience Manager

Saxton Leigh
London

**Exclusive Instruction ​** THE COMPANY: Our client is a global asset management firm, with an extensive network of offices worldwide.  They are looking for a dedicated Senior Operational Resil…

View Details
Posted 2026-05-12

Receptionist - High-Performing Secondary School - Bromley

Marchant Recruitment
Bromley, Greater London

Receptionist – High-Performing Secondary School – Bromley Start Date: As soon as possible Contract: Full-time, Permanent Salary: Paid to scale We are looking to appoint a professional …

View Details
Posted 2026-04-03

Business Development Manager - Rewired

CloserStill Media
London

WHO WE ARE: At CloserStill, we strive to deliver the best. We’re on a mission to be the most dynamic B2B events and communities business in every market we serve, bringing people together to learn…

View Details
Posted 2026-01-21