Finance Assistant - Fuel & Mileage, On Bus Revenue and Off Bus Sales

We are looking to recruit a Finance Assistant to join our Head Office Finance Team on a Full Time basis.

Hours of work

Generally Monday to Friday 9.00am until 5.00pm with 45 minutes unpaid for lunch (36.25 hours per week). However a degree of flexibility will be required towards working hours to meet the needs of the business.

Responsibilities of the role:

Working as part of our Head Office Finance team the post holder will ensure fuel data has downloaded from all depots on a daily basis, enter daily meter readings and reconcile to fuel issues, enter fuel deliveries onto the system, on a daily basis ensure that the fuel stock reconciles, manually allocate fuel issues if needed, ensure records are kept up to date regarding bus fleet additions and disposals and that they are in the correct company, import mileage figures into the system and check they are correct, also enter lost mileage, provide reports timeously to engineering, finance colleagues and external companies and provide holiday cover for the Senior Statistics Clerk as well as the Off Bus Sales Senior.

Requirements for the role:

• The successful applicant will have good results at higher grades, particularly in English and Maths.
• Previous experience of working in an Accounts Department would be an advantage but in any event training will be given to the successful applicant. The role also has a high level of numeracy and statistical analysis.
• Candidates must work to a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, have excellent communication skills and be competent in the use of spreadsheets and computerised systems.
• Applicants must be able to prove they can build exceptional customer/supplier/stakeholder relations and show a positive desire to make a positive contribution to the Head Office Finance team.

What we will offer you as our Finance Assistant - Fuel & Mileage:

• Salary £26,178
• 36.25 hours per week, working Monday to Friday
• Company pension
• Free travel in Edinburgh and the surrounding areas on all our buses and Edinburgh Trams plus a huge 90% discount on one other travel card for a family member or friend.
• Automatic enrolment into a free HSF Health Plan, helping you with a wide range of healthcare costs including optical and dental costs as well as physiotherapy, podiatry and many more health expenses. This is fully funded by Lothian and we even provide cover for children under 18!
• Access to a range of benefits including discounts in 100’s of retailers and an Employee Assistance Programme.

To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter, explaining your interest and suitability for this role.

CLOSING DATE - 18th August 2024