Finance Assistant

Chase and Holland Recruitment Ltd; Greater Lincolnshire; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Chase and Holland Recruitment Ltd is seeking a 6-month Interim Finance Assistant for a well-established business in Market Rasen. You will provide varied support across accounts, sales and credit control, handling journals, customer queries and payments.

This temporary role offers broad exposure to a busy finance team and suits someone who is organised, proactive and detail-focused, with strong Excel skills and experience of finance systems. AAT qualification is desirable.

Qualifications

• 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.

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

Skills

Proactive

Organised

Independent work

Excel

Microsoft Office

Numerical skills

Analytical skills

Customer-facing

Stakeholder management

Education

AAT qualification

Tools

Finance/accounting systems

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