Job description:

JOB TITLE                             Junior Accounts Assistant
DEPARTMENT                       Finance

RESPONSIBLE TO                 Accounts Supervisor

DIRECT REPORTS                 NA

SALARY                                Competitive

WORKING HOURS              40 hours per week (Mon-Fri)

CONTRACT                           Permanent Contract

LOCATION                                      Swansea.com Stadium

BENEFITS                             25 days holiday, plus bank holidays

                                                            Cycle to Work Scheme

                                                            Private Medical Insurance & Health Cash Plan

                                                            2 x Complimentary tickets

                                                            Discounted Club merchandise

                                                            Enhanced Family Leave Payments  

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

We’re seeking a full-time Junior Accounts Assistant to join our Finance department. The successful candidate will find themselves working in a rare and unique setting of a professional football club, where you will be challenged every day in a fun and supportive environment. The post holder will experience wide ranging tasks that you will find to be full of variety along with networking with other departments across the club, from the Academy to the First Team, to the Cleaners, we are all one big team at Swansea City AFC. 

Reporting to the Accounts Supervisor, this role will involve the following duties: 

• Purchase ledger activities; including the inputting of purchase invoices; creation of purchase orders, and reconciliation of supplier statements; 

• Cash book maintenance; 

• Sales ledger activities, including the creation of sales invoices and chasing of debtors; and 

• General finance related administrative tasks. 

PERSON SPECIFICATION

This role is an entry level role; some experience or prior finance and/or administrative experience is desirable, but not essential. We are interested in hiring the person who we can see will fit in well within the existing Finance team; someone who can demonstrate accuracy and efficiency in their work and has transferrable skills to competently fulfil the role.

This is an excellent starter role and opportunity for someone who is at the beginning or considering starting a career in Finance. 

The post holder will be required to understand and strictly adhere to the principals of confidentiality.

The post holder will also need to have strong attention to detail, be well organised and have a methodical approach to work. 

 

GENERAL STATEMENT

Should an adequate number of applications be received prior to the closing date, Swansea City AFC reserve the right to remove this advert.

 

Due to a high demand in applications the Club will be unable to respond to those applicants who have not been shortlisted for interview.

 

SAFEGUARDING & WELFARE

The Company is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people involved in activities and event at the Company. As part of the Company’s recruitment and selection process any offers of work involving working in regulated activity with children are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS Disclosure and barred list check (depending on the level of supervision, frequency, and nature of contact with children).

The Company may also conduct online searches of candidates who have been shortlisted as part of its safer recruitment procedures.  Appropriate references will be required.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Swansea City AFC strives to ensure it provides an environment where everyone's rights, dignity and individual worth is respected and takes a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discrimination.  Equal Opportunity is an integral part of our recruitment and selection process, and we welcome applications from all individuals who feel they meet the core requirements of the role.

We are particularly encouraging applications from women, disabled people and individuals from diverse ethnic communities who are currently under-represented within the

organisation.

All appointments will be made on merit of skill and experience relative to the role.