Finance Assistant

Ingleton Wood; Colchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic property and construction consultancy in Colchester is seeking an experienced Finance Assistant to manage the accounts payable function and support the finance team. The ideal candidate will have strong Sage 50 experience and effective problem-solving skills to handle supplier queries. A supportive environment and opportunities for professional growth await you in this full-time role.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Competitive salary with regular reviews

Pension scheme

Health cash plan

On-site parking

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with Sage 50 accounts & payroll required.
• Three years’ relevant work experience preferred.
• Effective decision-making and problem-solving techniques needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounts payable function and outstanding debts.
• Resolve supplier queries efficiently.
• Process credit card payments and support finance team.

Skills

Sage 50 accounts

MS Office - Excel, Word & Outlook

Data entry

Problem-solving in finance

Job description

**Please note, this role is not currently open to recruitment agents**

About us…

Ingleton Wood is a value-led, people focussed practice providing clients with inspirational and practical design solutions; we exist to improve the communities in which we all live and work.

Originally established in 1935, we are a dynamic multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy, providing a wide range of services across many industry sectors, including commercial, education, defence, residential and more.

We develop long term relationships with clients, adding value at every stage of development. We are one of a few medium-sized consultancies offering integrated design and technical expertise.

We have a nationwide presence with offices located across the UK. We plan to open further sites in the future to develop our national service.

Life At Ingleton Wood…

is busy but great fun, we work hard, and we play hard. There is a huge emphasis on teams and working collaboratively both professionally and socially.

We bring people together to improve the quality and sustainability of the built environment through our expert knowledge in delivering local solutions for global issues. A sentiment underpinned by our shared vision of solving global challenges one building at a time, and supported through our values;

• Weare progressive
• We collaborate
• We support
• We take ownership

To see a real time view of what we are up to check our social channels

You can expect…

• Opportunities for flexible and remote working – we understand a work life balance helps us all.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days plus bank holidays with long service recognition and festive shutdown.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth in a supportive environment including in-house coaching and mentoring.
• Competitive salaries with regular review and benchmarking to ensure fair pay. We are a real living wage employer.
• Competitive Company Pension Scheme.
• Health cash plan scheme.
• Professional membership support
• Family policies
• Great office team building events and fully expensed seasonal social events.
• Cycle to work Scheme.
• On-site parking facilities (excluding London office)
• Season Ticket Loan (if applicable)
• Death in service benefit.
• Early Finish incentives when the Practice targets are hit.
• Additional leave allocated for volunteering (up to 2 days).
• Health & Mental Wellness Programs.
• Employee Referral Scheme.
• Employee working groups

The role...

We are currently recruiting a Finance Assistant to join our Colchester office.

We require an experienced and enthusiastic Finance Assistant who will be responsible for maintaining an efficient and accurate accounting function with particular emphasis on the Accounts Payable (AP) function. They will be responsible for supporting the department in handling a demanding workload and have the ability to work on their own initiative.

The selected candidate will be part of a team of five staff members in the Accounts team and will be reporting to the Finance Controller.

Please Note: This role may be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service, Baseline Personnel Security Standard, Counter Terrorist Check, Security Check, or Developed Vetting clearance.

The selected candidate will…

• Own the accounts payable function including managing payment of outstanding debts, contacting suppliers for information and maintaining records of all communications.
• Resolve supplier queries in an efficient manner to minimise short/late payments.
• Be proactive in reducing aged balances and finding solutions to resolve non-payment issues.
  
• Be comfortable with Sage 50 accounts.
• Liaise with staff and partners around the practice to resolve client queries.
• Provide support for other areas within the finance team, which may include analysing and processing of credit card payments for all offices, providing analysis of overhead expenditure to office managers and other budget holders, setting up new staff members.
• Provide cover for posting receipts and bank reconciliations during holiday periods.
• Undertake other finance duties as may be allocated from time to time.

Essential skills, experience, and attributes…

• Familiar with Sage 50 accounts & payroll
• Proficient in MS office – Excel, Word & Outlook.
• Experience in data entry
• Three years’ relevant work experience.
• Effective decision-making and problem-solving techniques within a finance environment.

We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.

To discover more about life at Ingleton Wood, please visit our websitehttps://www.ingletonwood.co.uk/

**Please note, this role is not currently open to recruitment agents**