Finance Assistant

Sewell Wallis Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing financial services company in Stockport is seeking a Finance Assistant to manage bank reconciliations and support treasury operations. This role offers hybrid working, flexible hours, and a discretionary bonus scheme. The ideal candidate has experience in finance and proficiency in Excel, alongside excellent organisational skills.

Benefits

Hybrid working - 3 days in the office

Flexible hours

Discretionary bonus scheme

Enhanced pension contributions

On-site parking

Healthcare schemes

On site wellbeing facilities

Regular company socials

Qualifications

• Experience in a Finance/Treasury role with a focus on cash management.
• Treasury management experience is highly desirable.
• Ability to handle high volumes of numerical data.

Responsibilities

• Dealing with bank reconciliations across multiple accounts.
• Weekly cash balance reporting.
• Inputting payments into banking systems.

Skills

Bank reconciliations

Numerical data handling

Excel proficiency

Organisational skills

Job description

Overview

Sewell Wallis are currently working with a giant in it's field based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. This Finance Assistant role is a great opportunity to join a hugely successful and growing organisation with an opportunity to expand your skill set from transactional accounting into treasury!

If you have experience across transactional accounting, preferably including bank reconciliations - this Finance Assistant role could be a brilliant opportunity to join an organisation with brilliant benefits that offers stability in a role, bonus potential, hybrid working and much more!

Responsibilities

• Dealing with a high volume of bank reconciliations across several hundred bank accounts (and growing), supported by the Senior Treasury Administrator and assistant accountants.
• Weekly flash reporting of cash balances.
• Inputting payments into online banking platforms and finance systems.
• Preparing internal cash sweeps within finance system.
• Assisting with cash balance reviews and money market deposits to maximise returns on surplus cash.
• Opening and closing of bank accounts and managing all related documentation.
• Assist with bank KYC, mandate updates and user administration.
• Monthly external cash reporting and movement analysis.
• Assisting the Senior Treasury Administrator and corporate accounting team with ad hoc bank postings.

Qualifications

• Experience within a Finance/Treasury role with experience in cash management and banking.
• Treasury management experience is highly desirable.
• The ability to deal with high volumes of numerical data.
• Proficiency in Excel (v look ups & pivot tables).
• Excellent data entry and organisational skills.

Benefits

• Hybrid working - 3 days in the office
• Flexible hours - start and finish times
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Enhanced pension contributions
• On-site parking
• Healthcare schemes
• On site wellbeing facilities
• Regular company socials

Apply for this role below or for more information, contact Hannah Sharp.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.