Finance Assistant

Kenton Black; Lancaster; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm in Lancaster is seeking a Finance Assistant to join their finance team. This role offers a hybrid working model after an initial establishment period and includes comprehensive benefits like 35 days annual leave and ongoing training. The ideal candidate will have strong Excel and communication skills and experience in a transactional Accounts Assistant role. You will support accounts payable processes and engage with various stakeholders.

Benefits

35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Company pension

Discount schemes

Ongoing training and development

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a transactional Accounts Assistant role.
• Exposure to purchase and sales ledger processes.
• Experience in an environment handling large volumes.

Responsibilities

• Supporting with accounts payable processes.
• Providing month end support as required.
• Communicating with various stakeholders including suppliers.
• Posting journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Supporting other departments, delivering financial insight.

Skills

Strong Excel skills

Good communication skills

Job description

Description

Company Details and Job Overview :

A large Group of businesses in the Lancaster area are looking to strengthen their finance team by recruiting a new Finance Assistant on a permanent basis.

Working in a friendly team of finance staff, this role reports into an engaging Finance Manager who will act as a mentor to ensure success and growth in your role.

Key Benefits / Rewards on Offer :

• Full time role, 37 hours per week
• Hybrid working once established in the role (3 days in office / 2 days remote)
• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Private healthcare, life insurance and an array of wellbeing benefits
• Company pension
• Discount schemes
• Ongoing training and development as required

Your New Role as Finance Assistant :

• Supporting with accounts payable processes
• Providing month end support as required
• Communicating with various stakeholders including suppliers, responding to queries as needed
• Posting journals, accruals and prepayments
• Supporting other departments, delivering financial insight

Experience & Qualifications Required to Apply :

The successful candidate will be proven in a transactional Accounts Assistant role with exposure to purchase and sales ledger processes, ideally within an environment handling large volumes. Strong Excel skills are required as well as good communication skills.

This vacancy is being handled by Rachel Holland at Kenton Black Finance.

Kenton Black Finance operate across the UK as a market leading recruitment partner, specialising in the attraction of finance talent across both permanent and interim requirements. With a team of dedicated experts, each with longevity operating in the finance arena, we maintain a proven track record and have established partnerships with businesses both large, small and those in their infancy. As market leaders, we provide recruitment solutions from entry level finance to directorship professionals. Operating from local offices in Preston, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham and Glasgow, Kenton Black Finance remain a dynamic and effective recruitment partner who represent and attract only the finest finance talent in the local area and across the UK.