Finance Assistant

Isca Recruitment Ltd; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Isca Recruitment Ltd in Plymouth is seeking a proactive Finance Assistant to join a busy accounting team on a 12-month contract. You will support reconciliations, ledgers, and month-end duties in a hands-on role. This position is based at Head Office, Plymouth, with the standard Monday–Friday 37 hours per week.

The successful candidate will have Level 2 AAT and strong Excel skills, with good attention to detail and a collaborative approach to work in a growing business.

Qualifications

• Level 2 AAT qualification and recent experience in a finance role.
• Experience with reconciliations, purchase ledger and/or sales ledger duties.
• Proficiency in Excel with good analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• 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 discrepancies
• Maintaining financial spreadsheets such as income
• Supporting month end and year end accounting duties
• Assisting with compliance, controls and processes
• Responding to queries and emails from colleagues across the organisation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Excel proficiency

Team player

Education

Level 2 AAT

Tools

Excel

Job description

Duties

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.