Finance Assistant

Forrest Recruitment Ltd.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Forrest Recruitment Ltd. in Manchester is seeking a Finance Assistant on a temp-to-perm basis. The role offers £30,000 per year, full-time hours Mon to Fri 8:30am–5:30pm with an early finish on Fridays, and an immediate start.

You will join a diligent finance team to manage credit control processes, invoicing, and reporting. The ideal candidate will have experience in credit control or sales ledger, strong Excel skills, and the ability to work accurately in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in credit control, sales ledger or a similar finance role.
• Ability to work accurately in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to delivering quality work.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables.

Responsibilities

• Setting up payment runs and expenses on the bank.
• Chasing overdue invoices by telephone and email.
• Reconciling customer accounts, credit limits and reviewing outstanding balances.
• Setting and reviewing customer credit limits.
• Producing aged debt reports.
• Processing customer refunds.
• Posting and accurately allocating sales ledger receipts.
• Maintaining low levels of unallocated cash.
• Managing proforma and non-account customers, ensuring balances are reconciled and allocated.
• Providing invoices, statements, payment reminders, debt letters and allocation reports.
• Supporting the wider Finance team with ad hoc duties as required by the Head of Credit Management, Financial Controller and Finance Director.

Skills

Credit control

Sales ledger

Attention to detail

High-volume environment

Tools

Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables)

Job description

Finance Assistant, North Manchester Based.

Temp to Perm, £30,000.

Must be available for immediate start!

Full Time, Mon to Fri 8.30am to 5.30pm, with an early Friday Finish every week!

We are looking for an organised, accurate and confident Finance Assistant to join a fantastic company on a temp-to-perm basis.

Responsibilities as Finance Assistant

• Setting up payment runs and expenses on the bank
• Chasing overdue invoices by telephone and email
• Reconciling customer accounts, credit limits and reviewing outstanding balances
• Setting and reviewing customer credit limits
• Producing aged debt reports
• Processing customer refunds
• Posting and accurately allocating sales ledger receipts
• Maintaining low levels of unallocated cash
• Managing proforma and non-account customers, ensuring balances are reconciled and allocated
• Providing invoices, statements, payment reminders, debt letters and allocation reports
• Supporting the wider Finance team with ad hoc duties as required by the Head of Credit Management, Financial Controller and Finance Director

Essentials as Finance Assistant

• Experience in credit control, sales ledger or a similar finance role
• Ability to work accurately in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to delivering quality work
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables

Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive, only those successfully shortlisted for the role will be personally contacted.