Finance Associate

Randstad Delivery; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Finance Associate in Neath, Wales. The temporary role involves processing payments, conducting reconciliations, and maintaining financial records. Candidates should have experience with numerical data, strong IT skills, and the ability to work well in a team. Benefits include paid holiday, career progression opportunities, and employee support programs.

Benefits

Paid holiday (35 days per annum)

Restaurant and retail discounts

Opportunity for progression into permanent roles

Free Access to Employee Assistance programme

Qualifications

• Driving licence and access to own vehicle due to site location.
• Previous experience working with numerical and financial data.
• Flexibility and adaptability towards office attendance as required.

Responsibilities

• Process BACS and CHAPS payments.
• Conduct reconciliation on expenses and accounts payable.
• Maintain and monitor the Accounts Payable ledger.

Skills

Strong IT literacy with MS Office, including MS Excel

Experience with numerical and financial data

Good written and verbal communication skills

High attention to detail

Tools

SAP

Job description

Are you experienced working with numerical data?

Do you have experience with financial information?

Are you based in or around Neath?

We have an initially temporary role available working with a banking and payments team. The successful applicant will be someone with prior experience working with numerical and financial data and considers themselves to be a team player, highly organised and IT literate.

Role: Finance Associate

Location: Neath, Wales

(X2 days office based and X3 days work from home. However, as month end approaches, please be prepared to be flexible with office working)

Rate: 14.22ph ( 27,000 per annum)

Contract length: 6 months initially with the view to extend and/or offer a permanent position

Shift Patterns: 36.5 hours per week: Mon-Thu 08:30-16:45 and Fri 08:30-15:45

45 minute unpaid break per day

Start: ASAP but pending the result of a medical assessment which does include a drug and alcohol test

Responsibilities:

• Working within the Banking and Payments team, processing BACS and CHAPS payments
• Conducting reconciliation on expenses and accounts payable
• Processing business expenses
• Using MS Excel and SAP to input data accurately and efficiently
• Maintaining, updating and monitoring the Accounts Payable ledger
• Carrying out hedging activity against foreign currency
• Conducting month end activity to reconcile financial activity within the department

Essential requirements:

• Driving licence and access to own vehicle (due to the nature of the site this is compulsory)
• Strong It literacy especially with MS Office, including MS Excel
• Experience with in-house systems (SAP would be an advantage)
• Previous experience working with numerical and financial data, whether in an employment or academic capacity
• Good written and verbal communication skill
• Flexibility and adaptability towards attending the office more often as required to suit the business needs
• High attention to detail and strong organisational capability
• Ability to act as a team player as well as upon own initiative

Benefits:

• Advice and editing on your current CV
• Dedicated team throughout your journey within the role
• Paid holiday (35 days per annum, including Bank Holidays)
• Exclusive online services including restaurant and retail discounts
• Chance to receive 300 for referring a friend
• Opportunity for progression into permanent roles
• Free Access to Employee Assistance programme for Mental, Physical and Financial support
• On the job training alongside established individuals in the industry

Does this role sound interesting? Apply today and a member of the team will be in contact if you meet our requirements.

All applicants are subject to vetting checks including but not limited to: Right to work check, medical check and reference check.

Randstad Business Support is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.