Finance Assistant (15 month FTC)

Castle Employment Group; Sand Hutton; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + BH

Pension contribution up to 6%

Private medical insurance

Health and wellbeing initiatives

On-site facilities discount

Employee Assistance Programme

Regular company events

Job summary

Castle Employment Group in York is seeking an experienced Finance Assistant to own transactional purchase ledger duties within a busy multi-company finance team. The role is a 15-month fixed-term contract with hybrid working, offering variety and exposure to month-end processes.

You will process around 300 invoices monthly, perform three-way matching, resolve supplier queries, and assist with payments, expenses, and audits. Salary up to £31,000 with benefits and a positive team culture.

Qualifications

• AAT Level 2 qualification as a minimum.
• Proven purchase ledger and accounts payable experience.
• Experience of three-way invoice matching.
• Confidence resolving supplier and internal invoice queries.
• Good Excel skills with data manipulation.
• Ability to work across multiple companies and transaction streams.
• Proactive, with questions asked to resolve issues.
• Sage 200 or Xero experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of transactional finance work across multiple companies.
• Process approximately 300 invoices per month.
• Perform three-way matching across POs, delivery notes, service reports and invoices.
• Check invoices are allocated to the correct company and resolve discrepancies.
• Manage supplier statements and investigate invoice queries.
• Support month-end payments and ad hoc payments as required.
• Prepare payments ready for bank authorisation.
• Check employee expenses and credit card transactions.
• Reconcile Stripe payments against sales orders and bank transactions.
• Chase invoices and supporting documentation for payments in advance.
• Provide information and documentation for audit requests.
• Support wider finance activities when required.

Skills

AAT Level 2

Purchase ledger

Three-way matching

Excel

Multi-company

Proactive

Sage 200

Xero

Tools

Sage 200

Xero

Job description

York | Up to £31,000 | 15-month fixed-term contract | Hybrid working

Are you an experienced Finance Assistant who enjoys taking ownership of purchase ledger, resolving queries and keeping transactions moving accurately?

This is an opportunity to join a supportive and busy finance team where you will work across multiple companies, giving you plenty of variety and exposure. You'll be joining a team that communicates closely, shares workloads during busy periods and works together to get priorities completed.

Initially offered as a 15-month fixed-term contract, there is potential for the position to become permanent, although this cannot be guaranteed.

What you'll be doing

As Finance Assistant, you'll take ownership of key transactional finance activities, including:

• Processing approximately 300 invoices per month across multiple companies
• Completing three-way matching across purchase orders, delivery notes or service reports and invoices
• Checking invoices are allocated to the correct company and resolving discrepancies
• Managing supplier statements and investigating invoice queries
• Liaising with suppliers and internal colleagues to obtain missing information and resolve issues
• Supporting month-end payment runs and occasional ad hoc payments
• Preparing payments ready for bank authorisation
• Checking employee expenses and credit card transactions
• Reconciling Stripe card payments against sales orders and bank transactions
• Chasing invoices and supporting documentation for payments made in advance
• Providing information and documentation for audit requests
• Supporting wider finance activities when required

What you'll need

We're looking for someone who can confidently take ownership of transactional finance work within a busy environment.

You’ll need:

• AAT Level 2 qualification as a minimum
• Proven purchase ledger and accounts payable experience
• Experience of three-way invoice matching
• Confidence managing supplier and internal invoice queries through to resolution
• Good practical Excel skills, including working with and manipulating exported data
• The ability to work accurately across multiple companies and transaction streams
• A proactive approach, with the confidence to ask questions and follow issues through to completion

Experience using Sage 200 Professional would be advantageous but isn't essential. Exposure to Xero would also be useful.

Salary, hours and benefits

You’ll receive a salary of up to £31,000, alongside:

• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, pro rata
• Company pension contribution of up to 6%
• Private medical insurance from your first anniversary
• Health and wellbeing initiatives
• Discounted on-site facilities, including canteen and gym
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Regular company events

This is a 37.5-hour working week with flexibility around start and finish times, such as 8.30am to 4.30pm or 9am to 5pm.

The role is based in York with hybrid working. You’ll usually spend at least two days per week on site, with some weeks requiring three days. Additional office-based working may be needed during your initial training.

If you’re an experienced Finance Assistant or purchase ledger professional looking for a varied role where you can take real ownership of your workload, we’d like to hear from you.