Senior Finance Assistant

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

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

9% employer pension contribution

Bupa cashback scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Additional benefits and staff social

Friendly and supportive working环境

Job summary

Time Appointments is supporting a client in the shipping and freight forwarding industry to recruit an experienced Senior Finance Assistant to join their finance team in England.

The role centers on day-to-day finance activities, including purchase and sales ledgers, credit control, banking, reconciliations and general financial administration. Strong Multifreight knowledge and advanced Excel are highly valued, with exposure to Sage/Credit control a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience in shipping or freight forwarding is essential.
• Hands-on experience using Multifreight.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills are required.

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

Organised

Proactive

Detail oriented

Tools

Multifreight

Sage

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.