Finance Assistant

Persimmon Homes; Witham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK housebuilder is seeking a Finance Assistant to join its busy Accounts team in Witham. The successful candidate will manage invoice coding, prepare payment runs, and maintain ledger accounts while collaborating closely with the commercial team. Experience in accounting is essential, alongside proficiency in Microsoft Excel. This role offers a competitive salary and various employee benefits including health care and a contributory pension.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Health Care

Life Cover & Contributory Pension

Bonus

Employee Benefits Platform

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar accounting role is essential.
• Relevant accounting qualification or pursuing one is beneficial.
• Organised and diligent with the ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Coding and processing of invoices.
• Prepare mid-month/end of month subcontractor payment runs.
• Ensure all CIS and insurance details are correct.
• Maintenance of ledger accounts.
• Open new supplier accounts as per internal controls.
• Work closely with the commercial team.

Skills

Experience in a similar accounting role

Experience of using Microsoft applications especially Excel

Organised and diligent

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Relevant accounting qualification or working towards one

Job description

Job Title: Finance Assistant

Location: Witham, CM8

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Finance Assistant and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

We're one of the UK's largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.

At Persimmon, We Don't Just Build Homes — We Build Careers. When You Join Us As a Finance Assistant, You'll Benefit From

• Competitive salary
• 5* housebuilder – Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Health Care
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Bonus
• Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role?

This is an exciting opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join our busy Accounts team. This role typically reports into the Finance Manager.

This will be a varied role, which will require the role holder to carry out ledger clerk duties amongst other varied finance tasks.

What You'll Do As a Finance Assistant

• Coding and processing of invoices on to coins
• Prepare mid-month/end of month subcontractor payment runs
• Ensure all CIS and insurance details are correct and updated accordingly
• Maintenance of ledger accounts
• Opening of new supplier accounts in accordance with the Persimmon Plc internal controls
• Working closely with the commercial team
• Any other accounting duties reasonably required by the Finance Manager

What experience do I need?

• Experience in a similar accounting role
• A relevant accounting qualification or working towards one would be beneficial
• Previous experience in the construction industry would be an advantage but not essential
• Experience of using Microsoft applications especially Excel
• Must be organised, diligent and able to work under pressure