Job Description

Are you passionate about finance and ready to make a positive impact on our Collections Team?

Our business continues to evolve, and we are now seeking an experienced Finance Administrator to join Financial Services and help shape this brand-new team! As a Finance Administrator, you will play an important role supporting our clients to recover outstanding debts and support our customers in finding financial solutions. If you have a passion for finance and a curiosity about managing financial data effectively, we\'d love to have you on board to make a real difference. This is unique opportunity to support the build and growth of this team and make your mark, particularly if progression is what you are looking for.
This role is based from our Stockton-on-Tees hub, with just 2-3 days a week required in the office after training. We can offer great career progression opportunities, hybrid working and benefits which you can flex to meet your needs.

What you\'ll be doing:

• Performing transactional finance activities, such as receipting and the reconciliation of bank statements
• Run defined reporting processes
• Perform admin functions relating to systems, correspondence received and supporting collection activity
• Resolving routine queries or issues, and escalating any unusual or non-routine situations to other teams or individuals following investigation
• Ensure day to day service delivery by completing/monitoring workloads and advancing issues that could affect delivery targets to the Management Team
• Sopra Steria Financial Services Ltd (SSFSL) is a company authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The role of the Back Office Administrator
• must adhere to those rules contained within the FCA Framework, and specifically those relating to CONCON 2.1 of the FCA Handbook.
• Comply with regulatory requirements where applicable, including the FCA Consumer Duty by striving to delivery good outcomes for our clients customers

What you\'ll bring:

• Proven experience in finance role
• Microsoft Excel skills
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely
• Develop good working relationships with colleagues and clients
• Ability to follow and achieve performance targets
• Experience of data processing

It would be great if you had:

• Experience using Sage
• Experience handling direct debits
• Experience of working within a multi-client environment

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we\'re looking for, please do apply, we\'d love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Full-time, permanent
Location: Stockton on Tees, 2-3 days a week in the office
Security Clearance Level: BPSS and PES 4
Internal Recruiter: Caroline
Salary: \xc2\xa321,000-\xc2\xa323,000
Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you\'re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

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Our Specialist Private Sector team are experienced in a range of different markets including Banking, Insurance, Retail, Travel, Transport and Utilities. We help our customers develop, deliver and operationalise their digital transformation strategies. We work in true partnership with our customer, gaining a deep understanding of their business and technology issues.
Our capabilities and credentials across Private Sector markets enable the design, delivery and management of business transformation programmes. We help our clients respond to changing customer demands, keep ahead of the competition, and safeguard their systems from evolving business and technology risks.

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