Finance Assistant

Overview

Serco, Warrington, England, United Kingdom

Talent Acquisition Coordinator at Serco - Corporate

Finance Assistant – 14 Month Fixed Term Opportunity

Hybrid – Attached to Warrington, WA3 6ZH

Band 6 / £30,000-£33,000 (dependent on experience)

Here at Serco, we are seeking a Finance Assistant for our AASC contract. The Asylum Accommodation & Support Services Contract (AASC) is the largest contract within Serco Group, with an annual turnover of approximately £700m over the past two years. This role operates in a dynamic environment, providing accommodation and associated services for asylum seekers on behalf of the Home Office.

The role reports to the Contingent Accommodation Finance Business Partner for the AASC contract.

• In this key role you will be responsible for collecting timely and accurate financial data, reconciling weekly supplier invoices, and assisting with the pricing of new business opportunities.
• Work closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders to resolve queries, ensure cost control, and support commercial submissions to our customers.
• Reconcile weekly supplier invoices and promptly resolve any outstanding queries.
• Assist with pricing of new business, providing operational support where required.
• Contribute to commercial submissions for new or existing customer proposals.
• Engage with suppliers to negotiate competitive pricing, using benchmarking and data analysis to drive value.
• Ensure that data changes are captured accurately and in a timely manner.
• Compare cost data from suppliers against expected figures, highlighting discrepancies to support invoice validation.
• Share financial analysis with the operational management team to aid the invoice approval process.
• Identify and resolve data gaps by liaising with virtual teams and external suppliers.
• Support the business in applying standard cost control practices, providing relevant data and insight.
• Provide ad hoc support to finance and operations teams as required.
• Make recommendations for process improvements to drive efficiency and accuracy.

• Demonstrable experience in a finance, commercial, or data-focused support role.
• Basic understanding of finance principles, such as cost allocation, budgeting, and variance analysis.
• Excellent Excel and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret and present financial data clearly.
• Proven ability to reconcile large volumes of data and resolve invoice or supplier discrepancies efficiently.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Meaningful and vital work:
In this position, your work is vital to the business, in terms of decisions and growth. You will gain a world of opportunity working for a globally operating business delivering essential services across 5 vital sectors, personal growth, achievement and development won’t be hard to find. You ll also work with great people. You’ll find yourself working in a highly motivated, supportive environment where no two days are the same, with experienced colleagues who strive for excellence.

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Annual leave purchase scheme.
• Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Flexible working options.
• Serco discounts which include cinema, merlin entertainment and online shopping discounts, and discounts on mobile phone plans and leisure centre memberships.
• A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Health Cash Plans, free flu jabs and more.
• A wealth of career development training to suit your future aspirations. These range from role specific training, leadership coaching, formal study and much more to support you to build your career with Serco.
• A safe and supportive culture.
• A company passionate about diversity and inclusion.

At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare…