Finance Assistant
Proposed interview date: 8th May
Optimistic Equity Kindness Innovation Collaboration
Derby College Group (DCG) are looking for an enthusiastic individual with Finance and Banking experience to join the team as a Finance Assistant to help maintain an efficient and effective banking process for the college and its subsidiaries. If you would like to visit the site and meet the team before applying please reach out to us at
The Opportunity
This is a great opportunity to join a vibrant team within the College. Working from our modern office space at DCGs Ilkeston Campus you will prepare Banking from all sites bank reconciliation preparing journals for posting reconciling card payments sales ledger receipts inputting and processing sales and purchase invoices deal with queries and promote the College financial regulations and procedures to internal and external customers.
For a full explanation of the roles and responsibilities please see job description here.
About you
The successful applicant will have experience of working in a financial environment and will have knowledge and experience of banking processes and financial accounting systems. You will also have experience of managing data accurately and methodically and will possess excellent interpersonal communication and customer service skills. You will hold a level 2 in Maths and English and a Level 2 qualification in customer service or be willing to work towards.
For a full explanation of the person specification please see job description here.
The Benefits
- 34 days holiday (inclusive of 8 bank holidays and 6 closure days where these occur)
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with a 20.5 employer contribution
- Free onsite parking
- Discount at our Ofsted rated Outstanding onsite Little Explorers Nursery
- TOTUM discount card (aka NUS/Student Discount Card) / discounted Tastecard
- Discounts on East Midlands Railway Annual Season Tickets
- Microsoft Office for FREE with 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage
- Discount on treatments at SENSI our onsite salon at the Roundhouse
- Flint Bishop Solicitors free will writing 1hour free consultation with family department 10 discount on Conveyancing services
- Continuous development and progression opportunities
Diversity Inclusion and Belonging
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace which promotes and values diversity. We welcome all talent irrespective of age disability neurodivergence sex gender identity and gender expression race ethnicity religion belief sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. We ensure that our policies and procedures treat all applicants consistently and fairly during our recruitment process.
Safeguarding statement
DCG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. An online search of the preferred candidate is completed to help to identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online which the college may need to explore with the candidate further. Please be advised that it is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
If you require visa sponsorship
Please note that unfortunately this role is ineligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration pointsbased immigration system. Applications are welcome from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but would be eligible to obtain a valid visa via another consult theHome Office websitefor further information.
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