Finance Assistant – Immediate Start in Busy Exeter Team

Pertemps; Poltimore; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Modern Exeter office

Immediate start

Temporary assignment through Dec 2026

Job summary

Pertemps is recruiting a Finance Assistant for a busy Exeter-based finance team. The role suits someone with finance administration or transactional experience who thrives in a fast-paced environment and values accuracy.

The successful candidate will support both income and expenditure functions, ensuring transactions are processed on time. Immediate start; temporary assignment through to December 2026; modern Exeter office.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working within a finance or accounts environment.
• Good understanding of accounting and financial administration processes.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to prioritise workload effectively.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Confident communication and customer service skills.
• A flexible and adaptable approach to work.
• Strong team-working ability.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

Responsibilities

• Processing high volumes of supplier invoices.
• Managing purchase ledger activities.
• Supporting payment runs.
• Maintaining supplier records.
• Assisting with account reconciliations.
• Raising sales invoices.
• Allocating incoming receipts.
• Resolving finance-related queries from internal and external stakeholders.
• Supporting the wider finance team with day-to-day administration.

Skills

Finance experience

Attention to detail

Organisation

Time management

Microsoft Excel

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Pertemps is recruiting a Finance Assistant for a busy Exeter-based finance team. The role suits someone with finance administration or transactional experience who thrives in a fast-paced environment and values accuracy.

The successful candidate will support both income and expenditure functions, ensuring transactions are processed on time. Immediate start; temporary assignment through to December 2026; modern Exeter office.