Finance Operations & Bookkeeping Specialist

Aimee Willow Connex Limited; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Greenwood Capital Group is seeking an experienced bookkeeping and accounting assistant to manage group-wide finance tasks, including invoicing, payroll, and regular month-end activities. You will maintain the cost register, process invoices, and support financial review and forecasting.

You will work with Xero, Dext, and Canopy CRM, ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely reporting across multiple entities. AAT studies or equivalent experience are advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience using Xero and bank reconciliations.
• Experience preparing payroll and pension administration.
• Strong proficiency with spreadsheets for reconciliations and reports.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage recurring tasks with deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Handle bookkeeping across the group, keep cost register current, and reconcile bank and card accounts.
• Process invoices using Dext and Xero, allocate to correct company, account and tax code.
• Raise and send sales invoices, chase payables as needed, and resolve discrepancies with lenders.
• Process staff expense claims, obtain approvals, and manage routine purchasing within budgets.
• Prepare routine journals and month-end adjustments, including accruals and prepayments.
• Reconcile Canopy CRM records with Xero, and investigate variances; maintain audit trails.
• Process payroll and manage NEST pensions; answer routine payroll inquiries and protect confidential data.
• Produce monthly budget-versus-actual reports and analyze variances across the group.

Skills

Bookkeeping experience

Proficiency with Xero

Dext invoicing

Payroll administration

NEST pension knowledge

Intercompany reconciliations

Attention to detail

Education

AAT studies or equivalent

Tools

Xero

Dext

Canopy CRM

NEST

Job description

Greenwood Capital Group is seeking an experienced bookkeeping and accounting assistant to manage group-wide finance tasks, including invoicing, payroll, and regular month-end activities. You will maintain the cost register, process invoices, and support financial review and forecasting.

You will work with Xero, Dext, and Canopy CRM, ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely reporting across multiple entities. AAT studies or equivalent experience are advantageous.