Finance Assistant

Pertemps Redditch Industrial; Worcester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Pertemps Redditch Industrial is seeking a Finance Assistant in Worcester, offering a temporary-to-permanent role with a 8:30am-5:00pm schedule. The role requires practical bookkeeping experience, strong Excel skills, and proficiency with Sage 50.

Pay ranges from £14.50 to £16.00 per hour depending on experience. The successful candidate will maintain financial records, process invoices, manage ledgers, perform reconciliations, support credit control, and assist with reports and general finance

Qualifications

• Must have practical bookkeeping experience including purchase/sales ledgers and bank reconciliations.
• Strong numerical and administrative skills with attention to detail.
• Confident using Microsoft Excel and proficient English communication.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate financial records using Sage 50.
• Process purchase and sales invoices and manage accounts payable/receivable.
• Complete bank reconciliations and process payments/allocate funds.
• Assist with credit control and prepare financial reports and spreadsheets.
• Support the wider finance team with administrative tasks and resolve invoice/payment queries.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excel proficiency

Accounts payable/receivable

Bank reconciliations

English communication

Tools

Sage 50

Job description

Finance Assistant

Location: Blackpole, Worcester

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm

Pay rate: £14.50-£16.00 per hour, depending on experience

Contract: Temporary to permanent

We are recruiting an experienced Finance Assistant to join a well-established business based in the Blackpole area of Worcester.

This is a temporary-to-permanent opportunity for someone with practical bookkeeping and finance administration experience. An AAT qualification is not required, but candidates must have previous experience using Sage 50.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintaining accurate financial records using Sage 50
• Processing purchase and sales invoices
• Managing accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Completing bank reconciliations
• Processing payments and allocating incoming funds
• Assisting with credit control
• Preparing financial reports and spreadsheets
• Handling general bookkeeping duties
• Resolving invoice and payment queries
• Supporting the wider finance team with administrative tasks

Skills and Experience Required

• Previous experience in a Finance Assistant, Accounts Assistant or bookkeeping role
• Practical experience using Sage 50
• Good knowledge of purchase ledger, sales ledger and bank reconciliations
• Strong numerical and administrative skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Confident using Microsoft Excel
• Good written and spoken English
• Ability to work accurately and meet deadlines