Finance Assistant

ALF Recruit; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Free onsite parking

23 days holiday + birthday off

Company pension

Virtual GP

Employee assistance programme

Training in regulated environment

Job summary

ALF Recruit is seeking a Finance Assistant (Reconciliations) in Manchester on a hybrid basis. You will complete daily reconciliations, reconcile high volumes of transactions with an automated tool, and verify balances and data loads.

The role requires strong numeracy, solid Excel skills, and an eye for detail with the ability to meet tight daily deadlines. In addition, reconciliations or finance experience is a bonus. Hybrid work, parking, holidays, pension, and training are provided.

Qualifications

• Strong numeracy and a real eye for detail.
• Good Excel skills, including basic formulae.
• An enquiring mind and the confidence to raise issues when something doesn’t look right.
• The ability to work to tight daily deadlines.
• Any experience in reconciliations, payments or finance would be a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Complete daily reconciliations.
• Reconcile high volumes of transactions using an automated tool.
• Check statement balances and data loads.
• Investigate discrepancies with operational teams to resolve them.
• Support the reconciliation of corporate and customer accounts.
• Reconcile and pay out third-party settlement funds.
• Ensure daily reconciliations are signed off on time.
• Support risk and project testing as you develop.

Skills

Numeracy

Attention to detail

Excel skills

Deadline oriented

Raising issues

Tools

Excel

Job description

Finance Assistant (Reconciliations) | £27,000 – £30,000 | Manchester (Hybrid)

What you’ll get

• Hybrid working, with access to the Manchester office
• Free onsite parking
• 23 days’ holiday plus birthday off, bank holidays and increasing with years of service
• Company pension, Virtual GP and an employee assistance programme
• Full training in a regulated environment

What you’ll be doing

• Completing daily internal and external reconciliations
• Reconciling high volumes of transactions using an automated reconciliation tool
• Checking statement balances and making sure all data has loaded correctly
• Investigating discrepancies and working with operational teams to resolve them
• Supporting the reconciliation of corporate and customer accounts
• Reconciling and paying out third-party settlement funds
• Getting daily reconciliations signed off on time
• Supporting risk and project testing as you develop

What we’re looking for

• Strong numeracy and a real eye for detail
• Good Excel skills, including basic formulae
• An enquiring mind and the confidence to raise issues when something doesn’t look right
• The ability to work to tight daily deadlines
• Any experience in reconciliations, payments or finance would be a bonus

If you’re looking for your first step into reconciliations, or want to move away from general finance admin into something more specialist, this is a strong place to start.