Finance Assistant (Cashbook)

Acorn Stairlifts; Steeton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction and training

Investors in People accredited

Healthcare and pension schemes

Free on-site parking

Cycle to work

Company events

Refer-a-friend bonus

Job summary

Acorn Stairlifts UK is seeking a Finance Assistant to join the Cashbook team in the Finance department at our Steeton, West Yorkshire headquarters. The role focuses on posting payments and receipts quickly and accurately, with training provided and opportunities within a growing global group.

You will handle payments across currencies, support expense processing, and assist with general financial administration, contributing to high standards of financial control and customer service.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working in a finance or accounting role.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in data entry.
• Experience of SAP ideal but not essential as full training is given.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Process payments and receipts across multiple countries and currencies.
• Process expenses claims.
• Reconcile and code Credit Card returns.
• General administrative work such as filing, scanning, telephone calls and emails.
• Work in other Finance functions as required to cover holidays and sickness.

Skills

Finance experience

Attention to detail

Prioritization

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Tools

SAP

Job description

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Acorn Stairlifts UK

We are currently looking for an Finance Assistant to join our Cashbook team within our Finance department at our Headquarters in Steeton (West Yorkshire, UK)

The purpose of the role is to ensure that all payments and receipts are posted quickly, efficiently and at the highest levels of accuracy.

• Comprehensive induction and training
• Investors in People accredited employer
• Healthcare and pension schemes
• Free on-site parking & great transport links to Leeds, Bradford & Skipton
• Subsidised on-site canteen
• Cycle to work scheme
• Company events
• Refer-a-friend bonus – earn up to £100!

Must be able to display the Acorn Values

OUR VALUES

Quality of the products we make and sell and the service we provide

Unity Working together as one team

Integrity Acting responsibly and honestly to deliver on our promises

Caring About our customers, each other and the wider community

Ambition Taking Pride in all we do and striving to improve

We Recognise Your Efforts

Acorn Achievers: Monthly awards scheme with £100 vouchers for winners and £50 vouchers for runners-up.

Recommend a Friend: Earn up to £100 if your referral joins Acorn.

The Ideal Candidate

• Proven experience working in a finance or accounting role
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in data entry
• Experience of SAP ideal but not essential as full training is given
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Key Responsibilities

• Processing payments & receipts for the group of companies across several countries and in a number of currencies, including: banking cash and cheques, supplier payments ,customer refunds and reward vouchers, Direct Debit collections
• Processing expenses claims
• Reconciliation and coding of Credit Card returns
• General administrative work such as filing, scanning, telephone calls and emails
• Work in other functions in Finance as required to cover holidays & sickness

Key Performance Indicators:

• Month end deadlines
• Key transactions processed within 3 working days

Salary Package

Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm (37.5 hours a week)

• Excellent Transport Links to Leeds, Bradford and Skipton
• Free Parking
• Induction and Training Programme
• In-house Canteen
• Life Insurance Cover
• On-going Coaching and Development
• Pension Provision

About the Finance Department

Our Finance team takes responsibility for efficiently budgeting, planning, analyzing and managing the company’s money, ensuring payments are processed accurately, regulatory controls are in place, and working with the business to set future objectives. Opportunities within Finance include management accounts, ledgers, cashbook and credit control, providing the opportunity to develop new skills.

Working with Acorn Stairlifts

Employing around 1,500 people worldwide Acorn is the world's largest independent manufacturer and supplier of straight stairlifts, with sales in over 80 countries and offices on 4 continents. Acorn achieved the Investors in People award and continues to invest in its most valuable resource: its people.