Kind Consultancy is working with a large Pensions organisation which is currently seeking a Finance Administrator to join them in an initial 3 month contract, with the possibility of a permanent role to follow. This is a full-time role with a hybrid work model requiring 2 in-office days per week in Bedfordshire, paying up to £300 per day via umbrella.

Reporting to the Systems Accountant, the Finance Administrator will focus delivering an effective and efficient service to maintain the Finance system administrations and handle general Finance queries, with key responsibilities including:

• Administering finance systems, including but not limited to, setting up new users, updating leavers and modifying approval routes
• Setting up new nominal codes after full approval is obtained.
• Marking unused nominals to inactive after full approval is obtained
• Closing old purchase orders and updating directorates and departments within the systems
• Addressing any errors or issues within the finance systems
• Handling employee expense queries
• Analysing the expense reports
• Extracting and scrutinising reports from various systems, ensuring data accuracy and addressing any discrepancies.
• Performing reconciliations between finance and non-finance systems
• Providing training support to the finance team and non-finance staff to perform their role effectively utilising available finance systems and other technology and tools.

Our ideal candidate for the Finance Administrator contract:

• Has a strong understanding of handling employees expenses and of the financial management and accounting principles.
• Is IT literate including experience and knowledge of finance systems and a minimum of intermediate level Excel skills including pivot tables, VLOOKUP and sum-ifs functions.
• Has experience of using different financial and payroll systems gained while working in a Finance or Systems Administration role
• Has strong financial and management accounting knowledge
• Is a clear and confident communicator in both writing and speech

If you're interested in the Finance Administrator contract, you have the necessary skills, knowledge and experience, and you live in or can commute to Bedfordshire, please apply with an updated CV today.