Finance Analyst

Lloyd Barnes Recruitment; Exeter; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Lloyd Barnes Recruitment is seeking a Group Finance Analyst in Exeter to support end-to-end AP and AR across the group, ensuring accurate records and strong supplier and customer relationships.

You will contribute to month-end, financial reporting and process improvements within a collaborative finance team, with responsibility for supporting the group's international operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in an AP/AR or transactional finance role.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial controls.
• Proficient with ERP systems and Excel, including lookups and PivotTables.
• Highly organized with excellent attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Proactive communicator with ability to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end AP and AR processes across the group.
• Process invoices, payments, receipts, and account adjustments.
• Reconcile supplier, customer, and balance sheet accounts.
• Monitor outstanding balances and support effective credit control.
• Prepare payment runs and resolve supplier and customer queries.
• Support month-end reporting, reconciliations, and financial close.
• Produce aged debt and working capital reports and analysis.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls, and reporting.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication

Prioritization

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel (lookups & PivotTables)

Job description

Finance Analyst
Exeter, Devon
£30,000 - £32,000 per annum

Our client, a successful and established organisation, is seeking an experienced Group Finance Analyst to join their finance team on a full-time, permanent basis.

As Group Finance Analyst, you'll support accounts payable and receivable, ensuring accurate records, effective cash flow management, and strong supplier and customer relationships. You'll also contribute to month-end, financial reporting, process improvements, and wider finance projects in a collaborative, forward-thinking team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-focused finance professional to take ownership of a varied transactional finance function, with particular responsibility for supporting the wider group's international operations.

The responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end AP and AR processes across the group
• Process invoices, payments, receipts, and account adjustments
• Reconcile supplier, customer, and balance sheet accounts
• Monitor outstanding balances and support effective credit control
• Prepare payment runs and resolve supplier and customer queries
• Support month-end reporting, reconciliations, and financial close
• Produce aged debt and working capital reports and analysis
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls, and reporting

The candidate:

• Previous experience within an AP, AR, or transactional finance role
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial controls
• Confident using ERP systems and Microsoft Excel, including lookups and PivotTables
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and analytical skills
• Proactive communicator with the ability to manage competing priorities