Finance Assistant: Path to Management Accountant + Benefits

Meridian Business Support; Manchester; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3% employer pension contribution

Healthcare package

Financial support for AAT

Career progression to Assistant Mgmt. 

Supportive finance team

Job summary

Meridian Business Support is assisting a client in Westhoughton (Bolton) for a permanent Finance Assistant role. Salary 27,000–30,000 DOE, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The role offers 3% employer pension, healthcare, and support towards AAT qualifications, with potential progression into Assistant Management Accountant.

You’ll raise and process sales invoices, manage credit control, and support month-end reconciliations in a collaborative finance team.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in finance roles (Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, Sales Ledger or Credit Control).
• Strong Excel skills (formulas, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables).
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong communication with customers and suppliers.
• Proactive attitude with willingness to learn and develop.
• Studying towards AAT, CIMA or ACCA is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Raising and processing sales invoices.
• Credit control and chasing outstanding payments.
• Allocating customer receipts and maintaining the sales ledger.
• Supporting month-end reconciliations.
• Providing holiday cover within the purchase ledger team.
• Processing supplier invoices and payment runs.
• Maintaining prepayment and accrual schedules.
• Assisting with month-end journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Supporting development of finance processes and reporting.
• Progressively taking on management accounts responsibilities as experience grows.

Skills

Excel formulas

VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP

Pivot Tables

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Proactive attitude

Education

AAT/CIMA/ACCA (studying)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Meridian Business Support is assisting a client in Westhoughton (Bolton) for a permanent Finance Assistant role. Salary 27,000–30,000 DOE, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The role offers 3% employer pension, healthcare, and support towards AAT qualifications, with potential progression into Assistant Management Accountant.

You’ll raise and process sales invoices, manage credit control, and support month-end reconciliations in a collaborative finance team.