Finance Administrator (itison venues) – Full time – Glasgow
This role sits across both itison venues and itison - two sides of the same belief that life is about the experience.
At itison venues, our teams bring that to life every week in some of Glasgow's best-loved spots - brel, Maggie's Rock'n'Rodeo and Sloans - creating brilliant experiences for thousands of customers.
At itison, we match our 1.7 million members with the best local experiences, create our own world-class events and donate thousands of experiences to local charities.
We’re proud to be a fast-paced, ambitious, independent Scottish business with a brilliant culture, a strong sense of purpose and a team full of smart, driven people who care about doing great work.
We’re looking for a smart, organised and experienced Finance Administrator to join our Finance team at our Glasgow HQ. This is a varied role, with your time split across finance administration for both itison and itison venues, playing an important back-office role in helping both sides of the business run smoothly.
The role would suit someone with strong finance administration experience, excellent attention to detail and a calm, methodical approach to working in a busy, fast-paced environment. Finance experience within hospitality would also be beneficial.
Hybrid working options will be available after the initial training/probation period.
What you'll be doing
Working from our Glasgow HQ, you’ll support both the itison and itison venues (our bars and restaurants) Finance teams with a varied mix of day-to-day finance administration.
You’ll need to be confident working with numbers, systems and financial data, with strong accuracy and the ability to stay organised while managing multiple priorities. You’ll also be comfortable communicating with different teams, suppliers and managers across the business.
To excel at this role, you’ll be efficient, diligent, resourceful and proactive. You’ll enjoy solving problems, improving processes where you can, and working as part of a supportive team in a growing business.
What’s the role?
- Processing purchase ledger invoices in Sage
- Reconciling supplier statements
- Reconciling credit card expenses
- Processing daily income and bank payment imports
- Supporting daily payment runs
- Managing the Finance inbox and responding to queries
- Supporting daily admin within supplier procurement and purchase order systems
- Importing data from reservations systems for itison venues
- Working closely with the itison and itison venues Finance teams to keep day-to-day processes running smoothly
- Supporting accurate record keeping, reporting and finance administration
- Helping identify smarter, more efficient ways of working
- Supporting with other ad hoc finance tasks as required
Key skills & traits:
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a busy finance administration role
- Experience using Sage 50 or similar accounting software
- Confident working with Excel, finance data and spreadsheets
- Excellent accuracy and first-class attention to detail
- Organised, efficient and able to manage a varied workload
- Comfortable working with purchase ledger, supplier invoices, reconciliations and payment processes
- Good overall IT skills and the ability to learn new systems quickly
- A clear, methodical approach to problem-solving
- Able to work independently and use initiative, while also being a great team player
- Confident communicating with internal teams, managers and suppliers
- Positive, enthusiastic and comfortable working at pace
- Hospitality or procurement experience would be helpful, but not essential.
Pay & Benefits
- £28k per annum
- Private medical cover
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Salary exchange smart pension scheme
- 15% discount across itison.com and 50% itison venues
- Annual company bonus/thank you payment (dependent on performance)
- Enhanced maternity/paternity
- Birthday day off
- Learning grant
- Holiday-buy scheme
- Home & tech discount scheme
- Volunteering time
- Duvet days and summer/winter school (our equivalent of flexi-time)
- Paid company social events
- Free tickets to our major events (GlasGLOW, Drive-In, and more to come)
- State of the art HQ, with on-site mini gym and Pilates classes, relaxation zones, cereal bar, soft-drink fridge, hot drinks, fruit, and snacks
Skills Required
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a busy finance administration role
- Experience using Sage 50 or similar accounting software
- Confidence working with Excel, finance data, and spreadsheets
- Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
- Experience with purchase ledger, supplier invoices, reconciliations, and payment processes
- Good overall IT skills and ability to learn new systems quickly
- Organized, efficient, and able to manage a varied workload
- Methodical problem-solving approach
- Ability to work independently, use initiative, and work as part of a team
- Confident communication with internal teams, managers, and suppliers
- Hospitality or procurement experience
What We Do
itison is an independent Scottish experiences and entertainment business that connects its 1.7 million members with local hospitality, leisure and activity providers. Its platform promotes deals and tickets for experiences such as dining, hotel breaks, attractions, spas and events across Scotland. The company also creates major events, operates restaurants and bars, and supports local charities by donating experiences to communities.
