Billing & Finance Assistant

Confidential; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Leeds city centre location

Flexible start and finish times

Job summary

Confidential in Leeds is seeking a finance professional to support high-volume AP, AR, billing and reconciliations within a fast-paced team. The hybrid role is based in Leeds with an initial 6-month FTC and strong potential to move into a permanent position.

You will help with payments, cash allocation, statements, month-end support and maintaining accurate records while building relationships with stakeholders across the business.

Qualifications

• Experience in transactional finance, accounts payable/receivable, or billing.
• Excellent reconciliation and accuracy.
• Confident communication with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proactive and inquisitive approach in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong Excel skills and data handling ability.

Responsibilities

• Processing incoming and outgoing payments.
• Cash allocation and account reconciliations.
• Billing and invoicing activities.
• Producing and issuing statements.
• Performing bank reconciliations.
• Supporting month-end close processes.
• Maintaining accurate financial records.
• Building relationships with internal stakeholders.

Skills

Strong reconciliation skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Proactive approach

Resilience

Tools

Excel

Job description

Join a growing organisation and support high-volume AP, AR, billing, reconciliations and payment processing within a fast-paced finance team. This is a hybrid Leeds-based opportunity on a initial 6-month FTC with strong permanent potential, and the chance to play a key role in the company's ongoing finance transformation journey.

Client Details

This professional services organisation is based in Leeds.

Description

You'll play a key role in supporting the day-to-day finance operation, with responsibilities including:

• Processing incoming and outgoing payments
• Cash allocation and account reconciliations
• Billing and invoicing activities
• Producing and issuing statements
• Performing bank reconciliations
• Supporting month-end close processes
• Maintaining accurate financial records
• Building strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and fee earners
• Supporting a busy finance function with a variety of transactional finance duties

Profile

We're keen to speak with candidates who can demonstrate:

• Experience within transactional finance, legal cashiering, accounts payable, accounts receivable or billing
• Strong reconciliation skills
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Confident communication skills and the ability to work with stakeholders at all levels
• A proactive and inquisitive approach
• Resilience and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Strong Excel skills

Legal finance experience would be highly advantageous; however, candidates from professional services or similar transactional finance environments will also be considered.

Job Offer

• Hybrid working with just 1 day per week in the Leeds office
• 35-hour working week
• Flexible start and finish times
• Leeds city centre location
• Immediate start available
• Initial 6-month fixed-term contract
• Strong potential to secure a permanent position

This role would suit someone who enjoys getting involved, asking questions, improving processes and making a genuine impact within a finance team undergoing positive change.