Finance Assistant

Right Now Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics and courier organisation is seeking a proactive Finance Assistant to join their team. This full-time, office-based position involves day-to-day accounting tasks such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, and reconciliations. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, GCSEs in Maths and English, and experience with Sage 50. If you are detail-oriented and can work under pressure, apply online now for this opportunity.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Comfortable working to deadlines and under pressure.
• Proven experience as a Finance Assistant within logistics or freight forwarding is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Raise sales invoices and upload into accounting software.
• Produce manual invoices when required.
• Send statements and chase overdue payments.
• Resolve customer billing queries.
• Process purchase invoices and support supplier payment runs.
• Handle supplier queries promptly and accurately.
• Complete monthly reconciliations for bank, debtor, and creditor accounts.

Skills

Strong communication and customer service skills

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Comfortable working to deadlines and under pressure

Intermediate Excel skills

Education

GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and English

Tools

Sage 50

Job description

Our client a leading freight, logistics and courier organisation is looking for a Finance Assistant to join their busy team.

This is a full time, office-based role.

Hours are Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00

This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive Finance Assistant to support with day-to-day accounting activities, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, reconciliations, and management accounts.

Key Responsibilities of a Finance Assistant:

• Raise sales invoices and upload into accounting software with correct coding
• Produce manual invoices when required
• Send statements and chase overdue payments
• Resolve customer billing queries
• Process purchase invoices and support supplier payment runs
• Handle supplier queries promptly and accurately
• Transfer data between finance systems and allocate receipts
• Complete monthly reconciliations for bank, debtor, and creditor accounts
• Assist with ad-hoc finance tasks, reporting, and audits
• Be cross trained in Sales and Purchase Ledger functions
• Use Sage 50 and internal CRM systems to maintain accurate financial records
• Support process improvements and workflow efficiency within the finance team

The Successful Finance Assistant will have:

• GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and English
• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Comfortable working to deadlines and under pressure
• Working knowledge of Sage 50 system
• Intermediate Excel skills and attention to detail

Proven experience as a Finance Assistant within logistics or freight forwarding is advantageous.

If this Finance Assistant opportunity sounds of interest, please apply online now!