Finance Assistant - Hybrid

Pertemps; Bournemouth; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance recruitment firm is seeking a Finance Assistant for a fast-paced business near Bournemouth. The role involves daily cash management, bank postings, and supporting cash flow forecasting. Ideal candidates will have experience in finance, strong Excel skills, and a proactive approach to managing multiple priorities. This position offers a hybrid working arrangement, making it a great opportunity for those looking to develop their financial skills.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a finance, accounts or treasury environment.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• A proactive mindset and comfortable managing multiple priorities and working to deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Managing daily cash and bank postings, ensuring transactions are accurately allocated to the general ledger.
• Monitoring and maintaining cash balances and providing daily updates to the management team.
• Supporting short-term cash flow forecasting by analysing daily movements and helping plan future cash requirements.
• Preparing balance sheet reconciliations as part of month-end close.
• Investigating and resolving discrepancies.
• Assisting with other finance and accounts administration such as processing payments, managing petty cash, setting up new vendors, and maintaining standing orders or direct debits.

Skills

Finance experience

Excel skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Prioritisation

Job description

Overview

Sheridan Maine are delighted to be partnering with a leading business to recruit a Finance Assistant for their team on the outskirts of Bournemouth. If you’re someone who enjoys working with numbers and thrives on accuracy, this could be a brilliant next step for you. You’ll join a busy, collaborative finance team and take ownership for managing the company’s cash accounting and treasury activities, keeping things running smoothly across multiple currencies and entities.

This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, 3 days in the office and 2 days remote working.

Responsibilities

• Managing daily cash and bank postings, ensuring transactions are accurately allocated to the general ledger.
• Monitoring and maintaining cash balances and providing daily updates to the management team.
• Supporting short-term cash flow forecasting by analysing daily movements and helping plan future cash requirements.
• Preparing balance sheet reconciliations as part of month-end close.
• Investigating and resolving discrepancies.
• Assisting with other finance and accounts administration such as processing payments, managing petty cash, setting up new vendors, and maintaining standing orders or direct debits.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a finance, accounts or treasury environment.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• A proactive mindset and comfortable managing multiple priorities and working to deadlines.

Why join?

You’ll be part of a supportive and collaborative finance team where accuracy and initiative are valued. This is a great opportunity to develop your experience, build your financial skillset, and play a key role in ensuring smooth day-to-day cash operations within a successful, fast-paced business.

Sheridan Maine, specialising in accountancy and finance recruitment across the South Coast, places talented professionals in permanent, interim, and contract roles across Dorset, Hampshire, and West Sussex.

You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.