Cash & Banking Finance Assistant

Cash & Banking Finance Assistant

12 Month FTC

Impact Food Group

At Impact Food Group, we re more than just a school caterer. We re on a mission to create a positive food culture and help more students enjoy healthier, better-quality food. Making a positive social impact is at the heart of everything we do. We re constantly learning, evolving, and improving every way, every day.

We one of England s fastest-growing school food providers, serving around one million students every day across more than 1,500 schools. We are dedicated to delivering high-quality, nutritious meals that support student wellbeing and enjoyment.

Our brands include Innovate, Cucina, Chapter One (Independent Schools), Hutchison, and Dolce, reflecting our breadth of experience and reach across the school catering sector.

Guided by our values, integrity, bold, impactful, humble and community; you will help us shape a workplace and culture we can all be proud of.

What you ll be Doing

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for IFG bank reconciliations, ensuring all reconciliations are completed by WD1 each month.
• Post all cash transactions for IFG bank account daily, investigating and resolving any outstanding queries by month-end.
• Prepare, reconcile, and process the weekly ParentPay reports.
• Post transaction fees relating to VMS, Arbor, Bromcom, ParentMail, and ParentPay.
• Post manual payments and receipts to the nominal ledger, including HMRC VAT payments, pension contributions, payroll transactions, advances, and imported Accounts Payable direct debit transactions.
• Prepare and post journals accurately within Sage.
• Responsible for the suspense accounts, ensuring all outstanding items are investigated and resolved promptly.

What are we looking for?

Essential Skills & Experience

• Minimum of 3 year s proven experience in analysing and reconciling Bank accounts.
• Strong reconciliation experience with the ability to identify, investigate, and resolve variances accurately and efficiently.
• Strong understanding of key finance functions, including invoicing, accrual accounting, and double-entry accounting principles.
• Excellent attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.
• Confident communicator with the ability to build effective relationships and resolve issues professionally at all levels of the organisation.
• Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to use initiative and take ownership of responsibilities.
• Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs (XLOOKUP knowledge desirable).

What s in It for You?

• The opportunity to build a career you can be proud of in a growing business.
• Access to a wide range of free training, qualifications, and development opportunities
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Staff discount scheme across 850+ retailers
• Pension scheme and other great company benefits
• Monthly incentives and recognition for top performers

Our Team

If you re looking for your next step and want to be part of an organisation that genuinely makes a difference, we d love to hear from you.

IFG are committed to the safeguarding of children, and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, which IFG will pay for.

We are a committed equal opportunities employer - if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail within your application. All information is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.