Finance Assistant: Ledger & Month-End Support - Excellent Benefits

Get Recruited; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Get Recruited is recruiting a Finance Assistant in Macclesfield to support day-to-day finance activities within a busy team. You will handle purchase and sales ledgers, process invoices, reconcile accounts and assist with month-end tasks. A strong background in accounting and attention to detail are essential.

The role offers up to £29,000 with excellent benefits. Applicants with graduate accounting qualifications and hands-on ledger experience will thrive in a collaborative environment that

Qualifications

• Previous Finance Assistant/Accounts Assistant experience or a graduate in Accounting and Finance.
• Experience processing purchase invoices and maintaining purchase ledgers.
• Experience with sales ledger processes including raising invoices and allocating payments.
• Experience completing bank reconciliations and supplier statement reconciliations would be advantageous.
• Experience with month-end procedures, journals, or management accounts support.
• Exposure to computerised accounting software and strong Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase invoices with accurate coding, matching and authorisation.
• Manage purchase ledger transactions and supplier accounts; resolve queries.
• Raise and process sales invoices; ensure timely billing.
• Maintain sales ledger; allocate customer payments; investigate balances.
• Reconcile supplier statements and resolve invoice discrepancies.
• Assist with bank reconciliations and ensure transactions are recorded correctly.
• Support Credit Control and respond to customer account queries.

Skills

Attention to detail

Numerical accuracy

Excel (Pivot Tables/SUMIFS)

Supplier/customer communication

Bank reconciliations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Get Recruited is recruiting a Finance Assistant in Macclesfield to support day-to-day finance activities within a busy team. You will handle purchase and sales ledgers, process invoices, reconcile accounts and assist with month-end tasks. A strong background in accounting and attention to detail are essential.

The role offers up to £29,000 with excellent benefits. Applicants with graduate accounting qualifications and hands-on ledger experience will thrive in a collaborative environment that