Finance Officer

ARCA; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Free on-site parking

Mentoring and on-the-job learning

Professional development

Skill development opportunities

Job summary

ARCA Consulting is supporting a growing engineering business by appointing a Finance Officer to join its Commercial & Finance team. This role focuses on bookkeeping, accounts administration and transactional finance with close collaboration across Finance & Operations coordination and project accountants.

The ideal candidate will be proficient in Xero, comfortable with ledgers, VAT coding, bank reconciliations and Excel.

Qualifications

• Experience in bookkeeping and transactional finance.
• Familiar with Xero and ledgers, bank reconciliations, VAT coding.
• Detail-oriented with strong Excel andOffice skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain purchase and sales ledgers; process supplier invoices.
• Run supplier payments; perform bank reconciliations and record-keeping.
• Manage credit control, customer receipts and payment queries.
• Handle employee expenses; reconcile Soldo and company cards.
• Code VAT, nominal accounts and project costs accurately.
• Support month-end activities, balance-sheet reconciliations and schedules.
• Provide general finance administration and audit-trail maintenance.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Accounts administration

Xero

Excel

UK VAT coding

Communication

Proactive learning

Education

AAT qualification (advantageous)

Tools

Soldo

Job description

Working Pattern: Hybrid working, with 4 days office-based and 1 day remote

Employment Type: Permanent

Salary: Competitive + Benefits

ARCA Consulting is supporting a growing engineering business in the appointment of a Finance Officer to join its Commercial & Finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in bookkeeping, accounts administration or transactional finance who is looking to develop their career within a growing engineering business.

You’ll work closely with the Finance & Operations Coordinator, Finance Manager, Project Accountants and wider operational teams, supporting:

• Purchase and sales ledger maintenance and supplier invoice processing
• Supplier payment runs, bank reconciliations and financial record keeping
• Credit control, customer receipts and outstanding payment queries
• Employee expenses, Soldo and company card reconciliations
• Accurate VAT, nominal and project cost coding
• Month-end activities, balance-sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules
• Finance administration, transaction queries and audit trail maintenance

About You

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in bookkeeping, accounts administration or a similar transactional finance role.
• Confident using Xero and familiar with purchase and sales ledgers, bank reconciliations and UK VAT coding.
• Numerate, organised and highly attentive to detail.
• Detail-focused with good Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
• Confident communicating with colleagues, suppliers, customers and other stakeholders.
• Proactive, dependable and keen to learn and develop professionally.

An AAT qualification, working towards AAT, or equivalent practical experience would be advantageous but not essential. Experience with Soldo, employee expenses, credit control, project cost coding, or within engineering, construction, utilities or another project-based business would also be advantageous.

Why Apply?

• Hybrid working, with 4 days office-based and 1 day remote
• Free on-site parking
• Mentoring and on-the-job learning
• Access to relevant training and professional development
• Opportunities to develop transactional finance and bookkeeping skills

Development & Training

The business is committed to supporting your professional development through mentoring, on-the-job learning and relevant training. This role offers the opportunity to develop practical experience across bookkeeping, ledger maintenance, reconciliations, payment preparation, credit control, employee expenses and month-end support.

Support for relevant professional qualifications, including AAT, may be available, subject to business requirements and individual development plans.

Right to Work

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position, and applications from candidates requiring sponsorship or relying on the Graduate Visa route cannot be considered.

Applicants must have the existing right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.