Finance Assistant

SRM Recruitment; Bedford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global brand in finance is urgently seeking a Finance Assistant for a temporary position in Dunstable, offering £17 - £19 p/h. The role involves managing sales and purchase ledger duties, communicating with customers and suppliers, and performing financial reconciliations. Ideal candidates will have finance experience and strong communication skills, making it an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team. Applications are accepted immediately.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales and purchase ledger.
• Ability to handle customer queries efficiently.
• Strong reconciliation skills for accounts.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with customers to resolve queries and manage payments.
• Process invoices and ensure appropriate sign off.
• Reconcile sales and purchase ledgers systematically.

Skills

Finance skills

Customer communication

Reconciliation

Credit control

Job description

Job Description

Finance Assistant - Temp

Dunstable

£17 - £19 p/h

We have partnered with a global brand in Dunstable who have an immediate need for a Finance Assistant to join their team.

This role requires a mixture of finance skill ranging across purchase and sales ledger along with a positive approach to working with and building relationships with customers and suppliers.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Sales Ledger

• Communicating with customers and answering their queries via the telephone and email including taking payments via our payment gateway
• Allocating Bacs, Cheques and Credit Card payments on a daily basis
• Reconciling sales ledger accounts including complex trade accounts
• Raising customer credit notes after appropriate sign off
• Carry out credit control activities including chasing outstanding balances, debt recovery and assisting with debt agencies, insurance companies and liquidators.

Purchase ledger

• Daily processing of invoices including ensuring appropriate sign off on invoices
• Communicating with suppliers via the telephone and email.
• Reconciling purchase ledger accounts and supplier statements.
• Creating weekly and month end supplier payments lists from the accounts payable ledger for review and approval

Stock processing

• Booking in of goods received as part of the invoice process
• Liaising with our Purchasing and Technical teams on queries for approval and on creating credits

If you feel this role is for you then please apply today as applications are being accepted immediately.