Finance Assistant

Culina Group; Skelmersdale; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Culina Group is searching for a dedicated Finance Assistant to join their team in Skelmersdale. The role involves providing essential administrative support, managing purchase orders, and assisting with financial reconciliations. Ideal candidates should excel in analytical and organizational skills, possess a flexible working approach, and have experience with tools like SAP and Microsoft Excel. This position offers opportunities for career development in a supportive and dynamic environment, along with competitive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive holiday entitlement

Pension scheme with 4% contribution

Life Assurance equivalent to x2 annual salary

Wellness program access

Eye Care Vouchers

Employee recognition awards

Everyday discounts via benefit platform

Qualifications

• Excellent problem solving, analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate well at all levels within the business.
• Flexibility in approach to work and shift patterns.

Responsibilities

• Raising of purchase orders and checking accuracy of purchase invoices.
• Updating of purchase order logs, and managing petty cash.
• Preparation of weekly costings and support with the month-end process.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Tools

SAP

Road Runner

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Company Description

Following years of accelerated growth Culina Group is now a £2.2billion+ turnover business, employing over 22,000 staff, with a fleet of more than 5,000 vehicles. Culina Group operates from over 100+ depots across the UK and Ireland, serving more than 1,000 clients over its framework of chilled, ambient, contract packaging solutions and fresh and baked goods.

Company Overview

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centric service focus is delivered through a site-level empowered culture.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Job Description

We are now seeking a Finance assistant to join our team of seasoned professsionals. Taking responsibility for providing administrative support and ensuring the creation of accurate and reliable data, you will be working alongside a highly experienced, time-served team who will give you the support and guidance needed to develop your career.

Job responsibilities of Finance Assistant include:

• Raising of purchase orders
• Checking accuracy of purchase invoices and nominal coding
• Update of purchase order logs
• Reconciliation of weekly subcontract costs and resolving queries
• Reconciliation of Deployment and Kronos
• Reconciliation and management of petty cash
• Preparation of weekly costings
• Ordering of office stationary / uniforms / materials / packaging etc.
• Reconcile of 3rd party volume data
• Support with the month end process
• Manage the weekly debt report

Qualifications

To apply for the role ofFinance Assistant, you will possess the following skills, experiences and qualifications:

• Have excellent problem solving, analytical and organizational skills
• Be able to make decisions under pressure, and to a tight timescale
• Have a flexible and adaptable approach to working in order to meet the requirements of the business, particularly at peak periods during the year
• Be able to communicate well at all levels within the business
• Have the ability to identify and suggest improvements to benefit both GBD and our customer
• Knowledge of SAP, and Road Runner would be advantageous but not essential as full training will be given
• PC Literate in Word, Excel and Outlook
• Should demonstrate the drive and desire to progress
• Must be flexible in approach to work and shift patterns

Additional Information

As part of our drive to make Great Beara great place to work, we are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave– Competitive holiday entitlement.
• Pension scheme –We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirementso we offer agreat contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer.
• Life Assurance- x2 your annual salary.
• Wellness –Via our Employee Assistance Programmewe offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year.
• Eye Care Vouchers –We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & Recognition –We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the Month and Year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts- Via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity, please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!