Financial Services Administrative Assistant
Location: Perth
Category: Financial Services
Full Time / Permanent, 37.5 Hours per week, Monday – Friday, office based

BEAR Scotland is a leading road maintenance and management service provider in Scotland, maintaining and improving Scottish Trunk Roads including bridges and structures through some of the most scenic, but challenging, parts of the country.

We have an exciting opportunity within BEAR Scotland to join us as a Financial Services Administrative Assistant based in our Perth office

The Administrative Assistant is a permanent post within our Finance Services Team. You will be based in our newly refurbished head-office in Perth, and report to the Finance Services Manager. You will be responsible for accurately processing all timesheets on a weekly basis, and on occasion, assisting with purchase ledger tasks.

Responsibilities and Activities:

• Gather weekly timesheets from all colleagues
• Check and verify hours worked, any changes or additional requests.
• Chasing delayed submissions
• Send approved summaries and timesheets to payroll
• Keep accurate records of approvals, timesheets, and all documentation for audit purposes.
• On occasion, assist purchase ledger department
• Any other duties associated with the role

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Previous experience in a similar role will be desirable

• Strong Microsoft Excel operating knowledge and associated experience and data entry skills
• An interest and understanding of financial tasks
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to meet weekly deadlines
• Ability to work alone and part of a team
• High attention to detail

This is a great opportunity if you are looking to develop your financial administrative career, with a company looking to assist your development.

Why BEAR?

We believe that the people who work with us are our greatest asset and, for us to succeed, we make sure we retain and attract a talented, innovative and dedicated team. In return, we offer a competitive salary, generous holiday balance and other additional company benefits such as annual leave purchase, employee Assistance Programme and Cycle to Work Scheme.

Grow your career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, flourish, and succeed.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees.