Finance Assistant Permanent

We are recruiting for a Finance Assistant with demonstrable experience of Purchase ledger and Sales Ledger and is looking for a varied role as part of a small friendly finance team.

Finance Assistant: The Role

Our finance team are looking for a finance assistant to help with general bookkeeping and accountancy tasks. The role has potential for the candidate to take ownership of their duties, in order to grow into a core member of the finance team. 

The role will also assist in general management accountancy functions to support the Group Finance Manager including balance sheet reconciliations, budgeting, costing and reporting and working with external auditors.

This is a broad role which will give the right person an invaluable grounding in business systems across the business. We will support the right person in their pursuit of relevant qualifications.

In addition to this, you will be responsible for:

• Allocating cash received
• Preparing payment runs
• Posting bank transactions
• Bank reconciliations
• Processing supplier invoices
• Reconciling supplier statements
• Credit control
• Liaising with colleagues to resolve invoice queries
• Liaising with external partner company to agree weekly payment value
• Sending sales ledger statements
• Expenses
• Ensuring data integrity between the accounting and stock control systems
• Helping the finance team in their efforts to work with colleagues across the business to understand and solve issues as they arise
• Other ad hoc duties as required

Our Ideal candidate

• A minimum of one years’ experience as a Finance Assistant
• AAT Level 2/3 or working towards
• Knowledge of Xero
• Knowledge of Unleashed
• Attention to detail
• Hands on approach
• Confident to question and a desire to understand the wider systems
• Excellent knowledge of Excel

Person Specification

• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Tenacious in their work
• Personable and approachable
• Happy to work both as part of a team and autonomously

Please apply with an up to date CV.