Finance Assistant

Confidential; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Confidential in Macclesfield, Cheshire is hiring a Finance Assistant to join the busy finance team. You will manage purchase and sales ledgers, process invoices and assist with month-end activities, ensuring accurate records and strong cashflow control.

The successful candidate will have experience in accounting processes or a recent Accounting and Finance graduate, with solid Excel skills and meticulous attention to detail. This is an on-site role with excellent benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in processing purchase invoices and maintaining ledgers.
• Exposure to month-end processes and journals is beneficial.
• Excellent Excel skills with Pivot Tables and formulas.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase invoices with accurate coding and authorisation.
• Maintain purchase ledger and supplier accounts; resolve queries.
• Raise and process sales invoices; allocate payments and monitor balances.
• Complete bank reconciliations; assist with month-end procedures.

Skills

Purchase ledger

Sales ledger

Bank reconciliations

Excel (Pivot Tables)

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Accounting and Finance degree

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

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
• - Reconciling supplier statements, identifying discrepancies and resolving invoice queries
• - Assisting with bank reconciliations and ensuring financial transactions are accurately recorded
• - Supporting the Credit Control team with customer account queries and outstanding payment investigations
• - Preparing and maintaining accurate financial records, spreadsheets and supporting documentation
• - Assisting with supplier payment runs and ensuring invoices are processed within agreed payment terms
• - Supporting month-end procedures, including ledger reconciliations, journals and financial reporting
• - Liaising with suppliers, customers and internal departments to resolve finance-related queries
• - Assisting with the preparation of financial reports and providing administrative support to the wider finance team
• - Supporting improvements to existing finance processes and ensuring accurate record keeping

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