Finance Assistant

About Auto Trader

You’ve probably heard of Auto Trader, but do you know what we’re all about?   

We’re the UK’s leading automotive marketplace, a heritage brand, and a tech darling of the stock market. We bring together vehicle buyers and sellers to give them real choices. Cars may be what we're best known for but we’re also the place for pretty much everything else on wheels, from e-bikes to caravans.  

In the automotive world, change is a constant, that’s why we take our job of untangling the complex car-buying journey very seriously.  
  
At our core, we’re all about people. We go our own way while embracing diversity and celebrating our differences. We dedicate ourselves to the idea that we work better together.  

Auto Trader is a beautiful, surprising and vibrant place to work. We might not be for everyone, but we could be perfect for you.  

About the job

We are looking for a Finance Assistant to join our Core Services team in Manchester city centre. Our Core Services team act as a bridge between internal colleagues and external partners, they resolve payment queries, address discrepancies, and foster strong, trusted relationships.

You'll manage key financial transactions such as processing purchase orders, invoices, and expenses through refunds or raising virtual cards for purchasing goods and services. Externally, you'll liaise with suppliers to guarantee prompt payments, and work to daily, weekly, and monthly deadlines; overall working in a smooth and efficient way that keeps Auto Trader operating seamlessly.

As a Finance Assistant, you’ll enjoy a role that’s both people-focused and process-driven. As you’ll interact frequently with colleagues and suppliers, excellent customer service skills are a must. The team also monitor a messaging channel for colleague queries so it's important to be able to communicate processes and procedures in a way that is easy to understand. Experience in Accounts Receivable or Accounts Payable is a bonus, it’s not essential. You might also think a love of cars is a must to work here, but that's not the case!

What we're looking for

• Great organisational skills with strong attention to detail and the ability to multitask
• Ability to prioritise enabling you to meet strict deadlines
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Ability to build and develop positive relationships particularly by phone and by email.
• Experience of working in a customer focused environment with good understanding of internal and external customer needs

Benefits and more

We’re offering a salary of £25,000 - £28,000, plus an additional 10% of your salary awarded to you in shares each year. These awarded shares will become yours in yearly instalments over the next three years, and you can choose to either sell them or keep them as shares. And you'll receive 29 days holiday, plus bank holidays and comprehensive private medical cover.  

That’s not all. We have employee pension contributions up to 7%, enhanced family leave provisions, a car salary sacrifice scheme, share-save options, and much more.  

We always want to give you the support you need and help prioritise your wellbeing, that’s why we provide access to 24/7 online GP and dentist, as well as specialist support for assisted fertility, gender dysphoria, menopause, period care plans and lots more.   

On top of all that, our hybrid model, Connected Working, combines the best of both worlds – office and home working. You’ll have two fixed weekly office days for team collaboration and one more of your choice to suit your work-life balance.   

Additionally, during July and August, along with two weeks in December, we have our remote first periods. During these times, you can work remotely, whether that's from another location in the UK or even from certain locations abroad.  

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