Finance Assistant

Pertemps Bond; West of England; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Pertemps Bond is seeking a Finance Assistant in Bristol City Centre (office based) for a temporary role with potential to go permanent. The position suits someone with a strong administration background and excellent Excel skills who wants to gain finance experience.

You should be organised, data-focused and keen to learn new systems and processes. The role involves processing and reconciling transactions, handling invoices and payments, supporting credit control, and assisting with month-end

Qualifications

• Strong administration background required.
• Excellent Excel and data handling skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy essential.

Responsibilities

• Processing and reconciling sales and purchase transactions.
• Processing invoices, payments and receipts.
• Supporting credit control, including agent statements and final invoices.
• Completing bank reconciliations and maintaining cashbooks.
• Preparing and processing weekly payment runs.
• Supporting month-end and year-end processes.
• Investigating and resolving discrepancies and unreconciled items.
• Maintaining accurate financial records and supporting schedules.

Skills

Administration

Data handling

Tools

Excel

Job description

Finance Assistant

Location: Bristol City Centre (Office based)

Contract: Temporary, with potential to go permanent

Hours: 9:00am – 5:30pm, Monday to Friday

Pay: £13.55 per hour

About the Role

We’re recruiting for a Finance Assistant to join a friendly and supportive team based in Bristol City Centre.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a strong administration background and excellent Excel skills who is looking to develop their experience within finance. Previous finance or accounts experience would be advantageous, but is not essential.

The role would suit an organised and detail-focused individual who enjoys working with data, is confident using Excel and is keen to learn new systems and processes.

The position is initially temporary, with potential to become permanent for the right person.

Key Responsibilities:

• Processing and reconciling sales and purchase transactions
• Processing invoices, payments and receipts
• Supporting credit control, including agent statements and final invoices
• Completing bank reconciliations and maintaining cashbooks
• Preparing and processing weekly payment runs
• Supporting month-end and year-end processes
• Investigating and resolving discrepancies and unreconciled items
• Maintaining accurate financial records and supporting schedules