Finance Assistant

Pertemps Bond; Redditch; Presencial; GBP 29.000 - 31.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive salary

Full-time hours

Growing organisation

Supportive finance team environment

Descripción de la vacante

Pertemps Bond in Redditch is seeking a Finance Assistant on a maternity-cover basis (to July 2027) to join a busy finance team. The role focuses on weekly labour payments, subcontractor costs and contract-related financial information, supporting around 500 operatives across multiple projects.

Key duties include processing timesheets, validating records, calculating overtime and posting costs to ERP systems. AAT or related finance qualification would be desirable.

Formación

• 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 with large datasets.
• Ability to work accurately to strict weekly deadlines.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• A methodical approach to financial processes and record keeping.

Responsabilidades

• 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 amendments are properly authorised.
• Posting labour costs to the ERP system and allocating costs to contracts and projects.
• Reconciling payment reports and investigating variances.
• Reviewing subcontractor invoices and ensuring charges are accurate and supported.
• Supporting month-end activities, labour cost reconciliations and continuous process improvements.

Descripción del empleo

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