Finance Assistant

CarFinance 247 Limited.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading car finance service provider near Manchester is seeking a Finance Apprentice to join their team. This role involves processing payments, maintaining ledger accuracy, and reconciling accounts. The ideal candidate is ambitious, organized, and keen to learn, with a strong focus on detail and communication skills. This position offers mentorship, professional development opportunities, and a supportive team environment, making it a great start for your finance career.

Benefits

Pension contributions up to 7%

Healthcare cash plan and life insurance

Subsidised onsite parking

Free fruit and juice bar

Birthday off

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Ambitious and proactive, eager to learn and improve.
• Takes pride in work, delivering accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills with different stakeholders.
• Organized and dependable, skilled at prioritizing tasks.
• Confident in following up with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Process and reconcile batch payments accurately and efficiently.
• Ensure accurate ledger postings for financial integrity.
• Reconcile accounts and balances for consistency and accuracy.
• Complete month-end procedures including reporting and reconciliations.
• Set up customer products correctly for a seamless experience.
• Handle internal and external queries promptly.

Skills

Ambition and proactivity

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Professionalism

Job description

About The Role

Here at CarFinance247 we are currently recruiting for a passionate and enthusiastic Finance Apprentice/graduate/junior to join our Finance team.

CarFinance 247 is an award-winning business just outside of Manchester City Centre.We make car finance straightforward for customers, dealer and lenders alike through our seamless digital journey. We offer high quality customer experiences which are driven by our outstanding tech, streamlined processes and amazing people. Over the next 12 months we have exciting upcoming projects to cement our position as market leaders in every aspect of our business.

Who we are

The finance function is a driven, high performing team, led by a CFO with experience as the FD at Coop Bank and a Head of Finance with a professional services background. The team is underpinned by qualified and part qualified accountants delivering valued insights and analysis to the business and accurate reporting. A strong credit control team manages the receivables balances ensuring debts are collected and Product Support who manage customer’s product set ups and queries.

What does the role offer?

As the Finance Apprentice, you will have core responsibilities to ensure the accuracy of the accounting ledger, that third parties are paid in a timely manner, that funds are received from lenders for all deals completed and customer products set up and managed appropriately. You will have the opportunity to develop an in depth understanding of how the business works and use your acumen to make tangible differences to Finance controls and processes and the opportunity to study towards your Professional Accounting Qualifications.

Responsibilities Include:

• Processing, allocating, and reconciling batch payments with accuracy and efficiency.
• Ensure accurate ledger postings to uphold financial and reporting integrity.
• Reconciling high-volume accounts and balances to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Reconciling the ledger and cash for completed deals, resolving internal and external discrepancies.
• Completing month-end procedures, including reporting, analysis, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Set up customer products quickly and correctly to deliver a seamless experience.
• Tackle internal and external queries promptly, building trust through clear communication.
• Support senior finance leaders with varied, fast-paced and business-critical finance tasks.

About You

• Ambitious and proactive, always keen to learn and ask questions to improve performance.
• Takes pride in their work, delivering with accuracy, care, and attention to detail.
• Strong communicator, confident in writing and speaking across different stakeholders.
• Organised and dependable, skilled at prioritising tasks and taking full ownership.
• Confident and professional, quick to follow up with stakeholders to get answers when needed.

About Us

• Supportive team environment and mentorship.
• Pension contributions up to 7% dependent on length of service
• Healthcare cash plan and life insurance
• Subsidised onsite parking
• A great working environment with free fruit, juice bar and barista bar serving teas and coffees
• Birthday off!
• Excellent opportunities for personal and professional development

At Car Finance 247 our determination and strong team culture have helped us become the number one online car finance broker in the UK. We are one of the UK’s fastest growing privately owned businesses, having ranked in the Sunday Time Fast Track 100 for each of the last 4 years.

We create personalised and high-quality customer experiences driven by outstanding tech, streamlined process and most importantly, amazing people. Over the next 12 months we have exciting upcoming projects to cement our position as market leaders in every aspect of our business and that journey starts with attracting the best talent.

As an equal opportunity’s employer, the 247 Group is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employee’s and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the 247 Group