Finance Assistant | Hybrid

Search Consultancy; Coatbridge; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice scheme

Early finish on Fridays 4pm

Hybrid working after probation

Job summary

Search Consultancy seeks an experienced Accounts Assistant to join a busy finance team in Coatbridge. You will manage sales and purchase ledgers, credit control, and wider finance admin in a hybrid role with 3 days in the office and 2 from home.

You will handle timesheets, invoices, VAT, and data entry, reporting to the Accounts Manager. Excellent Excel skills and initiative are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar accounts role.
• Experience in high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Strong Excel skills including PivotTables.
• Good understanding of VAT; CIS experience is beneficial.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Proactive and able to manage competing deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Process and enter timesheet data accurately.
• Use Excel to input, update and check financial information.
• Process supplier invoices and code them correctly.
• Raise invoices for customers and intercompany transactions.
• Match timesheets and Excel data to invoices.
• Assist with day-to-day purchase and sales ledger activities.
• Support month-end activities and basic reconciliations.
• Assist credit control and follow up on outstanding payments.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Proactive attitude

Time management

Tools

Excel

PivotTables

Job description

Immediate start | 39 hours per week | Early finish on Friday

Are you an experienced Accounts Assistant looking for a varied role where you can take ownership of your workload and become a key part of a busy finance team?

I am recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to join an established and growing business based in Coatbridge. This is a hands-on role covering sales ledger, purchase ledger, credit control and wider finance administration, offering plenty of variety and responsibility.

You will work closely with colleagues across multiple offices and report directly to the Accounts Manager.

What's on offer

• Hybrid working with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home following probation
• Salary sacrifice scheme
• Early finish every Friday at 4pm
• Monday to Thursday, 8.30am to 5pm
• Friday, 8.30am to 4pm
• Opportunity to join a growing business supporting major infrastructure projects across the UK

What you'll be doing

• Processing and entering timesheet data, ensuring hours are recorded accurately.
• Using Excel spreadsheets to input, update and check financial information.
• Processing supplier invoices and ensuring they are coded correctly.
• Raising invoices for customers and intercompany transactions.
• Matching timesheets and Excel data to invoices.
• Carrying out high volumes of data entry with strong attention to detail.
• Supporting day to day purchase ledger and sales ledger activities.
• Checking invoices for accuracy and identifying any errors.
• Extracting information from internal systems and transferring data into Excel.
• Processing reverse charge VAT and supporting CIS requirements.
• Assisting with credit control and following up on outstanding payments.
• Completing regular and repetitive administrative and finance tasks.
• Supporting basic reconciliations and month end activities.
• Liaising with colleagues to check timesheets, invoices and missing information.
• Keeping financial records accurate and up to date.
• Ensuring invoices, timesheets and data are processed within deadlines.

What we're looking for

You will be confident working independently, comfortable taking ownership of your workload and able to manage competing deadlines. This role would suit someone who is proactive, down to earth and happy to get stuck in while working as part of a wider team.

Ideally, you will have:

• Previous experience in a similar role
• Experience working in high volume fast paced environment
• Strong Excel skills, ideally including PivotTables
• An understanding of VAT, with CIS experience beneficial
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines
• A proactive approach and confidence managing your own workload

The initial training and probation period will be office based for approximately three to six months, giving you the opportunity to fully understand the systems, processes and wider business before moving to hybrid working.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age