Finance Assistant

Impact Food Group; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company in Woking is seeking a highly organized Finance Assistant. This role involves preparing monthly profit and loss accounts, collaborating with managers for accurate reporting, and maintaining good working relationships. The ideal candidate will have over a year of experience in a similar role and strong IT skills. Work is predominantly office-based with flexible home working days, offering 25 days holiday and access to rewards. Join our team to make a genuine difference in students' lives across the UK.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Access to rewards program

Centrally based office

Qualifications

• At least 12 months experience as a Finance Assistant.
• Analytical eye for financial detail.
• Experience with cashless providers is essential.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly School Profit and Loss accounts.
• Collaborate with Operational Managers and Finance Business Partner for accuracy.
• Support Finance team in new school reporting setup.

Skills

Account reconciliations

Financial analysis

Microsoft Office suite

VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, XLOOKUP

Proactive problem-solving

Education

AAT qualification

Job description

Overview

Finance Assistant

Impact Food Group

At Impact Food Group, we’re more than just a school caterer. We’re on a mission to create a positive food culture and help more students enjoy healthier, better-quality food. Making a positive social impact is at the heart of everything we do. We’re constantly learning, evolving, and improving — every way, every day.

Through our industry-leading brands — Innovate, Hutchison, Cucina, and Chapter One — we cater for over 800,000 students and operate in more than 900 schools nationwide, growing every year.

We’re now looking for a talented and highly organised Finance Assistant to join and play a vital role in supporting our business.

Guided by our values, integrity, bold, impactful, humble and community; you will help us shape a workplace and culture we can all be proud of.

IFG are growing… An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Assistant to join our fantastic Finance team at our Head Office in Woking. This role will include a mixture of office based and homeworking – whilst training you will be required to work 5 days in the office then will move to 3 days office and 2 days home based. The role is Monday to Friday 8.30am-5pm. This is a permanent role.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly School Profit and Loss accounts and invoices for sign off
• Work in collaboration with the Operational Managers and Finance Business Partner to ensure information is accurate and relevant
• Work in collaboration with the Management Accountants to ensure accuracy and completeness of monthly revenue
• Support the Finance team with the set-up of new school reporting
• Ensure timely and accurate revenue recognition
• Ensure completeness and integrity of the customer accounts
• Build and maintain good working relationships both internally and externally
• Manage customer queries
• Any Ad Hoc duties as required

What we are looking for

• You will have at least 12 months experience as a Finance Assistant managing account reconciliations.
• AAT graduate preferred but not essential
• Have an analytical eye for financial detail
• A background in working with cashless providers is essential; experience of working within a school environment would be advantageous.
• IT skills: competent user of the full Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). Competent with VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, Pivot tables.
• The ability to work well under pressure, and are comfortable in a very flexible, fast paced working environment.
• Have a proactive approach and the ability to work under own initiative.
• Reach targets and adhere to month end deadlines.
• Be positive in your outlook with a great can-do attitude, willing to gain new skills.

If you’re a collaborative, solution-focused professional who thrives in a busy and purposeful environment, we’d love to hear from you. Join us and be part of a team that is transforming lives through the power of food, making a genuine difference for students across the UK.

What we can offer

• Monday to Friday working (2-3 Days Office Based)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Access to IFG rewards (money off high street)
• Centrally based offices (Woking)

If you’re interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

Impact Food are committed to the safeguarding of children, and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, which Innovate Services Ltd supply the cost for.

We are a committed equal opportunities employer - if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail within your application. All information is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.