Finance Assistant - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Kier Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Finance Assistant to join our Financial Shared Service Centre in Salford on a 12-month fixed-term contract with hybrid working and some travel to the office. You will support financial transactions, invoicing, and supplier queries to help maintain accurate ledgers and timely processing.

In this role you will work closely with suppliers, customers, and internal teams to resolve issues, improve processes, and ensure high service standards in a collaborative, supportive

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar finance role, ideally in a high-volume shared services environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel.
• Strong communication and customer service skills with the ability to build effective working relationships.
• Excellent organisation and time-management skills, with the ability to manage and reprioritise workload to meet deadlines.
• High level of accuracy, a diligent and self-motivated approach, and a collaborative, service-focused attitude.

Responsibilities

• Processing supplier invoices, credit notes, and documentation in line with company policies.
• Resolving invoice queries and maintaining clean ledgers by reconciling statements and clearing outstanding items.
• Supporting payment runs, processing expense claims, and administering procurement cards.
• Raising customer invoices, resolving billing queries, and processing customer payments.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and controls, including through automation.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

Time management

Collaboration

Tools

Excel

Job description

We're looking for a Finance Assistant to join our Financial Shared Service Centre team based in Salford

Location: Salford - Hybrid working available with travel to the office required 2 days per week
Hours: 37.5 per week 12 Month Fixed Term Contract - someflexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

This is an excellent opportunity to join our Financial Shared Service Centre, where you'll support high-quality, customer-focused finance services across Kier. You'll work with suppliers, customers, business units, site teams, and Group Procurement to resolve queries, maintain accurate ledgers, and meet agreed service standards. This role offers variety, collaboration, and the chance to make a real impact in a supportive environment.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Finance Assistant, you'll be working within the Financial Shared Service Centre team, supporting them in ensuring financial transactions and administration are processed accurately and promptly. Your day to day will include:

• Processing supplier invoices, credit notes, and documentation in line with company policies
• Resolving invoice queries and maintaining clean ledgers by reconciling statements and clearing outstanding items
• Supporting payment runs, processing expense claims, and administering procurement cards
• Raising customer invoices, resolving billing queries, and processing customer payments
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and controls, including through automation

What are we looking for?

This role of Finance Assistant is great for you if:

• You have experience in a similar role ideally within a high volume, shared services environment
• You're proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel
• You have strong communication and customer service skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships
• You possess excellent organisation and time-management skills, with the ability to manage and reprioritise workload to meet deadlines
• You demonstrate a high level of accuracy, a diligent and self-motivated approach, and a collaborative, service-focused attitude

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome!

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

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