Finance Operations Assistant

DC Thomson; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergi is seeking a Finance Operations Assistant to join our Finance team. You will deliver accurate processing across purchase and sales ledgers, cashbook administration and expenses, helping maintain reliable financial information and strong controls to support commercial decisions.

You will respond to supplier and customer queries, assist with reconciliations and data quality improvements, and contribute to process improvements and automation initiatives across finance operations.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Comfortable working with financial information and reconciliations.
• Strong stakeholder relationship and communication skills.
• Ability to identify issues and recommend practical improvements.
• Confidence using finance systems, spreadsheets and workflow tools.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to review, validate and interpret financial information.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate and timely processing of finance transactions across multiple ledgers.
• Support efficient payment processing and working capital management.
• Maintain high levels of financial control, compliance and data accuracy.
• Provide excellent support to colleagues, suppliers and customers.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and automation initiatives across finance processes.
• Help maintain confidence in financial reporting and operational decision making.

Skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Stakeholder communication

Excel

Financial reconciliation

Independent working

Tools

Finance systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About Synergi

At Synergi, we're passionate about helping organisations work smarter.

As an award-winning technology partner, we help businesses transform the way they operate through automation, cloud solutions, business applications and managed services. Our teams work with organisations across the UK to improve productivity, strengthen compliance, streamline processes and create sustainable growth.

As our business continues to grow, we're looking for a Finance Operations Assistant to join our Finance team and help ensure our financial operations are accurate, efficient and ready to support the next phase of our journey.

Role Purpose

The Finance Operations Assistant is responsible for delivering accurate, timely and controlled financial administration across multiple areas of finance operations, including purchase ledger, sales ledger support, cashbook administration, expenses processing and stakeholder query management.

The role helps ensure Synergi maintains reliable financial information, effective controls and responsive finance support services that enable better commercial decision making across the business.

In addition to supporting day-to-day finance processes, the role contributes to process improvement initiatives, automation opportunities and continuous enhancement of data quality and service delivery.

Outcomes the role should drive

• Deliver accurate and timely processing of finance transactions across multiple ledgers.
• Support efficient payment processing and working capital management.
• Maintain high levels of financial control, compliance and data accuracy.
• Provide excellent support to colleagues, suppliers and customers.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and automation initiatives across finance processes.
• Help maintain confidence in financial reporting and operational decision making.

Experience

• Previous experience in a Finance Assistant, Accounts Assistant, Finance Operations or similar role.
• Experience processing financial transactions and maintaining accurate financial records.
• Experience supporting supplier, customer or internal stakeholder queries.
• Experience working with finance systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Experience reconciling financial information and investigating discrepancies.
• Exposure to process improvement or automation initiatives would be advantageous.

Skills

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Comfortable working with financial information and reconciliations.
• Strong stakeholder relationship and communication skills.
• Ability to identify issues and recommend practical improvements.
• Confidence using finance systems, spreadsheets and workflow tools.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to review, validate and interpret financial information.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams.

Behaviours that will help this role succeed

• Think Customer
  Provides responsive, accurate support to colleagues, suppliers and customers while maintaining financial control and data accuracy.
• Get it Done
  Takes ownership of tasks, follows issues through to completion and escalates risks appropriately.
• Succeed Together
  Works collaboratively across Finance and the wider business to improve processes and achieve shared outcomes.
• Keep Growing
  Continuously looks for opportunities to improve efficiency, simplify processes and embrace new ways of working

Closing date for applications:4th September at 12:00 noon