Finance Assistant

Adaptable Recruitment; Liverpool City Region; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Job summary

Adaptable Recruitment are partnering with a Liverpool-based organisation to recruit a Finance Assistant to join their team. The role blends hands-on bookkeeping with support for month-end reporting and cashflow monitoring, in a cooperative, hybrid environment.

You will work on sales and purchase ledgers, process invoices, supplier payments, bank reconciliations and produce routine financial reports. AAT study supported; prior charity/not-for-profit experience is beneficial.

Qualifications

• Experience with sales ledger and income management.
• Experience with purchase ledger and supplier payments.
• Experience undertaking bank reconciliations.
• Experience supporting month-end processes.
• Experience working within a charity, housing or not-for-profit organisation.
• Experience supporting process improvements, system changes or finance transformation activities.
• Experience using Sage 50 Professional or similar accounting software.
• Experience using reporting tools such as Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Raising sales invoices and processing income transactions.
• Processing supplier invoices, credit notes and employee expenses.
• Supporting the preparation and processing of supplier payment runs.
• Responding to queries from suppliers, customers and colleagues across the organisation.
• Maintaining accurate debtor and creditor records.
• Preparing bank reconciliations and investigating outstanding items.
• Supporting cashflow monitoring through timely processing of transactions.
• Assisting with month-end activities and reconciliations.
• Producing routine financial reports and supporting management information.
• Maintaining organised and auditable financial records.
• Supporting audit requests and providing documentation where required.
• Contributing to improvements in finance systems and ways of working.
• Participating in testing and implementation of new processes and technologies.

Skills

Sales ledger

Income management

Purchase ledger

Supplier payments

Bank reconciliations

Month-end processes

Finance transformation

Power BI

Education

AAT qualification or studying towards AAT

Tools

Sage 50 Professional

Job description

Adaptable Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a growing organisation based in Liverpool who is looking to recruit a Finance Assistant to join their team.

Salary and Benefits

£30000 per annum
37.5 hours a week
Hybrid working in place
25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Raising sales invoices and processing income transactions.


• Monitoring and allocating cash received, investigating any unidentified receipts.


• Processing supplier invoices, credit notes and employee expenses.


• Supporting the preparation and processing of supplier payment runs.


• Responding to queries from suppliers, customers and colleagues across the organisation.


• Maintaining accurate debtor and creditor records.


• Preparing bank reconciliations and investigating outstanding items.


• Supporting cashflow monitoring through timely processing of transactions.


• Assisting with month-end activities and reconciliations.


• Producing routine financial reports and supporting management information.


• Maintaining organised and auditable financial records.


• Supporting audit requests and providing documentation where required.


• Contributing to improvements in finance systems and ways of working.


• Participating in testing and implementation of new processes and technologies.

Skills and experience desired

• AAT qualification, studying towards AAT, or equivalent finance-related training.


• Experience of sales ledger and income management.


• Experience of purchase ledger and supplier payment processing.


• Experience undertaking bank reconciliations.


• Experience supporting month-end processes.


• Experience working within a charity, housing or not-for-profit organisation.


• Experience supporting process improvements, system changes or finance transformation activities.


• Experience using Sage 50 Professional or similar accounting software.


• Experience using reporting tools such as Power BI.