Finance Assistant

Isca Recruitment Ltd; Noss Mayo; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Isca Recruitment is seeking a Finance Assistant to join a busy organisation at their office in Plymouth on a 12 month contract. The role supports the accounting team with reconciliations, ledgers, and expenditure processing, working in a hands-on finance function.

The ideal candidate will have Level 2 AAT and experience in finance administration, with strong Excel skills and attention to detail. You will be a team player, able to plan and prioritise, and eager to contribute as the business grows.

Qualifications

• Level 2 AAT qualification.
• Proficiency with Excel and numerical accuracy.
• Strong analytical and detail-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Maintain purchase and sales ledgers including processing invoices, purchase orders and supplier payments.
• Perform reconciliations of bank and supplier statements.
• Process credit card transactions and staff expenses.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Maintain financial spreadsheets and assist with month-end and year-end duties.
• Support compliance, controls and processes and respond to queries across the organisation.

Skills

Excel

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Education

AAT Level 2

Job description

Isca Recruitment is delighted to be recruiting for a Finance Assistant to join a busy organisation at their office in Plymouth initially on a 12 month contract. Working as part of a small friendly accounting team, the Finance Assistant will be supporting the team to ensure a timely and effective finance function. This is a varied and hands-on finance role with duties including:

• Maintaining the purchase and sales ledgers including processing invoices, purchase orders and supplier payments.
• Reconciliations of bank and supplier statements
• Processing credit card transactions and staff expenses
• Identifying and resolving any discrepancies
• Maintaining financial spreadsheets such as income
• Supporting the month end and year end accounting duties
• Assisting with compliance, controls and processes.
• Responding to queries and emails from colleagues across the organisation.

Finance Assistant - The Rewards:

This employer offers a supportive and collaborative working environment

Salary: £26,000pa + Benefits

Hours: Monday - Friday, 37 hours per week

Location: Head Office, Plymouth

Start Date: ASAP

Contract: 12 month contract initially.

Finance Assistant - The Person:

This role will suit a proactive individual with Level 2 AAT and some recent experience in a finance assistant or accounts assistant position covering reconciliations, purchase ledger and/or sales ledger duties,

You'll possess good analytical skills, high attention to detail and be proficient in Excel.

A confident communicator, you will be a team player and enjoy working in a collaborative manner with colleagues at all levels in the business.

You’ll be able to plan and prioritise own work, able to work unsupervised, and be keen to learn and to take on new challenges as the business grows.

This is an urgent requirement and applications will be reviewed promptly with interviews to take place asap.