Finance Assistant

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This role is an entry level, part‑time position at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, a professional membership body focused on improving healthcare worldwide.

Grade 3 – £25,640 (fixed term, 10 months) – 35 hours/week

The Finance Assistant reports to the Finance Manager and is responsible for processing financial transactions, reconciling the cashbook and other Balance Sheet and Income & Expenditure accounts, managing credit control, responding to queries, and liaising with the wider College team and external customers and suppliers. The role also involves working across both the College and 1599 Limited, ensuring transactions are processed accurately, resolving errors, and coordinating corrections with relevant teams.

• Comprehensive and practical understanding of double entry bookkeeping
• Experience managing bank reconciliation, sales ledger, purchase ledger, and general ledger
• Basic or intermediate MS Excel skills
• Experience with computerised accounting systems
• Ability to communicate with and build relationships with non‑financial staff and external suppliers and customers

• Basic MS Word skills
• Experience developing and improving processes and systems
• Credit control experience
• Direct Debit processing and management

• 40 days holiday
• Hybrid working – at least 50% working in College, dependent on the needs of the business
• Pension Scheme – contributory pension scheme with employee contributions ranging from 6% to 10%
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Sick Pay, Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay
• Health and Wellbeing Benefit
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Successful candidates will have the requisite ability and experience to meet the specific requirements of the post. If you believe you have the skills to be part of our team then apply by submitting your CV, with a cover letter and Equal Opportunities Monitoring form (available from our website).

Please note that the College is unable to provide visa sponsorship. Therefore, candidates must already have the right to work in the UK.

Monday 12 January 2026

Interviews are anticipated to be held w/c 19 January 2026.

An immediate start is preferable, though not essential. Please include your availability to start in your covering letter.

Any personal data collected from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us in accordance with our recruitment processes. If unsuccessful in your application, your information will be held by us on our database for a period of 6 months before deletion.