Finance Assistant

Vercity; Swanley; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Enhanced pension

Job summary

Vercity is seeking a detail-focused Finance Assistant to support a busy finance function across PE-backed UK infrastructure projects. You will manage ledgers, assist with month-end and VAT processes, and help improve finance processes while maintaining audit trails.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, the role offers hybrid working (2 days in the office) and exposure to a growing portfolio, with a focus on accuracy, efficiency and cross-functional collaboration within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 12 months finance experience in a role covering purchase and sales ledger, bank recs and cashbooks.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with finance and accounting systems.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the business.
• Highly organised, able to manage multiple priorities and consistently meet deadlines.
• A proactive, reliable approach with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Positive, adaptable and eager to learn, with a passion for improving processes and driving efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchase and sales ledgers, ensuring invoices, receipts, payment runs and cash transactions are processed accurately and on time.
• Support month-end activities, including bank, cashbook and ledger reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting and robust controls.
• Assist with VAT, CIS and other statutory returns, maintaining clear audit trails and supporting documentation.
• Provide audit support through the preparation of schedules, documentation and responses to auditor queries.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of finance processes, systems and reporting while supporting the wider finance team.

Skills

Finance experience

Excel skills

Communication

Organisation

Attention to detail

Process improvement

Tools

Finance systems

Job description

Vercity are looking for a detail-focused Finance Assistant to support a busy finance function. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to play a key role in maintaining accurate financial operations while contributing to process improvements and business success across a portfolio of PE-backed, UK infrastructure projects.

Reporting to the Financial Controller your duties will include:

What you'll be doing

• Manage purchase and sales ledgers, ensuring invoices, receipts, payment runs and cash transactions are processed accurately and on time
• Support month-end activities, including bank, cashbook and ledger reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting and robust controls
• Assist with VAT, CIS and other statutory returns, maintaining clear audit trails and supporting documentation
• Provide audit support through the preparation of schedules, documentation and responses to auditor queries
• Contribute to continuous improvement of finance processes, systems and reporting while supporting the wider finance team

About you

• A minimum of 12 months finance experience in a role covering purchase and sales ledger, bank recs and cashbooks
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with finance and accounting systems
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the business
• Highly organised, able to manage multiple priorities and consistently meet deadlines
• A proactive, reliable approach with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Positive, adaptable and eager to learn, with a passion for improving processes and driving efficiency

Why this role?

• Genuine ownership and autonomy within an established, supportive team and a market leading business
• Clear progression and exposure to buddy system and career progression
• Complex, interesting projects with long‑term impact
• Hybrid role (2 days per week office based)
• 30 days annual leave, enhanced pension and fantastic development opportunities

About Vercity

With teams across the UK and North America, we are involved in the management of more than £30 billion of public sector, PE-backed assets and infrastructure. Diversity, inclusion, and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation and create better outcomes for our clients, communities, and colleagues.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to supporting every employee to achieve their potential.

If you're ready to take the next step in your career, we'd love to hear from you.