Accounts Assistant

The Role

The Buckinghamshire Building Society is looking for Accounts Assistant to join its finance department. In this varied role you will be a key member of the finance team, undertaking the timely and accurate recording of all business transactions with the Society. It is a great opportunity for a responsible, dedicated individual pursuing a career in finance. Provision of study support for a professional finance qualification is also available.

The main responsibilities of the Accounts Assistant will include:

• Posting electronic customer receipts and payments from/to mortgages and savings customers.
• Daily reconciliations of the general ledger and bank accounts, along with daily reporting of key figures to management.
• Responsibility for the purchase ledger, involving receiving, processing and paying all purchase invoices in a timely manner.
• Making weekly payment runs of purchase invoices.
• Monitoring the finance inbox and being a point of contact for internal and external queries.
• Supporting the preparation of budgets and forecasts.

The Person

The ideal candidate will have/be:

• Previous experience of working in an administrative capacity within a financial environment.
• A keen interest in financial services, and the markets we operate in.
• An attention to detail and a focus on getting things right first time.
• A team player with a strong work ethic, willing and able to support a wider team effort when required.
• An enthusiasm and a willingness to learn and develop professionally.
• Strong IT skills (Microsoft Office).

The Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Holiday Entitlement
  • Up to 25 days holiday 
• Contributory Pension Scheme
  • Group Personal Pension plan with employer contributions of up to 10% of annual salary
• Healthcare 
  • BUPA Health Cash Plan 
• Training and Development 
• Staff Recognition Awards

About Us

The Buckinghamshire Building Society was founded in 1907 and as a Member owned Mutual, with no shareholders, our emphasis is firmly on providing value to existing and new Members through competitive savings and mortgage products. We source mortgages across the full range of product niches via a nationwide broker network and funded by a constantly evolving retail savings book. We have approximately 10,000 savings customers and nearly 2,000 borrowers. We are a highly progressive society with very strong capital and liquidity foundations, a strongly growing business based on evolving risk management, excellent regulatory relationships and striving to be the best small building society in the country. Our internal culture places enormous emphasis on teamwork behaviours. As a society we value tangible involvement with our local community and frequently support local events, schools, clubs and charities. Our motto of "doing the right thing" is at the heart of everything we do. 

The Buckinghamshire Building Society is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to actively promoting diversity and inclusion.

To Apply

Please send all applications to:

Email: recruitment@bucksbs.co.uk