Finance Assistant

Renishaw; High Peak; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international business is seeking a Finance Assistant to join their newly established finance hub in High Peak. This role offers hands-on experience across various finance domains, including purchase and sales ledger management, bank reconciliations, and supporting month-end closing procedures. Ideal for those early in their finance career, it provides a unique opportunity to grow within the company while working in a hybrid environment. Competitive salary and benefits included.

Benefits

9% non-contributory pension

Discretionary annual bonus

Subsidised onsite restaurants

24 hour fitness centres

Health Cash Plan

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of general accounting principles and double-entry bookkeeping.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and comfortable working with financial systems.
• Curious mindset with a willingness to learn and adapt.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase ledger invoices and prepare payment runs.
• Chase overdue payments and assist with credit control activities.
• Support month-end closing procedures.

Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Excel

Data Entry

General Accounting Principles

Communication Skills

Proactive Mindset

Education

Studying towards a professional accounting qualification

Tools

Microsoft D365

Power BI

Job description

Job Description

Location : Wotton-Under-Edge

Hybrid working : 3 days / week on site

Salary : up to 30000 depending on experience

Renishaw UK Sales is recruiting for a Finance Assistant to work in our newly established regional finance hub supporting operations across the EMEA region. We are seeking a motivated proactive and detail-orientated individual to join our growing team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone early in their finance career to gain hands on experience across various areas of finance while working within an international business environment.

As one of the first members of the regional hub you will have a unique opportunity to help shape the teams operations develop a broad range of finance skills and grow your career within Renishaws global finance functions.

Given the new and evolving nature of the team this role will be dynamic and varied with responsibilities that may change as the hub grows and processes become established.

Key Responsibilities

Key responsibilities may include but will not be limited to the following :

Purchase Ledger : processing purchase ledger invoices preparing payment runs and resolving discrepancies.

Sales Ledger : chasing overdue payments and assisting with credit control activities.

General Ledger : Processing journals reconciling ledgers and supporting accruals & prepayments.

Bank Reconciliations : Ensuring transactions are recorded accurately and reconciling multiple bank accounts in various currencies.

Supporting with month-end closing procedures.

Supporting the preparation of management accounts by providing accurate financial data.

Using accounting software and other financial applications (e.g. Microsoft D365 Power BI etc) for data entry and reporting.

Helping with ERP system implementation projects as the finance hub scales.

About you

Basic understanding of general accounting principles and double-entry bookkeeping.

Proficient in Microsoft Excel and comfortable working with financial systems or ERP tools.

A proactive curious mindset with a willingness to learn and take on new challenges.

Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a regional multicultural team.

Studying towards or interested in pursuing a professional accounting qualification (AAT ACCA CIMA etc).

Working at Renishaw

At Renishaw we are committed to creating a supportive flexible and inclusive environment where employees feel valued and empowered. We believe that the best ideas come from teams made up of individuals with different perspectives backgrounds and experiences so please apply and come as you are!

If you feel that you dont meet all the criteria included above but have transferable skills and relevant experience wed still love to hear from you.

What we offer

Opportunity to grow within a newly established regional finance hub.

Broad exposure to multiple areas of accounting and finance.

Professional development and study support.

Collaborative inclusive and international working environment.

Competitive salary and benefits package.

Benefits

When you join Renishaw were committing to your future career. Thats because we believe in developing our peoples skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package thats highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension discretionary annual bonus.

• subsidised onsite restaurants and
• coffee shops free parking
• car sharing scheme and
• 24 hour fitness centres. ( not available at all sites ).

We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme 25 days holiday plus bank holidays Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary Cycle to Work scheme enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria Health Cash Plan the option to join BUPA Renishaw Health Trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.

Please click here for further information about our benefits.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture where all our employees are free to be themselves we can achieve our core values : Innovation Inspiration Integrity and Involvement.

If you are excited about the role but feel as though you dont meet all the requirements we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on0or

Please click here for further information about diversity and inclusion at Renishaw.

Employment Type : Permanent

Time Type : Full time

Requisition Number : R8677 Finance Assistant (Open)

Key Skills

Data Entry,Financial Services,Debits & Credits,Math,QuickBooks,Accounting,Office Experience,Securities Law,Microsoft Excel,Administrative Experience,negotiation,Bookkeeping

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1