Finance Assistant

Cormac; Redruth; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Corserv is seeking a Financial Assistant to provide consistent, high‑quality financial administrative support. You will accurately process sales, purchase and subcontractor invoices and ensure compliance with relevant legislation and Corserv's conditions of service, contributing to a professional and customer‑focused service.

Duties include raising invoices, processing payments, reviewing purchase invoices for HMRC compliance, and acting as first point of contact for suppliers and staff.

Qualifications

• English and Maths at GCSE Grade A–C or equivalent experience.
• Experience in a Finance or administrative environment.
• Understanding of invoice processing, payments and purchase ordering.

Responsibilities

• Raise accurate sales invoices for timely payment collection.
• Process invoices for payment to suppliers and subcontractors.
• Review purchase invoices for HMRC compliance.
• First point of contact for supplier, subcontractor and staff queries.

Skills

Attention to detail

Invoice processing

Microsoft Excel

Time management

Communication

Education

GCSE English and Maths

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Corserv Financial Team for a Financial Assistant.You will be responsible for delivering consistent, high-quality and accurate financial administrative support. This includes the efficient, accurate and timely processing of sales, purchase and subcontractor invoices, in accordance with relevant legislation and Corserv’s conditions of service. The role will also provide a range of general financial administrative services contributing to the delivery of an efficient, professional and customer-focused service.

Duties include (but are not limited to):

• Raise accurate sales invoices to ensure timely recovery of payments for work, goods and services provided to external customers.
• Process invoices for the payment of work, goods or services supplied/carried out for the Company by external organisations
• Review purchase invoices to ensure they meet HMRC requirements.
• First point of contact for queries from suppliers, sub-contractors and staff relating to purchase orders, invoices, HMRC or payments.
• Support the collection and collation of statistical information to help monitor and improve financial processes and practices.
• Act as the first point of contact for suppliers, subcontractors and employees.
• Be an advocate for the Company and adopt a proactive and positive approach to promote best practice working across the business.
• To ensure adherence to all administrative guidelines, compliance with company policies and relevant legislation.
• The maintenance of electronic and manual records and filing systems ensuring that they fully satisfy data integrity, audit requirements and confidentiality is strictly observed.
• The storage and archiving of company documentation in accordance with HMRC and company procedures.

We are looking for (but not limited to):

• English and Maths at GCSE Grade A–C level or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Previous experience of working within a Finance team or a similar financial or administrative environment.
• A good understanding of financial regulations and procedures relating to invoice processing, payments and purchase ordering.
• Strong knowledge, attention to detail and sound judgement when dealing with invoice, purchasing and payment queries.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and Outlook
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• You will be able to prioritise your workload, work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines, both independently and as part of a team.

Our offer to you

Salary: £25,948.00

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Western Group Centre, Radnor Road, Scorrier, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 5EH

Closing date: Midnight Monday 7th September 2026

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of all our service users, clients and customers. If the role is working with vulnerable individuals and/or children and young people, you will be asked to complete a relevant DBS check to be successfully appointed to the role.