Finance Operations Assistant

Finance Assistant

Oxford or Manchester

Discretionary Company Bonus Scheme

Monday – Friday (37.5 hours per week - hybrid)

• 25 days holiday (rising to 28 after 3 years' service) plus bank holidays, to take time to recharge and do something you love.
• Private Medical – via vitality, with reward schemes paid for you and your family.
• Health cash plan – via health shield for employees and children claiming money back for dental, optical, etc.
• Pension – Oodle will contribute 5% of your salary into your pension pot to help you save for the future.
• Free breakfast, drinks and fruit in the office – you can help yourself to cereals, toast, fizzy drinks and lots of fruit.
• Employee discounts – discounts you can access anywhere, anytime for all major shops.
• 1 day volunteer day per year – an opportunity to give back to the community each year.
• Mental health care – 6 free counselling sessions via our EAP (Employee Assistance Programme).
• Paid sick leave – enhanced company sick pay.
• Enhanced family leave – we provide enhanced family leave for primary and secondary caregivers.

Oodle Car Finance is changing how people buy cars, building modern digital retail processes around customer needs.

Since launching in 2016, the company has seen huge growth and success as it attempts to disrupt the second biggest retail market in the UK.

We only hire exceptional individuals to join our team, looking for outstanding people with strong academic achievements, energy, curiosity, and a can‑do attitude to thrive in a fast‑paced entrepreneurial environment.

This Finance Operations Assistant role reports into the Finance Operations Manager. This role is an entry into Finance and is ideal for someone who is looking to develop their career in Finance. The role will support the team by processing customer financial transactions, business expenses and invoices, and ensuring smooth day‑to‑day financial operations.

• Process payments to intermediaries for advances, commissions and other routine payments.
• Allocate customer payments to their agreements.
• Process customer refunds and redress payments, ensuring compliance with internal procedures.
• Process and record supplier invoices accurately and in a timely manner.
• Reconcile and process employee expense claims, ensuring adherence to company policies.
• Act as a key point of contact for finance‑related queries, building effective relationships and delivering excellent support to colleagues across the business.
• Work with our wider Finance Teams to help drive business performance.
• Assist with audits and requests for financial information by providing accurate documentation.

• A desire to start a career in a finance role.
• Basic understanding of finance and accounting principles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel including LOOKUPs & Pivot tables.
• Strong organisational skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• A willingness to learn and develop.

• Preliminary Interview (15 mins)
• Competency/Test (30 mins)
• Final Interview (1 hour)

Oodle is proud to be an inclusive workplace and we recognise that diversity of experience, thoughts and backgrounds leads to better customer outcomes and an environment where our colleagues can thrive. We have several DEI networks.

We'd love if you could submit your application online, but if you need an alternative method or need reasonable adjustments to take part in the interview process, please email