Senior Finance Assistant

Time Appointments Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

9% employer pension contribution

Bupa cashback scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Additional benefits and staff social\

Friendly and supportive workingENV

Job summary

Time Appointments Ltd in the United Kingdom is recruiting an experienced Senior Finance Assistant to support daily finance activities within a shipping context. You will manage purchase and sales ledgers, process invoices, and assist with reconciliations and month-end tasks.

The role requires hands-on Multifreight experience, strong Excel skills, and exposure to Sage. You should be organized, proactive and capable of owning workload with potential for progression in a friendly, supportive team.

Qualifications

• Shipping or freight forwarding experience is essential.
• Hands-on Multifreight experience is required.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills are required.
• Experience with Sage and ledgers, credit control and reconciliations is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Processing supplier and customer invoices.
• Managing purchase and sales ledger activities.
• Carrying out bank and supplier reconciliations.
• Monitoring aged debt and supporting credit control.
• Processing payments and allocating receipts.
• Maintaining financial records and updating systems.
• Supporting VAT reconciliations and month-end activities.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and efficiencies.

Skills

Excel

Multifreight

Credit control

Reconciliations

Tools

Sage

ERP systems

Job description

We are working with a client within the shipping and freight forwarding industry who is looking to recruit an experienced Senior Finance Assistant to join their finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with shipping industry experience, strong Excel skills and knowledge of Multifreight who is looking to take the next step in their career.

The role will involve supporting the day-to-day finance function, including purchase and sales ledgers, credit control, banking, reconciliations and general financial administration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Processing supplier and customer invoices.
• Managing purchase and sales ledger activities.
• Carrying out bank and supplier reconciliations.
• Monitoring aged debt and supporting credit control.
• Processing payments and allocating receipts.
• Maintaining financial records and updating systems.
• Supporting VAT reconciliations and month-end activities.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and efficiencies.

Previous Skills & Experience:

The following experience is essential:

• Previous experience within shipping or freight forwarding.
• Hands-on experience using Multifreight.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.

You will also ideally have experience with Sage, purchase and sales ledgers, credit control and reconciliations.

We're looking for someone who is organised, proactive and confident taking ownership of their workload, with the ambition and potential to progress into a leadership role.

What's on Offer?

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• 9% employer pension contribution.
• Bupa cashback scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Additional benefits and staff social events.
• Friendly and supportive working environment.