Finance Assistant (Utilities Accounts Payable)
| Posting date: | 18 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £29,725 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 January 2026 |
| Location: | Plymouth, South West England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Plymouth Community Homes |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | FIN-002288 |
Summary
About the role
Keep our finances flowing and make a real impact at PCH!
At Plymouth Community Homes, we believe in more than numbers — we believe in people. As the city’s largest social housing provider, we manage over 16,000 homes for more than 35,000 residents. Behind every great community is a strong team, and right now we’re looking for a Finance Assistant to join our Accounts Payable team.
This is a great opportunity to build on your finance experience in a supportive, friendly environment where no two days are the same. You’ll take ownership of our utility accounts, ensuring everything from billing to payments runs smoothly and accurately.
What you'll be doing:
Managing and maintaining our utility accounts — making sure charges are accurate, complete and paid on time.
Being the go-to contact for utility service charge queries across the organisation.
Working closely with suppliers and colleagues to resolve issues and keep data up to date.
Handling large data sets with care and precision.
Supporting the wider Finance team in improving processes and delivering excellent service.
Our ideal candidate for this role is someone who:
Experience in an accounts payable or finance role, ideally involving utility suppliers.
Comfortable working with large data sets and using spreadsheets.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
A team player who’s flexible, proactive and ready to embrace change.
Knowledge of utility billing or metering.
Driven to meet deadlines and contribute to team success.
If you enjoy problem-solving, working with data, and being part of a busy finance team that keeps things running behind the scenes — this could be the perfect role for you.
About Plymouth Community Homes
We are the city’s largest social housing association, with over 16,000 properties providing homes for more than 35,000 people, and we’re aiming to grow, to provide more people with high-quality, affordable homes to rent and buy.
With a great workforce and a focus on people, we deliver good quality, well-managed and well-maintained homes.
What we can offer you:
Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time and hybrid working
Excellent pension scheme with a high level of employer contributions
Free, fully equipped onsite gym and changing facilities.
The opportunity to carry out volunteer work for 3 days a year through our Make a Difference scheme
Annual leave of 25 days (rising to 30 days) plus Bank Holidays and holiday trading option
Free Employee Assistance programme, including free counselling
Free annual flu vaccination
Cycle to Work scheme
The opportunity to work in a beautiful and vibrant part of the Southwest
We support digital working with modern devices/smart phones
It's fun to work here! Dress down Fridays, company quizzes, and lots of charity events throughout the year
Our modern and spacious offices are right on a bus route, and just three miles from the city centre
We get a daily visit from a local food van, and within walking distance to local Crownhill shops, Warrens, M&S Foodhall, Co-op, Starbucks and Tim Hortons
To Apply:
If you are interested in this fantastic opportunity please select apply and complete our form, making reference to the person specification to demonstrate how you consider that your knowledge, skills and experience meet the requirements of the job.
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Veselina Staneva on veselina.staneva@pch.co.uk.
This post is not suitable for job share.
Shortlisting date: 12th January 2026
Interview Date: W/C 19th January 2026
We are a committed Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications from suitably talented people from any community and background.
Living and Working in Plymouth
Keep our finances flowing and make a real impact at PCH!
At Plymouth Community Homes, we believe in more than numbers — we believe in people. As the city’s largest social housing provider, we manage over 16,000 homes for more than 35,000 residents. Behind every great community is a strong team, and right now we’re looking for a Finance Assistant to join our Accounts Payable team.
This is a great opportunity to build on your finance experience in a supportive, friendly environment where no two days are the same. You’ll take ownership of our utility accounts, ensuring everything from billing to payments runs smoothly and accurately.
What you'll be doing:
Managing and maintaining our utility accounts — making sure charges are accurate, complete and paid on time.
Being the go-to contact for utility service charge queries across the organisation.
Working closely with suppliers and colleagues to resolve issues and keep data up to date.
Handling large data sets with care and precision.
Supporting the wider Finance team in improving processes and delivering excellent service.
Our ideal candidate for this role is someone who:
Experience in an accounts payable or finance role, ideally involving utility suppliers.
Comfortable working with large data sets and using spreadsheets.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
A team player who’s flexible, proactive and ready to embrace change.
Knowledge of utility billing or metering.
Driven to meet deadlines and contribute to team success.
If you enjoy problem-solving, working with data, and being part of a busy finance team that keeps things running behind the scenes — this could be the perfect role for you.
About Plymouth Community Homes
We are the city’s largest social housing association, with over 16,000 properties providing homes for more than 35,000 people, and we’re aiming to grow, to provide more people with high-quality, affordable homes to rent and buy.
With a great workforce and a focus on people, we deliver good quality, well-managed and well-maintained homes.
What we can offer you:
Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time and hybrid working
Excellent pension scheme with a high level of employer contributions
Free, fully equipped onsite gym and changing facilities.
The opportunity to carry out volunteer work for 3 days a year through our Make a Difference scheme
Annual leave of 25 days (rising to 30 days) plus Bank Holidays and holiday trading option
Free Employee Assistance programme, including free counselling
Free annual flu vaccination
Cycle to Work scheme
The opportunity to work in a beautiful and vibrant part of the Southwest
We support digital working with modern devices/smart phones
It's fun to work here! Dress down Fridays, company quizzes, and lots of charity events throughout the year
Our modern and spacious offices are right on a bus route, and just three miles from the city centre
We get a daily visit from a local food van, and within walking distance to local Crownhill shops, Warrens, M&S Foodhall, Co-op, Starbucks and Tim Hortons
To Apply:
If you are interested in this fantastic opportunity please select apply and complete our form, making reference to the person specification to demonstrate how you consider that your knowledge, skills and experience meet the requirements of the job.
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Veselina Staneva on veselina.staneva@pch.co.uk.
This post is not suitable for job share.
Shortlisting date: 12th January 2026
Interview Date: W/C 19th January 2026
We are a committed Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications from suitably talented people from any community and background.
Living and Working in Plymouth
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