Finance Administrator

Meridian Business Support Ltd; Newport; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

Pension scheme

31 days holiday

Career progression

Immediate start

Job summary

Meridian are working with a well-established Facilities and Building Services company in South Wales, seeking a Finance Administrator to join an expanding administrator team in Newport. The role focuses on daily invoicing, billing runs, and maintaining financial records within a busy, growing environment.

Ideal candidates will have experience in financial administration, invoicing, and credit control, with strong IT and numerical skills. Industries related to facilities or M&E are desirable.

Qualifications

• Experience with financial administration, invoicing, accounts, and credit control.
• Strong IT and numerical skills.
• Excellent communication with internal teams and external customers.
• Facilities, Construction, or M&E experience desirable.
• Experience with maintenance job-management systems preferable.
• Experience with industry-related PO's, job documentation, and management reports.

Responsibilities

• Daily and weekly invoicing for completed works.
• Manage daily and weekly billing runs.
• Check job sheets, POs and supporting paperwork for accuracy.
• Resolve invoice queries and billing discrepancies.
• Monitor outstanding debt and chase overdue payments.
• Investigate payment issues and customer account queries.
• Produce weekly debt and cash collection reports.
• Support month-end reporting, reconciliations and financial records.
• Maintain accurate spreadsheets and financial trackers.
• Ensure compliance with financial procedures, VAT and record-keeping requirements.

Skills

Financial administration

Invoicing

Accounts

Credit control

Communication

IT skills

Maintenance job-management systems

Tools

Maintenance job-management systems

Job description

Finance Administrator

Meridian are working with a well-established Facilities and Building Services company in South Wales, who are now looking to strengthen their administrator team due to increasing workloads. With a strong benefits package and the ability to join a stable, growing name in the region this is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Finance Administrator to be involved in a hands‑on role at an exciting growth period.

Benefits include (but are not exclusive to):

• Starting salary of c.£30k - £33k p.a (negotiable DoE)
• Training opportunities and many examples of career progression within this company
• Immediate start available (subject to successful application process)
• Streamlining the administration of a variety of commercial maintenance jobs within the region
• Onsite parking
• Office-based role in Newport
• Company social and community events
• Enrolled in company pension scheme
• 31 daysholiday (including Bank Holidays)

Requirements for this role:

• Experience with financial administration, invoicing, accounts, and credit control
• Strong IT and numrical skills
• Excellent communication skills with internal teams and external customers
• Facilities, Construction, or M&E experience desirable
• Whilst not essential, experience withmaintenance job-management systems is preferable
• Experience with industry-related PO's, job documentation, and management reports

Duties include (but are not exclusive to):

• Daily and weekly invoicing for completed works
• Manage daily and weekly billing runs
• Check job sheets, PO’s and supporting paperwork for accuracy
• Resolve invoice queries and billing discrepancies
• Monitor outstanding debt and chase overdue payments
• Investigate payment issues and customer account queries
• Produce weekly debt and cash collection reports
• Support month-end reporting, reconciliations and financial records
• Maintain accurate spreadsheets and financial trackers
• Ensure compliance with financial procedures, VAT and record-keeping requirements

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