Finance Assistant: Payroll & Purchase Ledger | Varied Role

Rec Financial; Leicester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Parking

Company Pension

Good holiday entitlement

Job summary

Rec Financial in the United Kingdom is seeking a Finance Assistant to support payroll and purchase ledger duties within a friendly SME finance team. The role is full-time, Monday to Friday, and offers varied, hands-on exposure to day-to-day accounting.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you'll process supplier payments, assist with the sales ledger, reconcile statements, and manage timesheets and leavers, using Sage Line 50 Payroll.

Qualifications

• Experience in both payroll and purchase ledger.
• Sage Line 200 and Sage Payroll knowledge advantageous.
• Proactive, flexible, hands-on approach to work.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and high attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a small, busy team.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and processing supplier payments, resolving invoice queries, and maintaining records.
• Assisting with sales ledger tasks and posting cash receipts to the sales ledger.
• Reconcile supplier statements and deal with queries.
• Maintaining and reconciling the purchase ledger, including invoice processing.
• Processing weekly and monthly payroll using Sage Line 50 Payroll.
• Managing timesheets, overtime, expenses, new starters and leavers.
• Completing year-end payroll procedures and liaising with HMRC as required.
• Answering the phone to support the wider finance function.
• Providing wider administrative support to the finance team.

Skills

Payroll

Purchase ledger

Sage Line 200

Sage Payroll

Analytical

Communication

Time management

Tools

Sage Line 50 Payroll

Sage Line 200

Job description

Rec Financial in the United Kingdom is seeking a Finance Assistant to support payroll and purchase ledger duties within a friendly SME finance team. The role is full-time, Monday to Friday, and offers varied, hands-on exposure to day-to-day accounting.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you'll process supplier payments, assist with the sales ledger, reconcile statements, and manage timesheets and leavers, using Sage Line 50 Payroll.