Senior Finance Assistant

Trial Balance; Hayle; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pension

Employee benefits package

Clear progression opportunities

Job summary

Trial Balance Consulting is exclusively partnering with a well-established organisation in Hayle to recruit a Senior Finance Assistant. The role reports to the Finance Manager and covers a wide range of accounting duties to keep the finance function running smoothly.

The ideal candidate has experience in a finance role with core accounting processes, strong IT skills and VAT awareness, and can manage a varied workload.

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance role with core accounting processes.
• VAT processes and stock accounting exposure advantageous.
• Strong IT skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day accounting operations using Sage.
• Assist with monthly management accounts preparation.
• Carry out bank and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare supplier payment runs and monitor cashflow.
• Support HMRC submissions, payroll and pension administration.
• Provide cover for Finance Manager when required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Proactive

Organised

IT skills

Tools

Sage

Job description

Senior Finance Assistant – Full time – Permanent – Hayle – Circa £32k

Trial Balance Consulting is exclusively partnering with a well-established organisation based in Hayle to recruit a Senior Finance Assistant. This Senior Finance Assistant position has become available due to internal promotion, demonstrating the organisation’s commitment to employee development and progression.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Senior Finance Assistant will play a key role in supporting the smooth running of the finance function, with responsibility for a broad range of accounting and finance duties.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting day-to-day accounting operations using Sage
• Assisting with preparation of monthly management accounts
• Bank and balance sheet reconciliations
• Preparing supplier payment runs and monitoring cashflow
• Supporting HMRC submissions, payroll, and pension administration
• Providing support and cover for the Finance Manager when required

Candidate requirements:

The successful candidate will have previous experience working in a finance role with exposure to core accounting processes and will be comfortable managing a varied workload. You will have experience using accounting software and possess good general IT skills, alongside strong attention to detail and a proactive, organised approach. Experience with VAT processes and stock accounting or web-based inventory systems would be advantageous but is not essential.

• Enhanced pension
• Employee benefits package
• Clear progression opportunities

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Finance Assistant to join a stable and supportive organisation in a varied and progressive role.