Job Description

Are you motivated by the power of strong financial systems to support meaningful social change? Do you take pride in accuracy, clarity and well-organised processes that help an organisation thrive?

MCR Pathways is looking for a diligent and proactive

Finance Assistant

to join our friendly and dedicated Finance team in Glasgow.

About the role

This role sits at the heart of our financial operations, ensuring we can continue delivering life-changing mentoring support to young people across the UK. As Finance Assistant, you will play a key part in maintaining accurate financial records, supporting smooth transactional processes, and ensuring the integrity of the data we rely on to make informed decisions.

Working closely with our Finance Director and Finance Manager, you will help keep our systems running efficiently, supporting both day-to-day activity and the wider mission of the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

Ensure all items submitted through Dext are accurate before publishing to Xero, resolving any discrepancies and confirming correct coding and tax treatment. Complete regular bank reconciliations in Xero, matching transactions and promptly investigating variances. Keep supplier and customer contact records in Xero accurate and up to date. Prepare and set up payment batches for approval, ensuring invoices are correctly coded, authorised and processed in line with internal procedures.

About you

You have experience working with tools like Xero and online expense management systems, and you're confident handling day-to-day financial processes. You're organised, with an eye for detail and accuracy, and you take pride in keeping data clean, reliable and easy to navigate. You're comfortable following established processes, but you're also able to improve or update them when needed. You enjoy solving problems and can work independently, managing your workload efficiently and proactively. You communicate clearly and professionally, and you work well with others across different teams.

About us

MCR Pathways is an award-winning charity established in Glasgow in 2007. Our mentoring programme is now delivered in schools across the whole of Scotland as well as South East and North East England. We are committed to helping young people gain self-confidence, identify their skills and recognise and fulfil their potential. Our vision is for all young people to experience equality of education outcomes, career opportunities and life chances. Our mentoring programme has profound impacts on school pupils in their confidence, wellbeing and post-school progression. MCR Mentors are volunteers who make and experience a life-changing difference. You will be joining a friendly and supportive team who love what they do and enjoy working with each other. We model our values and many of us are also mentors ourselves.

For more information and to apply please visit:

https://mcrpathways.org/jobs/finance-assistant/

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From 26,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Bereavement leave Company pension Life insurance Paid volunteer time Work from home
Experience:

Accounting software: 1 year (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Glasgow G3 7DW