Finance Assistant

Get Recruited (UK) Ltd; Macclesfield; In loco; GBP 26.000 - 32.000; Tempo pieno

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Excellent benefits

Descrizione del lavoro

Get Recruited (UK) Ltd partners with a well-established Macclesfield business to recruit a Finance Assistant. You will support day-to-day finance activities, including purchase and sales ledgers, invoicing and basic month-end tasks.

Ideal candidates have experience in purchase ledger, invoicing and reconciliations, with strong Excel skills and attention to detail in a supportive team environment.

Competenze

• Experience in purchase invoices and purchase ledgers.
• Solid understanding of sales ledger processes and invoicing.
• Experience with bank reconciliations and supplier statement reconciliations advantageous.
• Good Excel skills including Pivot Tables and SUMIFS.
• Knowledge of month-end processes and basic accounting principles.

Mansioni

• Processing purchase invoices, ensuring accurate coding, matching and authorisation.
• Managing purchase ledger transactions, maintaining supplier accounts and resolving outstanding queries.
• Raising and processing sales invoices, ensuring accurate billing and timely completion.
• Maintaining the sales ledger, allocating customer payments and investigating outstanding balances.

Conoscenze

Purchase ledgers

Sales ledgers

Invoices processing

Excel (Pivot Tables/SUMIFS)

Bank reconciliations

Month-end support

Communication with suppliers/customers

Attention to detail

Accounting principles

Formazione

Accounting and Finance degree

Strumenti

Accounting software

Descrizione del lavoro

FINANCE ASSISTANT
MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE
UP TO 29,000 + EXCELLENT BENEFITS

THE OPPORTUNITY:

We're partnering with a well-established and growing business in Macclesfield that is looking to recruit an experienced Finance Assistant to join its busy finance team.
The successful Finance Assistant will support the day-to-day running of the finance function, taking responsibility for purchase ledger and sales ledger transactions, processing invoices, reconciling accounts and assisting with month-end finance activities.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with previous accounts or finance or a recent graduate in Accounting and Finance experience who enjoys working in a supportive finance team in a business that boasts an impressive portfolio of clients.

THE FINANCE ASSISTANT ROLE:

• Processing purchase invoices, ensuring accurate coding, matching and authorisation
• Managing purchase ledger transactions, maintaining supplier accounts and resolving outstanding queries
• Raising and processing sales invoices, ensuring accurate billing and timely completion
• Maintaining the sales ledger, allocating customer payments and investigating outstanding balances

  THE PERSON:

  • Previous experience within a Finance Assistant, Accounts Assistant, Finance Administrator, Purchase Ledger Clerk or Sales Ledger Clerk role or an undergraduate degree in Accounting and Finance
  • Experience processing purchase invoices and maintaining purchase ledger records
  • Good understanding of sales ledger processes, including raising invoices and allocating customer payments
  • Experience completing bank reconciliations and supplier statement reconciliations would be advantageous
  • Previous exposure to month-end processes, journals or management accounts support would be beneficial
  • Exposure to computerised accounting software would be advantageous
  • Good Microsoft Excel skills, including working with spreadsheets, formulas and financial data. Must be able to use Pivot Tables and SUMIFS
  • Strong numerical skills with excellent attention to detail and accuracy
  • Good understanding of accounting principles and day-to-day finance procedures
  • Confident communicating with suppliers, customers and internal stakeholders to resolve queries

  We are an equal opportunities employer and we never charge candidates a fee for our services.