Assistant Income Accountant - Registered Services - Staple Hill

Fixed Term Contract until 31 December 2026 (may become longer term)

If you're looking for a rewarding part-time finance role where your work makes a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.

We are looking for an organised and proactive Assistant Income Accountant to support the administration of contracts and income streams for people we support within our registered care homes. You'll be responsible for maintaining accurate records, reconciling income, monitoring debtors, and working closely with commissioners, operational teams and families to ensure income is correctly recorded and collected.

About the Role

This is a great opportunity for a detail-oriented finance professional to join our Transactional Accounting team and play a key role in managing income processes for our registered care services.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for

• Managing income records and contractual information
• Reconciling cash received against expected income
• Investigating discrepancies and resolving queries to ensure funds are properly received
• Maintaining accurate records and providing financial information to operational teams
• Assisting with the fortnightly Direct Debit Collection of Client Contributions as required
• Assisting with month-end, year-end and reporting activities

About You

You will have experience working within a finance or accounts environment, with strong analytical skills and excellent attention to detail. You'll be confident using Excel and financial systems, able to manage multiple priorities, and comfortable building positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders.

Essential

• GCSEs or equivalent, including Maths and English
• Relevant finance or accounts experience, including Debtor reconciliations
• Experience of preparing Journals
• Good Excel and IT skills
• Clear communication, customer service and query-resolution skills
• Good organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective time management and work prioritisation skills and the ability to work well under pressure

Desirable

• AAT qualification, part-qualified accountant status or equivalent experience
• Experience of credit control or SUN accounting software

At Milestones Trust we recognise that without the hard work, commitment and passion of our staff, we wouldn’t be the charity that we are today. In return, we are committed to rewarding you with a competitive pay and benefits package including:

• 30 days’ annual leave, including recognised public holidays
• Learning and development to support your career growth
• Nationally recognised qualifications, from entry‑level care to management
• Flexible working, with rotas provided in advance
• Occupational Sick Pay after two years, increasing with service
• Health Cash Plan after probation, offering at least £695 cashback for health treatments (dental, optical, therapies, maternity/paternity, prescriptions)
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Free enhanced DBS check
• Dayforce Wallet, giving you access to your earnings before payday
• Employee referral scheme with financial rewards
• Employee Assistance Programme from day one, offering confidential 24/7 support
• Company pension scheme to help grow your retirement savings

We pride ourselves with being able to offer staff opportunities to develop and progress their careers within the Trust.

For an informal discussion about the role, please call Kaye Hall on 07443 266289.