Hybrid Finance Assistant: Billing & Reconciliations

Parkside; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Parkside is hiring a Finance Assistant (Accounts and Billing) in Watford on a hybrid basis (3 days in office, 2 days at home). The role supports day‑to‑day finance operations through accurate transaction processing, reconciliations, billing and collections.

Key duties include processing supplier invoices, employee and credit card expenses, VAT coding, recording in Sage, maintaining subscription billing, and chasing payments to keep cashflow on track.

Qualifications

• Experience in purchase ledger, expenses, receipts and reconciliations.
• Solid bookkeeping knowledge including double-entry and VAT coding.
• Experience reconciling differences and payment discrepancies.
• Strong Excel skills including lookups and filters.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices with approvals and correct coding.
• Process employee and credit card expenses and VAT treatments.
• Record bank receipts/payments in Sage and perform reconciliations.
• Maintain subscription billing and collections across GoCardless/Stripe.
• Monitor failed payments and resolve collection issues.
• Allocate receipts to invoices and investigate unallocated cash.
• Reconcile billing, payments, and ledgers with supporting records.
• Handle the finance inbox and respond to routine queries.
• Assist with surveys and ad hoc finance projects.

Skills

Purchase ledger

Expenses processing

Bank reconciliations

Double-entry bookkeeping

VAT coding

Excel skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Systems reconciliation

Payments disputes

Education

AAT Level 3

Tools

Sage

Xero

GoCardless

Stripe

Naviga

Job description

Parkside is hiring a Finance Assistant (Accounts and Billing) in Watford on a hybrid basis (3 days in office, 2 days at home). The role supports day‑to‑day finance operations through accurate transaction processing, reconciliations, billing and collections.

Key duties include processing supplier invoices, employee and credit card expenses, VAT coding, recording in Sage, maintaining subscription billing, and chasing payments to keep cashflow on track.