Finance Assistant

Confidential; Greater Lincolnshire; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in Market Rasen is seeking a 6-month Interim Finance Assistant to support a busy finance function across accounting, sales, purchasing and credit control.

You will handle journals, queries, cash allocations and supplier/payer activity, working with Excel and finance systems; attention to detail and a proactive approach are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong numerical and analytical ability.
• Proficient in Excel and Microsoft Office.
• Experience using finance/accounting systems (e.g., ERP).
• AAT qualification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Perform journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Handle customer/supplier queries and credit control tasks.
• Process purchase orders and support purchasing processes.
• Monitor cash receipts and allocate payments.
• Chase outstanding payments and chase account balances.
• Provide general finance support across accounts and sales.

Skills

Excel

Analytical skills

Finance systems

Education

AAT qualification

Job description

6 Months Interim Finance Assistant - Market Rasen - Competitive Salary

Are you an experienced Finance Assistant looking for a new temporary opportunity within an established and busy organisation?

We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established business operating within a specialist industry, supporting a busy finance function and wider teams across the organisation. This is a varied role offering exposure across accounting, sales, purchasing and credit control.

The Role

As a Finance Assistant, you'll provide varied support across accounts, sales and credit control, including journals, customer queries and outstanding payments. This 6-month temporary opportunity offers broad exposure within a busy finance team and would suit someone organised, detail-focused and proactive.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform sales checks and investigate any issues
• Act as a point of contact for finance-related customer queries
• Prepare and post journals, including accruals, prepayments and recodes
• Assist with internal controls and maintain finance procedures and guidance
• Raise purchase orders and support purchasing processes
• Monitor outstanding sales orders and delivery issues
• Chase outstanding customer payments and maintain customer account balances
• Allocate cash receipts and carry out credit checks and credit limit reviews
• Investigate and resolve customer account queries
• Handle incoming calls and provide support to customers and colleagues

About You:

• Proactive, organised and able to work independently
• Confident using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office
• Accurate with strong numerical and analytical skills
• Comfortable dealing with customers and internal stakeholders
• Experienced using finance/accounting systems
• AAT qualified or working towards an AAT qualification is desirable