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Finance Assistant

Location: Persimmon Plc

Contract Type: Permanent Full Time

Closing Date: 16 November 2026

Salary: Competitive salary and package

Specific Hours: 35

Finance Assistant

Job Title: Finance Assistant

Location: York, YO19

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as an Finance Assistant and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

We’re one of the UK’s largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.

At Persimmon, we don’t just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as an Finance Assistant, you’ll benefit from:

  • Competitive salary
  • 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
  • Life Cover & Contributory Pension
  • Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
  • Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role?

We are recruiting for an Finance Assistant to join our busy Accounts team. This will be a varied role in a busy accounts office reporting to the Finance Manager.

What you’ll do as an Fianance Assistant

  • Processing of payments for across the Persimmon Group
  • Processing of expenses
  • Further duties will be entailed within the finance team which will be confirmed
  • Provide cover across the department as required by the Finance Manager
  • Administrative duties in relation to Group Car fleet

What experience do I need?

  • Previous experience in a similar role 
  • Ability to be accurate and proficient in numeracy
  • Have intermediate level of Microsoft Excel use
  • Ability to be methodical, accurate and be capable of working to tight deadlines
  • You will be able to demonstrate strong organisational skills, working independently and prioritising workloads
Apply now