Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant

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We offer our team the opportunity to continuously develop themselves and to be part of a community of international colleagues working on the same goal every day: raising funds for charities who try to make the world a better place
Virginie, our Head of HR for the Postcoe Lottery Group

Virginie Kuijer

Director of HR, Postcode Lottery Group

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We're looking for a Finance Assistant to take responsibility for the end-to-end procurement process, working closely with colleagues across the business as well as with external suppliers. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring efficient procurement operations and building effective working relationships across departments.

In addition, the role will support the wider business with a range of finance-related activities, including credit card and expense reconciliation, and may contribute to other finance processes and projects as required.

Reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager, the successful candidate will make a meaningful contribution to the success of both the Finance team and the wider Postcode Lottery organisation.

Key activities:

  • Actively taking part in the full-cycle of accounts payable activities, including vendor vetting and invoice management, approval, and weekly disbursements.
  • Supporting all departments and cost centres throughout the requisition process.
  • Auditing Company credit card expenses and employee expense claims to make sure they comply with company policies and Tax requirements.
  • Providing administrative support to our different expense and purchasing platforms, like Perk, Uber, Amazon business and Barclaycard precisionpay.
  • Ensuring General Ledger coding for all Accounts Payable activities is recorded accurately.
  • Processing Direct Credit, PayPal and Debit Card refunds and prize payouts, working closely with the Resolution team.
  • Reconciling supplier monthly statements to comply with audit guidelines.
  • Supporting the accounts payable team in creating new supplier accounts and maintaining existing ones, as well as being a point of contact for suppliers and queries.

This is how you describe yourself

  • Experience using Oracle Finance systems is desirable.
  • Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment handling high volumes of work.
  • Strong attention to detail, with a high level of accuracy in data entry.
  • IT literate, with a strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong numeracy skills; a maths qualification would be advantageous.
  • Ability to prioritise tasks effectively to meet daily, weekly, and monthly deadlines.

Want to learn more about this job? Get in touch with us today.

Do you have any questions about this job, or about the Postcode Lotteries in general? Feel free to contact me.

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Some of our perks

A good salary

A competitive salary, a variable year-end bonus, an excellent pension scheme, above-average days of holiday per year, and flexible working hours (dependent on your working location).

Development

The opportunity to develop your career. All team members have the option of applying for funding for a chosen training topic of their choice. And there are plenty of opportunities to grow within the organisation.

Events and activities

We like to celebrate our successes with our colleagues and charity partners at well attended drinks, parties and activities.

Some of our perks

Meet the team

Postcode Lottery Group is a private company, fully owned by a non-profit foundation. Our international team works across Europe in our welcoming offices in Amsterdam, Stockholm, Edinburgh, Dusseldorf, and London, and are joining forces every day to further grow the Postcode Lottery’s impact.

Postcode Lottery has been spreading joy and contributing to a better world since 2005. Our purpose is to raise vital funding for charities and good causes and increase awareness of the incredible work these organisations do. Thanks to players, over £1.7 billion has been raised for charities and thousands of smaller, local good causes.

About the Postcode Lottery Group

Balance marketing, tech and impact

A marketing-driven charity organisation

The Postcode Lottery Group is a marketing-driven international non-profit organisation. We operate lotteries to raise funds for a fairer, greener and healthier world. Our players win with their neighbours and generate money for charities together – it’s a win-win!
Together we work towards a better world

Our purpose: a better world, for everyone

Since our start in 1989, we have raised over €14.5 billion for thousands of charities. Together with our players and 1,500 fellow team members in the Netherlands, Sweden, Great Britain, Germany and Norway, you'll be helping to create a better world every day.
Inclusions drives high performance at the Postcode Lottery

Inclusion and equal opportunities

People are at the heart of what we do. Whether it’s our team, our players, or the thousands of good causes supported, our aim is to play our part in creating a fairer, more equal world. We are open to ideas and are committed to creating a culture that is inclusive, representative and celebrates diversity in everyone. But we are not perfect. We will always strive to do better – that’s just who we are.