Finance Assistant (Credit Control)

Axon Moore; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

25 days annual leave + birthday off

Private medical cover

Job summary

Axon Moore is seeking a hands-on Finance Assistant to join the close-knit finance team in Oldham on a 6‑month hybrid contract. You will support a credit control function, managing a portfolio of around 150 live accounts and ensuring timely payments.

The role includes chasing payments, resolving invoice queries and using Sage 50 with Excel. There is potential to broaden into accounts payable and payroll as you settle in.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of relevant finance or credit control experience.
• Confident chasing payments and resolving invoice queries.
• Practical Excel skills, familiar with VLOOKUPs and pivot tables.
• Strong organisation with a proactive, collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Manage allocated customer accounts and follow up outstanding payments.
• Investigate invoice queries and build customer relationships.
• Support finance administration using Sage 50, an in‑house system and Excel.
• Potential to broaden experience into accounts payable and payroll.

Skills

Credit control experience

Excel basics

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Tools

Sage 50

Excel

Job description

Finance Assistant - Credit Control - 6 months contract (potential to be extended/ go perm)- Oldham (Hybrid)- £28,000-£30,000

Enjoy getting stuck into credit control and resolving customer queries? Axon Moore is looking for a hands‑on Finance Assistant to join its small, close-knit finance team and support a growing business. You’ll work alongside another Credit controller, sharing a portfolio of around 150 live accounts, with credit control as your main focus.

What you’ll be doing

• Managing your allocated customer accounts and following up outstanding payments.
• Investigating invoice queries, building customer relationships and escalating issues where needed.
• Supporting finance administration using Sage 50, an in‑house system and Excel, including manual data imports and exports.
• Potential to broaden your experience into accounts payable and payroll as you settle in.

What we’re looking for

• At least one year’s relevant finance or credit control experience.
• Confidence chasing payments and resolving invoice queries professionally.
• Practical Excel skills, including familiarity with VLOOKUPs and pivot tables - no advanced expertise required.
• Strong organisation, attention to detail and a proactive, collaborative approach.

Working pattern

You’ll spend the first couple of weeks in the Oldham office for training. Once confident in the role, 3 days in the office, 2 days from home.

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

What’s on offer

• Free on‑site parking and a tram stop around 5-10 minutes’ walk away.
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off!
• Discounted gym membershiplife cover,death-in-service benefits andprivate medical cover, subject to scheme terms and eligibility.