Role: Finance Assistant
Location: Barnstaple
Salary: Up to £24,500 (FTE) depending on experience
Contract: Fixed Term – 6-month contract
Hours: 22.2 hours per week
About Us
As a community landlord, we pride ourselves on providing quality homes, excellent services, and meaningful support for our customers. You’ll be joining a friendly and collaborative team dedicated to making a positive difference.
The Role
We are looking to recruit a Finance Assistant to provide vital support to our busy Finance Team. You’ll play a key part in maintaining our financial processes, supporting colleagues, and ensuring smooth and efficient financial operations across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
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Process and register purchase ledger invoices, reconcile supplier statements, and support with invoice queries.
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Assist with ensuring purchase orders and invoices meet NDH financial regulations.
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Support income accounting processes, including posting electronic and manual receipts, weekly BACS processing, and payment card administration.
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Raise and post sundry debtor invoices, maintain control accounts, and support debt recovery processes in line with customer service standards.
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Download daily bank transactions and assist with petty cash management.
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Support the preparation of cash and cheque banking.
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Provide cover for Finance team colleagues during periods of absence.
About You
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You will have 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) including Maths and English.
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You will have experience in a financial environment.
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Strong attention to detail and ability to process data accurately.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
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A positive, customer‑focused approach and strong teamwork skills.
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Good organisational skills with the ability to meet deadlines.
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Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
Benefits
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27 days holiday plus bank holidays
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7% employer pension contribution
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Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
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Health & Wellbeing support
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Cash Plan (up to £1,600 per year)
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Family friendly policies
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Cycle to Work Scheme
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Tech Scheme
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Refer a Friend Scheme
The successful candidate will be required to complete a Basic DBS check.
Closing date: Monday 2 March 2026 - 09:00
Interviews: Thursday 5 March 2026
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. As part of this commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role to which they have applied. We request that all applications are submitted with a completed Equality & Diversity Form
