Senior Finance Assistant - Shipping & Freight

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

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.