Finance Assistant

RG Consultancy Ltd; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

8 bank holidays

Flexible working hours

Early finish Fridays

Free onsite parking

Company pension scheme

Job summary

RG Consultancy Ltd are recruiting a Finance Assistant for a Todmorden-based SME. You will support Purchase Ledger and assist across the accounts team, reporting to the Finance Manager on a daily basis.

The role offers benefits such as 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays, flexible hours with early finish on Fridays, free onsite parking and a company pension scheme.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance/account assistant or similar
• AAT qualification advantageous but not essential
• Strong IT skills with accounting packages and Excel
• Experience with SAP advantageous

Responsibilities

• Purchase Ledger: invoice processing, approvals, supplier payments, new accounts and purchase orders
• Sales Ledger: customer payments, cash receipts, credit limits, new accounts and credit notes
• Bank reconciliations, payments, postings and petty cash
• Company credit cards and expenses: approvals and accurate record keeping
• General purchasing, post and administrative duties as required
• Provide wider finance and administrative support to the business

Skills

Purchase Ledger

Sales Ledger

Bank Reconciliations

MS Excel

SAP experience

Accounting software

Education

AAT qualification

Job description

RG Consultancy are working with a fantastic growing SME in Todmorden who are recruiting a Finance Assistant to join their small team. The role is mainly to support with Purchase Ledger, however scope to be involved and support in other areas of the accounts department.

You will work closely with and report into the Finance Manager on a daily basis

• 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
• Flexible working hours and early finish every Friday
• Free onsite parking
• Company pension scheme

Role Responsibilities

• Responsibility for Purchase Ledger, including invoice processing, approvals, supplier payments, new accounts and purchase orders
• Responsibility for Sales Ledger, including customer payments, cash receipts, credit limits, new accounts and credit notes
• Bank account reconciliations, payments, postings and petty cash
• Company credit cards and expenses, including approvals and accurate record keeping
• General purchasing, post and administrative duties as required
• Provide wider finance and administrative support to the business

Person Specification

• Previous experience within a finance/account assistant, purchase ledger or similar role is essential
• AAT qualified for studying would be an advantage but not essential
• Strong IT skills including experience with accounting packages and MS Excel
• Experience with SAP would be an advantage