Finance Assistant

West Midlands and Worcestershire Perm Hub; Redditch; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Full-time hours: 8:00am-4:30pm

Maternity cover until July 2027

Job summary

West Midlands and Worcestershire Perm Hub is seeking a Finance Assistant on a maternity cover basis (until July 2027) based in Redditch. The role supports weekly labour payments for ~500 operatives, with strong emphasis on accuracy, reconciliation, and cost allocation across multiple projects.

Hours are 8:00am–4:30pm, Monday–Friday, within a busy civil engineering finance team. The successful candidate will have finance administration experience, strong numerical and Excel skills, and the

Qualifications

• Experience in finance, accounts or financial administration.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience handling high-volume data and reconciliations.
• Proficient in Excel and comfortable working with large datasets.
• Ability to meet strict weekly deadlines and maintain accurate records.

Responsibilities

• Process weekly timesheet information for approximately 500 operatives via the workforce management system.
• Validate attendance, hours, site allocations and pay rates.
• Calculate overtime, weekend payments and approved payment adjustments.
• Investigate discrepancies and payment queries.
• Prepare weekly payment submissions for external employment agency.
• Maintain accurate operative records and authorize amendments.
• Post labour costs to ERP and allocate to contracts/projects.
• Reconcile payment reports and investigate variances.
• Review subcontractor invoices for accuracy and support.
• Support month-end activities and cost reconciliations.

Skills

Numerical skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Excel

Education

AAT studies or finance-related qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Finance Assistant- Maternity Cover ( until July 2027)

Salary: Circa £29,000 Pro rata
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Location: Redditch

We are currently recruiting for a Finance Assistant to join a busy and growing finance team based in Redditch.

This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and detail-focused finance professional looking to develop their career within a successful civil engineering and groundworks business. The role plays a critical part in ensuring the accurate processing of weekly labour payments, subcontractor costs and contract-related financial information. Based on the role profile contained in the successful candidate will support the weekly payment process for approximately 500 operatives across multiple construction projects.

As Finance Assistant, your responsibilities will include:

• Processing weekly timesheet information for approximately 500 operatives through the company's workforce management system.
• Validating attendance records, working hours, site allocations and pay rates.
• Calculating authorised overtime, weekend payments and approved payment adjustments.
• Investigating discrepancies, missing information and payment queries.
• Preparing weekly payment submissions for the company's external employment agency.
• Maintaining accurate operative records and ensuring all amendments are properly authorised.
• Posting labour costs to the ERP system and allocating costs to the correct contracts and projects.
• Reconciling payment reports and investigating any variances.
• Reviewing subcontractor invoices and ensuring charges are accurate and appropriately supported.
• Supporting month-end activities, labour cost reconciliations and continuous process improvements.

The successful Finance Assistant candidate will have:

• Previous experience within a finance, accounts or financial administration role.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience working with high-volume data and reconciliations.
• Good Excel skills and confidence working with large datasets.
• The ability to work accurately to strict weekly deadlines.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• A methodical approach to financial processes and record keeping.

Desirable Experience

• Experience processing timesheets, payroll inputs or labour payments.
• Experience using ERP or accounting systems.
• AAT studies or a finance-related qualification.

In return the Finance Assistant role can expect to receive:-

• Competitive salary of circa £29,000
• Full-time hours of 8:00am - 4:30pm
• Opportunity to join a well-established and growing organisation
• Supportive finance team environment