Graduate Finance Assistant

Blair West; North East; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the North East is seeking a graduate finance assistant to join their dynamic finance team. This role provides the perfect opportunity for recent graduates passionate about finance to kick-start their careers. You will manage daily financial activities, assist in reporting, and handle customer queries, while receiving support from experienced colleagues.

Qualifications

• Recently graduated with a finance degree.
• Good knowledge of MS Office, especially Excel.
• Passion for finance and a 'can do' attitude.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for daily financial and transactional matters.
• Timely submission of management accounts and balance sheet management.
• Ownership of the billing process and customer queries.

Skills

Organisational skills

Knowledge of MS Office

Attention to detail

Education

2:1 degree or above in finance

Job description

Blair West are supporting an established North East business based at Quorum Business park in their search for a graduate finance assistant due to an internal promotion. This would be an excellent introduction into a dynamic finance team for a recent graduate who has a keen interest in a career in finance.

The opportunity:

• Responsible for the delivery of the day to day financial and transactional matters.
• Timely submission of monthly management accounts.
• Assisting the rest of the finance team in improving and delivering efficient month end process, internal reporting and ensuring transactional level work is undertaken.
• Ownership for the billing process.
• Balance sheet management.
• Dealing with customer queries.
• Assisting with credit control.

You’ll be the ideal candidate for this position if you have:

• Recently graduated with 2:1 degree or above, ideally in finance.
• An interest in pursuing a finance-based career.
• Good knowledge of MS Office, especially excel.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Passion for what you do and a “can do attitude”.

Our commitment

Blair West is an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and inclusion at every stage of the recruitment process. We are committed to fairness, equality, and ongoing diversity training for our team to give our candidates and clients a feeling of belonging during their experience with us. Please speak to their consultant if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during their experience with us.