Finance Assistant
About the role:
Go Car Credit is a specialist motor finance lender supporting those with less than perfect credit scores to get behind the wheel. Our hire purchase deals don’t just get people a great car – they give people the chance to rebuild their credit score too.
To support strategic growth, we’re looking for a Finance Assistant to join our Portsmouth office.
Providing a vital role in processing receipts and other transactions associated with customer loan balances in an accurate and timely manner. This provides customer facing departments with reporting through our systems which is up to date and correct.
In addition, reporting is required for our funders and other stakeholders. The role holder will take responsibility for producing accurate and timely information through our systems and accounting records.
Working hours are 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, however due to the nature of the role we would expect some flexibility.
Responsibilities
- Processes customer bank payments and loads onto the finance software system.
- Processes customer direct debits payments and loads onto the finance software system.
- Clears temporary receipt postings to appropriate customer loans once identified.
- Effectively processes customer settlement figures into the finance software system.
- Preparing and posting payments to dealers/brokers.
- Effectively processes closure advice notices from Recoveries into the finance software system.
- Preparing refunds for customers and creating journals.
- Assisting with month end finance system closures.
- Reconciling card payment using Sage and the finance software system.
- Reconciling new originations using Excel and Sage.
- Managing the Finance inbox and dealing with all queries.
- Develops own knowledge of Finance systems and processes to support colleagues.
- Processes sales invoices and remittance advices from auction houses.
What you need:
- Strong attention to detail, ensuring financial data is accurate, complete, and consistently maintained to a high standard.
- Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve tasks.
- Good knowledge of MS Excel
In return we offer:
- Competitive salary
- Work-life balance – 37.5 hours per week, hybrid working from our Portsmouth office with a level of flexibility that enables you to have a good work-life balance
- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays and a day off for your birthday (FTE)
- Wellbeing support – market leading EAP including 24/7 advice line, counselling for you and your immediate family, menopause support and virtual GP appointments, paid leave when you need it most (company sick pay, time off for medical appointments, emergency dependent leave, compassionate leave and fertility treatment leave)
- Financial support – financial coaching & support through our EAP, a discount platform access, car sharing scheme, discounted gym memberships, free flu vaccinations
- Positive culture with a sociable atmosphere, casual dress code, food and drinks provided in the offices at great business park locations
Next steps:
If this sounds like the role for you and you’d like to take advantage of working for a growing company, send your CV and a covering note to Careers@GoCarCredit.co.uk
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to join our team at Go Car Credit. Just as our customers come from diverse backgrounds, so do we, and we treat our team and our customers as individuals – with respect and fairness
