Finance Assistant

Escape; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established client company in Kirkcaldy is looking for an Accounts Assistant to join their Finance team. This full-time, permanent role is office-based and will involve tasks such as cash transaction allocation, bank account reconciliation, and maintaining customer and supplier data. Ideal candidates will have relevant experience, strong attention to detail, and good IT skills, particularly in Word and Excel. Join a dynamic environment where organizational skills and the ability to manage workloads are essential.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar Accounts/Finance Assistant role.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good IT skills, especially Word and Excel.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to manage your own workload and work without supervision.
• Strong organization skills with a track record of meeting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Allocate cash transactions.
• Reconcile bank accounts.
• Keep supplier and customer data aligned across various systems.
• Process pro-forma and automated payment runs.
• Manage credit control for customers.
• Upload invoices.
• Maintain company credit cards.
• Re-charge intercompany sundries.
• Run prepayment.
• Resolve customer and supplier queries.
• Provide general support to the Finance team.

Skills

Attention to detail

IT skills (Word and Excel)

Communication skills

Organization skills

Job description

We're hiring an Accounts Assistant to join our clients established Finance team, based in Kirkcaldy. This is a full time, permanent contract and fully site based within a busy manufacturing site.

What you will do

• Allocate cash transactions
• Reconcile bank accounts
• Keep supplier and customer data aligned across various systems
• Process pro-forma and automated payment runs
• Manage credit control for customers
• Upload invoices
• Maintain company credit cards
• Re-charge intercompany sundries
• Run prepayment
• Work with teams across the business to resolve customer and supplier queries
• Provide general support to the wider Finance team when needed

What you bring

• Previous experience in a similar Accounts/Finance Assistant role
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Good IT skills, especially Word and Excel and financial systems
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Able to manage your own workload and work without supervision
• Strong organisation skills with a track record of meeting deadlines