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Role Overview We are recruiting a 12 month Fixed Term Contract Financial Assistant. If you are a proactive individual who relishes new challenges, this position might be for you! We are looking for a Financial Assistant to join our Finance team. In this role you will assist in the delivery of the Corporation's month-end reporting and provide support during the annual business planning and budgeting processes. We are looking for the right candidate who is part qualified, as they will be supporting the business in monitoring financial performance and driving efficiencies and actions with consideration to affordability and value for money as well as preparation of monthly reports and Assist on completion of the Corporation annual report and accounts (CARA). To be successful in this position, you will have the following skills and experience: Experience of embedding financial awareness within the business Some experience of working in a finance environment, and an understanding of the role of finance in supporting business objectives Previous experience of month end management accounting processes Very strong numerical skills Experience of working with SAGE 200 is desirable Intermediate-advanced level of Excel knowledge (including experience with pivot tables and formulas) Basic understanding of pensions and investments We are open to discussing working patterns. We welcome all internal applicants to apply for our roles, regardless of your current working pattern or hours. We will aim to accommodate your request and match your current working arrangements. Don't worry if you think you don't have all the key skills, it might be worth taking the few minutes to apply as we're good at spotting potential and offer a generous training budget. Please download a full job description to find a full scope, deliverables, experience and personal attributes required for this role. Flexible and agile working Everyone's personal situation is different. To make the most out of hybrid working we've introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements): hybrid of office and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, as required) reduce or vary working hours reduce or vary the days worked work from home (or a different location) work compressed hours job share Directorate/Department Overview The Nest Finance team is split into the following areas: Business Partnering, Corporate Finance, Scheme Modelling and Pension Scheme Accounting. The Corporate Finance Team is responsible for: The financial well-being of the company through effective budgeting, forecasting monitoring and reporting of all corporation finances. Production of high-quality monthly management accounts for budget holders Managing and delivery of specific key external publications relevant to the Corporation such as CARA, the FFRF and Master Trust Submissions. Organisational Overview Nest is a great government delivery success story. Established in 2010, Nest has been a critical pillar of the government's automatic enrolment programme, with a public service obligation (PSO) to accept any employer wishing to use the scheme to discharge their automatic enrolment duties. From a standing start, we have delivered a high quality, low-cost pension scheme, open to all, which has not only delivered on its mission, but helped to drive up standards and best practice across the industry. Now with over 9 million members, Nest is playing a critical role in helping people save for their retirement many of them low to moderate earners who may be saving for the first time and moving jobs frequently. Nest now occupies a place in the market as a major Master Trust, a sector that has grown following the introduction of automatic enrolment and that we believe has great potential for delivering pensions to mass market consumers for many years to come, leveraging scale to offer low cost, modernised services in the context of strong Trustee governance. To best serve our diverse customer base, it's important that Nest has an equally diverse workforce and promotes an inclusive culture. This is in line with the organisation's values and ensures that Nest is a corporation fit for the future. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of their age, belief, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy or caring responsibilities, socio economic background, sex, sexual orientation, religion or race or any other legally protected status. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought and other forms of neurocognitive variation. As a Level 2 Disability Confident organisation, we're part of the guaranteed interview scheme. This means should you meet the minimum criteria for this role, you will automatically be put forward for an interview. Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of satisfactory applications. 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