Finance Assistant

Full Time, 40 hours per week
Permanent Contract

The Finance Assistant will play a key role in supporting the Finance Team at the Wallace Collection by ensuring the accurate and timely processing of financial transactions, maintaining up-to-date financial records, and assisting in the preparation of financial reports. The role also includes a variety of administrative tasks that contribute to the smooth running of the department. The postholder will demonstrate strong attention to detail, excellent organisational skills, and a high level of professionalism, always maintaining discretion and confidentiality.

The Finance Assistant will work closely with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure accuracy and efficiency in day-to-day finance functions. This position is responsible for processing invoices, expense administration, performing reconciliations, and data entry. The successful applicant must be proactive and willing to take an active role in day-to-day financial procedures and processes.

This role reports to the Finance Manager.

Salary, Benefits and Working Hours

The salary for this post is between £30,800 to £31,400 per annum dependent on skills and experience.

In addition, the post-holder will receive 25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays and 2.5 ‘privilege’ days. Employees are also offered the following benefits:

• Membership of an Occupational Pension Scheme:
• Alpha – a defined benefit occupational pension scheme (28.97%)
• Partnership pension account - a stakeholder pension
• Interest free loans after six months satisfactory service:
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Cycle to work loan
• Eye Tests
• Occupational Health Service
• Annual Flu Jab
• Employee Assistance Programme:
• Services available 24/7 and 365 days per year to all employees
• Free therapy service of up to six sessions per issue, per year (each session lasts 45-50 minutes)
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Parental Leave
• Training and Development Opportunities

For this post, the normal working week is a five-day week, Monday to Friday. The normal working day will be 09.00 to 17.00.

How to Apply

Please complete the Application Form, and the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, following the links provided on our website. Please note the equal opportunities form is used for monitoring purposes only and does not form part of the selection process. Both forms should be emailed to recruitment@wallacecollection.org by midnight 06/09/2026. Please note late applications or applications via a CV will not be considered.

Interviews for the role will take place week commencing 07/09/2026. Candidates who have been shortlisted for interview will be contacted after the closing date. Due to the large number of applications we receive, it will not be possible to contact or give feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted for interview.

Start date: As soon as possible

Appointment to the role is subject to a satisfactory Basic Disclosure check. The Wallace Collection is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Finance Assistant Candidate Pack

The Wallace Collection Application Form Finance Assistant

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form