Finance Assistant

Confidential; Worcester; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

35-hour week

Exposure to month-end accounting

Supportive finance team

Career development

Job summary

Confidential in Worcester is recruiting a Finance Assistant to support the finance team with purchasing, reconciliations and month-end tasks.

You will gain broad exposure to transactional finance, balance sheet reconciliations and intercompany activity while working with an experienced team in a hybrid setup.

Qualifications

• Experience in Accounts Assistant / Finance Assistant / Assistant Accountant roles.
• Experience across purchase ledger, cash book or nominal ledger accounting.
• Experience completing bank reconciliations.
• Understanding of accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Good Excel skills and ability to manipulate spreadsheets.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to prioritise a varied workload.
• Proactive, flexible and team-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase invoices and maintain ledger records.
• Review purchase ledger and resolve supplier queries.
• Prepare supplier payment runs and ensure timely payments.
• Complete daily bank reconciliations.
• Support the month-end process.
• Assist with balance sheet reconciliations, accruals and prepayments.
• Raise intercompany invoices and perform intercompany reconciliations.
• Prepare information to support VAT returns.
• Produce expenditure analysis and spend-versus-budget reports.
• Support customer invoice queries and process approved credit notes.

Skills

Purchase ledger

Bank reconciliations

Accruals & prepayments

Excel

Attention to detail

Team-oriented

Education

AAT qualification or studies

Job description

Your new company
Finance Assistant
Location: Worcester Salary: £27,000
Working pattern: Hybrid, three days in the office and two days from home
Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm
Job type: Permanent, full-time
Are you an experienced Finance Assistant looking for a broader role with exposure to month-end accounting?
An established and successful organisation based in the Worcester area is looking to recruit a Finance Assistant into its finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with transactional finance experience who would like to develop their knowledge of balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and international accounting.
The position offers a varied workload covering purchase ledger, bank reconciliations, expenses, and month-end support. You will work closely with an experienced finance team and have the opportunity to develop your accounting knowledge while taking ownership of several important processes.

Your new role

• Processing purchase invoices and maintaining accurate ledger records
• Reviewing the purchase ledger and resolving supplier queries
• Preparing supplier payment runs and ensuring payments are made in line with agreed terms
• Completing daily bank reconciliations
• Supporting the month-end process
• Assisting with balance sheet reconciliations, accruals and prepayments
• Raising intercompany invoices and completing intercompany reconciliations
• Preparing information to support VAT returns
• Producing expenditure analysis and spend-versus-budget reports
• Supporting customer invoice queries and processing approved credit notes

What you'll need to succeed

• Previous experience in an Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, Assistant Accountant or similar position
• Practical experience across purchase ledger, cash book or nominal ledger accounting
• Experience completing bank reconciliations
• An understanding of accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
• Good Excel skills, including the ability to create and manipulate spreadsheets
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritise a varied workload
• A proactive, flexible and team-focused approach

An AAT qualification or current AAT studies would be advantageous but are not essential. Additional language skills would also be useful, although they are not required.

What you get in return

• Salary of £27,000
• Hybrid working, with three days in the office and two days from home
• A 35-hour working week
• Broad exposure across transactional finance and month-end accounting
• Support from an established finance team
• The opportunity to develop towards a more senior accounting position

This role would be particularly suitable for an experienced transactional finance professional who is ready to broaden their responsibilities and gain more meaningful month-end exposure.