Financial Assistant

Signet Recruitment and Retention; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative start-up is seeking a proactive Finance Assistant to support their finance function. This role offers a unique opportunity to thrive in a dynamic environment while managing sales and purchase ledgers, banking entries, and general finance administration. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, adaptable, and ready to contribute to a growing team. With a focus on collaboration and independence, this position promises to be both challenging and rewarding. If you're eager to make an impact and grow your career in finance, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance administration and ledger management.
• Ability to reconcile accounts and manage invoices.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile payments with sales orders and raise invoices.
• Post purchase invoices and prepare supplier payment runs.
• Manage the centralised finance mailbox and respond to queries.

Skills

Reconciliation

Sales Ledger Management

Purchase Ledger Management

Excel/Google Sheets

Customer Service

Tools

Accounting Software

Job description

Job Description

Location: Manchester City Centre (Hybrid: 3 days office / 2 days WFH)

Salary: £28,000 - £32,000

About the Role:

We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Finance Assistant to join our client's growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment and is eager to make an impact in a fast-paced start-up. You’ll play a key role in supporting their finance function across sales ledger, purchase ledger, banking, and general finance admin.

Key Responsibilities:

Sales Ledger

• Reconcile payments with sales orders.
• Raise weekly and monthly sales invoices.
• Post customer BACS payments.
• Assist with credit control activities.

Purchase Ledger

• Post purchase invoices to the accounting software.
• Prepare weekly supplier payment runs.
• Reconcile supplier accounts.

Banking

• Post banking entries to the accounting software.

Ad-hoc Duties

• Manage the centralised finance mailbox.
• Respond to customer and supplier queries.

About You:

• Highly motivated and conscientious with a “can do” attitude.
• A strong team player who can also work independently to deadlines.
• Adaptable and comfortable with change in a start-up environment.
• Skilled with Excel/Google Sheets (desirable but not essential – full training provided).