Finance Assistant

Culina Group; Guildford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Assistant to join their dynamic team. In this full-time role, you will provide essential administrative support, ensuring accurate financial data while delivering outstanding service to staff and customers. You'll be responsible for tasks such as raising purchase orders, managing petty cash, and processing payroll. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills in a supportive environment that values employee growth and recognizes hard work. Join a company that prioritizes a winning culture and offers a range of benefits to enhance your work-life balance.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Wellness program

Eye Care Vouchers

Employee recognition awards

Retailer discounts

Qualifications

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills are essential.
• Experience with SAGE 50 and strong PC literacy is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Raising purchase orders and checking invoice accuracy.
• Managing petty cash and preparing weekly costings.
• Processing payroll and handling invoice queries.

Skills

Problem Solving

Analytical Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Decision Making

Multi-tasking

Education

Experience in Finance

Knowledge of SAGE 50

PC Literacy in Word, Excel, and Outlook

Tools

SAGE Cloud 50

SAGE Payroll

Job description

Company Description

The Pallet Network (Part of the Culina Group) facilitates pallet deliveries across the UK, Ireland and Europe through its cross dock facilities at Swadlincote and Preston.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Job Description

We are now seeking a Finance Assistant to join our small team based in Gatwick. Taking responsibility for providing administrative support and ensuring the creation of accurate and reliable data, whilst providing our staff and customers with an outstanding level of service in finance matters.

This is a full-time, permanent position working Monday to Friday 8am to 4.30pm.

Job Responsibilities of Finance Assistant include:

• Raising of purchase orders
• Checking accuracy of purchase invoices and nominal coding
• Update of purchase order logs
• Reconciliation of weekly subcontract costs and resolving queries
• Reconciliation and management of petty cash
• Preparation of weekly costings
• Reconcile of 3rd party volume data
• Manage the weekly debt report
• Purchase ledger entry onto SAGE Cloud 50 including checks against POs/Indigo/timesheets/delivery notes etc – raising queries where necessary
• Fuel & vehicle mileage data input / spreadsheets including processing fuel invoices & fuel surcharge administration
• Raising customer invoices on various platforms
• Handling related invoice queries and issuing credit notes
• Processing bank entries and month-end bank reconciliation
• Payroll processing (SAGE Payroll) and daily control of payroll spreadsheet
• Pricing checks (daily & weekly)
• Supplier payments and month-end reconciliation to balance sheet
• Processing Corporate Credit Card Accounts and month-end reconciliation
• Chasing debtor payments and ensuring funds received within agreed terms
• Liaising with Suppliers & External Finance Departments
• PCN processing and recharges to employees when required
• Assisting with month-end processes, including job profitability reporting
• Assisting with external audit preparation (ongoing throughout the year)

Qualifications

To apply for the role of Finance Assistant, you will possess the following skills, experiences and qualifications:

• Have excellent problem solving, analytical and organizational skills
• Be able to make decisions under pressure, and to a tight timescale
• Have a flexible and adaptable approach to working in order to meet the requirements of the business, particularly at peak periods during the year
• Be able to communicate well at all levels within the business
• Knowledge of SAGE 50 would be advantageous
• PC Literate in Word, Excel and Outlook
• Should demonstrate the drive and desire to progress
• The ability to multi-task, prioritise & meet deadlines

Additional Information

As part of our drive to make The Pallet Network (TPN) a great place to work, we are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave: 28 days (Including Bank holidays)
• Pension scheme
• Life Assurance: x2 your annual salary
• Wellness: Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Eye Care Vouchers: We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
• Reward & Recognition: We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts: via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity, please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!