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Finance Officer

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Posting date: 08 August 2025
Salary: £25,500 to £30,500 per year
Additional salary information: Competitive
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 06 September 2025
Location: Remote, EC2A 4NE
Company: Get Set UK Group
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: getsetuk/TP/110/271

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Summary

Get Set for Your First Big Impact: Join Us as a Finance Officer

TL;DR:Location:Remote Contract: FT 35hrs PW M-F Salary:£25,500 - £30,500

Role Purpose: As a Finance Officer, you'll play a crucial role in making sure our finances run smoothly, funding claims are spot-on, and our welfare-to-work programmes stay compliant and effective.

Success in this role looks like: Accurate and timely financial processing, full compliance with all funding and regulatory requirements, and strong collaboration with programme and compliance teams to drive efficiency and support delivery.

Your Role: What You'll Achieve

At Get Set UK, we transform lives by helping people into work, and your role will be pivotal to that mission.You'll manage key financial functions, from processing invoices and expenses to submitting funding claims and supporting payroll.You'll also collaborate across teams to ensure everything aligns with contracts, regulations, and our high internal standards.

This is a hands-on, detail-driven role that requires accuracy, compliance, and proactive communication.

Here's how you'll make an impact:

Financial Operations

  • Process purchase/sales invoices, staff expenses, and petty cash with precision

  • Manage reconciliations for bank accounts, company credit cards, and purchase systems

  • Submit payment runs and maintain clean records for audits and stakeholders

  • Raise sales invoices and manage remittance

Compliance & Claims

  • Ensure all finance activity complies with DWP, ESFA, and government contracts

  • Monitor funding compliance and audit financial records to minimise risk

  • Submit accurate and timely funding claims in partnership with programme teams

  • Support internal controls and financial reporting requirements

Payroll & System Support

  • Reconcile payroll data and collaborate with HR to ensure accuracy

  • Maintain and improve financial systems; support training for internal teams

Stakeholder Engagement

  • Liaise with auditors, funders, and internal teams to ensure transparency and readiness

  • Build effective relationships that support operational success

Continuous Improvement

  • Spot opportunities to improve efficiency and streamline financial processes

  • Keep up to date with financial regulations and funding changes to stay ahead

Who You Are

You're a confident, accurate, and organised finance professional with an eye for detail and a passion for compliance.You might already work in a finance department, or be a finance graduate looking to grow in a mission-led organisation.

Above all, you're a collaborative problem solver who can deliver results while keeping everything tight, tidy, and fully compliant.

Specifically, you bring:

  • Experience in finance operations (accounts payable/receivable, reconciliations, claims)

  • Working knowledge of bookkeeping, audits, and funding requirements

  • Proficiency in finance software and MS Excel

  • Great communication skills with the ability to explain finance to non-finance colleagues

  • AAT part-qualified (or equivalent) or relevant work experience

  • Strong attention to detail and deadline management

You Share Our Values

We live our values every day, in every role:

  • Be Ambitious: We set high standards for ourselves and those we support.
  • Be Inspiring: We motivate and lead by example.
  • Be Proud: We take ownership and celebrate our success
  • Be Considerate: We care about people and act with integrity.
  • Own it:We show up and do what's needed

Our customers count on us...and we count on you! That means showing up, being present, communicating clearly, and doing what you say you will. If it sounds like you, you'll thrive here. If it doesn't feel like the right fit, that's ok too, we'd rather help you save time than take the wrong step.

Get Set for More: Our Benefits

You'll benefit from a supportive, progressive environment where learning is part of every role.

  • Immediate access to wellbeing tools (GP, counselling, Headspace)
  • Enhanced healthcare and lifestyle rewards with service
  • Discounts, pension scheme, and salary sacrifice options
  • Structured development through our Your Career, Your Journey framework
  • Internal Learning & Development team embedding growth in every role

What to Know Before You Apply

  • We reserve the right to close this advert early, so apply soon to avoid disappointment.
  • We're a Disability Confident Employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know, we're committed to supporting you.
  • This role is subject to our safeguarding and vetting process.
  • We do not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies.

Ready to Get Set?

If you're excited by this opportunity and believe you can make a difference, apply and help us shape futures…starting with yours!

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