Finance Assistant

Trial Balance Consulting; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services business in Exeter is seeking a Finance Assistant due to significant growth. This full-time role offers a hybrid working model and requires expertise in accounts payable management, bank reconciliations, and familiarity with modern cloud accounting systems like Xero. Ideal candidates will have at least 12 months relevant experience and may benefit from a flexible 4-day working week.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months experience in a finance/accounting role.
• Familiarity with cloud-based accounting systems.
• Part/fully AAT qualified or qualified by experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage the accounts payable function daily.
• Perform bank reconciliations and aged debtor maintenance.
• Assist with VAT reporting and general ledger analysis.

Skills

Accounts Payable Management

Bank Reconciliation

General Ledger Analysis

Cloud-Based Systems Understanding

VAT Reporting Assistance

Education

AAT Qualified or Equivalent Experience

Tools

Xero

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Finance Assistant - Exeter / Hybrid - Up to: £30,000

Trial Balance Consulting have been exclusively engaged by a long standing past client, a well-established and highly respected professional services business based in Exeter. As a result of significant company growth, the company seeks to recruit an experienced Finance Assistant. This is a permanent, full time opportunity though applicants seeking a 4-day working week will also be given strong consideration. The business promotes a hybrid working arrangement with a minimum of three days to be office based and the remainder to be operated remotely (for those that require the facility).

This is will be a varied and interested role that will support the company’s Finance Manager with a broad range of daily accounting duties. Key responsibilities to include:

- Day-to-day management of the accounts payable function

- Bank reconciliations

- Aged debtor maintenance

- Administration of invoice discounting facility

- Overall management of accounts payable function

- Reconciliation of purchase ledger invoices

- Preparing supplier payment runs

- General ledger analysis

- Assisting the Finance Manager with VAT reporting

For this role we’re seeking a candidate who possesses at least 12 months of experience gained within a similar environment, either part/fully AAT or qualified by experience. The business is an advocate of modern accounting systems and runs a largely paperless office so candidates should possess a solid understanding of cloud-based systems (Xero) with the aptitude to pick up new ERPs.

For further details and to apply for this interesting and progressive opportunity please contact Elle Benjamin quoting reference EB9831.