Finance Assistant

Keeler Recruitment; Costessey; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Long-term development

Job summary

Keeler Recruitment has partnered with a well-established organisation to recruit a Finance Assistant in Norfolk. The role offers a clear path for progression and focuses on intercompany recharges, reconciliations and financial administration, with increasing reporting responsibilities as experience grows.

You will join a supportive finance team, working closely with the Finance Manager and taking on responsibilities that develop into month-end management reporting and more complex financial

Qualifications

• AAT Level 4 qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience within a finance/accounts environment.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence with financial data.
• Good understanding of reconciliations and double-entry accounting.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Good communication skills with the wider business.

Responsibilities

• Calculating and processing intercompany recharges by analysing financial data and using accounting systems and Excel
• Liaising with Group Finance Managers to ensure accurate and timely recharges
• Raising sales invoices and processing journals
• Completing monthly bank reconciliations
• Carrying out regular balance sheet reconciliations
• Providing ad hoc financial analysis and reporting to management
• Supporting the wider finance team with accurate and timely financial information

Skills

Excel

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication skills

Education

AAT Level 4

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Finance Assistant

£30,000 - £35,000 DOE Full-Time Norfolk

Keeler Recruitment is delighted to be working with a successful and well-established organisation to recruit a Finance Assistant to join their team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an AAT Level 4 qualified finance professional looking for a varied role with genuine progression. Working closely with the Finance Manager, you will initially focus on intercompany recharging, reconciliations and financial administration, with the opportunity to take on increasing reporting responsibilities as your experience develops.

The Role

Your initial responsibilities will include:

• Calculating and processing intercompany recharges by analysing financial data and using accounting systems and Excel
• Liaising with Group Finance Managers to ensure accurate and timely recharges
• Raising sales invoices and processing journals
• Completing monthly bank reconciliations
• Carrying out regular balance sheet reconciliations
• Providing ad hoc financial analysis and reporting to management
• Supporting the wider finance team with accurate and timely financial information

Progression & Development

As you develop within the role, you will have the opportunity to take on additional responsibilities, including:

• Producing and reviewing trial balances at month end
• Updating monthly rolling forecasts for management review and consolidation
• Supporting the production of half-year and full-year management accounts
• Providing financial information to support tax calculations
• Assisting the internal audit team with requested information
• Supporting external auditors during the year-end audit process

About You

We are looking for an experienced finance professional who is keen to develop their technical accounting and reporting skills.

You will ideally have:

• AAT Level 4 qualification or equivalent experience
• Previous experience within a finance/accounts environment
• Good understanding of reconciliations and double-entry accounting
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial data
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Good communication skills, with the confidence to liaise with colleagues across the wider business
• A proactive approach and willingness to learn and take on additional responsibilities

What's on Offer?

• £30,000 - £35,000 depending on experience
• Full-time, Monday to Friday
• Excellent opportunity for career progression
• Broad exposure to management accounting and financial reporting
• Opportunity to develop your technical accounting skills
• Supportive and collaborative finance team
• Long-term career development within a successful organisation

If you are an AAT Level 4 qualified finance professional looking for a role where you can develop beyond traditional transactional finance and build your management accounting experience, we would love to hear from you.