Finance Assistant

Red Recruitment; West of England; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Temporary role with potential to go on

Full-time hours

Location Avonmouth

Supportive finance team

Develop accounts payable experience

Job summary

Red Recruitment is recruiting a Finance Assistant to join a busy and collaborative finance team in Avonmouth. You will process invoices, resolve queries, and support payment runs and month-end reconciliations in a fast-paced environment.

This temporary role offers potential to go permanent and provides the chance to develop your accounts payable experience within a supportive team at Avonmouth. You will work across the business and with external suppliers to ensure accuracy and timeliness of

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is desirable but not essential.
• Good computer literacy, particularly Excel and Word.
• GCSEs in Maths and English or equivalent qualifications.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Motivated, reliable and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• A collaborative and team-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and registering incoming invoices.
• Ensuring invoice information is entered accurately.
• Investigating and resolving invoice queries efficiently and professionally.
• Managing supplier accounts and completing regular statement reconciliations.
• Supporting monthly reconciliations and the month-end close of the Accounts Payable ledger.
• Providing ad hoc support to the wider finance team.
• Communicating effectively with internal colleagues and external suppliers.

Skills

Excel

Word

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team player

Motivated

Reliable

Education

GCSE Maths and English

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Word

Job description

Finance Assistant

Red Recruitment is recruiting a Finance Assistant to join a busy and collaborative finance team in Avonmouth.

This varied role will involve processing invoices, resolving queries, and supporting payment runs and month-end reconciliations. You will work closely with colleagues across the business and external suppliers to ensure financial transactions are processed accurately and on time.

This is a temporary position with the potential to become permanent depending on business needs.

Benefits and Package for a Finance Assistant:

• Salary: £13.49 per hour
• Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday, 8.30am-5.15pm
• Contract: Temporary with the potential to become permanent depending on business needs
• Location: Avonmouth
• Supportive and collaborative finance team
• Varied role within a fast-paced working environment
• Opportunity to develop your finance and accounts payable experience

Key Responsibilities of a Finance Assistant:

• Monitoring and registering incoming invoices
• Ensuring invoice information is entered accurately
• Investigating and resolving invoice queries efficiently and professionally
• Managing supplier accounts and completing regular statement reconciliations
• Supporting monthly reconciliations and the month-end close of the Accounts Payable ledger
• Providing ad hoc support to the wider finance team
• Communicating effectively with internal colleagues and external suppliers

Key Skills and Experience of a Finance Assistant:

• Experience in a similar role desired but not essential
• Good computer literacy, particularly using Microsoft Excel and Word
• GCSEs or equivalent qualifications in Maths and English
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Motivated, reliable and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• A collaborative and team-focused approach