Finance Assistant - Maternity Cover (Labour Payments)

Pertemps Redditch Commercial; Redditch; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Full-time hours 8:00–16:30

Growing organisation

Supportive finance team

Job summary

Pertemps Redditch Commercial is seeking a Finance Assistant on a full-time maternity cover based in Redditch. The role centers on processing weekly labour payments for ~500 operatives and managing subcontractor costs within a busy civil engineering and groundworks business.

You will support month-end activities, ensure accurate payment submissions, reconciliations and maintain operative records. The ideal candidate is organised, numerate, detail-focused with strong Excel skills and the ability

Qualifications

• Experience within a finance, accounts or financial administration role.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience working with high-volume data and reconciliations.
• Good Excel skills and confidence working with large datasets.
• Ability to work accurately to strict weekly deadlines.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• A methodical approach to financial processes and record keeping.

Responsibilities

• Processing weekly timesheet information for approximately 500 operatives through the company's workforce management system.
• Validating attendance records, working hours, site allocations and pay rates.
• Calculating authorised overtime, weekend payments and approved payment adjustments.
• Investigating discrepancies, missing information and payment queries.
• Preparing weekly payment submissions for the company's external employment agency.
• Maintaining accurate operative records and ensuring all amendments are properly authorised.
• Posting labour costs to the ERP system and allocating costs to the correct contracts and projects.
• Reconciling payment reports and investigating any variances.
• Reviewing subcontractor invoices and ensuring charges are accurate and appropriately supported.
• Supporting month-end activities, labour cost reconciliations and continuous process improvements.

Skills

Numerical skills

Analytical skills

High-volume data

Excel

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication

Education

AAT studies

Tools

ERP systems

Accounting software

Job description

Pertemps Redditch Commercial is seeking a Finance Assistant on a full-time maternity cover based in Redditch. The role centers on processing weekly labour payments for ~500 operatives and managing subcontractor costs within a busy civil engineering and groundworks business.

You will support month-end activities, ensure accurate payment submissions, reconciliations and maintain operative records. The ideal candidate is organised, numerate, detail-focused with strong Excel skills and the ability